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UH OH: The Metaphor Falcone Uses To Explain His Pipedream Wireless Company Is...
Phil Falcone admits his plans for LightSquared, a 4G wireless network he plans to roll out to 100 million users by 2012, the FCC-imposed deadline, are a "hot button issue" with investors. He's...
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Apple Is In No Hurry To Build A 4G iPhone (AAPL, VZ, ATT, GOOG)
The iPhone may finally be coming to Verizon, but consumers hoping to see an iPhone working on the 4G LTE network Verizon is rolling out this year will be disappointed. TechCrunch's Steve Cheney says...
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T-Mobile's myTouch 4G Commercial Slams The iPhone (DT)
T-Mobile released this snarky commercial today for the MyTouch 4G, slamming the iPhone's lack of Facetime support over AT&T's 3G network. Video-conferencing is available on the myTouch over 4G....
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Clearwire To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs (CLWR, S, VZW)
High-speed wireless provider Clearwire announced a 15% workforce reduction this afternoon, as the company's losses continue to mount despite growing subscriber numbers. The news comes as Clearwire...
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Verizon Launching 4G Network On Sunday In 38 Markets, Including NYC And Bay...
Verizon Wireless just announced details for its forthcoming 4G wireless network. The big idea is that this will be much faster for downloads and uploads than its current 3G network. Verizon's network...
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REMINDER: No 4G iPhone Or iPad For Verizon Until Next Year (At The Earliest)...
Verizon Wireless just took the wraps off its 4G wireless network, which will launch in 38 markets on Sunday. It promises faster Internet access, ideal for stuff like watching videos, video chatting,...
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Verizon's 4G Data Plans Aren't Friendly To Data Hogs (VZ)
Verizon's LTE network is blazing fast, but taking advantage of that speed could cost you: downloading data at top speed could theoretically blow through your monthly data cap in just 32 minutes, PC...
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Verizon's New 4G Service Is Changing My Life (VZ)
I signed up for Verizon's new high-speed LTE data service on Sunday, the day it went on sale. It's already had a profound effect on how I work--more so than any product since the first iPhone. Some...
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4G iPhone Will Launch By 2012 Or Sooner, Whether AT&T CEO Says It Or Not...
We aren't at CES, but an AT&T rep tells us that AT&T Wireless CEO Ralph de la Vega did NOT let slip any early announcements about 4G Apple devices during his speech there today, contrary to...
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The Latest Way The Phone Company Is Lying To You: By Calling A 3G Network A...
Here's the latest reason not to trust the phone company: They're spinning you with marketing BS to make it look like their current "3G" wireless networks are brand-new, next-generation networks....
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Why No 4G iPhone? (AAPL, VZ)
One slight surprise in this morning's Verizon-iPhone announcement is that the first generation of phones will use Verizon's 3G network. If you want to use the faster 4G LTE network that Verizon...
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CHART OF THE DAY: People Don't Know What 4G Is, And They Don't Care
Want to get the Chart Of The Day a day earlier? Sign up for our Chart of the Day email. Here's some interesting charts from Nielsen on what consumers think about when they hear the phrase "4G."...
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T-Mobile: Here's Why It's OK That We Started Calling Our 3G Network A "4G"...
In an effort to make itself look more advanced, late last year, T-Mobile USA started calling its wireless data network a "4G" network. Up until then, T-Mobile had referred to the very same network as...
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Everything You Need To Know About 4G On Every U.S. Carrier (VZ, T, S)
There's a lot of confusion when it comes to the new wave of 4G phones hitting the market this year. Just because a device is labeled 4G, doesn't mean it will run as fast as rival networks. Carriers...
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Sprint Could Be Ditching WiMax For LTE (S, VZ, T, CLWR)
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse says he'll give more details about Sprint's long-term 4G strategy later this year, hinting that Sprint might adopt the LTE technology that everyone else is using, and ditch WiMax,...
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Motorola Atrix 4G: AT&T's Best Android Phone Yet [REVIEW] (MMI, T, AAPL, GOOG)
Now that AT&T has lost exclusivity to the iPhone, the carrier is turning to a new wave of powerful Android phones. The Motorola Atrix 4G is leading the charge, and it will easily be the best...
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Don't Buy An iPhone Now: Wait For Verizon High-Speed Network (VZW, AAPL)
Verizon Wireless CEO Daniel Mead says that Apple will build products that use Verizon's super-fast LTE (4G) network. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Mead said "You'll see more coming...
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MAP OF THE DAY: Here's Why AT&T-Mobile Might Actually Be Good For Consumers...
AT&T's $39 billion deal to acquire T-Mobile has understandably been met with a lot of skepticism and criticism. In theory, competition is always a good thing, and the deal would remove a big...
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The iPhone Is Being Outsold At Verizon By The HTC Thunderbolt (VZ, AAPL, GOOG)
HTC's Android-based Thunderbolt is outselling the iPhone at Verizon stores according to research from BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk. Piecyk called 150 Verizon stores around the country and asked which...
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Two Months Later, AT&T Is Finally Fixing Its Huge 4G Screw-Up (T, MOT)
After a two-month wait, AT&T is finally rolling out the update that will allow the Motorola Atrix access the 4G upload speeds on its HSUPA network. AT&T received heavy criticism from Atrix...
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