Want to use your AT&T iPhone with another carrier, such as T-Mobile or an overseas network? If so, good news: AT&T will now “unlock” your iPhone for use on another compatible wireless carrier, although there are a few “ifs,”...
Jed writes: I’ve been reading stories in the news about AT&T supposedly throttling users who use more than 2GB of data. I’m signed up for AT&T’s 2GB plan, so does that mean the data on my iPhone will get throttled if I go over my monthly...
Not all smartphone data plans are created equal, particularly when it comes to overage fees. Some carriers will start charging you by the megabyte if you creep over your monthly data limit, while others may slow down, or “throttle,” you data speeds if...
If you’re looking to pay less than $20 a month for data on your smartphone, you’ll soon have just one choice left among the biggest post-paid U.S. carriers: T-Mobile. And while pricier 3G and 4G data plans do—on paper, anyway—offer more bang for your...
Apple began selling an “unlocked,” contract-free version of the new iPhone 4S on Friday that will work with any GSM-based carrier, including AT&T or T-Mobile. But it won’t be cheap. The cheapest 16GB iPhone 4S costs a whopping $649, or a full...
Jo Ann writes: On the AT&T GoPhone $50/month unlimited plan, is mobile Gmail included? Thanks! Hi Jo Ann! So, AT&T’s new $50 unlimited pre-paid GoPhone plan includes unlimited calling, texting, and web access. And since web access is all you need to...
Worried that consumers like us will be the losers if AT&T manages to gobble up T-Mobile? Well, it looks like the U.S. government couldn’t agree more. Bloomberg reports that the Justice Department is moving to block the proposed merger, arguing that the...
As of this Sunday, new AT&T wireless customers will have but two options when it comes to text and picture messaging: either get an unlimited texting plan (for individual or families), or pay 20 cents (or more) for each and every message. That’s bad news for...
