7 posts and columns on wireless service

Consumer Reports Survey Again Dings AT&T, Praises Verizon

in Mobile on December 6, 2011 at 10:10 am PT

However, several smaller carriers outscored all of the big name national providers in the magazine’s annual survey.
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Vodafone Becomes Latest Carrier to Set Up Shop in Silicon Valley

in Mobile on September 8, 2011 at 5:00 pm PT

Vodafone’s new Redwood City facility aims to identify partners and have them in trials on one of the company’s networks within nine months.
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FCC Launches Inquiry Into BART Wireless Service Shutdown

in News on August 15, 2011 at 3:48 pm PT

The Federal Communications Commission is looking into the circumstances of a shutdown of wireless phone service at four San Francisco train stations during a protest.
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University Dorms Leave Landlines Behind

in News on August 11, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Following a trend that has been building for several years, some university dorms are ditching landline phones as cellphones become more popular.

AT&T: “We’re Closing the Gap” in New York and San Francisco

in Mobile on January 28, 2010 at 12:09 pm PT

AT&T’s overtaxed network has been the subject of considerable negative attention recently. No surprise, then, that the network figured prominently during the company’s earnings call this morning. The carrier everyone loves to hate would like us all to know that it’s making progress in New York City and San Francisco, two high-volume markets with equally high-volume complaints about AT&T’s wireless service.

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.

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Best Buy Up on Deal to Sell iPhone; Radio Shack Slips

in News on August 13, 2008 at 9:08 am PT

Best Buy (BBY) shares are on the rise this morning on news that the company’s Best Buy Mobile stores will carry the Apple (AAPL) iPhone starting Sept. 7. Pricing will be the same as it is through Apple and AT&T (T) stores: $199 for the 8GB model and $299 for 16GB, with a two-year AT&T service contract. Best Buy stores already sell iPods and Macs.