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Washington digs in on text message pricing; asks about carrier exclusivity

Congress continued to take the wireless carriers to the mat over the wrong issue, specifically the cost of a text message. Now, it looks like there may be an effort to pin them down on a matter  that will likely resonate with a greater a number of people: carrier exclusivity...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Senator, Wireless Carrier, AT&T Corp., Pricing Strategy, Wireless, Pricing, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing Research, Cellular Phones, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Should the US government impose wireless fee limits like the EU?

Zack forwarded me a link to a rather interesting BBC News item on how the EU is setting caps on text messaging, data roaming, and voice calls. As a US wireless carrier subscriber I was a bit surprised to read that government officials are able to set maximum limits wireless...

Tags: Wireless Carrier, Subscriber, U.S. Government, European Union, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-04-22

New wireless carrier to offer unlimited VoIP and data for $70

Tired of your traditional wireless carrier here in the US and looking for a change? Sascha Segan reports that a new wireless carrier will be launching soon with no phone calls going over the GSM voice network. Calls from the ZERO1 Mobile network will all be VoIP calls made with...

Tags: Wireless Carrier, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Wireless, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-03-13

The iPod Touch can become an iPhone with a Jajah VoIP app

As you might recall, I bought and then returned an iPhone 3G because my experiences with the AT&T service were so bad. A lot of readers said I made a bad decision but suddenly, I'm feeling redeemed - like I may have made a smart move. Jajah,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Wireless Carrier, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Wireless, Jajah VoIP, Sales Strategy, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wireless And Mobility, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-02-04

SMS fees impacting Twitter feature

Just this week, I was applauding Twitter for rejecting an offer from Facebook. One reason I noted was that Twitter's SMS text feature makes alerts from twittering (tweeting?) news outlets such as ZDNet even more valuable. Now, that feature seems headed for the history books as wireless carriers impose fee...

Tags: Wireless Carrier, SMS, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Speedtest 1.0 (Mobile)

Use the Speedtest application to find better WiFi networks or evaluate your wireless carrier.

Tags: Wireless Carrier, Mobile, Wi-Fi Network, Xtreme Labs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Wireless LANs

Software downloads 2008-08-04

Google faces uphill climb forging wireless deals

Google's wireless plans are coming into focus, but it will face a big hurdle: Convincing wireless carriers that it is a partner and not a foe.The Wall Street Journal reports today that Google is approaching numerous wireless carriers like T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless with prototype handsets embedded with its search...

Tags: Yahoo, Wired & Wireless, Web Technology, Mobile, Google, General

Blog posts 2007-08-02

Service-Optimized Ethernet Solutions Are Critical to Achieving Carrier Business Transformation Goals

For the next 2 to 3 years, business model transformation will remain the single most important trend among all types of communications service providers worldwide. Whether the company is thought of today as an incumbent telco, cable company, wireless carrier or content provider, business model transformation is a critical first...

Tags: Wireless Carrier, Telecommunications Company, Cable Company, Cable, Service-Optimized Ethernet Solution, Business Model Transformation, Telecom & Utilities, Wi-Fi, Telecommunications, Wireless

White papers 2007-02-01

dotMobi aims around the wireless Telcos to boost mobile Internet

Accessing the Internet from cell phones is possible but the experience is poor. Mobile web browser performance is clunky, few web sites are designed for cell phone access, and the customer bill can be astronomical.I recently spoke with Alexa Raad, who heads up marketing and business development at dotMobi, a...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Wi-Fi, Web, mobile marketing, wireless carrier, Web site, wireless, dotMobi, mobile internet

Blog posts 2006-12-22

Unlocking your mobile phone is no longer prohibited

Last week the U.S. Copyright Office issued a ruling that states cell phone owners are allowed to break their software locks on their devices. There has been quite bit of talk about this on the internet, but the ruling doesnt state anything about requiring wireless carriers to unlock your phone....

Tags: Smartphone, Wireless carriers, wireless, telephone

Blog posts 2006-11-29

Virtual wireless carriers face tough times

Virtual wireless carriers face tough timesVirtual wireless carriers face tough timesYeah yeah. If you want to be a leader in the wireless carrier market then how about bringing phones over to the U.S. with all the features that they have international? My understanding is that the U.S. is...

Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless carrier, wireless

Discussion threads 2006-08-17

Smartphones: Where the computer and telephony cultures clash

Smartphones: Where the computer and telephony cultures clashWireless carriers"I've even flooded their networks with traffic without so much as a peep from them. So, if the ISPs able to do it, you can't help but wonder why the wireless carriers can't. Is it the fragility of their...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Wi-Fi, NETWORKING, computer, cellular network, telephony, communication line, Smartphone, network, QoS, wireless, wireless carrier, wireline network, Internet Service Provider

Discussion threads 2005-08-11

Smartphones: Where the computer and telephony cultures clash

Buried in my recently posted saga of why synch can stink was a comment about how, when using Intellisync to wirelessly (over Verizon Wireless' EVDO network) synchronize email, contacts, appointments, etc. between my PC (an IBM Thinkpad T42) and an Audiovox XV6600 PocketPC phone, I was unable to control...

Tags: Intellisync, wireless carrier

Blog posts 2005-08-11

60% of US wireless carrier sales come through direct channels

About 60% of wireless carrier sales come through direct channels, 40% through indirect channels, reports In-Stat. While carriers prefer sales through their own direct channels because Average Revenue Per User ARPU is higher and subscriber acquisition costs are slightly lower, they continue to grow the number of both direct and...

Tags: wireless, wireless carrier

Blog posts 2005-07-01

Forget Ballmer's $100 PC. Introducing Schwartz's free PC

In a blog entry whose date suggests that he finished it well before the IBM/Lenovo concluded (and was just waiting for it to be official before pressing the publish button), Sun COO Jonathan Schwartz talks about how PCs will follow devices like cell phones and cable boxes into the world of...

Tags: ARPU, PC, telephone

Blog posts 2004-12-08

Additional Resources

Motorola Droid (Verizon Wireless)

Editors' note: Over the next few days we will continue to test the Droid and add the results to this review.You have to hand it to Verizon Wireless: though the Google Android operating system now extends to a handful of devices, the carrier was able to get the tech world...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, display, Color Support, Verizon Wireless, Motorola Inc., Motorola Droid

Product reviews 2009-10-29

B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

An ebook reader is a pretty good idea for limited useI honestly don't see myself buying an e-reader for books, simply because the cost. $25 for a good hardback is something you want to keep. Even paperbacks are worth keeping if the story is there. You cannot keep...

Tags: Wireless LANs, E-books, Wireless and Mobility, ebook reader, nook, Wi-Fi, e-book, B&N, e-reader

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Sprint acquires iPCS; Deal ends legal spat

Sprint Nextel said it will acquire iPCS for $831 million in a move that adds almost 1 million wireless customers and shelves litigation between the two companies. In a statement Tuesday, Sprint said the $831 million price tag ($24 a share) includes the assumption of $405 million...

Tags: Sprint Communications, iPCS, Litigation, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Business Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Is the Google Android platform the upcoming smartphone of choice?

My T-Mobile SIM is setup for my T-Mobile G1 Google Android device that I have owned since day 1 see my full review and continue to enjoy with the updates and growing Android Market application selection. T-Mobile was the first US wireless carrier to support Android and then rolled out...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Carrier, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-16

LG Bliss - white (US Cellular)

LG is one of the top makers of touch-screen feature phones, and though many of them go to big national carriers like Verizon Wireless and AT&T Wireless like the LG enV Touch and the LG Xenon for example, quite a number of them make it to regional carrier U.S. Cellular...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, U.S. Cellular, LG Electronics Inc., home screen, LG Bliss, phone, Bliss

Product reviews 2009-10-14