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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, carrier, code, AT&T Corp., cell phone, U.K., U.S., process

T-Mobile outlines plans for 3G network

October 6, 2006 Cell phone carrier to spend $2.66 billion to upgrade to a next-generation network using newly acquired spectrum. TAGS: T-Mobile, 3G network, spectrum, 3G, carrier, U.S.

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, carrier, cell phone, Cingular Wireless, 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: airplane, traveler, VoIP, aircraft, Wi-Fi, carrier, satellite, broadband, U.S., cell phone

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 Wireless, Verizon V-Cast, wireless broadband, carrier, broadband network, Verizon Communications, BellSouth Corp., Sprint Nextel, cell phone, U.S., city, programming, Cingular Wireless, TV, handset

Telcos' evolving response to Net phone services

May 30, 2007 While Verizon fights Vonage in court, Deutsche Telekom makes a strategic investment in another Internet calling company. TAGS: Deutsche Telekom AG, VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., Internet phone, telephone company, VoIP service, telecommunications company, investment, carrier, Skype, threat, call, eBay Inc., Verizon Communications, start-up, broadband

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, Forrester Research Inc., Google Inc., carrier, alliance, T-Mobile, cell phone, Verizon Wireless, platform, U.S., mobile phone, PC

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, Cingular Wireless, Sprint Nextel, camera, AT&T Corp., photograph, cell phone, U.S.

In-flight Internet: Grounded for life?

January 25, 2008 It's been years since Boeing tried for lift-off with its Connexion service. Yet here we are still today, with barely a hint of airborne Wi-Fi.Photos: Putting Wi-Fi in the sky TAGS: Connexion, plane, Lufthansa, airline, passenger, aircraft, Forrester Research Inc., trial, U.S., carrier, Wi-Fi

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., Apple Computer, U.S., e-mail, video

Wireless industry gears up for WiMax

March 26, 2007 Where does 3G wireless go from here? Many equipment makers and carriers are looking to the packet-based technology known as WiMax. TAGS: CTIA, spectrum, trade show, Sprint Nextel, packet, South Korea, carrier, 3G, handset, U.S., Samsung Electronics

Feds approve Sprint-Nextel merger

August 4, 2005 FCC and Department of Justice's antitrust division approve the megamerger of the U.S. cell phone operators. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., merger, Sprint Nextel, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., carrier, antitrust, AT&T Corp., agency, Verizon Communications, U.S., cell phone

Report: Beware of hype surrounding dual-mode phones

February 28, 2007 There are other ways to tie together wireless, wireline networks besides Wi-Fi/cellular handsets, research firm says. TAGS: mobile operator, carrier, handset, research company, subscriber, Wi-Fi network, Wi-Fi, U.S.

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, carrier, family, U.S., president

The clash over content delivery

November 16, 2005 Content providers and mobile operators could collide over who markets directly to consumers. TAGS: content provider, intermediary, mobile operator, content delivery, portal, data service, carrier, BellSouth Corp., Europe, song, U.S., AT&T Corp., cell phone, brand

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.

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, U.S., multimedia, video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Tight squeeze for mobile TV

October 3, 2005 New 3G networks aren't built to handle streaming video for the masses. Can the pipes be opened up? TAGS: mobile TV, 3G network, American Technology Research, streaming video, 3G, mobile operator, Qualcomm Inc., carrier, cell, capacity, wireless network, video clip, Sprint Nextel, TV, video, mobile phone
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