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    Laptop Magazine: Verizon Has Best 4G Network 

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    Published on 08-11-2011 10:14 AM
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    VzBuzz reports that Laptop Magazine recently conducted a number of tests on the four major U.S. carriers' 4G networks. While not everything was rosy, when all was said and done Verizon came out on top:

    Speedtest.net rated Verizon’s average download speed for the five test cities tested more than 2.5 times faster than T-Mobile, more than 3 times faster than Sprint and more than 5.5 times faster than AT&T. Verizon average download rate in the five cities was 12.3Mbps with an average upload rate of 4.7Mbps. The upload rate wiped the floor with the competition with more than 3 times faster than T-Mobile, 5.8 times faster than Sprint and 8 times faster than AT&T.

    When the test turned to downloading a 155MB file, Verizon once again dominated the competition with an average download rate of 4.4Mbps with Sprint and T-Mobile being a full Mbps behind. While attempting to upload a 2.7MB file Verizon averaged 1.7Mbps with only T-Mobile coming close averaging 997 Kbps. When downloading websites Verizon finished in an average of 10.2 seconds against Sprints 12.6 seconds, 14 seconds for T-Mobile and 16 seconds for AT&T.
    The overall results placed the carriers in the following order:

    1. Verizon
    2. T-Mobile
    3. Sprint
    4. AT&T

    See the full details of the test at Laptop Magazine. What is your 4G experience? Discuss in the carrier forums here.

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    Nokia Leaving Symbian, S40 Behind With WP7 

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    Published on 08-09-2011 01:18 PM
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    Nokia's head in the U.S. has stated in an interview with AllThingsD that once they begin selling Windows Phone 7 devices that they will be pretty much out of the Symbian and S40 business in North America. Instead they plan to put their focus on selling their devices with Microsoft's new mobile OS using the traditional carrier route.

    When we launch Windows Phones we will essentially be out of the Symbian business, the S40 business, etc., ” Nokia Inc. President Chris Weber said in an interview. “It will be Windows Phone and the accessories around that. The reality is if we are not successful with Windows Phone, it doesn’t matter what we do (elsewhere).
    Anyone gonna miss Symbian? What do you think of Nokia's WP7 push?

    AllThingsD | Via: Phone Scoop

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    Verizon Putting The Kibosh On Unauthorized Tethering? 

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    Published on 08-09-2011 09:14 AM
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    Based on reports from BGR and Mobiledia, it seems Verizon has now joined AT&T and is putting a stop to people tethering without an authorized tethering/hotspot plan.

    Has this happened to you? What are your thoughts on tethering? Forum discussion here.

    AT&T Forcing Unauthorized Tetherers Away From Unlimited Plans 

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    Published on 08-04-2011 07:43 PM
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    AT&T will soon (August 11th?) be forcing those with unlimited data plans who tether without authorization onto a tiered data plan.

    An AT&T spokesperson had this to say:

    Earlier this year, we began sending letters, emails, and text messages to a small number of smartphone customers who use their devices for tethering but aren’t on our required tethering plan. Our goal here is fairness for all of our customers. (This impacts a only small percentage of our smartphone customer base.)

    The letters outline three choices:

    1) Stop tethering and keep their current plan (including grandfathered unlimited plan)

    2) Proactively call AT&T or visit our stores and move to the required tethering plan

    3) Do nothing and we’ll go ahead and add the tethering plan on their behalf — after the dated noted in their customer notification
    Forum discussion here.

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    AT&T To Throttle Top 5% of Unlimited Data Users Starting October 1st 

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    Published on 07-29-2011 04:46 PM
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    AT&T has announced that beginning October 1st it will be throttling the data speeds of its top 5% data users that are on its unlimited data plans.

    Starting October 1, smartphone customers with unlimited data plans may experience reduced speeds once their usage in a billing cycle reaches the level that puts them among the top 5 percent of heaviest data users. These customers can still use unlimited data and their speeds will be restored with the start of the next billing cycle. Before you are affected, we will provide multiple notices, including a grace period.
    BGR | Discuss here.

    VZW is coming back to "The Shack" 

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    Published on 07-28-2011 10:25 PM
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    According to this: http://www.phandroid.com/2011/07/26/radioshack-offer-verizon-handsets-drop-t-mobile/ Makes sense since Radio Shack will have a Carrier slot to fill.

    Windows Phone 7 "Mango" RTM 

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    Published on 07-26-2011 03:31 PM
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    Microsoft has signed off on the RTM build of the long awaiting Windows Phone 7 update dubbed "Mango."

    The update will provide a host of new features including multitasking and Internet Explorer 9 and will be subject to manufacturer and carrier testing and optimization prior to being released to the public.

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    BlackBerry Bold 9930 Coming To Verizon 

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    Published on 07-26-2011 09:53 AM
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    Sprint Announces CDMA Direct Connect Phones 

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    Published on 07-25-2011 11:32 AM
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    Today Sprint announced two phones by Kyocera and a Motorola smartphone that will serve as their first CDMA-based Direct Connect devices and will be available in the Fourth Quarter of this year.

    Sprint's new Direct Connect service will serve an area three times larger than their current iDEN direct connect service.

    Discuss here.

    Sprint | Via: Phone Scoop
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    Motorola DROID Bionic Delayed Due to... Consciousness? 

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    Published on 07-19-2011 09:02 PM
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    In a possible viral campaign move in a post by Motorola in an android forum, the upcoming DROID Bionic has gained consciousness and announced its own release date of August 4th... ...
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