One pretty glaring flaw we noticed in our HTC Thunderbolt review was the lack of any 3G/4G switch. Such a switch is a vital asset for times when battery life needs to be favored over data throughput. But alas, the old Android test menu saves the day again. Simply dial *#*#4636#*#* to access this hidden test menu where you’ll find among other things, the 3G/4G switch in all its glory. On the Thunderbolt, you have three options: LTE only, EV-DO only, and LTE+EV-DO. ...
Inhabitants of New Zealand will want to prick their ears up this morning, as some rather interesting wireless news has come to light. Apparently, so many people have chosen Telecom New Zealands’s WCDMA hardware and services that the country has decided the old CDMA network isn’t even worth it any more. The result: they’re shutting it down. Customers are being told that as early as this October, CDMA roaming will be nixed, with the rest of the 3G...
In the market for a webOS device? What about kicking it up a notch to a more “mature” version of webOS in the form of a Palm Pre+ or Pixi+ ? If you had any reservations because of the price, drop it. Verizon is either feeling the webOS love or they have warehouse upon warehouse chock full of these things. Either way they’re dead set on moving as many webOS devices as possible. Don’t believe me? Well then, ask yourself if they are in fact...
It used to be that you only were rewarded if you actually accomplished something worthwhile. The better you did, the more compensation. Nowadays however, we live in the age of bank bailouts, auto bailouts, tax cuts for those who don’t need it and so on. Failure is the best business as it gets you the most money. Sad really. Along those lines, when we hear the name “Sprint”, failure is generally an accepted word that follows quickly soon after. In...
Say what you will, 4G is coming this year to the masses (relatively). It’s going to be awesome. Sure, 1st gen products are usually just betas. But are you going to sit there and tell me you’re going to pass up a chance to pick up a 4G phone, whatever it may be, and be part of the “exclusive” first 4G crowd? I know I want to be. To me, and you, and probably a few others, Verizon’s late-2010 4G rollout is the beginning of exciting stuff. For...
