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Verizon to Raise FiOS Rates

Verizon to Raise FiOS Rates

By Mike Fossum May 21, 2012

It was recently reported that Verizon will be ending tiered data plans, and to further upset its customer base, it will likewise be raising it’s FiOS bundled internet access, telephone and television service rates. Verizon CFO Fran Shammo states, “Look, …

Sprint's 4G Network To Be Slower Than Verizon, AT&T Sprint's 4G Network To Be Slower Than Verizon, AT&T
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As you may have noticed, LTE is all the rage these days. Everyone, it seems, is in the process of building a 4G LTE cell phone network. Verizon already has a fairly sizable one up and running, and AT&T isn’t …

AT&T To Offer Family Data Plan Soon AT&T To Offer Family Data Plan Soon
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Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T mobility, has revealed that his company will soon be offering shared family data plans. These plans will allow users to pay for a single data plan that covers multiple devices – smartphones and …

Color Enables Live Audio - For Verizon Subscribers Color Enables Live Audio - For Verizon Subscribers

Color, the mobile broadcasting app startup, has announced a deal with Verizon Wireless to enable audio for live video broadcasts over their 4G network. The feature will not be enabled for subscribers of any other wireless provider. The deal was …

iPhone Accounts For Two-Thirds Of Smartphone Sales iPhone Accounts For Two-Thirds Of Smartphone Sales
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In the wake of the most recent round of quarterly earnings reports, there’s been quite a bit of discussion over just who the leader of the pack is when it comes to the smartphone market. While Samsung passed Nokia to …

Sprint Sells 1.5 Million iPhones in Q1 Sprint Sells 1.5 Million iPhones in Q1

Sprint has been losing money with the impending shutdown of its Nextel network. Customers had been leaving the “push to talk” walkie-talkie-like service in waves, and Sprint is pulling the plug at the end of the year. Though, investors have …

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