Category: Carriers

  • Sprint To Add WiMax Coverage with… Walmart?

    According to AndroidGuys, a tipster has reported that Sprint may just be looking to Walmart for help in providing WiMax coverage throughout the U.S. According to the source, Walmart would be adding WiMax towers on top of all of their stores, thereby catapulting Sprint to near nationwide 4G coverage in one fell swoop. Because of the…

  • So, you want the Palm Pre/Pixi on Verizon?

    How about if I do you one better? How about the Palm Pre PLUS and the Palm Pixi PLUS coming to Big Red? That’s right, sometime in 2010 Verizon will be launching both of WebOS-enabled devices. What is with the PLUS you ask me? Well, the Pre PLUS will come with double the amount of…

  • Which carrier no more…

    The HD2 is quite the phone. 1GHz snapdragon, 4.3 inch screen. To me it is the perfect phone. All that remained to be seen is if it was coming to my carrier (which is Sprint btw). Unfortunately, it is not to be. T-Mobile has confirmed that it will be the carrier to officially bring the…

  • So you like MiFi?

    Then you should like the Sprint 3G/4G Overdrive mobile hotspot. What is this “Overdrive” you ask? Well, it offers Sprint’s existing 3G coverage just like the MiFi, but also support Sprint’s 4G network. It has 5 “slots” so that you can have up to 5 devices connected via WiFi to the Overdrive, which in turn…

  • At&t Developer Summit

    Engadget has some nice findings from the At&t Developer Summit in Vegas. Ralph de la Vega has announced that At&t will be launching two WebOS devices in the first half of 2010! They’ve also announced that they will be launching 5 Android devices in the first half of 2010, coming from HTC, Motorola, and Dell.…

  • At&t & T-Mobile Upgrades to HSPA 7.2Mbps

    T-Mobile recently announced that its entire 3G network (the smallest of the large US carriers) has recently been upgraded to 7.2Mbps HSPA, with plans to begin rolling out 21Mbps HSPA+ soon. We’re not sure if anyone is seeing the 7.2Mbps speeds yet, so far reports have been sketchy. While some are reporting improvements, nothing major…

  • Google Nexus One To Have An At&t 3G-Compatible Version?

    According to a source at BoyGeniusReport, there may be an At&t 3G-Compatible version of the Nexus One as well as the T-Mobile version. There’s no other information other than that. We’ll have to wait until tomorrow to see if it’ll be available at launch alongside the T-Mobile version. Source: BGR

  • Nexus One Pricing Revealed

    The much anticipated and talked about Nexus One has just had its pricing information leaked. It looks like you will be able to buy it unlocked (for GSM users) directly from Google for $530. If you happen to have T-Mobile, you can get it for about $180 on a 2-year contract and you are required…

  • Sprint Getting Another Android Device – LG LS680?

    In addition to Sprint’s big announcement coming January 6th before CES, it appears as though they could have another announcement, another Android device! There are no specs on this device yet, other than the screenshot to the right (you can click on it to view the larger image). Could it be another 3G/4G hybrid phone…

  • At&t Online Stops Selling iPhones In New York

    Update: After this story has circulated the internet, it looks like At&t has got the message and is now offering the iPhone online to people in New York again. It appears as though At&t’s next step in preventing network overload may be to temporarily (or permanently) stop selling the iPhone online in those areas that…

  • Google Nexus One Specs

    It appears as though the official spec sheet for the Nexus One has been leaked. You can see the screenshot and demo video for yourself after the break. Also, according to sources, it will go on sale January 5th, but on an invite-only basis, which we’re guessing is limited to developers. According to the sheet,…

  • Sprint To Debut WiMAX Phone Jan. 6th?

    Eric Zeman from Information Week has put together some interesting leads which makes him believe LG will be debuting a Windows Mobile device to run on Sprint and Clearwire’s 4G WiMAX network. Sprint has scheduled a press conference on January 6th, the day before the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). LG and Microsoft play a large…

  • At&t’s First Android Device?

    Some other smartphone blogs have reported on another new Motorola Android device, codenamed Backflip, Enzo, and Motus (not sure why there’s so many names for it). It appears as though this device is coming to At&t, and depending on if it hits before the Sony X10, it could be their first Android device. It has…

  • Will Operation Chokehold Succeed?

    Update: The operation seems to have failed according to Yahoo! Tech. Some users reported that they could only get EDGE access and no 3G, while others said they still had 3G and some even said their speeds were faster than usual. For my area, I still had 3G with the same speeds I usually get.…

  • Sprint Hero & Moment To Go Straight To Android 2.1

    Sprint has confirmed that the HTC Hero and Samsung Moment will be skipping Android 2.0 and will be jumping straight to Android 2.1. Users will still have to wait until the first half of 2010 for the update though. Click on the image to the left to view a screenshot of the Twitter post. Source:…