Cingular GoPhone Sales Halted By Federal Court
Update: Cingular has responded by saying that this will only affect new TDMA activations, something which they have already taken measures to limit by deploying only GSM phones in GoPhone form after key points in the merger with AT&T Wireless. Today, a federal court has ordered that Cingular halt all new sales and activations of […]
Sunday SPI Roundup
Taking a look at the past week in Sprint PCS Info, we started with insight into the GSM world’s problems with FOTA and DRM, why Sprint doesn’t have any high-end Nokia phones, what a re-branded PPC-6600 would look like, an editorial picking apart emerging TV technolgies such as MediaFLO and DVB-H, and… this just in, […]
CTIA: Treo 650 Announced, EDGE Confirmed
PalmOne today officially announced on the eve of the kick off of CTIA the Treo 650. While it’s the worst-kept secret in the universe as of today, what was confirmed was that the quad-band GSM version of the PDA/Phone would ship with EDGE support. While many have reported the Treo 650 will have a 1.3 […]
Cracking The Qualcomm Easter Egg: Part 2
Same rules as the last part apply, generalizations will be made, engineer�s will have their toes stepped on, you are welcomed to nit pick in the forums. It has to be good to be Qualcomm today, sitting on the top of the CDMA world watching everyone knock on their door, converting to CDMA, and having […]
Cracking The Qualcomm Easter Egg: Part 1
How We Got to Where We Are This is a history lesson, it is not meant to break new information, but to give a quick crash course in acronyms that far too many readers do not understand. If you know what AMPS, CDMA, GSM, iDEN, TDMA, UMTS, HSDPA, and EV-DO are, feel free to skip […]
Cingular Going BREW?
As part of a detailed survey, Cingular requested information as to how to best integrate the former AT&T Wireless devCentral with the Cingular Developer Forum. However, they may have let slip some future directions in their release. Question 15a specifically asks “… what specific BREW network functionality, API’s, SDK’s, and other developer tools should the […]
Cingular: GAIT Phones Now Compatible With GSM Plans
This happened a couple of weeks ago, but it’s still newsworthy… All GSM plans are now compatible with GAIT phones, and can be used with both TDMA and analog access with your current plan’s areas and regions. This does require a new SIM, GSM SIMs cannot be re-provisioned for GAIT phones. Also, your phone on […]
AT&T: GSM Handset Upgrades Available Online
AT&T Wireless GSM customers can now upgrade handsets online. This process has been integrated into AT&T’s Online Customer Service portion of their site. Upgrade prices are very similar to new customer prices, refurbished and corporate discounts are not currently available however.
AT&T: AT&T Launches UMTS
AT&T has launched their third generation wireless service today. UMTS will initially be available in San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, and Detroit. In order to use a UMTS phone, you must be on a GSM America plan, or one of two eligible Flat Rate plans (for those interested in using it as a data device). In […]
AT&T: New Roaming-Free Nationwide Plans
AT&T has launched their GSM America plans, which offer no charge for roaming anywhere in the U.S. an Puerto Rico. GSM America plans start at $39.99 for 450 minutes, however they are not yet available online. These plans are similar to the Digital One Rate plans which also offer no roaming charges, but are less […]