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FreedomPop iPhone case to offer free 4G connectivity
Earlier this year, FreedomPop said it was working on an iPhone case with an integrated cellular radio that would provide users with free mobile broadband access on Clearwire's 4G WiMAX network. Now, the company is taking pre-orders for this 4G WiMAX sleeve.Each sleeve will cost US$99 and will inc...
LTE iPhones/iPads On Sprint Will Be Slower Than On Verizon Or AT&T
If the next iPhone has LTE, Sprint still wants to offer you an unlimited plan. Sprint’s plans to migrate its 4G server from its current WiMax standard to the more common LTE already in use by Verizon and AT&T. The move should allow Sprint to offer LTE iPads as well as future LTE iPhones...
Virgin Mobile Gets Its First Taste Of WiMax With The $299 EVO V 4G
While Sprint customers wait with bated breath for their new LTE network to go live, the nation’s third largest wireless carrier has just announced that their no-contract subsidiary Virgin Mobile will soon launch their first 4G phone. Starting on May 31, customers will be able to pick up the...
FreedomPop Plans A Better Free 4G Service Than NetZero For Your iPhone
FreedomPop's plans include a 4G iPhone case hotspot Earlier this week, NetZero launched a new freemium mobile broadband service using Clearwire’s WiMax 4G network. Although NetZero is the first U.S. company to launch a “free” 4G service, it isn’t going to be the last. ...
Why a Verizon 4G iPad Beats NetZero's New Freemium 4G Service
NetZero launches freemium contract-free 4G service NetZero made a name for itself in the late nineties by offering free ad-supported dialup Internet access before turning to a low-cost model (still available for dialup and and basic DSL). NetZero is returning to its free/freemium roots with today...
NPD Group: LTE poised to gain share of 4G smartphone offerings in 2012
According to The NPD Group, the fourth-generation (4G) smartphone market grew...
Daily Mac App: Mi-Fi Monitor
I don't travel a lot, but I do have a MiFi which I use during the frequent power outages that seem to plague the area where I live. To help monitor my connection and the battery life of my MiFi, I use a Mac utility called Mi-Fi Monitor. It resides in the menu bar and displays both a battery level...
Sprint's New 3G/4G Data Plans Offer More Bang for Your Buck [Sprint]
Sprint recently cancelled unlimited data for 4G hotspots, which sucked, but wasn't entirely shocking. Now they've announced new pricing plans for hotspots, tablets, laptops and dongles, offering more bandwidth than the competition at the same $50 and $80 monthly prices.More »
This Sucks: Sprint Just Killed Unlimited 4G Data for Hotspots [Sprint]
Last month, Sprint nixed unlimited data for tethering customers. Now it's capping data for its mobile hotspot users, without grandfathering in current unlimited plans. If you have the option coverage-wise, there's basically no reason to pick Sprint's hotspots over Verizon's now.More »
Giz Explains: What's Wireless Spectrum and Why You Care About It More Than You Think [Giz Explains]
Spectrum. It sounds like a rainbow. I mean, it is kind of magical, right? It's what carries animated GIFs, YouTube videos and tweets to your phone. But like, what is it?More »
