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dealzmodo
Refurbished iPhone 3G 8GB for $79
You can save $20 on the $99 8GB iPhone 3G if you're willing to forego factory freshness—refurbed models are $79 with free shipping from AT&T. They don't have refurbed data plans for discount, do they? [AT&T via TUAW] -
rumor
Sony Ericsson's More-Camera-Than-Phone C905 AT&T's First 8MP Cameraphone
A whole year after it was announced, it looks like Sony Ericsson's C905 is coming stateside by way of AT&T July 19, making it AT&T's first 8-megapixel cameraphone. I'm sure Jesus would hate it. [BGR] -
amazon
Amazon Wireless Aims To Make Cellphone Shopping Easier
For many of us, cellphone shopping really means choosing between the major smartphone brands—but for those of us looking at a broader range of devices and plans, Amazon has developed a new site to help make the process easier. More » -
iphone apps
AT&T's iPhone App Brings Remote DVR Scheduling To U-Verse Customers
If you happen to be a U-Verse customer, AT&T has an app for you. AT&T Remote Mobile Access allows iPhone / iPod Touch users to control their DVR remotely. More » -
femtocell
AT&T Confirms Femtocell for 2009 Release
AT&T femtocell, the Wi-Fi-like hotspot that improves AT&T signals in your home, is still on track for a 2009 release. But now that I'm rocking 7.2Mbps in Chicago anyway, the prospect is not quite exciting as it used to be. [mobileburn] -
iphone
Enable Tethering On Your iPhone 3G and 3GS With Only Safari (MMS, VV Fix)
Here's an extremely easy way to enable tethering on your iPhone 3G and 3GS (even on AT&T!) by just visiting a site on your iPhone's Safari. No jailbreaking needed. Here's where you go:
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iphone
AT&T Wants You to Pay $10 a Month for Their iPhone GPS Navigator
AT&T has released TeleNav's turn-by-turn, voice-enabled GPS navigator for the iPhone at the expected price of $10 a month, proving that they're all going to be expensive, including TomTom's upcoming entry. More » -
iphone 3gs
AT&T's Instructions For Getting an iPhone 3GS Tomorrow
The details have been outlined throughout the week, but AT&T has put together a one-stop shopping guide for those planning to score an iPhone 3GS tomorrow. More » -
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iPhone 3.0
AT&T's Wi-Fi Hot Spot Auto-Authentication Is Free for iPhone 3.0 Users
According to AT&T, iPhone 3.0 users with qualified plans will be able to seamlessly switch from the 3G network to AT&T Wi-Fi hot spots automatically without being prompted for authentication first. [AT&T via YouTube via Engadget] -
politics
Senator Kerry Doesn't Like Apple-AT&T Exclusive iPhone Deal
Presidential race loser and US Senator John Kerry (remember him?) has sent a note to the FCC basically asking why AT&T has an exclusive iPhone contract with Apple. Two years after its introduction? This horse is late to the race: More » -
iphone
AT&T Loosens iPhone 3GS Upgrade Eligibility
If you're an AT&T customer that isn't eligible for a phone upgrade yet, but will be eligible in July, August or September, good news. You're eligible starting Friday, June 19. More » -
iphone
iPhone 3.0's MMS Will Be Part of SMS Bundle, Not Sold at Extra Cost
In a nutshell, "AT&T will make multimedia messaging (MMS) available at no extra cost to customers with a text messaging bundle," says AT&T. [PCWorld] -
apple
iPhone 3GS Preorders Shipping
If you put in an iPhone 3GS preorder, chances are that this won't be news to you. But several readers have reported receiving UPS tracking numbers for their new iPhone 3GSes. Hooray for them! In the meantime, we're going to just tell people we have an iPhone 3GS while shying away from requests to see the new Compass app or video recording. [Thanks Jeremy, Ken and others!] -
iphone 3gs
AT&T's iPhone 3GS Pre-Orders Already Sold Out
AT&T is telling customers that any iPhone 3GS pre-orders placed after today, June 13th, will not be available at the June 19th launch, instead shipping out between one and two weeks later. More » -
iphone 3gs
How To Score The iPhone 3GS Before The Average, Uninformed Joe
Want to be top nerd in the nerdly, iPhone-wanting circle you run in? Then pre-order, pre-order, pre-order my friends. More » -
question of the day
Is Cellphone Tethering Worth It?
No seriously, I've never had a cellphone capable of doing it. So, before I decide to spend $70 a month on an unlimited data plan I've got to know. In your experience, is cellphone tethering worth it? -
iphone
AT&T MMS Delay May Be Due To Opt-Out Codes, $70 Tethering Plan In Works
According to BGR, the reason AT&T isn't going to be ready with MMS at launch is not because of any new pricing plan—it's because of Opt-Out MMS codes. More » -
apple
Real Cost of iPhone 3GS: About $218 More Than You Think
Already the 3GS is incurring fanboy wrath: For 3G owners not yet eligible for a new phone, the 32GB costs $499 and the 16GB costs $399—and even more without contract. Three tiers of official pricing below:
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apple
AT&T Is Screwing Over US iPhone Users
There sure were a lot of fun things announced for iPhone 3.0 today! It's too bad US customers won't get to use them for a while thanks to how terrible AT&T is. More » -
sales
More Than 50,000 Palm Pres Sold, More than 150,000 Apps Downloaded
We don't have hard numbers yet, but according to some analysts, Palm probably sold between 50,000 and 60,000 Pres in this opening weekend, and Palm verifies over 150,000 app downloads in the first day alone. More » -
palm pre
Palm Pre Won't Be Coming to Verizon or AT&T Within Six Months
We knew Sprint had the Pre locked up through 2009, but now Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is trying to make the period of exclusivity seem long enough to convince users to switch to Sprint rather than wait a few months. More » -
blackberry
BlackBerry Curve 8900 Arrives at AT&T Friday for $200 After Rebate
The BlackBerry Curve 8900 is finally arriving at AT&T this Friday after a few months at T-Mobile. You'll pay $199.99 for it, but only after remembering to send in a $100 mail-in rebate. -
iphone apps
How to Hack the iPhone to Use SlingPlayer and Skype Over 3G
AT&T's impotent network—and good ol' fashioned greed make it do douchey things sometimes, like lock down SlingPlayer and Skype for the iPhone. But you can unlock their true 3G powers.
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smartphones
Samsung Jack Completes BlackJack Windows Mobile Trilogy for $99
If you thought the Epix was the BlackJack III, nope. Meet the Jack. It's a pretty standard Windows Mobile 6.1, 3G and Wi-Fi deal, and it compels copywriters to make lame playing card puns: More » -
sling
Network Use Not the Only Reason For AT&T to Hate 3G iPhone SlingPlayer
Everyone may think that AT&T threw their fat around and made Apple lock down the SlingPlayer iPhone app because of AT&T's lousy network, but a tipster tells us there's a more nefarious reason at play.
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at&t
AT&T Uses Semantics to Justify Locking Down SlingPlayer For iPhone
We all know that tens of thousands of iPhones streaming TV 3G from their Slingboxes would slow down AT&T's already saggy network. What we don't get is how AT&T is justifying their position. More » -
business
AT&T to Buy Boatloads of Equipment and Infrastructure From Verizon
AT&T is planning to purchase the leftovers of Alltel's network, including physical assets like towers, licenses, and 1.5 million subscribers from Alltel's new owner, Verizon, for the tasty sum of $2.35 billion. More » -
iphone
AT&T MyWireless App Lets You Easily Manage Your Account From Your iPhone
AT&T customers can now pay their bill, view all voice and data usage and browse / manage bolt-on features directly from their iPhone with ease thanks to the new myWireless mobile app. More » -
3g
Take Wired's 3G Smartphone Speed Survey
The sequel to their iPhone 3G speedtest, Wired's doing a nationwide speedtest for every 3G smartphone. It takes 5 minutes, and we're interested to see how it compares to our own nationwide 3G test. [Wired] -
mods
Verified: Modded NES Controller Phone Plays Sanford and Son Theme
Modder Taylor Merrill managed to get his Samsung Eternity phone into an old NES controller for a very slick little nerd-cred package. Bonus points for the ringtone, too. [YouTube via Nowhere Else, thanks Steve!] More » -
dealzmodo
AT&T Giving Away a Refurbished HTC Fuze With Contract
AT&T is getting aggressive with their refurb deals. Last week it was a 16GB iPhone 3G for $149, and this week it is a free HTC Fuze with a 2-year contract and new activation. More » -
verizon
Apple In 'High Level' iPhone Talks With Verizon Wireless
Will Verizon ever wrest away iPhone exclusivity from AT&T? We don't know for certain, but tonight we do know that the wireless carrier is working hard to make it so, possibly by 2010. -
dealzmodo
AT&T Selling Refurbished 16GB iPhone 3Gs For $149
I've said it before and I'll say it again—buying refurbished can be a really smart move. And getting a refurbished 16GB iPhone 3G with a 2-year contract for $149 ain't bad. [AT&T via Phonenews] -
cellphones
AT&T's Service Fail at Coachella Music Fest Renders Official iPhone App Useless
If you've ever been to Coachella, you know cell service isn't great. You'd think that AT&T, being a major event sponsor, would make sure their service worked in support of Coachella's iPhone app, right? Wrong. More » -
lenovo
AT&T 3G Compatible Lenovo Netbook Appears in FCC Filing
Guess what recently showed up in the FCC database: A 9-inch Lenovo netbook with a built-in 3G card. Because of its AT&T compatibility, it looks like this netbook will be joining the iPhone at the network that gets "more bars in more places". [FCC via Engadget] -
at&t
AT&T Introduces Somewhat Creepy FamilyMap Snooping Service
AT&T now offers a $10/month plan that gets you the realtime location of two of your plan's phones ($15/month for five). But unlike other family trackers, this one doesn't appear to need parental permission/notification. More » -
reward
AT&T Putting Up $100,000 Reward For Cable Cutting Vandals
AT&T has announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the saboteurs that recently cut fiber optic cable in the San Jose region. More » -
crime
Vandals Cut AT&T Fiber Optic Lines In San Jose Affecting Thousands
Police in San Jose are investigating two incidents involving severed AT&T and Sprint fiber optic cable that knocked out landline, cellular and internet service to thousands of Silicon Valley residents. More » -
cellphones
Samsung Impression Now Available on AT&T For $199
The Samsung Impression, an entry-level dumbphone with a slide-out keyboard, is out today on AT&T for $199. Even though it's a dumbphone, it manages to house a 3.2-inch touchscreen and a 3-megapxiel camera. More details on the phone with actual impressions here. -
cellphones
AT&T's Spring Phones: Nokia E71x Only $99, Samsung Impression's Got a Shiny AMOLED Screen
Out of AT&T's six pack of new phones, two got us excited: Nokia's E71x is going to be only $99 (!!!) and Samsung's Impression is the first US phone with an AMOLED screen. More »






































