Sales of Google Android smartphones outpaced sales of the Apple iPhone at AT&T in the second quarter, as the No. 2 wireless carrier looks for more efficient ways to make a profit in the competitive wireless business. During the company’s second-quarter conference call Tuesday, Ralph de la Vega, AT&T’s head of wireless, said Google Android …
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AT&T is catering to cost-sensitive consumers with two new lower-cost tiers of service for its Mobile Share plans and a less expensive smartphone for its prepaid service. Starting July 26, AT&T will add two new tiers to its Mobile Share portfolio and begin offering the Nokia Lumia 520 to its prepaid GoPhone customers for $99.99. Related stories When Does My …
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AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless have each introduced new “early upgrade” programs that allow wireless customers to trade in their smartphones as often as every six months. Are these plans really worth the cost? And which one offers the most value? I try to answer these questions in this Ask Maggie. As T-Mobile CEO John Legere said when he introduced …
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Verizon is not interested in bidding on prepaid wireless service provider Leap Wireless. But the company may be looking to buy a carrier in Canada, according to Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo. Speaking on the company’s quarterly conference call on Thursday, Shammo responded to an analyst’s question about AT&T’s proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Leap Wireless. Shammo said he …
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Wireless operators, such as T-Mobile, talk a good game about making their device sales and service plans easier to understand. But often figuring out which devices can be used on which networks and how much you have to pay for those devices is anything but simple. The situation seems to get even more complicated when you factor in third-party retailers …
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Leap Wireless’ prepaid brand Cricket Wireless is expanding its device financing plans to help customers purchase a new smartphone. The company, which offers low-cost prepaid wireless service, announced Wednesday three new zero percent financing options for customers that will make it easier to get their hands on hot new smartphones. The company initially announced a device financing plan late last …
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Could Nokia’s new 41-megapixel Lumia 1020 be the best smartphone for shutterbugs? I love taking pictures. But I can’t tell you the last time I carried around a point-and-shoot camera. I almost exclusively use my smartphone for most of my picture taking needs nowadays. But to be perfectly honest, I am often disappointed in the images. Unless it’s an immaculately …
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Nokia is hosting a major event Thursday in New York City to take the wraps off a new Lumia flagship smartphone that promises to “reinvent zoom.” The event, which will likely introduce the already-hyped Lumia 1020, will kick off at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET. CNET’s Brian Bennett, Sarah Tew, Roger Cheng, and I will be there to cover the …
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T-Mobile is shaking up the wireless industry yet again with a new device upgrade program announced Wednesday that is supposed to make it easier for its customers to upgrade to new devices. The company’s CEO John Legere said during a press conference in New York City, where the new plan called Jump was unveiled, that it’s all about giving customers …
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NEW YORK — T-Mobile announced a new device upgrade program for its no-contract customers Wednesday. The program allows these customers to get their hands on the latest and greatest phones at subsidized prices. Related stories When Does My Phone Unlock? And How Can I Get My Carrier to Do It? Best T-Mobile Deals Available Now Best Internet Providers in Chicago …
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