AT&T Ends Automatic Throttling For Remaining Unlimited Data Customers
AT&T amends its throttling policy for those that still have unlimited data plans
Verizon Prepaid Adds 1GB Bonus Data Incentive For Auto-Pay
Verizon revives auto-pay data bonus for Prepaid customers
Verizon Will Add LTE Devices to “Network Optimization” Throttling Policy In October
Verizon will begin enforcing its network optimization rules on specific users of its LTE network beginning in October, with some changes already underway
FreedomPop Launches Phone Service With HTC EVO Design 4G (Updated)
FreedomPop launches its phone and free service after months of work.
StraightTalk Sets The Record Straight on 1.5GB Data Cap (Updated)
A StraightTalk social media representative has mistakenly stated that customers still using AT&T BYOD SIM cards are being capped to 1.5 GB per month on Facebook. A higher level StraightTalk representative has responded to the article and definitively clarified the situation. Read on for the full update.
AT&T Forcing Jailbroken Tethering Customers Off Unlimited Plans
AT&T has begun to send customers on the carriers older unlimited data plans with jailbroken/rooted devices that tether on the plans text messages stating that if customers don’t cease the activity, they will be forced off of the unlimited plans onto the newer DataPro plans with the 4GB tethering allowance with no way to recover […]
Verizon Confirms 3G Unlimited Data to 4G Upgrades Keep Unlimited Data
Verizon’s Wireless support account on Twitter has confirmed that customers with 3G phones that also have unlimited data are able to upgrade to 4G LTE handsets and keep the unlimited data plan on the account, confirming the previous statements made about upgrades and grandfathering ahead of last Thursday’s transition to tiered data plans. In addition, […]
Verizon Implementing New Data Throttling and Compression Policy Today (Updated)
According to a PDF and link found on Verizon’s servers this morning, Verizon has begun to implement throttling for users that are determined to be in the 5% that are considered excessive consumers of data service as stated by the carrier below: If you use an extraordinary amount of data and fall within the top […]
Verizon CEO Confirms $30 Unlimited Data Plan for iPhone (Updated)
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has confirmed that the carrier will offer an unlimited data plan for the iPhone for $30 a month on top of Verizon’s monthly voice plans. “I’m not going to shoot myself in the foot, Not offering an unlimited plan would put up a […]
Best Buy Carrying $30 and $50 T-Mobile Prepaid Broadband Cards
Best Buy has begun carrying T-Mobile’s $50 prepaid broadband cards not long after the carrier launched its new slate of mobile broadband plans which usher in tiered data access. The cards are good for one calendar month with 1GB of data access. The $30 card is also available with one month of service and 300MB […]