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Privacy alert: Verizon is now monitoring your mobile Web habits – Computerworld Blogs

October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Verizon Wireless users, listen up:

Verizon is making a significant change to its privacy policy for mobile users this week. By default, the company will now use a bunch of your info for “certain business and marketing reports” and for “making mobile ads you see more relevant.”

This info includes the URLs of websites you visit over Verizon’s network and also your device’s location data. Some of those details may be shared with outside companies as well. Verizon says none of it will personally identify you.

via Privacy alert: Verizon is now monitoring your mobile Web habits – Computerworld Blogs.

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Sprint offers the most data bang for the buck | Wireless – CNET News

September 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment

If you’re a heavy data user, Sprint offers the most bang for your buck, according to a study released today.

For $1, you get 12.5 megabytes of data, which breaks down to 8 cents per megabyte, by far the best among the national carriers. Surprisingly, T-Mobile offers the worst deal at 4.3 megabytes for every dollar spent, or 23 cents per megabyte.

That’s based on a study of “real world” prices conducted by Validas, which provides automated wireless bill analysis and reduction services to consumers and companies.

(Credit: Validas)

AT&T, meanwhile, came in second at 5.6 megabytes for every $1 spent, or 18 cents per megabyte, while Verizon Wireless offered 5 megabytes per data, or 20 cents per megabyte.

The study looked at how much, on average, a customer spent on a smartphone data plan and looked at how much data was consumed at each carrier. Sprint got the best stats because more of its customers are on a higher-speed 4G network: a faster connection means more data consumed. The carrier also offers attractive data rates and a completely unlimited plan, which has liked drawn in heavy users.

via Sprint offers the most data bang for the buck | Wireless – CNET News.

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Limited stock of Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Wi-Fi on sale June 8 – Computerworld

June 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Limited quantities of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi edition will be sold in a single New York store on June 8, the same day that Verizon Wireless begins taking online orders for a more expensive model that runs on its LTE cellular network.

On Verizon, the LTE version will come in two models– a 16GB device for $529.99 and a 32GB version for $629.99. Both require a two-year data agreement with Verizon. Both will also come in either metallic gray or glossy white.

The Wi-Fi-only, 16 GB version will sell for $499, while the 32 GB version will sell for $599, as Samsung announced (see video) in March.

Some analysts view the 10.1 model of the Galaxy Tab as the most likely to take on the iPad and iPad 2, which have a huge lead in the tablet market. The reason is that the 10.1 runs the latest Android OS, 3.1, also called Honeycomb, which is described as offering faster transitions between applications and has more support for USB accessories. Also, Galaxy Tab 10.1 has a 10.1-inch display that approximates the size of the iPad displ

via Limited stock of Galaxy Tab 10.1 with Wi-Fi on sale June 8 – Computerworld.

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AT&T-T-Mobile Deal Faces Coordinated Review, Official Says – Bloomberg

April 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

AT&T Inc. (T)’s proposed purchase of T- Mobile USA Inc. faces a coordinated review by antitrust and communications agencies, a U.S. official said today.

The official, an aide at the Federal Communications Commission, spoke on condition of anonymity because Dallas-based AT&T hasn’t yet submitted the purchase for agency approval.

AT&T on March 20 proposed buying Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE)’s T- Mobile in a $39 billion deal that would combine the second- and fourth-largest carriers to create a new market leader, ahead of Verizon Wireless.

The deal needs approval from the FCC and Justice Department, and is to face hearings in Congress. The FCC and Justice Department will work on parallel tracks, and coordinate with one another, said the official who declined to be named in a telephone conference call with reporters.

FCC guidelines call for the agency to decide mergers within 180 days of an application being deemed complete, and reviews can take longer. Another official on the call who also declined to be named said the agency isn’t limited to 180 days, and the deal would be decided as promptly as is reasonable.

AT&T intends to file its application at the FCC around April 21, Michael Balmoris, a Washington-based spokesman, said in an e-mail.

via AT&T-T-Mobile Deal Faces Coordinated Review, Official Says – Bloomberg.

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Consumer Reports: Wait for a better Verizon iPhone – FierceMobileIT

January 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Consumer Reports concludes that consumers might want to hold off on the iPhone 4 that is slated to debut on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Wireless’ CDMA network on Feb. 10.

“The Verizon Wireless iPhone 4 has plenty in its favor, especially compared with its AT&T (NYSE: T) sibling,” wrote editors Paul Reynolds and Mike Gikas in a blog post. “But it may be quickly replaced by a newer, cooler version more quickly than is customary even for the die-young life expectancy of most smartphones.”

The editors suggest that since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is expected to introduce a new version of the iPhone this summer, it may not be worth it to sign on for what they describe as a “transitional phone” that Apple put together to “tide Verizon through until the summer.”

via Consumer Reports: Wait for a better Verizon iPhone – FierceMobileIT.

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All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS 4.3 – Computerworld

January 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment

All iPhones will reportedly have the Personal Hotspot capability similar to what Verizon Wireless announced Tuesday for its iPhone coming Feb. 10.

Carriers will have to support the feature giving Wi-Fi access to up to five devices. It’s not clear how soon the capability would come to AT&T, whose role as the exclusive seller of the iPhone in the U.S ended with Verizon’s announcement.

The Personal Hotspot feature is enabled in all iPhones in the upcoming iOS Version 4.3, according to a Wednesday posting in Boy Genius Report.

Apple officials could not be reached to comment on the report, but BGR relied on an unnamed source to confirm the existence of the Personal Hotspot capability in iOS 4.3. BGR showed screenshots that included the Personal Hotspot feature under Wi-Fi and Airplane Mode settings in an iPhone interface.

via All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS 4.3 – Computerworld.

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AppleInsider | Verizon says it will also sell Apple’s iPad with integrated CDMA

January 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In addition to the new CDMA iPhone, Apple will also release a new iPad with a built-in CDMA radio to allow the touchscreen tablet to connect to Verizon’s network, the carrier revealed on Tuesday.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Verizon Wireless Chief Financial Officer Francis Shammo reportedly said that his company will sell a new version of the iPad with an integrated CDMA radio. The current iPad with integrated radio is only compatible with AT&T’s 3G wireless network in the U.S.

Verizon and Apple previously worked around the issue by bundling a MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot router with the Wi-Fi-only iPad. The hardware bundle started at $629 for the 16GB model, the exact same price as the 3G-capable hardware with direct connectivity to AT&T’s network.

While Shammo reportedly spilled the details on the forthcoming CDMA iPad, he declined to say when the hardware might become available. First released last April, the iPad is expected to be updated to a second-generation version in the very near future. The anticipated update is part of an aggressive strategy that would see Apple update the hardware in less than a year, partially to push its FaceTime video chat standard with a camera-equipped iPad.

via AppleInsider | Verizon says it will also sell Apple’s iPad with integrated CDMA.

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IPhone May Cost Verizon $5 Billion in Subsidies in First Year – BusinessWeek

January 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Verizon Wireless, set to get Apple Inc.’s iPhone this month after four years of waiting, may spend $3 billion to $5 billion to subsidize customer purchases of the device this year, cutting into profits, analysts say.

Verizon, the largest U.S. wireless carrier, will announce that it’s getting the device at an event in New York today and plans to put it on sale later in the month, a person familiar with the company’s plans said this week. The person could not be identified because the plans aren’t yet public.

While the smartphone will help Verizon add more subscribers this year than rival AT&T Inc., currently the exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone, it will also crimp profits, said John Hodulik, an analyst at UBS AG. Hodulik said Verizon may sell 13 million of the devices with an estimated $400 subsidy this year, which would add up to a total of $5.2 billion.

via IPhone May Cost Verizon $5 Billion in Subsidies in First Year – BusinessWeek.

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Modem ‘hand-off’ from 3G to LTE can take two minutes, Verizon says – Computerworld

December 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Verizon Wireless said on Friday that laptop users with USB modems on its new high-speed LTE (Long Term Evolution) network may experience up to a two minute delay when switching over from a 3G coverage zone.

“Hand-offs can take up to a couple minutes, but that was expected and a fix is in the works,” Verizon spokesman Jeffrey Nelson told Computerworld by e-mail.

He also said Verizon is working on drivers for USB modems designed for the LTE network so that they work with Mac OS-based computers. “Mac is not yet supported, and we’ve been working on drivers for Mac OS for weeks, and expect to update relatively soon,” Nelson said.

Otherwise, Nelson reported that there have been no problems on the LTE network, which launched in 38 cities on Dec. 5. He said the network has been handling data “as expected,” which was advertised at offering 5 Mbit/sec. to 12 Mbit/sec. of download speeds.

via Modem ‘hand-off’ from 3G to LTE can take two minutes, Verizon says – Computerworld.

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Verizon’s 4G Network: The Details – PCWorld

December 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Verizon Wireless officially announced the roll-out plans for its 4G LTE high-speed wireless data network today, and none too soon: The LTE era starts this Sunday in thirty-eight metro areas. All Things Digital’s Ina Fried has more specifics, and Greg Kumparak of MobileCrunch lists the launch cities.

The facts that caught my eye:

Verizon is charging $50 a month for 5GB of data, and $80 for 10GB; as a current customer of its 3G data service, that strikes me as a decent deal, since I’m paying $60 for 5GB of pokier 3G service.

Two USB modems will be available, for $99 each on contract after rebates; they’ll double as 3G modems when 4G service isn’t around.

It sounds like 4G phones won’t show up until mid-2011 (there goes any last remaining possibility of a 4G Verizon iPhone in early 2011).

via Verizon’s 4G Network: The Details – PCWorld.

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