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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, AT&T Corp., carrier, letter, subscriber, profit, Verizon Wireless, cell phone, spokesman

Glitch cuts off some AT&T cell phones

November 6, 2003 A faulty software upgrade has kept some AT&T Wireless subscribers waiting for days to get connected to their cell phone service, as the carrier prepares for a rush of customer switching. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, glitch, carrier, subscriber, software upgrade, cell phone, GSM, AT&T Corp., 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: Motorola Inc., Cingular Wireless, American Technology Research, cell phone, handset, carrier, service provider, subscriber, T-Mobile, U.S., Nokia Corp.

Microsoft maps out wireless offering

March 22, 2004 The software giant partners with Sprint and Bell Mobility to sell services, mainly to businesses, that exploit a mobile phone's ability to broadcast its exact location. TAGS: Bell Mobility, carrier, server software, cell phone service provider, AT&T Wireless, location, Sprint Nextel, cell phone, subscriber, Microsoft Corp., service provider, developer, mobile phone, server

Porting problems put carrier swaps on hold

January 22, 2004 Cell phone provider networks are still working out the bugs--and long delays--two months after a mandate that lets subscribers swap carriers and keep their old numbers. TAGS: cell phone service provider, Sprint Nextel, carrier, cell phone, phone provider, service provider, request, provider, subscriber, billing, spokesman, U.S.

Sprint PCS to talk wireless data

January 8, 2004 The carrier is expected to present fresh evidence at CES that U.S. cell phone users are showing more interest in wireless data. It will also unveil new offerings related to downloadable games. TAGS: Nextel Communications Inc., Sprint Nextel, cell phone service provider, subscriber, cell phone, data service, carrier, text messaging, service provider, Consumer Electronics Show, Cingular Wireless, U.S., games

Sprint to offer video, 3D games for cell phones

January 9, 2004 Downloadable video clips from CNN and others are next on the carrier's agenda, CEO Gary Forsee says, as Sprint looks to sell data services to make up for the plunging cost of voice calls. TAGS: Sprint Nextel, cell phone service provider, Nextel Communications Inc., carrier, text messaging, data service, subscriber, AT&T Wireless, camera phone, CNN, cell phone, service provider, 3D, camera, U.S., CEO

U.S. yawns over number switching

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

SEC questions phone companies' math

July 1, 2004 SEC wants more than 20 telephone carriers to explain just how they count subscribers and access lines. TAGS: BellSouth Corp., AT&T Corp., letter, carrier, SBC Communications Inc., subscriber, DSL, representative, cell phone

Sprint PCS goes to the videos

December 3, 2003 The wireless company unveils its own version of cell phone video, a service designed to let people exchange 15-second clips. TAGS: wireless video, Sprint Nextel, videophone, PCS, phone network, subscriber, carrier, cell phone, video clip, video, U.S.

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, song, mobile network, carrier, mobile operator, music download, Verizon Wireless, subscriber, Apple Computer, Verizon Communications, music, cell phone

Camera phone photos get wider audience

July 7, 2005 Sprint, T-Mobile allow each other's customers to exchange multimedia messages. Cingular strikes similar deals with other carriers. TAGS: camera phone, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, picture messaging, operator, MMS, mobile operator, carrier, Cingular Wireless, subscriber, handset, camera, multimedia, agreement, message, photograph

AT&T Wireless readies recovery strategy

April 23, 2004 CEO John Zeglis outlines the troubled wireless carrier's plans to rebound from one of its worst financial quarters ever. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, carrier, BellSouth Corp., subscriber, SBC Communications Inc., cell phone, CEO

Virgin aims for middle with new payment plan

July 11, 2005 Carrier that pioneered pay-as-you-go in the U.S. now offers a monthly rate, but says it will stay true to its contract-free roots. TAGS: Virgin Mobile, Sprint Nextel, operator, payment, subscriber, minute, carrier, cell phone, U.S.

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