With T-Mobile grabbing a lot of headlines for its no-contract phones, AT&T is launching a new brand of its own focused on that segment. Aio Wireless (pronounced Ay-Oh) is launching in three cities — Houston, Orlando and Tampa. Plans range from $35 to $70 a month, and devices offered include smartphones from ZTE ...
Rumor: AT&T To Launch “All in One” No Commitment Plan in June
on 5.3.13
Next month AT&T will reportedly unveil a new "All in One" prepaid brand, representing the carrier's latest attempt to pull in consumers seeking commitment-free mobile service. According to Fierce Wireless, plans for the June launch are still tentative. Should everything remain on track, All in One's pricing is expected ...
The Connected Home: AT&T Brings ‘Digital Life’ to 15 Markets
on 4.26.13
AT&T has been showing off and talking about its Digital Life home automation service for the better part of a year now, but after missing its March launch target, it's finally making the service available in 15 markets this week. AT&T has been testing Digital Life in Dallas and Atlanta since last summer, and plans ...
AT&T to Also Bring 1 Gbps Fiber Connection to Austin
on 4.10.13
AT&T on Tuesday announced plans to build an advanced fiber optic network that is capable of speeds up to 1Gbps in Austin, Tex. The company’s announcement came shortly after Google confirmed that it will launch its gigabit broadband Internet service, known as Google Fiber, in the city later next year. AT&T didn’t ...
Until You Leave Your Family Cell Phone Plan, You’re Not a Real Adult
on 4.8.13
There are many different milestones on the path to becoming a young adult: begin a retirement savings plan leave your parents’ health insurance get engaged get married buy a car or house on your own rent a car by yourself and, of course, realize you’re too exhausted by Friday night to hit the bars like ...
AT&T Re-Prices Galaxy S4: $199 for 16 GB, $249 for 32 GB
on 4.3.13
Interesting timing, AT&T: just a day after the HTC One pricing was announced, the carrier has clarified its launch plans for the Samsung Galaxy S 4. We already knew the phone would be available on pre-order for $250 on April 16th, but AT&T has now specified that this will be for the 32GB model; the 16GB flavor will ...
New AT&T iPhone Jailbreak Reportedly Gives Access to T-Mobile’s LTE
on 3.28.13
Itching to get an iPhone 5 for T-Mobile but unwilling to wait for Apple to release unlocked iPhone hardware compatible with T-Mobile’s 1700MHz AWS LTE band? Then you may want to check out a new jailbreak tweak that purportedly lets you latch onto T-Mobile’s recently launched LTE network using your AT&T iPhone 5. ...
AT&T to Take Samsung Galaxy S4 Pre-Orders at $249 on April 16
on 3.28.13
AT&T has just posted an update to its Consumer Blog revealing pre-order details of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The phone will be available for order beginning April 16, for $249.99 with a two-year commitment. Samsung had previously announced that the Galaxy S4 would be coming to the U.S. sometime in Q2 2013, and didn’t ...
AT&T Says They Unlock Their Customers’ Devices
on 3.8.13
To our delight, the recent ruling that phone subsidy unlocks are no longer protected by copyright law has sparked a lot of attention from the general public as well as the US government. However, some of the carriers are predictably not too excited by the amount of negative light it sheds on their own unlock policies. ...
AT&T Buys $1.9 Billion in Wireless Spectrum from Verizon
on 1.25.13
In a move to further boost its 4G LTE deployment in the US, AT&T has acquired a batch of 700 MHz B band spectrum from its major rival Verizon in a $1.9 billion cash deal. AT&T says that the 700 MHz licenses will cover more than 42 million people across 18 US states, which include California, Colorado, Florida, ...
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