Tag Archives: AT&T

AT&T starting new trade-in promotion, get the iPhone 5 for 50% off

Looking to get an iPhone 5 at AT&T? Have an old smartphone that is in good, working condition? Then you could get that iPhone 5 for 50% off the normal $199 price (for the 16GB). That’s right, AT&T is offering a new trade-in promotion. If you have an old smartphone that is less than 3 years old than you could trade it in and get 50% off not just the…

AT&T Digital Life suite launches today

AT&T’s Digital Life home automation and security system, which was tested last year, is being rolled out in 15 markets today. The rollout hits Atlanta, Austin, Texas, Boulder, Colorado, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Riverside, California, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis and certain areas of the New York and New…

AT&T bringing 4G LTE to six new cities

Earlier this month AT&T made headlines with the pledge that it would expand its service to over 200 million new customers. Well, today it seems like the carrier is taking strides to deliver on that promise. AT&T 4G LTE service is now available in six new cities Kokomo, IN, Flint, MI, Springfield, MO,Petersburg, VA, Morgantown, WV,…

4.8 million iPhones were activated on AT&T last quarter

The day after Apple announces how many iPhones it has sold, AT&T has some more information for us. According to the big blue carrier, AT&T has activated 4.8 million iPhones in the last quarter, making up a crazy 80% of its total 6 million smartphone activations. This in comparison to Verizon was more iPhones, but less total smartphones. Verizon only…

AT&T grew by 1.2 million during Q1

AT&T is sure on the rise, announcing that it has had 1.2 million subscribers added in Q1 of this year, while the competition, Verizon, only added 677,000. Verizon also recently made the announcement that 4 million of its 7.2 million new smartphone users came in the form of iPhones. AT&T will most likely be announcing its number of iPhone…

Sprint and AT&T expand LTE to new markets

U.S carriers Sprint and AT&T have today both expanded their LTE networks. As we move ever closer to nationwide coverage, AT&T brought LTE to 3 new locations: Cheyenne, Wyoming; Cushing, Oklahoma and Florence, South Carolina. Granted, AT&T’s expansion certainly isn’t as extensive as Sprint’s today, but even this small venture cost a…

Apple being sued because of simultaneous voice and data

Apple is being taken to court yet again. This time Wyncomm is taking the tech giant to court over a patent that covers the technology of simultaneous voice and data. Wyncomm is claiming that Apple’s system of using both voice and data at the same time violates an old patent originally held by AT&T. The patent has since transfered to many…