According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study (Volume 2), which is based on responses from 26,695 customers between January and June, Verizon Wireless currently ranks highest in five out of six geographic regions. Verizon leads the pack in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Southwest and West regions. U.S....
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AT&T has flipped the 4G LTE switch in a couple new areas of Texas and Arkansas. Customers in Waco, Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville can now access lightning-fast LTE data speeds. While AT&T’s coverage of 53 total markets easily trumps Sprint’s soon to be 19 markets, it doesn’t exactly measure up to Verizon’s latest...
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Verizon Wireless’ 4G LTE network will go live in 34 new markets and expand in 38 more markets starting August 16. With the latest additions and expansions, Big Red claims its LTE network is larger than all other U.S. wireless carriers combined with more than 75% of the population covered in 371 markets across...
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While gimmicky, promotional commercials for smartphones can be entertaining at times, we’re also big fans of generic overview videos from carriers since they do a great job of explaining the basics to average consumers. Sprint has been doing a great job of delivering such overview videos for all of their devices in 2012 and...
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Samsung has finally started updating the Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet (USA WiFi model) to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich today. The upgrade can be accessed over-the-air (OTA) or through Samsung KIES software. Firmware Details: Specially for USA (Android 4.0.4) Build date: August Changelist: 818980 PDA: P7510UELPL CSC: p7510XABLPL Next Samsung Tablets in Line for...
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Sprint has confirmed a previous leak that pegged the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE smartphone with an August 19 release date. The Now Network also revealed the slider’s price-point of $199.99 (2-year agreement) and eager customers can pre-order the device starting today. If interested, be sure to hit up Sprint’s site. Motorola Photon Q...
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Sprint announced the Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE near the end of July and mentioned that it would arrive in retail stores “within the coming weeks.” Well, according to a source close to the situation, the Now Network has already started training its employees for the imminent launch and a plan is apparently in...
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You wouldn’t think it, but Verizon Wireless and fast food chain In-N-Out Burger actually have something in common: a secret menu. Big Red’s Share Everything plans allow families to share from a pool of data at a rate of 2GB for $60, 4GB for $70, 6GB for $80, 8GB for $90 or 10GB for...
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AT&T announced its Mobile Share plans in mid-July with a tentative launch time-frame of August, but now the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. has set an exact availability date. The new plan options will go live starting August 23rd. Similar to Verizon’s Share Everything plans, AT&T customers under the same plan can...
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According to “industry sources” familiar with the situation, HTC is planning to compete directly with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note II by jumping head first into the phablet market this Fall. Scheduled to launch in either September or October, HTC’s massive Android smartphone-tablet hybrid will apparently sport a 5-inch display with 1794×1080 resolution –...
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Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet ahead of IFA 2012. If it feels like you’re experiencing a bit of deja vu, that’s because this is the second time Samsung has introduced the device. However, this time the tablet has been redesigned with more power, memory and a better camera in order to...
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The international Motorola RAZR HD was spied in a few in-the-wild photos yesterday, but today we have newly leaked images of the Verizon version of the same Android smartphone. The Motorola Droid RAZR HD, as it will likely be called in the US, is expected to come with a 720p HD Colorboot display and...
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According to submitted court documents during the ongoing Apple vs Samsung saga, the South Korean electronics manufacturer is apparently preparing a tablet, currently codenamed “P10,” that has a monstrous 11.8-inch HD display with 2560×1600 (WQXGA) resolution, 256 ppi and 16:10 aspect ratio. It also sports 4G LTE connectivity, in case you were wondering. Although...
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Motorola just posted an overview video for the recently announced Sprint Photon Q 4G LTE Android smartphone with 5-row slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It will be available in the coming weeks from Sprint. Check out the video above and specs below. Video Description: The new MOTOROLA PHOTON Q makes it easy to do more and...
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AT&T has flipped the 4G LTE switch in various cities in Florida and Massachusetts, as well as expanded coverage in greater Baltimore and Washington, D.C. areas. See exact locations in the lists below. Additional Markets: - Miami, Florida - Fort Lauderdale, Florida - West Palm Beach, Florida - Worcester, Massachusetts Expanded Markets: - MetroWest,...
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