Tag Archives: AT&T

Link: AT&T Responds to Facetime Plan Criticism →

Basically, AT&T sees them in the right to limit FT to shared data plans, even though iPhone users demand a more “open” policy on the usage of their data. It’s actually a pretty complex situation: a user sees their data … Continue reading

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Link: Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T Website →

Could it be possible that AT&T is only listing it as sold out to generate buzz?

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Link: AT&T Lumia Launch a “Plop” →

Raimo Lenschow, a Barclays analyst quoted in this AllThingsD piece by John Paczkowski: Our admittedly anecdotal check of 10-15 stores did not find a single one that was open — a significant barrier to sales. We found promotional materials for … Continue reading

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Link: The Lumia Push →

The first comment from user “Top Gear” seems to hit the sentiment I had on the nose: Bad news for Android. Not so for Apple. People don’t buy iPhones because their carrier rep recommends them. They buy the iPhone because … Continue reading

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Link: Making Devs Pay for Subscriber Data Usage →

Interesting idea coming out of the MWC: AT&T Inc. is preparing a service that would let content providers and developers of mobile applications pay the wireless carrier for the mobile data its customers use, the carrier’s network and technology head … Continue reading

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Link: Data Throttling Statement from AT&T →

“The growth is now driven primarily by smartphones,” the executive wrote on AT&T’s Innovation Space blog. “Add to that new customer additions and the continuing trend of upgrades from feature phones to smartphones, and you have a wireless data tsunami.”

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Link: AT&T Drops T-Mobile Bid →

Definitely no chance of other mergers occurring any time soon.

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Link: FCC Accepts AT&T’s Withdrawal From T-Mobile Merger →

The FCC has accepted a request by AT&T to withdrawal it’s bid for T-Mobile.  Alongside this acceptance, the FCC released a 109 page document discussing many of the problems with the proposed merger.

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Link: No T-Mobile iPhone 5 →

It’s official that T-Mobile will not be getting the iPhone 5, at least according to the CMO.  Many were hoping that the iPhone 5 would be available for all 4 major carriers this round.

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Link: AT&T Lighting Up LTE Network →

On September 18th, AT&T will officially launch it’s “true 4G” LTE network.  AT&T has been calling it’s beefed up HSPA+ service 4G, but speeds were much slower than that of Verizon’s LTE network.  AT&T has promised speeds that could reach … Continue reading

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Link: Sprint Files to Block AT&T Merger →

Sprint has previously come out and stated their displeasure with the AT&T, T-Mobile merger, but they have now officially sued to stop this deal from going through.  Sprint’s actions mark yet another roadblock for AT&T in what is shaping up … Continue reading

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Link: Justice Department Trying to Block AT&T Merger →

The US Government is attempting to block the merger between AT&T and T-Mobile.  The merger has been highly controversial with numerous companies weighing in on the matter.  AT&T recently went before Congress to explain the merger and what exactly it … Continue reading

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Link: LTE Not the End of Carrier Separation →

For a year or so my friends and I have enthusiastically awaited the arrival of real “4G”.  When I say this, I mean LTE.  Carriers are using all kinds of gimmicks and tricks to call their networks 4G, but the … Continue reading

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