Verizon’s Free Calls to Haiti Hit Unexpected Billing System Issues
Recently, reports had begun to surface that Verizon Wireless had been charging soldiers and other personnel involved with the rescue and recovery effort in Haiti for phone calls received in and made from the country. With Verizon Wireless having previously announced free calling to/from Haiti, the situation was initially seen as a PR blunder by […]
T-Mobile Offering Free Calling to/within Haiti in Wake of Earthquake
T-Mobile has just announced that it will offer free in-country roaming and domestic calling to Haiti in the wake of the January 12th earthquake and subsequent humanitarian disaster. Roaming charges and long distance charges will be waived for the rest of the month, will be retroactive to the date of the quake and will be […]
T-Mobile Offering Unlimited Calling in San Francisco to Long Term Customers
T-Mobile has begun trialing a new nationwide unlimited calling plan offering currently limited to long-term customers in the San Francisco area which has been rumored to roll out nationwide on March 1st. T-Mobile customers who have been with the company for at least 22 months and have accounts in good standing now have access to […]
Alltel Quietly Launches $99 Unlimited Calling Plan
In what could be considered the quietest way to launch a new voice plan, regional carrier Alltel has decided to maintain parity with the other service providers by offering a $99 unlimited voice calling plan, but did not even solicit a press release, instead an internal memo leaked by Engadget Mobile made the announcement for […]
AT&T, T-Mobile Announce Unlimited Calling Plans
Following up on Verizon’s announcement, both AT&T and T-Mobile have announced plans to launch unlimited calling plans. The new calling plans will be available on Friday and begin at $99.99 with the caveat that smart devices and the iPhone are currently not included in the offering. Customers will also be able to add these plans […]
Verizon Launches New Nationwide Unlimited Calling Plans (Updated)
Starting today, new and existing Verizon Wireless customers can choose from new plans that allow true unlimited nationwide calling for individuals and families. The new Nationwide Unlimited plans start at $99.99 and are designed for those customers that do not want the hassle of counting minutes monthly or want to make it easier to manage […]
Cingular to Launch Video Calling in 2007
Cingular Wireless has announced that they will finally enable video calling on their UMTS phones and network. UMTS video calling has been promised by Cingular since 2003, with the release of UMTS video phones from AT&T Wireless. Now, customers will be able to use the un-tapped feature in their devices. However, customers will have to […]