AT&T will begin unlocking iPhones that are out of contract beginning tomorrow, Engadget reports.
If your iPhone is out of contract (usually a few years after purchase) and your account is in good standing, all you have to do is ask AT&T to unlock the phone.
That'll let you plug in a different SIM card, which lets you connect to a different carrier's wireless network. That would make it easier to use an internationally-based phone provider.
Ever since T-Mobile and AT&T began touting their HSPA+ networks as "4G," the debate on the term's legitimacy has raged on. Regardless of how you feel about the matter, one thing's for sure: Apple's finally taken sides on the argument, and the company's all for it. In today's iOS update, Cupertino features an "updated AT&T network indicator," which means you'll see a 4G icon whenever you're in HSPA+ coverage. Granted, this doesn't actually mean you'll enjoy faster speeds -- you'll just have a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that another G just got added to your screen. Such an action makes us wonder if Apple's slowly losing its ability to stand up against AT&T's wishes, not to mention the demands of other US carriers.
The merger between AT&T and T-Mobile USA will create more than 100,000 jobs in the U.S., a major telecommunications union said today, again putting its weight behind the deal.
The Communications Workers of America said a new analysis has found that the deal, which would combine the second- and fourth-largest U.S. wireless carriers, would create an additional 96,000 jobs, alongside the 5,000 outsourced jobs AT&T has pledged to bring back.
Watch out, Verizon. There's a new fastest network in town: AT&T's LTE.
AT&T launched a super-speedy 4G LTE network in five cities on Sunday, and PCMag.com junior analyst David Pierce went to Houston, Texas to compare the network to the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE system.
Now that the Department of Justice is suing to block the AT&T/T-Mobile merger, what happens? Very probably a huge lawsuit: as Bloomberg points out, AT&T agreed to a huge breakup fee if the merger doesn't go along, so it has every incentive to fight this.
AT&T not only agreed to a $3 billion cash breakup fee, but also "to give T-Mobile USA wireless spectrum, and to reduce charges for calls into AT&T’s network, a package valued at as much as $7 billion".
You heard right. Bloomberg is reporting that the United States government (!) just filed court papers in Washington, D.C. to block the much ballyhooed tie-up between AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Oddly enough, T-Mobile and AT&T promised this morning that a total of 5,000 jobs would be hand delivered to the US if the two telcos were allowed to become one, but it'll take a heck of a lot more convincing now. For what it's worth, this doesn't mean that the deal is or isn't happening -- it's just another step in the process -- but it most certainly doesn't bode well for proponents. Nor for AT&T's share price.
AT&T's plans to acquire T-Mobile recieved a setback today when the U.S. Justice Department filed an antitrust complaint requesting that the deal be blocked, Bloomberg reported.
The controversial plan, which was announced in March, would result in AT&T paying $39 billion to acquire T-Mobile from its parent company Deutsche Telekom. AT&T touted the merger as a way to roll out Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G networks to more customers and foster innovation. Some of its competitors and a few lawmakers have been more skeptical of the deal, while a group of customers have sued AT&T in an attempt to block the merger.
AT&T is trying to build support for its proposed merger with T-Mobile, but the plan isn't going well. Now the carrier claims it will bring 5,000 jobs--presumably call center positions--back to the U.S. if the deal goes through.
