8 posts and columns on service plan

And if You Think $550 in Nexus One Early-Termination Fees Is Bad, Just Wait Until Verizon Gets Involved

in News on January 12, 2010 at 8:32 am PT

Caveat emptor: Purchase a subsidized Nexus One from Google and you’ll pay dearly if you cancel service early. According to the device’s terms of sale, the search company charges an “equipment recovery fee” of $350 in the event users cancel service before 120 days have passed. This, in addition to the $200 in early-termination fee that carrier T-Mobile assesses.
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1000 AOL to Employees Go the Way of Dial-Up

in News on January 11, 2010 at 10:00 am PT

Nexus One: $174.15 in Parts, $355.85 in…er…Incidentals

in Mobile on January 11, 2010 at 7:59 am PT

If you were to build it yourself, Google’s new Nexus One superlative-phone would set you back about $174.15, according to a teardown conducted by iSuppli. That’s almost $5 less than the $179 T-Mobile is charging for the device with a two-year service plan. But its about a third of its unsubsidized price–$530.
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Motorola’s Droid Is Smart Success for Verizon Users

in Personal Technology on November 4, 2009 at 6:10 pm PT

The new Motorola Droid phone is best super-smart phone Verizon offers, writes Walt Mossberg.
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Unlike Google Voice, Vonage Now Available on iPhone

in News on October 5, 2009 at 8:00 am PT

Apple seems to have gotten over its aversion to apps duplicating core iPhone functions. This morning, Internet telephony company Vonage released an app that allows iPhone users to make calls over Wi-Fi and AT&T’s voice network.
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A BlackBerry Priced Right For Newcomers

in The Mossberg Solution on August 12, 2009 at 12:52 am PT

A new BlackBerry costs less than any other BlackBerry did at launch—that is, if you buy it at the right place.
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Pre-diculous

in News on March 13, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

According to Palm, Pre was chosen as a name for its new smartphone because “it’s anticipatory.” If that’s the case, then it couldn’t be more well-suited to the device which has left observers waiting in frustrated anticipation for official word of its price and launch date. During a joint Palm/Sprint Webcast Thursday to discuss the Pre’s upcoming launch, the companies had little of note to say.

Xohm: No Long-Term Commitments Besides Baltimore Residency

in News on September 29, 2008 at 2:01 pm PT

Among the announcements forgotten for a moment amid the shrieks of agony and general keening on Wall Street today, one from Sprint Nextel announcing a single-market launch of Xohm, its new WiMax wireless service. The company lit up Xohm only in Baltimore today, fulfilling its promise to have the service up and running by the end of September. That said, it’s still nearly a year late.