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3G/4G performance map: data speeds for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon

Posted May 10, 2012 - 7:50 am

In our April 16 article "3G and 4G Wireless Speed Showdown," we reported the results of our exclusive 13-city tests of the four national wireless services: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon. Our study is the largest and best-known independent test of wireless service in the United States.
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What are you willing to pay for mobile data?

Posted April 25, 2012 - 1:09 pm

With at least half of all U.S. mobile device users now owning smartphones, wireless carriers must rely on mobile data sales for future revenue growth. But there are limits to how much consumers are willing to pay for mobile data.
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Verizon's 'can you hear me now' fleet testing 4G

Posted October 14, 2011 - 3:14 pm

Verizon Wireless has equipped almost all of its fleet of test vehicles with 4G (fourth-generation) devices to test all the major U.S. 4G networks for speed and coverage.
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Verizon Wireless 'business reports' read like invasion of privacy how-to

Posted October 11, 2011 - 6:22 pm

Verizon Wireless posted a privacy statement about its "business and marketing reports" that makes it clear it tracks everything wireless customers do online, matches that activity with profile data it buys from others and shares even the raw data with other companies.
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Verizon to launch LTE service in 21 more cities Oct. 20

Posted September 20, 2011 - 4:15 pm

Verizon Wireless named 21 more cities that will get its faster LTE service starting Oct. 20.
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Can the iPhone 5 save Sprint?

Posted August 23, 2011 - 6:14 pm

Sprint finally gets the iPhone, but is Apple's popular smartphone coming too late to save the U.S. carrier?
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The wireless carrier that dwarfs Verizon and AT&T

Posted August 18, 2011 - 10:56 am

China Mobile reports earnings for the first half of 2011 that beats estimates.
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Verizon Wireless launches exciting new app service: The Oxymoron

Posted August 11, 2011 - 10:27 am

Verizon Wireless is launching 'Application Innovation Centers' to get mobile app developers to build software for its network, if they can overcome Verizon's abhorrence of innovation.
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Some Verizon users still reporting LTE modem problems

Posted May 10, 2011 - 9:12 pm

Verizon tech suggested an IT manager in Chicago hack the modems as a workaround.
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Verizon restores LTE data network after outage

Posted April 28, 2011 - 12:24 pm

Verizon Wireless said its 4G LTE network was "up and running" Thursday, following a nationwide outage that began late Tuesday.
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Verizon acknowledges 4G LTE outage

Posted April 27, 2011 - 11:47 am

Verizon this morning acknowledged that its 4G LTE network was not working for users across the US after reports trickled in overnight about a nationwide outage.
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AT&T racks up iPhone activations despite Verizon competition

Posted April 20, 2011 - 12:39 pm

It seems rumors of AT&T’s demise as the top iPhone carrier were greatly exaggerated.
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Sprint CEO knocks AT&T deal at CTIA Wireless show

Posted March 22, 2011 - 12:38 pm

At the CTIA Wireless trade show in Orlando, Fla., Sprint Nextel chief executive Dan Hesse said AT&T's purchase of T-Mobile USA would stifle innovation in the U.S. wireless market.
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Verizon opts to keep unlimited data plan in its first LTE phone

Posted March 15, 2011 - 6:17 pm

While Verizon Wireless will keep its unlimited data plan with the HTC ThunderBolt, its first LTE smartphone, some kind of usage-based pricing plan is expected this year.
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Will debut sales of iPad 2 double those of original?

Posted March 11, 2011 - 3:14 pm

When the iPad debuted in April 2010, it was a huge success, with Apple selling about 300,000 of the tablet computers in the first 24 hours alone.
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Apple spells out Verizon, AT&T iPhone differences

Posted February 16, 2011 - 8:58 pm

We already know that the CDMA (Verizon) and GSM (AT&T and international) iPhones are ever-so-slightly different physically and internally—but just how different are the two iPhones in terms of actual, real-world usage?
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iPhone 4 breaks all Verizon sales records in two hours

Posted February 4, 2011 - 2:07 pm

How badly did Verizon Wireless customers want the iPhone 4--a phone that's been on the market for seven months and is likely to get replaced in just a few more? Apparently, they wanted it more than any other phone in Verizon's history.
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AT&T vs. Verizon: iPhone plans duke it out

Posted January 26, 2011 - 5:11 pm

Now that Verizon has confirmed its data plan price for the iPhone, U.S. customers can compare the ongoing costs of owning an Apple smartphone.
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Verizon iPhone to get unlimited data plan -- but only briefly

Posted January 25, 2011 - 3:12 pm

Verizon on Tuesday added another bullet point to the list of reasons to switch from AT&T come February 10, when it finally joins AT&T and becomes the second iPhone carrier in the U.S.
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Verizon reports higher Q4 earnings, lower revenue

Posted January 25, 2011 - 10:23 am

Call it Verizon's Communication's (NYSE: VZ) last quarter Bi (before iPhone). The company on Tuesday announced fourth-quarter results showing higher net income, but lower revenue.
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Verizon releases first iPhone commercial [video]

Posted January 21, 2011 - 10:12 am

Let the countdown to Feb. 10 begin!
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Verizon to offer iPhone credit for returned phones

Posted January 18, 2011 - 6:33 pm

If you or a fellow Verizon Wireless customer are experiencing some post-holiday mobile phone buyer's remorse, the iPhone's newest carrier will offer a gift card if you trade in your phone and buy an iPhone 4 for full price. Fortunately, though, you might not have to spend all that money if you bring back your phone under Verizon's existing return policy.
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Survey: Many AT&T customers looking to leave

Posted January 13, 2011 - 2:57 pm

It’s the 64 million subscriber question: now that the iPhone is available on Verizon, how many folks will jump ship from their current carrier? ChangeWave Research conducted a survey on this very issue in December, not long before the actual announcement took place.
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Verizon iPhone data plans could hit $120 a month

Posted January 11, 2011 - 6:25 pm

Verizon Wireless hasn't announced the price of its monthly iPhone data plan, igniting speculation that it plans to charge up to $120 monthly for unlimited data on top of voice and texting costs.
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FAQ: What you need to know about the Verizon iPhone 4

Posted January 11, 2011 - 3:05 pm

After years of rumors, there finally really is a version of the iPhone that runs on Verizon Wireless's network. Verizon announced today that the iPhone 4 will be available begining Feb. 10. In most respects, it's the same iPhone 4 that AT&T has sold since last summer. But there are some differences in the phone as well as in the Verizon network and capabilities.
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