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Verizon’s Done Charging $35 Android Tablet Activation Fees

A minor but aggravating double standard has been overturned: Verizon has waived its $35 Android tablet activation fee, retroactive to March 1st. There had been no such surcharge for iPad purchases, because honestly what is an activation fee, anyway? Other than, you know, a way to squeeze every last bit of blood from the stone…

Tech News Brian Barrett

HTC Thunderbolt Hitting Verizon March 17th for $249, Will Be the First 4G LTE Phone

After a million different rumored release dates, Verizon just announced the official deets on the HTC Thunderbolt, the Android-powered 4G LTE phone. March 17th for 250 bucks. Verizon says to expect download speeds of 5 to 12 Mbps and upload of 2 to 5 Mbps. The Thunderbolt itself sports a 4.3″ WVGA display, 8 megapixel…

Tech News Casey Chan

Leaked Pics and Specs Suggest HTC’s Droid Incredible 2 Will Be a Very Nice Android Phone Indeed

The first HTC Droid Incredible was notable because of its awesome camera, so it only figures that Verizon’s Droid Incredible 2 would be even better. Leaked specs and photos suggest it’ll have the same 8MP camera, but will be joined by a 1.3MP forward-facing camera. The website AndroidSpin has heard the Droid Incredible 2 will…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Where and When Can I Buy the iPad 2? (Updated)

The iPad 2 is out today, March 11th. Do you know where you’re going to buy one from? Do you know who’s selling them? We’ll tell you all you need to know right here. So Where Can I Buy One? At your local Apple Store, of course. But the usual big brick and mortar stores,…

Tech News Casey Chan

Motorola Xooms Will Receive Software Update Today, Enabling Flash Download for the 18th

Verizon Wireless is pushing out a software update for Motorola Xooms today, which will allow users to download Flash Player 10.2 from the Android Market when it becomes available next Friday, the 18th of March. The update also includes clock adjustments for daylight savings time. [Verizon]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

J.D. Power Gives Top Marks to Verizon for Nationwide Call Quality

Kudos to Verizon for snagging the coveted J.D. Power award for best call quality. The award confirms what many former AT&T customers have probably known for some time now. J.D. Power’s testing was done between July and December and found Verizon to have the best/tied for the best scores in categories like customer satisfaction, dropped…

Tech News Jack Loftus

Unlimited Wireless Data: The End Is Nigh (Again)

We’ve known for a long time that the end of unlimited wireless data is all but certain. AT&T killed unlimited data plans for new customers last June, and Sprint’s had to raise the price for unlimited data by $10/month for every smartphone. Verizon has been dutifully warning everybody that it’s moving away from unlimited data…

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Windows Phone 7 For Verizon Next Week?

Sprint just launched their WP7 device, but rumor has it Verizon is going to officially talk about the HTC Trophy next week. Not sure anyone cares, with so many other Android and iPhone devices on Verizon that are better. You can count the Verizon CTO in that group of people who don’t care. [WMPowerUser] https://gizmodo.com/verizon-cto-doesnt-need-no-stinkin-wp7-5761167

Tech News Jason Chen

Consumer Reports Confirms Verizon iPhone 4 Death Grip Problems

We’d heard previous reports that the Verizon iPhone 4 was susceptible to the same death grip issues that rocked the original iPhone, but now industry heavy Consumer Reports confirms it: the death grip is back. According to CR: https://gizmodo.com/verizon-iphone-4-reportedly-falls-prey-to-death-grip-5755347 The problem is similar to the one we confirmed in July with the AT&T version of…

Tech News Brian Barrett

A Woman Almost Died in Her Burning House Because of Verizon’s Dropped 911 Calls

Verizon recently dropped over 10,000 911 calls because of a blizzard in Maryland. One of those dropped calls ended with a woman almost dying and her home burning down. https://gizmodo.com/fcc-scolds-verizon-over-10-000-dropped-911-calls-during-5767040 It’s amazing that the woman made it out alive. Carmela D’Antuono, a 94-year-old woman, had fallen down her stairs during the blizzard and was trapped inside…

Tech News Casey Chan

You’ll Have To Send Your Xoom Away For A Week To Upgrade To LTE

The Xoom’s 4G LTE upgrade will come 90 days after launch and take about 6 days to complete, according to an apparent leaked Verizon document procured by Droid-Life. Xoom users will have to ship their tablets to Motorola to receive the upgrade, but they won’t have to change their plan to take advantage of 4G.…

Tech News Husain Sumra

Motorola Xoom Tablet Costs $600 With Contract; $800 Without

Boy, tablets cost a fair whack, don’t they? $600 on a two-year contract at Verizon, or $800 without—either way, the Motorola Xoom tablet is a few hundred too many for me. Pick one up from Verizon Wireless from this Thursday, along with 1GB of data for $20 monthly. [PRNewswire]

Tech News Kat Hannaford

FCC Scolds Verizon Over 10,000 Dropped 911 Calls During Blizzard

A dropped call to 911 during emergency conditions? Bad. Ten thousand of them? Very bad. Verizon did just this during a recent Blizzard in Maryland, and the FCC is ticked—asking for an internal investigation. [Bloomberg via Engadget]

Tech News Sam Biddle

A Few More Differences Between the Verizon and AT&T iPhones

Okay, so the Verizon iPhone 4 and the AT&T iPhone 4 have pretty much the same hardware, aside from Verizon’s CDMA network not being able to handle simultaneous voice and data and a few internal tweaks. But there are some less-publicized user experience differences, too. Specifically: while A&T’s version can handle up to five calls…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Verizon iPhone Sales Supposedly Disappointing, But It’s Hard to Draw Conclusions Now

Boy Genius has exclusive numbers on Verizon iPhone sales for the first five days of availability. They’re good, but they’re not that good, and supposedly Apple and Verizon expected more. • Thursday: Verizon = 909, AT&T = 539 • Friday: Verizon = 916, AT&T = 680 • Saturday: Verizon = 660, AT&T = 471 •…

Tech News Jason Chen

Verizon CTO Doesn’t Need No Stinkin WP7

In a surprisingly blunt interview with CNET, Verizon CTO Tony Melone made it clear that the only operating system his company cares about are Apple, Android, and RIM. Maybe even webOS. But Windows Phone 7? Not for him: “I do want a strong third OS out there,” Melone said. “It gives the carriers more flexibility…

Tech News Brian Barrett

Buy Verizon FiOS, Get a Free iPhone 4

If you sign up for Verizon FiOS or High Speed Internet Triple Play bundle and buy an iPhone4, Big Red will not only knock $10 a month off your monthly FiOS bill ($5 off your HSI bill), they’ll give you a $200 credit you can apply to the cost of the phone. That’s essentially a…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE Phone Will Be $250, Or $750 Without Contract

Best Buy’s $250 on-contract, $750 off-contract ad for the HTC Thunderbolt 4G phone cements the pricing on this early LTE Verizon phone. No more guessing how much you’ll pay for all four of the gees. [Slashgear]

Tech News Jason Chen

The Verizon iPhone 4 Switch: How Badly Will It Hurt My Wallet?

Okay, you’re sure: AT&T must die. But you can’t live without an iPhone 4. You’re getting the Verizon iPhone 4, no matter what. So how much is it going to cost you to switch? Well! It depends. On a lot of things. How long’s left in your AT&T blood contract? Are you going to sell…

Tech News Matt Buchanan & Andrew Tarantola

HTC Thunderbolt Clapping Down Feb. 24th?

According to BGR, the ballyhooed HTC Thunderbolt will finally be on sale February 24th, hopefully bringing simultaneous voice and data to CDMA with it. [BGR]

Tech News Brian Barrett

Verizon’s Done Charging $35 Android Tablet Activation Fees

HTC Thunderbolt Hitting Verizon March 17th for $249, Will Be the First 4G LTE Phone

Leaked Pics and Specs Suggest HTC’s Droid Incredible 2 Will Be a Very Nice Android Phone Indeed

Where and When Can I Buy the iPad 2? (Updated)

Motorola Xooms Will Receive Software Update Today, Enabling Flash Download for the 18th

J.D. Power Gives Top Marks to Verizon for Nationwide Call Quality

Unlimited Wireless Data: The End Is Nigh (Again)

Windows Phone 7 For Verizon Next Week?

Consumer Reports Confirms Verizon iPhone 4 Death Grip Problems

A Woman Almost Died in Her Burning House Because of Verizon’s Dropped 911 Calls

You’ll Have To Send Your Xoom Away For A Week To Upgrade To LTE

Motorola Xoom Tablet Costs $600 With Contract; $800 Without

FCC Scolds Verizon Over 10,000 Dropped 911 Calls During Blizzard

A Few More Differences Between the Verizon and AT&T iPhones

Verizon iPhone Sales Supposedly Disappointing, But It’s Hard to Draw Conclusions Now

Verizon CTO Doesn’t Need No Stinkin WP7

Buy Verizon FiOS, Get a Free iPhone 4

Verizon’s HTC Thunderbolt 4G LTE Phone Will Be $250, Or $750 Without Contract

The Verizon iPhone 4 Switch: How Badly Will It Hurt My Wallet?

HTC Thunderbolt Clapping Down Feb. 24th?

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