Disruptions: Disruptions: Stuck With a Carrier for the Long Haul
Owning a cellphone on one of the biggest providers can sometimes feel like an unhappy relationship, with companies frequently taking advantage of customers.
Bits Blog: Are iPhone Sales Waning? The Numbers Don’t Say So
Reports last week suggested that people might finally be tired of Apple’s iPhone, citing sources that said sales were weaker than expected. But the latest numbers do not support that conclusion.
Bits Blog: What Cellphone Carriers Say About Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Three days into the aftermath of Sandy, wireless service is still lacking in parts of New York City and other hard-hit zones.
Bits Blog: What Cellphone Carriers Say About Hurricane Sandy Recovery
Three days into the aftermath of Sandy, wireless service is still lacking in parts of New York City and other hard-hit zones.
Bits Blog: Answers to Your Questions About Apple’s iPhone 5
Apple’s announcements on Wednesday unveiling its much-anticipated iPhone 5, as well as upgrades for the iPod Touch and iPod Nano, elicited many questions from readers. Here are some answers.
Bits Blog: Why the iPhone 5 on Verizon and Sprint Won’t Juggle Calls and Data
The phone still will be unable to place a call and handle data activity over the cellular network at the same time.
Bits Blog: Verizon Unveils Wireless Plans That Cover Several Devices
The new plans will allow customers to pay monthly fees to share data, voice minutes and text messages across multiple devices, like smartphones, tablets and notebooks.
Gadgetwise Blog: Verizon Unveils Wireless Plans That Cover Several Devices
At first glance, Verizon’s new shared wireless plan looks like a bargain over the typical iPhone plan of $90 a month. But Verizon’s plan is designed to shift customers to higher tiers of service.
Bits Blog: Apple Buddies Up With Cheaper Wireless Partners for iPhone
Sprint said the iPhone would become available this month on Virgin Mobile USA, its service for prepaid plans, and that the cost will be considerably less than the fees contract customers pay monthly to use an iPhone.
Gadgetwise: Cricket to Offer a No-Contract iPhone
Cricket Wireless will soon begin offering an iPhone with a no-contract plan. Will it be a good deal?
Bits Blog: Color’s Next Act: Teaming Up With Verizon
The company behind Color, the splashy mobile application, is trying a new approach to wooing users. It is working with Verizon to release a version of its application that will work better for users on that network.
Bits Blog: Why AT&T and Verizon Are Rooting for Windows Phones
In recent weeks, AT&T has been hurling money at marketing Nokia’s Lumia 900, and Verizon has revealed plans to promote Windows Phone 8, the next version of Microsoft’s software.
