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iPhone Tethering on AT&T: One Year and Counting

Friday, November 6, 2009

Exactly one year ago, on November 6th, 2008, I was siting in the audience at the Web 2.0 Summit when AT&T Mobility President Ralph De La Vega shared good news from the stage: The company would “soon” be permitting iPhone users to tether their phones for use. I assumed he was a reliable source and [...]

AT&T Sues Verizon Over “There’s a Map for That”

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Verizon Wireless has been bashing AT&T and its products lately, in both its “There’s a map for that” ads snarking about AT&Ts 3G coverage and the “Droid does” campaign that says the iPhone is a bag of limitations. Now AT&T is bashing back–in court. As Engadget is reporting, the company is saying that “There’s a map [...]

AT&T: Our Network is Fine, Thank You

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Speculation over the causes of AT&T’s network issues moved back to the forefront this week when a researcher speculated that the way the carrier had configured its network was the cause of its troubles. In other words, it ain’t the iPhone’s fault. The research and idea was first presented by Brough Turner, a 25-year veteran of [...]

AT&T’s Wireless Data Issues May Be No Fault of iPhone

Monday, October 26, 2009

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AT&T’s favorite scapegoat when talking about data issues is the ever increasing number of iPhone users on its network. While no doubt these folks can be bandwidth hogs, there may be another reason why there are issues: network configuration. Brough Turner, a 25-year plus veteran of the telecommunications industry, took to his blog on Sunday to [...]

5Words: AT&T Warms to VoIP

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

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AT&T: iPhone VoIP is okay. Apple tablet rumor (they’re mandatory!). EU and Microsoft: friends again! Google’s Cloudboard clipboard sounds neat. Dell Adamo XPS: thin, thin! Toshiba tests fuel-cell phone. Qualcomm unveils a pocket TV. Gartner says Android’ll beat iPhone. ________________________ Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS.

AT&T’s A-List Leaves Out Its A-List Customers

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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Expanding unlimited calling to off-network phone numbers is one of the wireless industry’s newest ways to attract customers. Alltel was one of the first major carriers with its My Circle (which now has been rolled over to Verizon Wireless with the merger, called “Friends & Family”), then T-Mobile followed with myFaves. Sprint’s also doing something [...]

AT&T Manages a Successful iPhone MMS Launch

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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I will eat my words, somewhat at least. After launching MMS for the iPhone on Friday, it appears AT&T has managed to launch the functionality without much of a problem after all. Yes, there were some hiccups and glitches, but nothing widespread from what we can gather. My own personal experience with MMS has been positive. [...]

AT&T and Google at Odds Over Google Voice–This Time For Realz

Saturday, September 26, 2009

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AT&T may have played no part in Apple’s rejection infinite pondering of Google’s Google Voice app for iPhone, but that doesn’t mean that the phone carrier is a Google Voice fan. Far from it, apparently–the company has written a letter to the FTC complaining about Google Voice’s blocking of certain phone numbers operated by rural [...]

Can AT&T Pull Off a Smooth iPhone MMS Rollout?

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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We are now less than a day away from the start of the long-awaited rollout of MMS on the iPhone. AT&T is planning to roll out the functionality in bunches starting at 10am ET, with a text message being sent to iPhone customers when the account is enabled for MMS, according to an anonymous source [...]

5Words: AT&T’s Dead Spot Cure

Monday, September 21, 2009

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Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. AT&T, give customers free MicroCells. Apple investigating iPhone battery complaints. Dell buys Ross Perot’s company. FCC actively boosts net neutrality. Google loves H.G. Wells. A history of DEMO winners. An MP3 player for bikes. Windows 7’s gonna make history? High-definition Wii coming soon?

Loopt Does Background Functions on the iPhone. What’s Next?

Friday, September 4, 2009

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It’s not full-fledged multitasking, but Loopt will be the first third-party app to send out information even when you’re not actively using it. The location services program, which tells friends where you are and finds nearby points of interest, has announced an “Always-On” service that continues to update your whereabouts in the background. Here’s the catch: [...]

iPhone Tethering: Soon Is in the Eye of the Beholder

Friday, September 4, 2009

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On November 6th of last year at the Web 2.0 conference, AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph De La Vega told the audience that the company would soon let AT&T customers tether their iPhones to laptops as a wireless modem. I blogged about it and called it cheery news. And waited. In June of this year, [...]

AT&T Beefs Up New York and New Jersey Coverage

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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From its press release: AT&T today announced a substantial strengthening of its 3G mobile broadband wireless network where it has deployed spectrum in the 850 MHz band across large portions of metro New York City, Long Island and New Jersey. As a result, customers in these areas should experience better connectivity, performance and enhanced in-building wireless [...]

TiVo Loses More Customers, Sues AT&T and Verizon

Thursday, August 27, 2009

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TiVo’s quarterly call was a bit more dramatic than usual. While they continue to lose customers and innovate “at a very unhurried pace,” TiVo seeks a repeat DISH Network performance in going after AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) for infringement. Basically, TiVo’s current business model appears to be ad sales and patent trolling. Unlike TiVo’s successful [...]

Apple and AT&T’s Colluding, Anti-Competitive Ways

Monday, August 24, 2009

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Apple, AT&T, and Google’s responses to the FCC inquiry have received plenty of coverage. So I’m not going to rehash those letters line by line. However, I did want to focus on the Net Neutrality angle. Perhaps, the crux of the matter. And while I may not know the legal standards or thresholds for collusion [...]

AT&T Next Up On Requiring Data Plans on Smartphones

Friday, August 21, 2009

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Verizon was the first major carrier to do it in November of last year, and now AT&T will join the list of carriers requiring data plans for its customers with smart phones. Judging from the nearly 150 comments on the Verizon post, I’m going to take a educated guess you guys won’t like this deal [...]