Looking to save some cash on your phone bill? Sascha Segan at PC Mag had $35 dollars taken off his phone bill and I’ll tell you how he did it. In order to get these discounts, you will have to be very bold with your carrier and make threats that you wouldn’t otherwise make. Remember, you are trying to tap into the customer retention plans and processes that carriers have in place to keep your business. If you don’t come across as frustrated and willing to walk away from it all, you’ve lost your ability to properly negotiate. Click through to read how to save money on your phone bill
The LG Incite is the latest buzz in the Windows Mobile space. This WinMo 6.1 device is spec heavy with a 3MP autofocus camera, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, accelerometer, a sharp and outdoor visible display, a Qualcomm 528MHz CPU and an FM radio.
One of the reasons this phone has been getting so much press is that the touch screen is haptic, providing for a more human feel to the screen. Another reasons is that the phone has a proximity sensor, which is heavily guarded technology that Apple patents, which few other phones utilize. Also among the features, the phone uses a light sensor that helps modify lighting on the fly. Continue reading a break down of the LG Incite
Pandora Radio is the incredibly popular streaming radio program that makes intelligent guesses as to what songs you would like to hear based on preferences. The software was supposed to come embedded with the new LG Incite on AT&T, but a few Incite owners have said this isn’t the case. It could be that the promotion was prematurely made public before carriers could load the software. Stay tuned because Pandora will be available to download for other devices in the near future.
I’ve been getting some of our less technically-inclined readers emailing me asking “how do I download mobile games from my AT&T BlackBerry?” It seemed like too easy of a question to answer so I’ve been avoiding it but there is no such thing as a stupid question and I’ll happily respond.
For this how-to, I’m using an AT&T BlackBerry Bold courtesy of Research in Motion (RIM). The first thing you’ll notice about the Bold is that it has 6 icons on the lower section of the screen. From that list you have (or at least on my Bold): messages, email, address book, calendar, MEdia Net and media. Click through to read about how to get games on your AT&T BlackBerry
AT&T Mobility Chief Executive Ralph De La Vega has dropped the bomb that iPhone users will soon get an official AT&T iPhone tethering solution. After reading about the service, I would personally stick to jailbreaking and hacks because the AT&T solution is a complete ripoff. Let me explain why.
AT&T currently charges $30 a month for an unlimited iPhone data plan. If you purchase the official tethering system, you have to pay an additional $30 for tethering data. At this point, you can be expected to pay $60 on top of your phone bill which, for the average person, amounts to about $60. In total, this means your guaranteed bill at the end of every month, will be at least $120. If you were to jailbreak your phone and tether, you would not exceed your iPhone’s unlimited data plan and save yourself $30 per month. Oh yeah, and the tethering data is also capped. Yet another reason to not sign up.
AT&T recently launched their mobile banking app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The app allows you to manage your finances by checking balances and transaction history, transferring funds, receiving offers, viewing and paying bills, and tracking rewards points, directly from the app.
The application is only useful to Americans, which coincides with its AT&T development, because the list of banks that have signed up are all US-based. Banks such as America First Credit Union, Arvest Bank, BancorpSouth, Carolina First, FirstBank, Mercantile Bank, SunTrust, Synovus, USAA and Wachovia are all signed up.
Being in Canada, it makes no sense for me to get this app, but I suggest getting it free off the App Store and trying it out.
The AT&T Samsung Eternity is going to be a great device because it packs quad-band GSM / dual-band HSDPA support, a 3-megapixel camera, GPS with AT&T Navigator, Media FLO, Bluetooth 2.0, a microSD expansion slot, Widgets and a Mobile TV player. The mobile TV player is one of the reasons I love Korean devices coming to North America because the saturation of DMB means their hardware usually supports this sort of rich media. Expect the device to drop soon because the shots from the user guide, such as the one above, have been leaking. Also, it dropped WinMo so the UI is probably nicer.
Magmic Games have been making games for BlackBerry for a long time now and QuicklyBored has been with them all the way. Because we’re both based in Ottawa (blocks apart), we’ve had the opportunity for interviews with both their CEO and developers. Magmic is doing great things for promoting the BlackBerry gaming business and their latest game, The New York Times Crosswords, is a sweet addition to their lineup.
A while back we reported about carriers charging for incoming text messages and how it was a violation of our rights to choose what we purchase. Recently, Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee Chairman Herb Kohl, sent a letter to the CEOs of AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile USA regarding the issue of increased SMS costs.
Kohl’s argument is that there has been a 10-cent increase over the last 3 years for SMS messages and “Some industry experts contend that these increased rates do not appear to be justified by any increases in the costs associated with text messaging services, but may instead be a reflection of a decrease in competition, and an increase in market power, among your four companies.”
A ton of class-action lawsuits have followed since the letter went public and here is the great part: It’s complete nonsense. According to every single CEO, the cost of SMS messages has dropped by more than half. Clearly, Herb is jumping on a bandwagon of angry consumers who are too lazy to do the research.
For BlackBerry Pearl users who can’t get enough of the color pink, today is your lucky day. AT&T has placed the Sandstone Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8110 on their website. The Sandstone Pearl 8110 retails for $150 on a two-year contract, but also features a $50 rebate which drops the device down to an even $100. Considering the price and the color, I think the Sandstone Pink BlackBerry Pearl 8110 will sell like hotcakes this holiday season.
