San Fransisco MetroPCS customers just received a healthy boost in cellular technology today with MetroPCS officially launching their LTE network in “The City by the Bay”. Making use of the new wireless waves can be done via the $300 Samsung Craft and accompanying $55 or $60 LTE plan. Unfortunately, while the Samsung Craft does win the coveted “first to market” claim in regards to LTE, it won’t be so great in areas that don’t offer LTE...
Coming from several years of BlackBerry use and knowing full well how frugal the devices are when data is concerned, it’s pretty intriguing to see the latest news regarding mobile data usage. Specifically, according to StatCounter and some 15 billion monitored web pages, BlackBerry OS actually consumed more mobile data than Apple’s iOS. In reality, it’s both surprising and unsurprising. On one hand, many people (including myself at times) discount the...
Canadian cellular carrier Rogers, took time Tuesday to unveil their new HSPA+ router, which will allow up to 15 connected users to enjoy Rogers’ faster data network to the tune of 7.2Mbps-21Mbps. To achieve the latter, customers will have to pay an extra $10CAD ($9.80) per month in order to make use of those higher speeds. Furthermore, Rogers customers will be required to subscribe to a data plan that totals at least $35CAD ($34.30) per months. With that said, the...
Every once in a while, end users get a bone thrown to them by big tech companies and supporting services. Case in point: O2 Germany is giving some very lucky customers 6 months of free LTE service with an unlimited data plan attached. The goal of course is to flog the new network so O2 can get a good look at how robust and reliable their new LTE network really is. Meanwhile, beta testers will get to enjoy a reported max throughput of 90-100Mbps. Those of you who...
Vodafone users do a lot of traveling will be pleased to know that their carrier of choice recently revamped the popular “Vodafone Day Traveler” data plan. Instead of the laughingly low 5MB allotment of roaming data, EU users can now make use of up to 25MB of data whilst abroad. Granted, it’s still ridiculously low considering the scope of mobile technologies today. Though an increase of 5MB to 25MB is certainly appreciated nonetheless. According to the...
