AT&T Sued Over Unlimited Data Plan Throttling and Loses In LA Small Claims Court
A man in California has successfully sued AT&T Mobility in a Los Angeles area small claims court over the carriers actions against customers that are still paying for the long discontinued unlimited data plans that were eliminated in 2010 in favor of tiered data plans following the launch of the iPhone 3GS. At issue was […]
Deal: LG Quantum C700 Windows Phone 7 Unlocked with QWERTY Keyboard – $155 Shipped
Amazon sellers are offering the LG Quantum today for $154.99. The phone includes free shipping and a one-year warranty from LG. The Windows Phone 7.5-upgradeable Quantum C700 supports AT&T UMTS 850/1900 MHz frequencies, as well as quad-band GSM. As an unlocked phone, it can be used with Simple Mobile and TracFone’s new unlocked SIMs that […]
New Intellectual Ventures Suit Filed Against AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint
Noted patent holding firm Intellectual Ventures has filed a new suit targeting AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint in regards to 14 unspecified patents that the firm claims are being infringed upon by the three named carriers. The patent holding firm is seeking unspecified damages for the infringements and their counsel has issued the following statement regarding […]
AT&T Ramping Up to Offer Shared Data Plans Soon
Internal documentation and changes to internal systems have confirmed that AT&T is in the process of preparing to offer shared data plans to customers within the next few weeks according to employee notices although AT&T has yet to confirm one way or the other when the carrier will roll out the new plans and service. […]
Deal: Samsung A107 AT&T GoPhone – $2.99 at Best Buy (Online & In-Store)
Right now, Best Buy has the Samsung A107 AT&T prepaid GoPhone on a fire sale for $2.99. Buyers can pick up in-store to avoid shipping. No maximum orders appear to be in place, though we suggest purchasing no more than five to fly under Best Buy’s somewhat-reliable radar. As of this posting, the phone is […]
AT&T Confirms Upgrade Fee Doubling to $36 Per Handset Upgrade
AT&T posted in internal memos, over the past 24 hours, that the company will be increasing its handset upgrade fee to $36. This is double the previous upgrade fee, which was $18. It also matches the standard activation fee of $36 for new customers. The carrier cites the increasing costs of handsets in making the […]
Straight Talk and Net10 To Offer SIM Only Service Option
Straight Talk has confirmed on its Facebook page that it will offer a SIM-only option for the first time along with its sister brand in Net10 within the next few days. The dedicated page for the offering is now live and features options for regular full-size SIMs as well as the increasingly popular microSIMs used […]
Straight Talk To Launch LG Optimus 2X, First High-End Prepaid LTE Android Phone (Updated)
Prepaid virtual operator Straight Talk has announced its first high-end Android smartphone in the LG Optimus 2X. The key differentiator between this version of the phone and the T-Mobile version in the G2X will be the inclusion of an LTE radio, which will make this the first high-end prepaid Android smartphone on Straight Talk and […]
AT&T Lumia 900 Release Date Confirmed (Again)
Not long after all of the pomp and fanfare surrounding the long awaited announcement of the Nokia Lumia 900 earlier this week, the mailing list for Windows Phone developers has confirmed that AT&T’s flagship Nokia Windows Phone smartphone will be launching in March, sooner than originally expected taking into account AT&T’s own vague Spring timeline. […]
CES 2012: Nokia Announces Lumia 900 for AT&T, Microsoft Confirms Unlocked 800 Sales
During both its own keynote and Microsoft’s final keynote yesterday, the Nokia Lumia 900 has been announced for AT&T as a carrier exclusive,with support for AT&T’s LTE 4G network with a larger 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack display, 1830 mAh battery, 1.4GHz processor, front-facing camera for video chats, and Carl Zeiss optics for the 8-megapixel main camera, and […]