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Official AT&T 8525 Windows Mobile 6 ROM Leaked

Just like the T-Mobile Dash Windows Mobile 6 Upgrade was leaked about a week before the real release, AT&T’s 8525 update has just been dumped onto the internet as well. What does this mean to you? Two things. https://gizmodo.com/official-final-t-mobile-dash-wm6-upgrade-leaked-256220 One, the official official (meaning residing on AT&T’s servers) will be upon us soon. Two, you’re…

Vast Majority of iPhone Owners Deliriously Happy, Cured of All Ailments

Despite our verdict of “wait,” a survey by the market research firm Interpret says 90 percent of iPhone owners are “extremely” or “very” satisfied with it, which the firm’s chief strategy officer interprets as ” pretty much off the charts.” (See what I did there?) Some of the other numbers are kind of interesting, if…

iPhone Field Test Mode Lets You Spy On The AT&T Network

Richard Baguley, chief cellular ninja over at WirelessInfo.com, just published a number that, when called, turns your iPhone into a mobile field testing station. Suddenly, up pops a new menu (as you can see on our own iPhone at left) that provides detailed reporting on strengths and characteristics of the cell towers in your area,…

Motorola Z9 Leaked

Boy Genius Report scored a hands-on with an early prototype of the Motorola Z9 slider, which has ditched the banana styling of the Z8 for a more conservative approach. Here’s a rundown on the device: https://gizmodo.com/the-motorola-z8-multimedia-phone-uploads-to-youtube-mys-260699 – Resembles RAZR 2 – 3G – AT&T branded including a AT&T browser key – 2MP camera with MicroSD…

FCC Gives HTC Cavalier Green Light

Fans of the popular HTC Excalibur (T-Mobile Dash) should be excited to hear that the smartphone’s anticipated successor, the HTC Cavalier, has been approved by the FCC. We already saw the thing get unboxed months ago, but for those of you with short memories, the Cavalier has 3G connectivity—a make-or-break feature for most people looking…

Unconfirmed: AT&T Sent Internal Memo Requiring iPhone Accessory Purchase? (Updated)

The AT&T bundled iPhone accessory saga keeps on trucking along, much to nobody’s surprise. This time we have an unconfirmed update with a supposed internal memo from last week telling sales associates to make customers buy at least one iPhone accessory with the iPhone. We haven’t seen the memo ourselves, but just a report of…

The EDGE network is back up now, but it was a harrowing couple hours for iPhone users whose devices were down to two of the “three devices” it supposedly combines. [AT&T Forums]

A Little iPhone SIM Card Irony, Courtesy of AT&T

Stop me if you’ve heard this one… I stick the paper clip into the hole at the top of the iPhone and out pops a 3G SIM card. So does that mean that when the 2.0 iPhone comes out, with HSDPA and all that, at least I’ll be able to keep the SIM? Or is…

Followup: AT&T Offering Refunds For Forced iPhone Accessory Bundles

AT&T saw our story about several stores forcing customers to purchase accessories with the iPhone last Friday, and let us know that they’re aware of the problem and they’re taking steps to remedy it. First, they claim that this is not a company-wide policy and “no one is required to buy accessories in order to…

The newly iPhone-bombarded EDGE network seemed to have taken a tumble, and users are having trouble getting online. [AT&T Forums]

Still Having iPhone Activation Problems?

We feel your pain. Hell, some of us took almost 48 hours for our iPhones to activate (it was actually our previous provider’s fault, because they took their sweet time letting go of the number). AT&T’s even put out a press release yesterday saying they’ve solved all problems on their end and everything should be…

Opening Weekend iPhone Numbers: 500,000 Sold, Mostly (Surprise) 8GB Models

Analysts from Piper Jaffray guesstimate that Apple moved around half a million iPhones in the 48 hours from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Sunday. Besides the big-baller number, there are a couple other chewy ones: 95 percent of SF, NY and Minneapolis disciples picked up the 8GB version and about half were new AT&T…

Breaking: Several AT&T Stores Forced Customers to Buy Accessories With iPhone

Click to viewFollowing up on the launch difference between AT&T and Apple stores, we’ve got three separate accounts of people reporting that AT&T is forcing them to buy accessories along with their iPhone at three different AT&T stores. This was definitely not the case at Apple stores, and for AT&T to decide this on their…

iPhone Launch, AT&T Vs. Apple Store

One of our readers, Frank Beacham, wrote in this morning after experiencing the iPhone launch first-hand in lines at both AT&T and the Apple. We thought his piece was well-written and quite telling about the difference in customer service between the two companies, so we posted it after the jump. Last night, at the last…

Having Trouble Activating Your iPhone?

If you are, you’re probably familiar with the image above. You’ve probably seen it about 100 times while pawing hungrily at your $650 paperweight while waiting for that activation email from iTunes/AT&T. It’s not your fault, it’s AT&T/T-Mobile/Sprint/Verizon’s. Join the club. Post your grief in the comments and we’ll all have a pity party.

2-Year Agreement NOT Required for iPhone

Yesterday we told you that AT&T would be performing credit checks with the purchase of an iPhone to warn those with bad credit. What we didn’t know at the time, however, is that these credit checks weren’t to penalize potential iPhone buyers with bad credit, but to draw in their business. https://gizmodo.com/good-credit-required-for-iphone-service-at-t-stores-wi-273622 Because to those…

Good Credit Required for iPhone Service: AT&T Stores Will Do In-Store Check, But Not Apple Stores

Scenario: You have been waiting in line for three days. You are one of the first with an iPhone. You get it home, walk through the easy iTunes setup and… VOILA! You are rejected for AT&T service because your credit sucks. This is not a joke, it very well could happen. So AT&T is offering…

Jobs Tells WSJ that AT&T EDGE Network Isn’t Fast Enough

In an interview that mainly covered the virtues of the iPhone, Steve Jobs did admit to the Wall Street Journal that there was one vice: AT&T’s EDGE data network. Called “pokey” by at least two of the four anointed iPhone reviewers earlier this week, the EDGE network is something that even Jobs wishes were “a…

AT&T EDGE Speeds on Steroids?

It looks like Operation Fine EDGE might be paying some pretty fine dividends. AT&T customers at both Mac Rumors’ forums and HowardForums are relaying that tonight they’ve been experiencing some fairly jazzed up EDGE action—speeds have been hitting around 200kbps, a far cry from the typical 40kbps that made Pogue-y a sad panda. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-data-to-be-boosted-by-at-ts-operation-fine-edge-265867 Dermot…

Waiting In Line For an iPhone? Take a Picture and Be On Giz

Since you’re a reader, you may love Gizmodo, but did you know that Gizmodo loves you right back? Here’s a chance for us to prove it. Today or tomorrow, if you or your friends are in line for an iPhone, whether you’re at an Apple Store or an AT&T shop, take out your skanky old…