Being a CDMA user is a bittersweet deal. In the U.S., the two big CDMA carriers (Sprint and Verizon) get a good amount of awesome devices that don’t make it to other carriers. On the flip side, once on those two CDMA carriers, venturing to other carriers globally is an incredibly limited experience. Globally speaking, CDMA is the ugly duckling. GSM and SIM cards rule! For a little while a few years ago, “Global” version of Verizon Wireless (and a few...
AT&T used MWC 2012 as the stage for their latest crown jewel, single-SIM global coverage. Like the phrase suggests, AT&T’s new technology will allow globe trotters to use a single SIM card when they travel instead of having to jump between those little tags of plastic. The new technology was developed in part with Jasper Wireless and includes a number of diagnostic and monitoring tools to help track devices whilst abroad. While the announcement is a much...
In a move that should ensure the sanity of countless Indiana cellphone users, an amended “Do Not Call” law has been extended to include cellphones, pre-paid numbers, and VoIP accounts.. Previously, landline-based numbers were the only supported communication methods. We here at GS have received two maybe three telemarketer calls on our cellphones in the last several years. Nonetheless, for those that attract telemarketer calls like *insert catchy analogy...
If you haven’t brushed up on the official Gadgetsteria iDapt 3 multi-gadget charging dock review (say that 5 times fast…) now is the time to do so. We’ve got another iDapt i3 in-house in need of a new home. You know the drill — leave a comment inside and we’ll pick one winner at random. And for the record, saying something on our Facebook fan page and/or Twitter page helps your chances. There isn’t any limit on comments/Facebook...
Talk a lot? While data and text-based communications are the norm (in more tech savvy circles) these days, sometimes you just want to pick up the phone and talk — a lot. Back before all of this new fangled technology, data plans, and SMS, talking was it. As such, overages charges on minutes were a way of life for some. But as data and texting becomes more popular, voice gets cheaper. Following Sprint’s 2009 lead, AT&T has announced that they too will...
