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Giz Explains: What AT&T’s 7.2Mbps Network Really Means

AT&T’s contribution to the improved overall speed of the iPhone 3GS—their upgraded 7.2Mbps network—is nearly as important as Apple’s. But 7.2 is just a number, and AT&T’s network is just one of many. Here’s where it actually stands. https://gizmodo.com/iphone-3gs-review-5293388 First, a direct translation: AT&T’s upgraded (or more accurately, upgrading) 3G network claims data download rates…

Tech News John Herrman Jun 19

Gizmodo’s Mission Critical E3 Gear

Essential to our E3 coverage: Canon’s 5D Mark II‘s made our liveblog shots effortless and awesome in any light , Sprint’s 3G network was our crucial lifeline in the bowels of convention centers, and UCC Black powered us. https://gizmodo.com/canon-5d-mark-ii-vs-nikon-d700-review-shoot-out-5160540

Tech News Matt Buchanan Jun 4

Sony Vaio P Modded To Accept SIM Cards, 3G via HSDPA Connection

The Vaio P comes with EV-DO hardware, but an enterprising modder has tweaked everyone’s favorite makeup compact netbook to accept HSDPA SIM cards too, for 3G connections from AT&T. It’s not for beginners, though. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-p-review-5131637 Since there was no elusive SIM card slot found like there was on the HP Mini 1000, the modder had…

Tech News John Mahoney Feb 13

The One Very Un-Pro Thing About The New Unibody MacBooks’ USB Ports

When I pulled my MacBook Pro out for its first field run at CES, one limitation I hadn’t previously anticipated arose. It’s something you should consider if you’re using anything larger than standard USB plugs. When I went to plug in my Verizon EV-DO card, all was well. But when I moved to hook up…

Tech News John Mahoney Jan 13

Sprint Novatel EX720 EV-DO ExpressCard Now Comes With PC Card Adapter

While we USB is our interface of choice for 3G laptop cards, ’cause it’ll work on anything and we switch laptops a lot, some people might still wanna leave a USB port free and fill up a standard PCMCIA slot instead. So Novatel’s EX720 Rev-A ExpressCard for Sprint, one of the first Rev. A ExpressCards,…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Oct 18

Xohm Tested Out in Baltimore: Beats EVDO, Unsurprisingly

Laptopmag went ahead and tested out Xohm WiMax goodness, now that it’s live in Baltimore. They jammed an ExpressCard Xohm into a Sony Vaio laptop, and compared it to a Kyocera EVDO card running on Verizon, at a spot where both signals were strong. The conclusion? Xohm beats EVDO for speed when doing intensive downloading,…

Gadgets Kit Eaton Oct 1

Chrysler Gearing Up For In-Car Wi-Fi In 2009 Models Via Autonet

Chrysler is poised to be the first car manufacturer to offer built-in internet access in its vehicles. The service, called Uconnect Web, uses existing wireless data networks for internet access it then shares with devices in the car via Wi-Fi, essentially turning your car into one big hot spot. The core device, which costs $499…

Tech News Matt Hickey Aug 12

Official: Verizon Wireless Absorbing Alltel to Become Largest US Carrier

We mentioned it yesterday, but now Verizon Wireless is kissing and telling: It will pay around $6 billion for Alltel, adding 13 million customers in 34 states to the Verizon subscriber ranks. That should put Verizon’s total at 80 million—high above AT&T’s last-reported 71 million customers. Though Alltel and Verizon share the same phone technology,…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Jun 5

The Fine(ish) Print on Sprint’s 5GB Data Cap

Yes, the upcoming 5GB cap on Sprint’s data plan is twue. While heartbreaking, it’s not all doom and gloom—according to these details from Cnet, at least Sprint won’t be a total dick about it. Besides having an easy way to monitor your slurpage at Sprint.com, “going over once in a while is OK” and they’ll…

Tech News Matt Buchanan May 28

Oh No: Sprint Capping “Unlimited” 3G Data Service at 5GB

We’ve raved on Sprint’s EV-DO data service more than once, in no small part because they were the only carrier to have truly unlimited 3G data, while AT&T and Verizon capped their service at 5GB. Our love affair just might be over. According to a leaked update of their terms of service, effective July 31st,…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 19

3G Networks Reviewed: AT&T Is the Fastest

Computerworld took Verizon, Sprint and AT&T’s 3G data services for a spin all around the tri-state area—500 points in NY, NJ and CT—with data cards from everyone and an X300 to determine the king of 3G. Surprisingly (or maybe not), AT&T was the snappiest of the bunch in both average (755Kbps) and top data speeds…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan May 13

AT&T Confirms First Dibs on BlackBerry Bold

AT&T told our friend Sascha at PC Mag that it would be the first carrier to sell the new BlackBerry Bold. Others may very well follow this year, and judging from the fact that the hardware specs include room for T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon, they most certainly will. AT&T also said that it’s got exclusivity…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 12

Rumor: T-Mobile Lusting To Buy Sprint

T-Mobile may be smallish in the US, but it’s owned by German giant Deutsche Telekom, a company plenty powerful enough to buy up Sprint if it wanted to…and the rumor mill says it may want to. The Inquirer points out the obvious network issues that might arise. After all, what do you get when you…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 5

Hacked MacBook Air With Built-In 3G Wireless

This is what every MacBook Air needs: built-in 3G wireless. In order to get this goodness into the MBA, Jordan Bunnell busted up a Verizon USB727 Air Card and soldered it up with the MBA’s unused USB controllers on the motherboard and used a little bit of voodoo to get power flowing to the card.…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Apr 29

Mobile Term Madness: LTE, WiMax, EV-DO and More Explained

We’ve been talking a lot about emerging mobile tech lately, tossing around crazy acronyms and words like WiMax, LTE, 3G, G-Spot, EDGE and whatnot. A lot of you probably already know this stuff cold, but in case you don’t, here’s the quick and dirty guide to what you need to know. GSM is the most…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Apr 16

Unlimited Voice and Data Plans Forcing Carriers to Make Networks Better, Faster, Stronger

Carriers are finding out that a side effect of offering unlimited voice and data plans is that people tend to use them more. Great, right? Not if their backend can’t handle the new flood of traffic. One of Sprint’s VPs told a panel at CTIA that “the increase in unlimited data and voice plans exponentially…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Apr 11

Verizon Promises In-Home Cell Boosters This Year, But For How Much?

Femtocell, femtocell, femtocell. Get used to it, because it’s a word you’ll be hearing a lot of from now on. Yesterday, Verizon Wireless promised to offer broadband-connected mini cell towers (yep, femtocells) to customers in 2008. We’re told that products such as the EV-Do model just introduced by Motorola and Airvana are intended for home…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 3

Hands On HTC Shift EV-DO

HTC had their Shift UMPC on display here at CTIA, which packs Sprint EV-DO, an 800 MHz Celeron processor, 1 GB RAM and a 40 GB SSD into a tidy $1500 package. After getting touchy feely with it for a few minutes, I found it wasn’t half bad. I was especially impressed by the proprietary…

Tech News Adrian Covert Apr 2

Motorola and Airvana To Make High-Speed Cell-to-Broadband Boxes

One of the ugliest named cool new technologies is the “femtocell,” a desktop-friendly cell tower that connects to your broadband network to add cell service where it otherwise might be crappy. Today Motorola and Airvana announced that they are partnering to build CDMA femtocells that provide standard 1xRTT and high-speed EV-DO connectivity. It’s not clear…

Gadgets Wilson Rothman Mar 24

HTC Shift Vista UMPC Coming in EV-DO Flavor

It’s only been a couple weeks since the Windows Vista-capable HTC Shift UMPC was just released in the US and it’s already getting an EV-DO version for you to hook up to Verizon or Sprint (theoretically). LaptopMag’s review of it mirrors what we’ve seen in European reviews of the device (it’s been out there for…

Tech News Jason Chen Mar 19

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Giz Explains: What AT&T’s 7.2Mbps Network Really Means

Gizmodo’s Mission Critical E3 Gear

Sony Vaio P Modded To Accept SIM Cards, 3G via HSDPA Connection

The One Very Un-Pro Thing About The New Unibody MacBooks’ USB Ports

Sprint Novatel EX720 EV-DO ExpressCard Now Comes With PC Card Adapter

Xohm Tested Out in Baltimore: Beats EVDO, Unsurprisingly

Chrysler Gearing Up For In-Car Wi-Fi In 2009 Models Via Autonet

Official: Verizon Wireless Absorbing Alltel to Become Largest US Carrier

The Fine(ish) Print on Sprint’s 5GB Data Cap

Oh No: Sprint Capping “Unlimited” 3G Data Service at 5GB

3G Networks Reviewed: AT&T Is the Fastest

AT&T Confirms First Dibs on BlackBerry Bold

Rumor: T-Mobile Lusting To Buy Sprint

Hacked MacBook Air With Built-In 3G Wireless

Mobile Term Madness: LTE, WiMax, EV-DO and More Explained

Unlimited Voice and Data Plans Forcing Carriers to Make Networks Better, Faster, Stronger

Verizon Promises In-Home Cell Boosters This Year, But For How Much?

Hands On HTC Shift EV-DO

Motorola and Airvana To Make High-Speed Cell-to-Broadband Boxes

HTC Shift Vista UMPC Coming in EV-DO Flavor

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