FCC Reveals CDMA Pre 3 with Added Global Roaming Support
The FCC has revealed the first information on the specifications of the HP Pre 3, slated for launch later this Summer. Of note is the quiet addition of global roaming capability, with support for quadband GSM and dual-band HSPA on the 900/2100 bands. When the Palm Pre 3 was originally announced this year, no executive […]
Comcast Launches Novatel MiFi 4082 3G/4G Hotspot
Comcast has announced in a blog post that it has launched the Novatel MiFi 4082 3G/4G Hotspot as an addition to its current hardware offerings. The Xfinity-branded hotspot is identical to the recently launched Sprint version with Wi-Fi N radio, GPS support, display for signal strength and battery life indicator. The hotspot supports up to […]
Clearwire Kills Rover Prepaid WiMax Service
Eight months after announcing the launch of Rover as a new prepaid brand via early morning press conference (and having my name mangled in the Q&A session) Clearwire has decided to quietly discontinue the Rover prepaid WiMax service as the parent company weathers financial and operational instability from capital issues and retail restructuring along with […]
Verizon Delays Droid Charge Launch in Wake of LTE Network Outage
Following the outage and subsequent restoration of LTE services this morning, Verizon has delayed the launch of the Samsung Droid Charge to an unspecified later date. The smartphone was originally slated for launch this morning, but was delayed at the last minute due to the LTE network outage, which affected activations of LTE devices. While […]
Verizon Releases Statement on LTE Network Outage (Updated)
Verizon has released an official statement regarding the now 10 hour (as of 6:28 CDT) LTE network outage throughout much of the country. The cause of the outage has been discovered and engineers are working to restore service as soon as possible. This outage affects LTE services, with the CDMA voice network functioning normally though […]
T-Mobile Corrects LG G2X 3G Band Support
Earlier today, T-Mobile sent out a statement to the press regarding the specifications for the recently launched LG G2X Android smartphone. The smartphone as listed on T-Mobile’s website claims support for 3G on the 850 and 1900MHz bands used by AT&T as well as its current 1700MHz AWS and 2100MHz bands for international roaming, leading […]
Verizon Lists Cities with LTE Launch on Thursday
Verizon has teased that “a whole mess of cities and towns will be getting LTE on Thursday†on its Twitter account, a cursory look at their news portal for journalists has revealed the following cities that will be next in the carriers LTE roll out: Hilton Head, South Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina Clarksville, Tennessee Cleveland, […]
Verizon Launches Novatel 4G Mobile Hotspot
Verizon Wireless has launched the Novatel Wireless 4G Mobile Hotspot for $149.99 after new 2 year agreement before an additional $50 rebate, bringing the total to $99.99. As previously reported the Novatel 4510L features support for up to 5 devices, Wi-Fi N radio, microSDHC expansion slot with network storage support and GPS support.
Sprint Announces Novatel MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot for April 17th
Sprint has announced April 17th as the retail launch date for the long-awaited Novatel MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot. Pricing for the updated MiFi is set at $79.99 after instant discount and 2 year agreement. The new Novatel MiFi 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot features the debut of the embedded MiFi OS for developers to deploy new applications […]
First CDMA ESMR Phone for Sprint Revealed by FCC
The FCC has revealed the first CDMA phone for Sprint that will operate on Nextel’s 800MHz SMR band in the Samsung SPH-M830 when the first phase of the Network Vision initiative begins later this year. The M830 also features Bluetooth, a touch screen with slide-out QWERTY keyboard, and support for microSD cards, suggesting that this […]