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Verizon Wireless gains total ownership of Mohave Wireless

3g It looks like Verizon Wireless is kicking off its work week with a big purchase, as the big red carrier announced this morning that it now owns Mohave Wireless, an operator that serves northwest Arizona. Verizon recently completed its...

Apr 1st by Alex Wagner 1

T-Mobile says 1900MHz HSPA+ service now in 49 cities, one user finds small patch of LTE in NYC

3g T-Mobile has steadily been refarming its 1900MHz spectrum since late last year, switching the network from 2G service to 3G HSPA+ service in several parts of the country. The move opens up T-Mobile's 3G network to a much wider range of...

Mar 15th by Alex Wagner 0

Qualcomm says new RF360 chipset can alleviate 4G LTE band fragmentation

3g While 4G LTE is great for consumers that are hungry for speedy mobile data, it can be a pain for manufacturers that want to release their hardware on several carriers, as all of the different bands that are used by different operators...

Feb 22nd by Alex Wagner 6

T-Mobile's 1900MHz HSPA+ service officially live in 14 new locations

3g There's now less than two weeks before 2012 wraps up, but that hasn't stopped T-Mobile from sneaking in one more expansion of its 1900MHz HSPA+ service before the calendar flips over to 2013. The magenta operator announced today that it's...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 8

Sprint reports on network upgrade progress, names 36 more markets that will soon gain LTE service

3g With 2012 winding down, Sprint today provided us with an update on how its network upgrade progress is going, both when it comes to its 4G LTE rollout and its 3G upgrades. Sprint's LTE network is now available in 49 markets, a number that...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 16

T-Mobile's 1900MHz HSPA+ coverage activated in five more locations, now covers 23 areas in total

3g Just a week after T-Mobile announced that its 1900MHz HSPA+ coverage was live in Atlanta, Minneapolis and Seattle, the magenta carrier has revealed another five areas that are now lit up with the newly-modernized network. Included in this...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

T-Mobile offers more details on its latest 1900MHz HSPA+ network expansion

3g As part of its flurry of news last week, T-Mobile revealed that its 1900MHz HSPA+ service was live in Atlanta, Minneapolis and Seattle. Today the folks at Magenta elaborated on that expansion a bit by revealing exact areas where the...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

T-Mobile 1900MHz HSPA+ service officially activated in three new locations

3g Ready for more Magenta-flavored news, T-Mobile folk? That's precisely what we've got for you this afternoon, as T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray took some time on stage during the Detusche Telekom Capital Markets Day 2012 event today to name a...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 7

T-Mobile activates its 1900MHz HSPA+ service in 10 new areas

3g T-Mobile today announced that it's refarmed its 1900MHz network in 10 new markets, allowing customers with compatible unlocked handsets (like the iPhone) to access its HSPA+ network. Included in today's expansion are several major U.S....

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 6

AT&T to shut down its 2G network by 2017

3g Have you made any plans for the year 2017 yet? Well AT&T has, as it's revealed that it plans to shut down its 2G network by 2017. That information comes from an SEC filing made by the carrier today, in which AT&T explains that it plans to...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 4

Sprint enhances coverage viewer tool, lets users view coverage based on device

3g Sprint has announced that it's refreshed the coverage viewer tool on its website, bringing enhancements that'll allow users to view the Now Network's two types of 4G service separately. After selecting the Data tab from the list of options...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

FCC gives the OK to 4G LTE use in the 800MHz band

3g The Federal Communications Commission this week approved the use of both 3G and LTE on 800MHz spectrum. Before this vote, the 800MHz band could only be used with 2G technologies, but the FCC's decision means that the spectrum can now be...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 0

AT&T working to refarm 2G spectrum in New York City for its 3G and 4G networks

3g Good news for AT&T customers located in New York City, as the carrier today confirmed that it's begun repurposing some of its 2G spectrum in NYC to be used for its 3G and 4G networks. AT&T says that the spectrum refarming will help its...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 12

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Verizon experiencing network issues across the country [UPDATED]

3g Well, this is no good. Reports have been flying in this morning from Verizon customers across the country claiming that they're having issues with Big Red's network this morning. The extent of the problems seems to be mixed, with some...

from 2012 by Alex Wagner 27

Google CEO Larry Page talks Android activations, Ice Cream Sandwich [UPDATED]

3g Today Google announced its Q3 2011 earnings and, in between talking about things like revenues and cost-per-click, the search giant managed to slip in some information about Android. The big stat revealed by CEO Larry Page is that there...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 15

MetroPCS bringing EVDO support to around 20 percent of its towers

3g Late last year saw MetroPCS launch its shiny new LTE network in addition to its existing 1xRTT coverage, leaving it with 2G and 4G networks but no 3G to speak of. That'll be changing soon, though, as MetroPCS CFO Braxton Carter has...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 26

HTC Flyer spotted in the FCC with support for T-Mobile 3G

3g Good news for all of you T-Mobile customers in the market for a new tablet: the HTC Flyer was just spotted passing through the FCC with support for the 1700MHz band that T-Mo uses for its 3G data. There doesn't seem to be any other big...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 1

HTC Sensation spotted in the FCC with AT&T 3G compatibility

3g One month ago, the HTC Sensation 4G passed through the FCC with support for T-Mobile's 1700MHz band. Today the Sensation has made another appearance in our favorite government agency, but this time has support for a different kind of 3G:...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 3

Sony S2 passes through the FCC with AT&T 3G support in tow

3g Sony's dual-screened S2 tablet has been laying pretty low ever since it was introduced in late April, but today the Honeycomb-powered device is back in the headlines after an appearance in the FCC. Going by the model number SGPT211US, the...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 2

HTC Wildfire S glides through the FCC with support for AT&T 3G

3g If you're in the market for an HTC-made Android device on AT&T, the options are pretty slim: you've got either the aging Aria or the Inspire 4G. Thanks to a recent FCC filing, though, it seems that that lineup may be growing in the near...

from 2011 by Alex Wagner 5

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"With most smartphones including some form of Mobile Hotspot, is there a place in the market for independent Hotspot units?"

Sam Rick Kinda pointless now if u ask me.

Mauka Side CLEAR

Tony Abiama I think its more convenient for me to have the hotspot in my phone than have a separate unit

Michael Beastmode White Eh. If your phones battery life sucks id say yes. Me? Mytouch 4g running ultimate droids rom I get 18 hours of battery life with heavy use. So these things are worthless to me.