Virgin Mobile Wild Card Arrives in Stores
While not yet available directly from Virgin Mobile, the Wildcard has arrived in stores. The phone is Virgin Mobile’s first EV-DO offering, and is based on the Kyocera M1000, which we first covered back at CTIA earlier this year. The Wildcard, inside a Target store The Wildcard will replace the Switch_Back in Virgin Mobile’s lineup, […]
Verizon Reveals Holiday Device Lineup
Verizon Wireless has unveiled its new lineup for the holiday shopping season, full of long awaited and innovative, feature-packed devices. Read More for all of the details.
Sprint Announces Novatel USB727 Modem with Mac OS X, Linux Support
Following up on Verizon’s launch of the Novatel USB727 USB modem, Sprint has announced the pending launch of its version this morning in a press release. Sprint’s version, which is otherwise identical will support both Mac OS X and Linux operating systems with embedded firmware to automatically install drivers without the need for additional software […]
Verizon Launches Novatel USB727 Modem with microSD Slot
Verizon has launched the Novatel Wireless USB727 EVDO Rev. A USB modem. Meant to replace the U720, this is the first modem from Verizon to include a microSD slot which turns the modem into a mass storage device. The modem is currently available from Verizon Wireless online for $199.99 with 2 year agreement and $50 […]
Verizon to Align with Vodafone Under Common 4G Network
According to a Reuters report, Vodafone chief Arun Sarin has confirmed that both Verizon and Vodafone would use the same cellular standard, with the caveat that it would be at least 2015 before complete integration occurs between both companies. Verizon has been known to support Qualcomm’s UMB (EVDO Rev. C) standard, although during the Goldman […]
Verizon Launches Per-Day EV-DO Rate Plan
Verizon Wireless today launched the industry’s first pay-as-you-go EV-DO data access plan. BroadbandAccess can now be purchased for EV-DO data cards at a per-day rate of $15. This allows for users who are rarely away from broadband internet to not have to pay the typical $60 to $80 per month for such services. The Verizon […]
Verizon: Verizon Launches EV-DO In 11 Cities, Handset Delay Confirmed
Verizon today announced that EV-DO has been officially launched in an additional 11 markets, bringing the total count to 14 markets covered. The following cities were launched today: Atlanta Austin, TX Baltimore Kansas City, KS/MO Los Angeles Miami/Fort Lauderdale, FL Milwaukee New York Philadelphia Tampa, FL West Palm Beach, FL In addition, Verizon announced they […]
Hitachi: Back In 3G Action
Awhile back we showed you the SonyEricsson W21S, the first CDMA phone that is fully compatible with Sprint’s network since the T608. Now it appears Hitachi is jumping on the bandwagon with the W21H, also on KDDI’s new EV-DO network. While SonyEricsson’s return to the US is unlikely until EV-DO becomes predominant here, Hitachi’s EV-DO […]
Europe Gets EV-DO
My latest editorial on how Sprint’s leadership is overlooking consumer openings into wireless internet access was responded to by many saying it isn’t possible to even begin to provide the nation with wireless broadband at 1xRTT speeds for years to come. Well, Eurotel disagrees. The Prague based network has launched a data-only EV-DO network that […]