When it comes to attracting new customers, even the big boys need to come up with new ideas. Carriers want your money for as long as they can get it, which is why the push their post paid plans so heavily and tend to not focus on no contract phones. But the poor economy has [...]
Android’s dominance in the smartphone market looks as though it will only continue to rise as a recent survey by Neilsen revealed that 31% of people surveyed are looking to purchase an Android phone when compared to 30% who are eyeing the iPhone. While that number doesn’t mark a significant difference, Android already enjoys a [...] One of the more curious images to cross our desks surfaced over the weekend. It is an image of a white iPhone 4 running T-Mobile. As everyone already knows, the iPhone 4 was initially exclusive to AT&T, and earlier this year it became available on the Verizon network. The white iPhone 4 won’t be available [...] There is an interesting article over at Mobiledia outlining how to avoid bill shock when you travel abroad. The obvious answer is to simply get an unlocked phone and buy a prepaid SIM card while you’re abroad. That way you can avoid Verizon’s $20.48 per MB charge for roaming on a foreign network. Even simply [...] There’s a great article in Wired about how the Motorola Droid, and the Droid name in general, saved Motorola and Android from slipping into obscurity. It’s historically accurate to. That phone, and the Droid branding, is when Android truly became Android. Motorola phones hadn’t really progressed from the time of the RAZR and Android only [...] Apple is pretty notorious for not wanting customers to mess with their phone in any way shape or form. There have been numerous stories of people taking their iPhones in for repairs only to find that when they are returned, a new type of screw has been put in that isn’t compatible with any screwdriver [...] Just as AT&T and Verizon are raising prices and eliminating options, T-Mobile is introducing new plans that offer more and cost less. Exactly how long those plans will actually be available should the merger with AT&T go through remain to be seen, but starting on the 13th, T-Mobile customers will be able to get acquainted [...] Cell phone carriers are really trying to push those long term contracts, and why wouldn’t they? For people with a smartphone, over the course of a two year contract, you can pay upwards of $2,500. Even if you are getting a free phone at the outset, over the long haul, a no contract phone is [...] There is a prevailing belief that if the AT&T/T-Mobile merger gets through the Federal approval process, consumers are going to be saddled with higher prices. AT&T’s theory on this is why wait? All AT&T phones are getting an upgrade in the price tag department. AT&T announced that it is raising the price for early upgrades [...]