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Verizon Wireless mandating data plans for all 3G devices? UPDATED

We’ve been told that Verizon Wireless will be switching around some of their 3G data plans for handsets starting January 18th.

Carrier Wars: Sprint speed test results

By: |Aug 8th, 2009 at 03:15PM
Filed Under: Carrier Wars, EV-DO, Features, Networks, Sprint
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It’s here, mobile fans. The moment you’ve been waiting for. The results you’ve been itching for. The numbers you’ve been clamoring for. The… Ok, you get the idea. Last week we asked Sprint subscribers to test their 3G handset speeds and show us what their carrier of choice is made of. Well the results are in and they might just surprise you. So how does the nation’s number three carrier stack up against the big boys? Hit the jump to find out. (more…)

Carrier Wars: Next up, Sprint

By: |Jul 31st, 2009 at 04:01PM
Filed Under: 1xRTT, Carrier Wars, EV-DO, Features, Networks, Sprint
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Welcome back to Carrier Wars, the ongoing feature where we ask our readers to post their 3G speed test results, we collect the data and dish the outcome, and then a bunch of people whine about said outcome in the comments section. So far we have AT&T clocked in with raw averages of 933kbps down/180kbps up and Verizon Wireless on the books with raw averages of 701kbps down/322kbps up. Next up to bat: Sprint. While Verizon and AT&T bicker about who has the nation’s “fastest” or “...

Carrier Wars: Verizon Wireless speed test results

By: |Jul 28th, 2009 at 04:53PM
Filed Under: 1xRTT, Carrier Wars, EV-DO, Features, Networks, Verizon
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Well folks, the numbers are in. Last week we asked Verizon Wireless subscribers to break out their favorite EV-DO handsets and see how Big Red’s 3G network stacks up against the competition. So far we’ve only covered one of the big US carriers, AT&T, so Verizon represents our second of four. Despite terrible results in some regions, AT&T’s 3G network set the bar pretty high with a raw average of 933kbps on the downlink side — yeah, we were shocked also — but clocked an at...

Canada continues to be attacked by low-end QWERTY sliders as the Motorola Hint prepares to land on Bell on April 9

By: |Mar 30th, 2009 at 02:00PM
Filed Under: CDMA, EV-DO, Handsets, Motorola, Rumors
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Motorola’s Hint QA30 is a device that we aren’t afraid to say that we’re not too fond of. A short, fat QWERTY slider whether open or closed, the Hint just doesn’t feel quite right (in our minds, not our hands) no matter how hard we try. But then perhaps we shouldn’t be slinging too much criticism as low-end QWERTY devices are primarily snapped up by youths who don’t quite have the finances to procure something with a little more kick. It doesn’t have the worst specs w...

Verizon’s Nokia Intrigue dispels the notion that clam shell = ugly

By: |Mar 9th, 2009 at 07:59AM
Filed Under: CDMA, EV-DO, Handsets, Nokia, Verizon
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In a world where it’s all BlackBerry this, Apple that, GPS this, and “where the hell is the Wi-Fi” that, it’s nice to see some companies are still interested in making great little phones for the masses. One such phone is the Nokia Intrigue 7205, an EV-DO Rev. 0 clam shell that is coming soon to Verizon. It might not have all of the fancy bells and whistles most of the phones featured on this website do but a 2 megapixel camera, microSD slot, Stereo Bluetooth, QVGA internal display ext...