Tag Archives: AT&T
Are carriers throttling iPhone data speeds?
Put on the tinfoil hat, developer claims Apple is throttling iPhone data speeds on three major US networks.
FaceTime Over Cellular Will Require Mobile Share Plan on AT&T’s Network
After leaving the their customers twisting in the wind, AT&T has announced that they will support FaceTime calls over cellular (a feature coming in iOS 6) on their network. However, customers will be required to be on one of the company’s new Mobile Share data plans. Speaking of which, AT&T’s …
Reports Claim Pre-Orders of Next-Generation iPhone Starting on September 12th, AT&T Gearing Up for Late September Launch
iMore is reporting that pre-orders for the next-generation iPhone will begin on September 12th, the same day it is widely believed that the new device will be unveiled to the public. Other sources are claiming that the new iPhone will launch on September 21st. The post also notes that first …
AT&T Possibly Restricting Access to FaceTime Calls Over Cell Data in iOS 6 [UPDATED]
Since the introduction of the iPhone 4 in the summer of 2010, Apple has offered a feature called FaceTime, which allows users to make video calls between iOS devices. There was one catch however- FaceTime calls could only be conducted over Wi-Fi. Presumably this was to save carrier bandwidth, as …
Apple Seeds: FaceBook to Buy Instagram, Inside Apple HQ, More
Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: Facebook to Buy Instagram for $1Billion Instagram, a photo social network that was, until very recently, iPhone only, is being bought …
Wall Street Journal Reports 4G LTE iPad Coming to AT&T and Verizon
Late yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that the next-generation iPad will come in 4G LTE version for AT&T and Verizon customers. The report also notes that it is unclear as to whether other US carriers (Read: Sprint) will carry the new iPad. The report goes on to note that …
Carrier News: AT&T Set to Break Quarterly Smartphone Sales, Verizon Possibly Set to Introduce Shared Data Plans Next Year
AT&T has announced that they sold some 6.1 million smartphones in the third quarter of this year, and 6 million only two months into this quarter. AT&T directly credits the iPhone 4S for this success. AT&T also notes that they sold over 1 million iPhone 4S units within the first …
AT&T Raises the Price of iPhone 3GS from Free to $1
Here’s a weird one. AT&T has raided the price of the iPhone 3GS from free upon contract agreement, to a whopping 99¢. This is especially odd considering both Apple and AT&T touted it extensively when the announcement was made. Again, this seems incredibly odd considering the price was raised, and …
New iPhone Data Speed Numbers: AT&T Offers Fastest Data, Sprint the Slowest
Metrico Wireless has released a nationwide study wherein they measured nationwide cellular data speeds with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. They found that AT&T had the fastest data speeds, while Sprint came in as the slowest with speeds about 1/5 that of AT&T. Across all carriers the iPhone 4S …
Apple Seeds: Apple Announces 1 Million iPhone 4S Announcement, iPhone 4S Costs $188 to Make, More
Apple Seeds is iSource’s daily roundup of Apple-related stories for the most diehard of fans, or for the news junkie that has to have all of the day’s news: AT&T Announces That They Have Already Activated 1 Million iPhone 4S’ AT&T has already activated a whopping 1 million iPhone 4S’ …