First, AT&T put the kibosh on their unlimited data plans in favor of tiers and starting October 1 they are going to begin throttling customers who still have grandfathered unlimited data plans.
The Complaint Department: Bandwidth Throttling
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Voice of Objectivity: Who Needs 4G Compatibility?
LTE is the form of 4G that looks like the wave of the future for most of the world. At first, it appeared that the U.S. was doomed to repeat the mess of the 3G era, with LTE and WiMAX standing in for GSM and CDMA. That fiasco seems to have been averted, with Verizon […]
Radio Shack Dumps T-Mobile For Verizon — T-Mobile Insists It’s Mutual
RadioShack, who I refuse to call The Shack no matter how many PR dollars they invest, announced their second quarter earnings today and included this little bombshell: “Net income in the 2011 second quarter included one-time costs associated with two initiatives designed to enhance growth and streamline operations: a charge associated with phasing out T-Mobile […]
Solution In Need Of A Problem: The Facebook Button
Solution In Need Of A Problem is an irregular feature, where a Techcitement writer looks at an announced feature or product and tries to decide what the actual point is. AT&T showed off some upcoming products Tuesday at a private press event, including the Touchpad 4G and their version of the Sony Xperia Play (aka […]
A Very WebOS Wednesday
HP has sure as heck had a busy week. The Touchpad, not even two weeks old, has been taking a bit of a hit from reviewers for essentially not being a good enough response to the iPad2 (which makes sense, as it was a response to the original iPad). On Monday, the senior VP of […]
Voice of Objectivity: Why Can’t I Escape My Phone Carrier?
Voice of Objectivity is an ongoing column meant to temper the tendency of the Techcited to run away with the most exciting or controversial ideas in technology’s near future. The opinions presented here do not necessarily represent the views of Techcitement or this writer. Someone’s got to keep a cool head around here. I guess […]
Coming Soon: The LG Thrill 4G
The other night at Pepcom’s Digital Experience, Techcitement got a real treat – some hands-on time with the upcoming LG Thrill 4G. Embracing the current 3D trend, the Thrill has dual 5MP cameras for 3D shots and glasses free 3D that Does Not Suck. The 720p HD playback we saw was gorgeous, and I just […]
Tiered Pricing is Coming for Verizon Users, So Get That Upgrade in Before 7/7
The era of the unlimited data plan is coming. AT&T led the way, but Droid Life is reporting that on July 7th, Verizon will follow. Presumably, the standard line about how this will save money for most customers applies, but you have to wonder about that with the rates being reported. AT&T’s 2 GB plan […]
Racing for Third Place: Is Windows Phone 7 Being Hobbled?
PC Magagzine has an excellent article about Windows Phone 7’s problems in the marketplace, and it’s one that brings up familiar issues. Back when WebOS was owned by Palm and hailed as the Next Big Thing, posters at sites like Precentral and everythingpre would report being actively steered away from the Pre Plus on Verizon […]