T-Mobile Confirms iPhone Compatibility Coming Later This Year
T-Mobile representatives confirm iPhone 3G data compatibility will launch later this year, with more major changes to its network strategy going forward.
Internal Sprint Documentation Confirms Sprint Direct Connect Now Android App
Sprint to Launch DirectConnect as an app, beginning with Android
Editorial: Carriers May Be Okay with Tether.com
We take a look at why the carriers have seen (the new, HTML5) Tether.com coming from a mile away, and what they’ve done to accept that there’s nothing they can do about it.
Tether for iOS Returns as HTML5 Web App
As Apple continues its silent war against apps that permit tethering without the need for carrier mandated tethering plans, a previously mentioned product in Tether has figured out how to implement its rather clever client/server model of tethering support with a little help from HTML5 and the Tether PC client. Below is the demo video […]
AT&T Sued Over Unlimited Data Plan Throttling and Loses In LA Small Claims Court
A man in California has successfully sued AT&T Mobility in a Los Angeles area small claims court over the carriers actions against customers that are still paying for the long discontinued unlimited data plans that were eliminated in 2010 in favor of tiered data plans following the launch of the iPhone 3GS. At issue was […]
Straight Talk and Net10 To Offer SIM Only Service Option
Straight Talk has confirmed on its Facebook page that it will offer a SIM-only option for the first time along with its sister brand in Net10 within the next few days. The dedicated page for the offering is now live and features options for regular full-size SIMs as well as the increasingly popular microSIMs used […]
T-Mobile Discourages iPhone, Takes Heat, Then Supports iPhone
It’s been a busy week for T-Mobile. After refusing to comment to PhoneNews.com on T-Mobile testing 1900 MHz UMTS service in select markets, a direct effort to support unlocked iPhones, the carrier has made more depressing internal moves. It appears that the carrier has aborted plans to offer 3G on 1900 MHz, as the carrier […]
T-Mobile Says No Comment over iPhone 3G / HSPA+ Signals Hitting Devices
We were all set to close out the lights on PhoneNews.com to celebrate Christmas, but we got one piece of information that we had to push out to readers. Many in the mobile media had been covering that T-Mobile customers had suddenly noticed UMTS/HSPA receptivity on the unlocked iPhone models. This appears to be coming […]
New Version of redSn0w Unlock Tool Available
A new version of the redSn0w iPhone unlock tool has been released on the Cydia repository with increased compatibility with iOS 5.0.1. The new unlock tool is compatible with the iPhone 3GS as long as the baseband version is set at 04.26.08 – 05.11.07 – 05.12.01 – 05.13.04 – 06.15.00 with the iPhone 4 now compatible […]
Google Voice for iPhone Update Adds Multi-Contact SMS, Sprint Support
The latest update to Google Voice for the iPhone centers on the addition of multiple number entries for sending a text message to and a further update that allows it to support Google Voice on the native dialer if being used on the Sprint iPhone. Such updates were long requested and should make it easier […]