Goodbye, AT&T 3G! After a year of hoping coverage would improve, I finally jumped ship from AT&T’s 3G network and moved my mobile wireless broadband service to Sprint. I grabbed a refurbished USB EV-DO device and signed up through a no-contract reseller and couldn’t be happier with the service so far. And I picked up […]
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Yes, Exchange ActiveSync for iPhone Works Without a Business Data Plan
One of the most common questions I’ve been hearing after I published my articles on how to set up Exchange ActiveSync with the iPhone 2.0 software is whether or not you need an enterprise data plan from AT&T in order to use it. There were conflicting rumors going around prior to the launch, and AT&T […]
The Dark Side of Unlimited Mobile Phone Plans
“Unlimited” is the new black for mobile phone operators (at least until the iPhone Black is released in two weeks), but what are the implications for consumers? After a surprise overage of $150 last month, I found out! It seems that I’ve been burning up the airwaves with calls lately, and my rollover pool dried […]
2008 – The Year the US Mobile Phone Market Normalizes
Rather than making a ton of predictions about the coming year, I’m going to make one big one: 2008 will be the year that the mobile phone market in the USA finally opens up, catching up to the standards of the rest of the world. For the first time, the average American will be able […]