29 posts and columns on data plan
AT&T’s “Next” Plan Offers A New Smartphone Every 12 Months, With Some Strings
AT&T is following in T-Mobile’s footsteps and letting consumers upgrade their phones once a year instead of once every two years. Its new plan calls for user’s to turn in their old device if they trade up early.Meet Zact, a Shareable Cellphone Service That Changes on the Fly
The new cellphone service runs on Sprint’s network using technology from ItsOn to allow far greater customization.Voices
The Catch in Kindle’s Data Plan
What can you really do with 250 megabytes of data a month?Voices
AT&T Unveils Shared Wireless-Data Plans
AT&T Inc. unveiled the details of its long-awaited new wireless-data plan structure, which allows customers to share data among multiple users and devices, but users won’t be required to adopt the new options.Republic Wireless Decides to Put the Unlimited Back in Unlimited
The carrier still wants its users to rely on Wi-Fi, but says it won’t cut off those who use cellular networks too much.Voices
Cellphone Users to Get Billing Alerts Under New Voluntary Standards
Wireless-phone customers will begin receiving real-time alerts next year if they are about to go over their monthly voice, data or text-message limits under new voluntary industry standards set to be announced on Monday.Verizon’s ThunderBolt Moves Like Lightning
Verizon’s ThunderBolt 4G cellphone is a speed demon, zipping past rival 4G phones’ cellular-data speeds and even past many home land-line Internet connections.So How Much Is My Monthly Data Plan With the iPad 2?
The price of the iPad isn’t changing with Apple’s new tablet, but people are getting some additional options when it comes to wireless data plans. With the original, there were just a couple of options from AT&T, while the new version comes in both Verizon and AT&T models and there are a few additional options from AT&T that weren’t there the first time around. For those who are confused, fret not. Mobilized has the skinny–and a handy chart breaking things down.The Streak 7: Bargain Tablet From Dell Is No Real Deal
Dell’s Streak 7 is the least expensive tablet from a major manufacturer and claims to be the first capable of 4G cellular speeds, but the compromises made to get the price down make it impossible to recommend.News Byte