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AT&T Wireless’ war against Verizon was dealt a blow when a judge denied the company’s request for a restraining order barring Verizon from airing their “There’s a Map for That” ads that highlight AT&T’s truly pathetic 3G coverage.  AT&T is furious over the new ad campaign, insisting it is misleading… Continue Reading »

On Friday, T-Mobile became the only carrier to have any sort of HSPA+ network in the United States.  The new network allows for data connections of up to 21 Mbps downloading and 5.75 Mbps uploading.  Those are theoretical numbers, which represent the peak, so actual numbers are likely to be… Continue Reading »

By now most of us know that Sprint is the first US carrier to roll out any sort of 4G network through WiMAX.  Even if you didn’t know, just seeing any Sprint ad will remind you of the fact.  It’s all a great idea if you live in the select… Continue Reading »

A lot of the time the name “Comcast” is met with disgust, or just general loathing thanks to its poor customer service and bandwidth caps.  This time, however, Comcast is rolling out a new service that might actually raise some opinions.  Comcast is the first cable company in the US… 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 »

Motorola has begun to test its LTE (Long Term Evolution) wireless network in the United Kingdom in hopes of eventually establish its LTE technology as the de facto standard 4G for Europe.  Currently most European mobile operators utilize the 3G, or HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) standard, to provide mobile… Continue Reading »

Considering the hype about 3G networks, particularly surrounding the iPhone, it’s surprising to hear about a push for 4G that is picking up speed.  The gain is largely due to the implementation of VoIP.  With 300,000 Vo4G subscribers already, it’s moving in the right direction. VoIP stands for Voice over… Continue Reading »

Futureproofing your gear is always a smart idea.  Why pick up a 3G USB modem when you can get a combination 3G and 4G WiMAX modem instead?  Beceem Communications and Franklin Wireless has put together “the world’s first dual-mode 3G CDMA/4G WiMAX USB Modem, the Franklin U300.”  After years of… Continue Reading »

HTC, along with Russian carrier Scartel have just unveiled the world’s first integrated GSM/WiMAX handset—the HTC Max 4G.  The new handset has taken plenty of design cues from the HTC Touch HD and has a solid feature set.  To begin with, the Max 4G has built-in support for WiMax, and… Continue Reading »

Is your G1’s 3G connection just a bit too slow for you?  7.2 Mbps moving at seemingly dial-up speeds?  T-Mobile has you covered—in at least 2 years, maybe more.  T-Mobile has announced that it will be skipping HSPA+ to go straight to 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE).  In the meantime,… Continue Reading »