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The Score: Verizon Delivers the Killshot to Unlimited Data
The Score is a weekly column scoring controversial events in the mobile industry. Want to get to the point? We’ll break it down and give you the score.
The Setup: When Verizon decided to go with tiered data plans last year, customers yelled and cried and kicked and screamed. Well, not literally, but they weren’t happy! However, Big Red eased the pain by telling customers that those who already had unlimited plans would be “grandfathered in” to this new model and be able to stick with the terms of their current agreement.
But not anymore! As Verizon’s 4G LTE network continues to grow and attract customers, the unlimited data plan will be a thing of the past. The reasoning is simple: customers using LTE data are eating up more spectrum than those who are using 3G. As a result, Verizon can’t afford to have thousands of customers with unlimited data eating
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HTC EVO 4G LTE delayed at Best Buy
Best Buy may have jumped the gun a little in throwing up a release date for the HTC EVO 4G LTE. The company has now sent out emails to customers saying that the phone has been delayed, with no new date given so far. It comes after it was revealed that the HTC One X and EVO 4G LTE face a customs block, preventing the phones from being sold in the United States until they’ve been cleared of patent infringement. The phone was due to go on sale today, but the devices have been held at customs thanks to a December ITC ruling blocking the import of future HTC Android handsets. HTC was found to be infringing on one of Apple’s patents relating to the use of email address and phone number links. Clicking one of those would bring up a context Čítaj ďalej: http://feeds.slashgear.com/~r/slashgear/~3/yM-lTahEZxg/
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Hot Deal: AT&T’s HTC One X available for $129.99 at Amazon
Stop the presses! Amazon is selling ATT’s HTC One X for $129.99, which $70 less than what ATT is asking for. And guess what, this deal is good for everyone willing to put his/her signature on a two-year contract. Yep, that means both new customers and those upgrading, as well as those adding a line to existing accounts (whether its individual or a family account). The price without a contract, in case you care to know, is $549.99.
The One X is the best Android smartphone HTC has ever made. ATT’s version comes with Qualcomm’s 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 processor, 4.7-inch HD 720p touchscreen, LTE/HSPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, 8-megapixel rear-facing camera, front-facing one, an array of sensors and 16GB of built-in memory.
Click here to check out this offer at Amazon.com.
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AT&T wants lower phone subsidies
ATT is looking to pick up smartphones that will require it to provide lower subsidies, according to comments from ATT Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega.
Speaking at a conference, de la Vega said that subsides are eating into margins. This is one of the reasons that Sprint will not be turning a profit on the iPhone until 2015. To address these issues, ATT will be looking at devices that it can offer with lower subsidies but still be attractive to users.
“We have to watch subsidies and make sure that we bring devices to market that customers love and will keep and have low subsidies,” de la Vega said, according to Fierce Wireless.
He mentioned the Lumia 900 and HTC One X as devices which fit into this category. Nokia is desperate to get back in the United States and the Lumia was made with
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T-Mobile to offer new contract-free mobile data plans May 20th
Wireless carrier T-Mobile will soon offer new contract-free mobile broadband plans designed for the growing number of Americans who prefer prepaid options to long-term contracts, the company said today.
T-Mobile is in a precarious position as the No. 4 wireless carrier behind Verizon, ATT, and Sprint. The other three networks offer true next-gen 4G data networks in some form, while T-Mobile only offers HSPA+ (think 3.5G). While HSPA+ data can be quite good at times, the company’s lack of LTE data has hurt its perception as a tech leader. But by offering affordable plans and cutting jobs, the company can likely survive until it offers up LTE data in 2013.
The new contract-free data plans, which become available May 20th, are listed below:
• 300MB 1-week pass for $15
• 1.5GB 1-month pass for $25
• 3.5GB 1-month pass for $35
• 5GB 1-month pass for $50
“Although
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