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Tackling the cell phone unlock game

September 19, 2007 SIM card swapping for travel outside of the U.S. is a snap, but give your carrier some time to get the unlock code. TAGS: SIM card, Vodafone Group Plc., phone network, code, carrier, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.K., U.S., process

Will unlocked cell phones free consumers?

January 24, 2007 Handset makers in the U.S. are dabbling in selling phones directly to consumers, but will the model be attractive enough to consumers? TAGS: American Technology Research, handset, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, carrier, subscriber, Motorola Inc., service provider, U.S., T-Mobile, Nokia Corp.

Lost? Try asking your cell phone

October 31, 2006 Service, set for debut in U.S., sends 3-D maps and walking directions to a handset to help people get where they're going. Photos: GeoVector shows the way TAGS: carrier, Japan, U.S., direction, cell phone, 3D

Advertising seeps into the cell phone

September 14, 2006 With their new 3G networks ready to deliver multimedia content, cell phone operators eye an old revenue source. TAGS: CTIA, Sprint Nextel, carrier, operator, cell phone, Verizon Wireless, Cingular Wireless, multimedia, U.S., video

Wi-Fi: Coming soon on board U.S. airplanes

June 5, 2006 AirCell says it'll use its wireless spectrum to offer in-flight broadband. Will planes be filled with travelers yakking with VoIP? TAGS: traveler, airplane, VoIP, carrier, aircraft, Wi-Fi, satellite, broadband, U.S., cell phone

Regional carriers offer wireless alternatives

July 11, 2006 To compete against the big guys, smaller carriers are offering special plans that may give customers more flexibility, value. TAGS: cell phone carrier, Alltel Corp., carrier, research analyst, region, Verizon Wireless, contract, Sprint Nextel, Cingular Wireless, cell phone, T-Mobile, Verizon Communications

Cell phone coverage holes hurt public safety

December 15, 2006 Mobile coverage in rural areas could get worse before it gets better, leaving vulnerable many who rely on cell phones during emergencies. TAGS: cell phone, North Dakota, family, carrier, president, U.S.

Fujifilm develops for Nextel

June 28, 2005 Aim, click, then print your cell phone photos. Fujifilm-based service is new at Nextel and coming soon to other carriers. TAGS: Fujifilm, camera phone, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, Alltel Corp., BellSouth Corp., printing, Sprint Nextel, Cingular Wireless, camera, photograph, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.S.

Google's Android has long road ahead

November 6, 2007 Search company's new mobile software platform could revolutionize the cell phone market, but consumers shouldn't hold their breath for cool new phones. TAGS: Open Handset Alliance, mobile operator, Google Android, handset, Google Inc., Forrester Research Inc., carrier, alliance, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, platform, mobile phone, U.S., PC

U.S. yawns over number switching

November 26, 2004 The tumult over keeping phone numbers when switching wireless carriers never surfaces. TAGS: number portability, carrier, T-Mobile, AT&T Wireless, cell phone, subscriber, Verizon Wireless, U.S., service provider, San Francisco

Stay tuned for Verizon Wireless TV

January 7, 2005 The operator tries to climb back to No. 1 with a major expansion of its high-speed network and a new mobile TV service. TAGS: mobile TV, Verizon V-Cast, Verizon Wireless, wireless broadband, carrier, broadband network, Verizon Communications, cell phone, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., U.S., Cingular Wireless, programming, handset, city, AT&T Corp.

Cingular sings along to mobile radio

November 15, 2005 Cell phone carrier has teamed with MobiTV to offer about 40 channels of streaming music. TAGS: MobiTV, Cingular Wireless, BellSouth Corp., Sprint Nextel, cell phone carrier, carrier, radio, song, cell phone, AT&T Corp., music

Verizon taps Microsoft for mobile TV

January 27, 2005 Cell phone service's "mobisodes" will be driven by Windows Media technology. TAGS: Packetvideo, mobile TV, Verizon Communications, video service, cell phone, carrier, multimedia, U.S., Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows

Bringing smart phones to the masses

September 28, 2007 Palm is the latest smart phone maker to address the consumer market with a smaller and cheaper phone that allows people to easily surf the Web and check e-mail. TAGS: smart phone, RIM BlackBerry, cell phone company, Palm Inc., Research In Motion Ltd., cell phone, carrier, Palm Treo, music player, Motorola Inc., U.S., Apple Computer, e-mail, video

Cingular to jump onto mobile-music bandwagon

November 2, 2006 Company prepares download service to compete with those from Verizon Wireless and Sprint Nextel. TAGS: Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, mobile network, carrier, song, mobile operator, subscriber, music download, Verizon Wireless, Apple Computer, Verizon Communications, music, cell phone

Digital music is going mobile

July 26, 2005 While the iTunes phone plays a waiting game, cell phone networks are building their own download stores. TAGS: digital music, Ed Zander, wireless carrier, phone network, wireless service, carrier, Apple iTunes, music, cell phone, Apple Computer, Motorola Inc., song, U.S.

Making cell phone companies out of thin air

January 31, 2005 Sprint is making money by helping launch niche-chasing wireless firms. Why don't the other big carriers want a slice? TAGS: SK-EarthLink, Sprint Nextel, SK Telecom Co., Virgin Mobile, phone network, EarthLink Inc., cell phone, cell phone company, carrier, BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., telephone company, U.S.

Splitting up with your cell phone carrier

July 6, 2007 Sprint Nextel's breakup with some customers may not be popular, but it could make financial sense.Images: Sprint's Dear John letter TAGS: Sprint Nextel, cell phone carrier, carrier, AT&T Corp., profit, subscriber, letter, Verizon Wireless, spokesman, cell phone

Skype petitions FCC for open cellular access

February 23, 2007 Net phone company is pushing for rules that would let consumers decide which devices and software they use on cell phone networks. TAGS: Skype, phone network, carrier, CTIA, rule, mobile device, cell phone, eBay Inc., U.S.
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