Category Archives: 4G

4, purple Razr and Razr Maxx

By doris | Published: January 11, 2012

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com Motorola and Verizon Wireless introduced a triple threat of new Droids at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, including one dubbed “the thinnest and most powerful 4G LTE QWERTY smartphone.” The Droid 4 has been given that auspicious, audacious title, and offers access to a 4G network that spans 200 [...]

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Verizon says it fixed network problem

By doris | Published: December 22, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com Uh oh! It seems that it’s not a good day to be a Verizon Wireless user. Based on an overwhelming number of reports in support forums, the cellular provider’s customers are experiencing 3G and 4G data outages across the U.S. right now. We’ve reached out to Verizon for more information about [...]

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Verizon Wireless has US data service disruption

By doris | Published: December 9, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com Verizon Wireless suffered outages across the United States on its recently launched high-speed 4G network that have prevented some customers from accessing any Internet data. “We are working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible,” Thomas Pica, a spokesman for Verizon Wireless, said late on Wednesday. He declined to comment [...]

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Verizon doubling 4G data allowance

By doris | Published: November 7, 2011

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com In what sounds like a pretty nice deal, Verizon Wireless is doubling the data allowance for 4G smartphone customers. The deal would turn a 2GB plan into a 4GB one, while keeping the price at $30. It starts Tuesday, and while it’s a “limited time offer,” the plan itself won’t expire as [...]

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4G Android phone for under $100

By doris | Published: September 22, 2011

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com For Android users and those who are ready to jump ship (or jump into) the Google mobile operating system at 4G speeds, there’s a relatively low-cost smartphone coming your way: the under-$100 Pantech Breakout. Coming out Thursday (Sept.22), it’ll be available through Verizon Wireless for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate [...]

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AT&T to activate faster 4G network on Sunday

By doris | Published: September 15, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — AT&T Mobility is saddling up for the initial launch of its faster fourth-generation data services. The 4G LTE network is set to debut on Sunday, said John Stephens, AT&T’s financial chief, at a conference on Thursday. AT&T said earlier that the network will debut in five cities, reaching 70 [...]

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Motorola Droid Bionic available Sept. 8

By doris | Published: September 2, 2011

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com Motorola’s Droid Bionic — the company’s “Ironman” of Androids — will be available Sept. 8 from Verizon Wireless. It’s the carrier’s first 4G phone with a powerful dual-core processor. Although Verizon’s high-speed LTE 4G network has not yet rolled out across the whole nation, it already has 4G phones from LG, [...]

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4G-capable BlackBerry Bold 9900 coming Aug. 31

By doris | Published: August 17, 2011

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com After much hemming and hawing, the release date for the BlackBerry Bold 9900 has finally been announced. The slender, 4G-capable smartphone will be coming to T-Mobile Aug. 31. The Bold 9900 will have a 1.2 GHz processor and “Liquid Graphics” technology crammed into a rather thin body — at 10.5mm, it’s [...]

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Replace your digital camera with new myTouch 4G?

By doris | Published: July 6, 2011

Full Story at Gadgetbox.msnbc.msn.com As of July, you’ll have another option in the T-Mobile 4G smartphone world: HTC’s myTouch 4G Slide. Who knows if you’d really feel comfortable leaving your digital camera at home and replacing it with this, but it does comes with several camera-specific bells and whistles. The phone includes 8-megapixel camera with [...]

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T-Mobile Will Offer Low-Cost Samsung Smartphones

By doris | Published: June 2, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com T-Mobile is rolling out two new Android-powered Samsung smartphones, the Exhibit 4G and the Gravity SMART, with post-rebate prices of less than $100 with a new two-year contract. While AT&T previewed a $70 Android-based Crossover smartphone on Tuesday, that offering is from Pantech — a brand name unfamiliar to many U.S.

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Rumors: Next iPhone called 4S, won’t have 4G

By doris | Published: May 16, 2011

Full Story at  msnbc.com The rumor mill is abuzz with iPhone talk, thanks to some analyst prognostication. The skinny? That the next iPhone, due in September, will be called the iPhone 4S, and that it will not have high-speed 4G connectivity. The phone may, however, finally be available to Sprint and T-Mobile customers. Jefferies & [...]

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Verizon’s 4G network is down

By doris | Published: April 28, 2011

Full Story at Technolog.msnbc.msn.com UPDATE: Verizon has just released this statement, giving the all clear: * Our 4G LTE network is up and running. Our network engineers and vendors quickly identified the issue and solved it. * Customers using the ThunderBolt have normal service. * Laptop users with USB modems may need to re-connect to [...]

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