Posts Tagged ‘ Verizon ’

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Network Coverage in North Scituate, Rhode Island

Verizon Wireless recently activated a new cell site in North Scituate that expands wireless voice and 3G data coverage along Danielson Pike, Route 6, Route 116 and parts of Route 101 in North Scituate, as well as the surrounding areas. (more here…) Related items What the Heck Is 4G? Making sense of 4G and...

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Hot spot coming to GSM iPhone 4s, AT&T mum on details

Though Apple announced today that iOS 4.3 would offer GSM iPhone owners the hot-spot feature that debuted on the Verizon iPhone, AT&T won’t confirm availability or pricing. (more…) Related items News: Verizon CFO Shammo reiterates claim of CDMA + GSM for next iPhone Telecom Weekly News Wrap May 5, 2012 Telecom Weekly News Wrap...

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Skype Mobile withdrawn on Verizon 3G Wireless tablets: will it only be available on 4G, and if so, when?

Late this afternoon, while preparing an in-depth article on the new Motorola Xoom tablet and its uti (get the story…) Related items Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in West Chester Township, Ohio What the Heck Is 4G? Making sense of 4G and other myths New iPad '3' Release: Will Australia Ban The Apple...

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Verizon to Offer Cloud-based Unified Communications

Verizon is getting set to offer its customers unified communications services that can include presence information, instant messaging, videoconferencing and fixed-mobile call handoffs through a Cisco Systems-based cloud infrastructure. (get the story…) Related items Verizon expands VoIP services in Asia Pacific Verizon expands APAC VOIP services Verizon expands VoIP service to four major Asia...

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VoIP patent lawsuit names several telecom carriers as defendants

Lawyers for Bear Creek Technologies have filed a lawsuit against 23 defendants, including Verizon (NYSE: VZ ), Qwest (NYSE: Q ), AT&T (NYSE: T ), Vonage (NYSE: VG ) and CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL ), alleging that they are infringing on a VoIP patent addressing interconnection technology. The suit alleges that Bear Creek Technologies founder Joe...

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Antennagate Redux: Consumer Reports condemns Verizon iPhone 4

The Return of Death Grip The Verizon CDMA incarnation of Apple’s iPhone 4 suffers from the same dropped-call syndrome as the existing GSM incarnation, according to the venerable American product tester Consumer Reports .… (read on….) Related items Sprint, Verizon Will ‘Unlock’ iPhone 4S for International Calling, If You Ask Unlocking AT&T iPhone to...

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News: Apple Outlines GSM and CDMA iPhone 4 Differences

iPhone users switching from AT&T to Verizon have more to contend with that simply buying a new phone and contract. There are differences in features, too, and Apple has a Knowledge Base article detailing what’s changed between the AT&T-compatible GSM iPhone and the CDAM-compatible Verizon model. (more…) Related items Telecom Weekly News Wrap May...

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News: Verizon iPhone 4 Packs CDMA, GSM Chip

Apple’s Verizon-compatible iPhone 4 isn’t officially available until February 10, but that didn’t stop the iFixit team from getting their hands on one and stripping it down to its screws. Inside they found several changes — including a Qualcomm chip that supports Verizon’s CDMA cell network technology as well as AT&T’s GSM tech. (more…)...

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iPhone 5: A GSM/CDMA World Phone?

iFixit discovered that the Verizon iPhone has a Qualcomm dual-mode GSM/CDMA chip, prompting questions about whether Apple will make its next iPhone a GSM-CDMA device? (more…) Related items Verizon confirms that iPhone 5 is GSM and CDMA Telecom Weekly News Wrap May 5, 2012 Telecom Weekly News Wrap April 28, 2012 Rumor: Qualcomm 4G...

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Upgrade Your Life: Reasons to hold off on the Verizon iPhone

Millions of iPhone users annoyed by the dropped calls and spotty data connections on AT&T have been waiting patiently for a Verizon iPhone—and after years of rumors and endless hype, it’s finally here. You may want to think twice before … (read the story…) Related items Sprint, Verizon Will ‘Unlock’ iPhone 4S for International...

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