Unless you’re on Sprint, there’s a good chance your cell phone carrier has you on a short leash when it comes to speedy wireless data. Indeed, most carriers now limit, or “cap,” their 3G and 4G data plans at levels ranging from 200 MB to 10 GB...
Thinking of jumping from AT&T to Sprint or Verizon Wireless? If you do, be warned: you can’t take your existing phone with you, even if it’s been “unlocked” to work on any carrier. Why? Because there are two very different flavors of...
Ted writes: My T-Mobile Dash is on its last legs and it’s time for a new phone. Because T-Mobile is still likely to get swallowed by the cretins at AT&T I will probably just make the move to Verizon at the same time. So, I am wondering … can I buy a...
Today’s the day when Verizon Wireless officially yanks its unlimited 3G data plan for new customers. (If you’re already signed up for Verizon’s unlimited plan, don’t worry—you get to keep it.) Verizon’s new smartphone plans are now...
With Verizon Wireless pulling the plug on its unlimited smartphone data plan as of today, it may only be a matter of time before the iPhone finally arrives on Sprint (the last major U.S. carrier with a truly unlimited data plan) and T-Mobile (which offers relatively...
Starting this Thursday, anyone looking for a truly unlimited smartphone data plan from a national wireless carrier will have just a single option: Sprint. That’s because Verizon Wireless—for now, the only other big U.S. carrier besides Sprint with an unlimited...
Today’s big Apple rumor has it that the two-year-old iPhone 3GS might sell for free (with a two-year contract, of course) once the iPhone 5 arrives. But if you want a more recent, state-of-the-art handset and you’re willing to go the Android way, you can...
So, which wireless carrier has the speediest data network in the U.S.? Simple question, but surprisingly tough to answer, with PC Magazine sending a half-dozen smartphone-toting road warriors across the country to get the scoop. The big winner? Verizon Wireless and...
