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One problem with wireless carrier contracts are the fine print, which often makes it hard for the customer to understand.  When this occurs, the customer is very confused about the contract and often do something they end up regretting.  A man named Alberto called into CNN’s Clark Howard explaining that… Continue Reading »

AT&T has begun, albeit on a limited basis, to offer netbooks—which are priced as low as $99.  So far, they seem to only be available in around sixteen stores that are in the Atlanta and Philadelphia areas.  They also all require a two-year agreement on either the 5GB DataConnect plan… Continue Reading »

Currently, Verizon Wireless is the largest of all North American cell phone carriers and based on today’s announcement, it seems they want to keep it that way.  Verizon is currently testing 4G LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks in Minneapolis, Columbus, Ohio, and Northern New Jersey and in Budapest, Dusseldorf, and… Continue Reading »

In an effort to be a part of the current netbook craze, AT&T has partnered with Dell to offer a special deal.  Until the end of the month, customers can purchase a Dell Mini with built in mobile broadband for just $99 (after a $350 mail in rebate).  The special… Continue Reading »

Another item that Netgear announced at CES was the 3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Router, and this once again has a familiar Netgear design.  This is a little more interesting to see though, the wireless router is able to turn your 3G connection into a wireless hotspot.  This seems to be… Continue Reading »

Check out the gallery: Hands on with the Netgear 3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Router

At today’s Netgear press conference at CES 2009, the company introduced their new 3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Router to complement their other networking products.  The device connects to the internet using your existing mobile broadband card, and allows you to transmit the signal via Wifi so others can join in… Continue Reading »

Fujitsu has recently unveiled the 3G-equipped LifeBook U820, which is priced from $1,199.  The U820 is a tablet style mini-notebook that features a 5.6-inch display, 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, 1GB of RAM, 120GB hard drive, 1.3-megapixel webcam, GPS, Bluetooth and a built-in card reader.  Additionally, the U820 can be… Continue Reading »

A company called WAAV and the MBTA (the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) are putting Wi-Fi on commuter trains.  This access will be provided for free.  All of this will be completed in 2009. WAAV is using 3G connections, so that ought to be decent enough to get your Internet-fix while… Continue Reading »

AT&T and Radio Shack have recently announced the availability of a 3G-equipped Acer Aspire One netbook for $99.  Of course, that low price comes with a bit of a catch—in order to get that pricing you must be willing to sign up for an AT&T LaptopConnect account with a 2-year… Continue Reading »

It looks like Sony is about to enter the netbook market.  Of course, there are little details so far, but from the looks of the FCC image, it appears that Sony is preparing a small WWAN-equipped VAIO.  The image shows off what appears to be a netbook that measures in… Continue Reading »