Because the overall costs associated with upgrading to a new device have increased, effective Sunday, February 12, 2012, AT&T will change its upgrade fee from $18 to $36

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Today is a good day for T-Mobile customers. This morning the FCC listed the filing for a $1 billion transfer of Spectrum from AT&T to T-Mobile. This pretty much means to the common consumer that T-Mobile will be getting some more bandwidth to grow their GSM network. If you followed the deal last year, you know that AT&T promised a few billion in cash as well as some spectrum to Deutsche Telekom as payment if the takeover did not occur. As we all know late last year AT&T pulled their bid for the #4 US mobile provider leaving them responsible to pay the German based company reparations for a

Today, at the 2012 International CES, HTC introduced the HTC TITAN II as the company’s first Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango) device to run on a 4G LTE network. Expected to become available in the U.S. exclusively to AT&T customers in the coming months, the new smartphone is designed to help consumers stay connected while on-the-go with the largest display among Windows Phones, an advanced digital camera and access to 4G LTE speeds. Equipped with a brilliant 4.7-inch super LCD display, the HTC TITAN II offers

Thanks to the dual core 1.2 GHz processor, browsing the web, listening to music, and downloading apps is a snap on the brilliant 4.5 inch qHD display, allowing you to do more - faster. [You can] multitask efficiently---browse the web while streaming video to your TV wirelessly, with zero wait time and no buffering. The AT&T 4G LTE service will launch Nov. 6 in Boston, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Indianapolis and Athens, Georgia. AT&T offers the only smartphones that are able to utilize

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Guess which Stooge is Doug in this little scenario

the phone formerly known

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Since the launch of the

It seems the iPhone on Verizon is a virtual certainly at this point.  I couldn't help but chuckle when I got the mail today and pulled this AT&T circular from the box because it seems AT&T knows it too.  AT&T sends promotional information often, I still think it's funny that they do so even though I'm already a subscriber but this one's all about the iPhone.

Pulling a page from Late Night with David Letterman the "magazine" goes on to detail the top 10 reasons the iPhone and AT&T work well together.

1.  Innovative Network - A wireless device strategy that's designed to deliver the industry's best combination of mobile broadband and

The regular onslaught  of weekly smartphone announcements highlighting the latest offerings running Android or the upcoming Windows Phone 7 OS, it's very easy for Motorola's ES400 to get lost in the mix.   The device doesn't immediately scream 'sexy' and it's running Windows Mobile 6.5.   Yes, I said 6.5!

So why on earth should you even care about the ES400?   Read on to see why this semi-rugged and enterprise-ready handheld may be exactly what your business needs.

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Let's be clear who the target audience for the Motorola ES400 is.   It's not the tween texter.  It's not

Speck has expanded the ever-popular CandyShell case line to bring the highly coveted soft-meets-hard shell protection to a pair of new smartphones the

The 3G and WiFi iPads are very similar.  When I received my 3G iPad last Friday I began exploring it to see if there were any differences from the WiFi version I'd been using since the iPad launch.  The obvious difference in the 3G version is the addition of the Cellular data settings.  It's there that you set up your account with AT&T, pick a plan and enter your payment information.

One thing that struck me, all right -- it shocked me, when browsing through this area was the amount of money AT&T is asking for to set up an international plan for their 3G service abroad.

Can you say highway robbery!

One of the main themes of this year's CTIA Wireless conference was Mobile Broadband.  People just can't get enough of it.  Literally! Major wireless service providers in the U.S. have long been battling it out over whose network reigns supreme for speed and reliability.   The race is heating up with the promise of 4G speed in our future.   What was interesting at this year's  CTIA Wireless conference was to hear vastly different approaches being taken by each carrier.   Whether you're on AT&T, Verizon or Sprint, you can expect a different approach to 4G -- and time frame on actual the actual deployment to this technology.  Let's take a closer look and see how this impacts your service and customer loyalty to a specific carrier.

Last week's CTIA International Wireless event wrapped up in Las Vegas, bringing no doubt that the age of the "super phone" is upon us.  Sure, you've heard that Sprint will be rocking the HTC EVO with full 4G WiMax goodness.  Samsung will be bringing out their Galaxy S phone that doesn't just have a vivid AMOLED screen, but a Suuuuuuuuuuuper AMOLED screen (gotta love the marketing!).    In all of the flash and excitement of CTIA, what do all of these things really mean?  What trends should you expect to see as a result of a flurry of product and service announcements?  More importantly, how does it impact you as a consumer?

Gear Diary dove head first into CTIA, and lived to come out of the event with more than just a few finds.  Let's see what the rest of 2010 -- and beyond -- promises to fulfill our wireless needs.

AT&T's Microcell. You get great reception. AT&T gets to double dip.

You see, I always assumed that I would sign up for the unlimited plan but the flexibility of the setup, and the ability to easily monitor my data usage, has me rethinking things.

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