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Category: Mobile Phones

Filing a Claim to Recover Part of the DRAM Settlement

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBack in the late 1990s and the first few years of the 2000s, I bought thousands of dollars of desktop computers, printers, servers, and handheld electronics. So I am one of the people who should be able to claim a share of the settlement in the DRAM Antitrust Litigation. If you…

May 7, 2014
Samsung Anti-Theft Proposal Reportedly Not Accepted by Leading Mobile Carriers

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe New York Times is reporting that AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint rejected Samsung’s proposal for a kill switch for network use of high end smartphones that have been stolen. According to the report on The Bits blog: … the carriers don’t think a so-called kill switch is the right way to…

November 19, 2013
AT&T Takes Away Unlimited Wireless Data Access Plans from Go Phone Customers

Reading Time: < 1 minuteI was a happy user of AT&T GoPhone for the past three months. That ended today. Up until November 12, AT&T provided unlimited monthly data service as a pay-as-you-go option for $19.99 per month. Once you bought this service, you could use either the 3G or EDGE wireless data networks. I…

November 17, 2008
I Changed My Mind on iPhone Tethering

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy latest post on O’Reilly’s Inside iPhone is A Glimpse of Our Tethering Future where I recount my experiences working with a Nokia E71 and an application called JoikuSpot that turns the E71 into a 3G-powered ad hoc WiFi access point that you can carry in your pocket. My use of…

August 28, 2008
iPhone 3G Rate Plan Estimated Monthly Costs: About $86 for 450 Minutes and Unlimited Data

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the aftermath of the iPhone 3G announcement last Monday, a lot of people who are considering purchasing an iPhone for the first time are looking for information about AT&T rate plans that cover the iPhone 3G. I’ve had an iPhone for a year, so I am very familiar with AT&T’s total…

June 12, 2008
Buying .Mac Licenses Now to Get Access to MobileMe in July

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOver on The Apple Phone Show Blog, Liana Lehua suggested that iPhone fans buy a copy of .Mac from Amazon.com now in order to access MobileMe when it goes live in July. It looks like you’ll save about $30 if you do this. The only problem is that Amazon.com itself is…

June 11, 2008
Dear AT&T, Start Upgrading Backhaul Right Now

Reading Time: 2 minutesOnce iPhone 3G lands in customers’ hands, I think AT&T is going to have some never-before-experienced issues with saturation of the backhaul supporting its mobile phone network infrastructure. A great example will be what happens at the Moscone Center next January when the Mac user community convenes for Macworld Expo 2009. At…

June 10, 2008
The iPhone 3G Rate Plan for Data is Probably $35 Per Month If You Still Want 200 SMS Messages

Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the things that I was wondering when watching Steve Jobs’ keynote at the Apple WWDC yesterday was, “How much will AT&T charge me for data if I upgrade from my current iPhone?” Note to Readers: This article is about the rates AT&T will charge for data service on the iPhone…

June 10, 2008
Jonathan Greene’s Impressive Review and Video of the Nokia N78

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBefore I hit the hay on Friday night, I want to point out Jonathan Greene’s blog article Nokia N78 – Feature Pack 2 and plenty to love. This is a great first look at the newest N-Series phone and includes a nearly 20 minute long video of him putting the N78…

June 6, 2008