Verizon Starts Phone-As-Modem EV-DO Offerings
Verizon made waves with offering the first minutes-only 3G access with their NationalAccess network (using 1xRTT). Now, Verizon will offer EV-DO pricing that matches their aircard plans. Verizon has turned on similar tracking technology that is used in Sprint phones, and will deny EV-DO tethering to users that do not have the $60/unlimited plan on […]
Sprint+Verizon: Unofficial 6600 Update Adds Windows Media Player 10 *Updated*
Update: At the request of the author, we are hosting the updater locally. You can download it here, but please read the notes from the updater’s main page before installing the update. An update has been released for the PPC-6600/XV6600 Series that adds Windows Media Player 10 support. This update was not released by Audiovox. […]
Verizon: Audiovox XV6600 Begins Release
Verizon has begun to release the Audiovox XV6600. Currently, we can only confirm the XV6600WOC (without camera) has actually been released, and neither are fully for sale online yet. The XV6600WOC is identical to the PPC-6601, the first commercially available EV-DO handset in the United States.
Temporary PPC-6601 Bluetooth Fix
This will most likely be rolled up in the impending maintenance release that Audiovox has reported to us is coming soon (which will also fix the incoming beep issue many are reporting). Luckily, people with a lot of money, and free time on their hands over at pdaphonehome.com have come up with a fix for […]
Verizon: PRLs Updated & EV-DO PRL Improvement
New PRLs have been issued for America’s Choice and other plans, call *228 from your phone to update. Also, owners of the Audiovox XV6600 and LG VX8000 (EV-DO phones) should dial *22899 to get a special PRL update that addresses acknowledgment of an EV-DO signal being pushed to the phone.
Verizon: PPC-6600 = XV6600
Audiovox today confirmed to us that the Verizon-branded version of their XDAIII, the PPC-6600 will be titled the XV6600. This is to differentiate it from the Sprint version, which will be retailed as PPC-6600.