by Mike Beauchamp on May 20, 2013 in New Technology, News
Verizon has finally released a complete list of all markets across the U.S. they currently cover with 4G LTE. It’s a lengthy list, just shy of 500 major cities (497 to be exact). In comparison, their closest competitor, AT&T, currently covers 207 major cities. Behind AT&T is Sprint, which currently has 88 markets covered with [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on May 10, 2013 in Gadgets, News
Fans of Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8 will be pleased to know: next week, beginning on May 16th, the Nokia Lumia 928 will be available for just $99 (with two-year contract and $50 mail-in rebate) from Verizon. The Lumia 928 is Nokia (and Verizon’s) new flagship WP8 device for 2013. Here’s a quick run down on [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on April 22, 2013 in Android, Gadgets, News
If you’re with Big Red, you’ve been waiting and watching while all the other major carriers announce the availability of the Samsung Galaxy S4. We still don’t have an exact release date from the nation’s largest carrier, but we do know, thanks to their Twitter account, that we should expect it “in May“. If you [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on March 28, 2013 in News
I’ve been bringing you updates on all the changes happening at T-Mobile this week – from the availability of the iPhone 5 to their new 4G LTE network. Now, just one more thing to complete the big picture: new rate plans. These officially rolled out on Sunday, and you may have seen the chart I [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on March 26, 2013 in Gadgets, News, iPhone
Earlier today, T-Mobile announced the launch of their 4G LTE network. It’s a huge step up in speed for the nation’s 4th-largest wireless carrier, and certainly a sign of the times. BGR went hands-on at the event today with a few T-Mobile-specific 4G LTE devices to bring you some speed test results of just how [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on March 26, 2013 in News, iPhone
Now that T-Mobile has joined the other three national carriers in its ability to offer the iPhone, I thought I’d do some quick math to figure out the cost of owning an iPhone 5 (for two years) for each of them. What you’ll see below probably won’t come as a surprise to you if you [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on March 26, 2013 in News, iPhone
T-Mobile announced this morning that they will finally begin selling the iPhone. Earlier this week, the released new rate plans, which coincide with their new 4G LTE network I told you about yesterday. If you want an iPhone 5 on T-Mobile, it’ll be available starting Friday, April 12, with a $99 down payment. After that, [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on March 25, 2013 in News
On March 26th, T-Mobile will flip the switch on 4G LTE in its first seven cities. If you have a Samsung Galaxy Note 2, BlackBerry Z10, or T-Mobile Sonic 2.0, and you live in one of the cities listed below, you’ll soon be blazing along at 4G LTE speeds like the rest of us who’ve [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on February 28, 2013 in News
In this day and age, we’re used to having connectivity to the outside world anytime, anywhere and from any device. Much of that has to do with the great success the wireless carriers have had in creating expansive wireless networks with thousands upon thousands of cell towers from coast to coast and everywhere in between. [...]
by Mike Beauchamp on January 22, 2013 in New Technology, News
Three of the big four national wireless carriers announced plans to flip the switch on more 4G LTE coverage. That’s good news for all of us. Here’s the breakdown on the most recent round of announcements from each. T-Mobile Even though they’re getting a late start with 4G LTE, T-Mobile plans to light up LTE [...]