Yesterday’s revelation that Verizon may soon be enforcing usage-based data plans came as a slap in the face to many, but there may be at least one speck of sunlight shining through the dark clouds above. Screenshots appeared today, purportedly from employee communications, that would go a long way toward assuaging our worst nightmares: Verizon is indeed planning to mirror AT&T’s policy of letting current customers hang onto their grandfathered data plans — even when renewing contracts. It’s probably best to keep your fingers crossed, but we understand if your hands are busy clutching those old plans as if your life depended on it. Verizon’s tiered data plans won’t affect grandfathered customers after all? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:08:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Verizon’s tiered data plans won’t affect grandfathered customers after all?
June 24th, 2011 
jedwan 
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Tags: att, customers-hang, data tethering, Fingers, grandfathered, monthly-bill, monthlybill, probably-best, tiered, verizon-wireless, vzw 
No Comments »Sprint network is down in some areas, SMS and voice call services affected (updated)
May 18th, 2011 jedwan Uh oh, according to the handful of tips we’ve received, it appears that Sprint is currently having some technical problems on its cellular network in some states. Specifically, customers aren’t having much luck with sending text messages, while some are also not able to make voice calls. But don’t worry, the carrier’s certainly aware of this issue and is already working on a fix, so hang tight and let your fingers take a break — we’ll let you know when things are up and running again. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Update: Here’s a statement we got from Sprint: “We did have some disruption to Sprint SMS traffic earlier tonight, but it wasn’t a complete disruption — we lost partial capacity for about an hour. Engineers immediately began rerouting traffic and after about an hour things went back to normal. There is no significant voice disruption anywhere in the US except for a small part of our Sprint network in the Washington, DC area. That has since been resolved and had no relation to the SMS disruption.” Sprint network is down in some areas, SMS and voice call services affected (updated) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 17 May 2011 22:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: began-rerouting, call-services, carrier, Fingers, issue, problem, sms, some-disruption, sprint, voice No Comments »US Cellular snatches up Samsung’s Gem (while it’s still mildly warm)
April 6th, 2011 admin Proving not all gems are destined for swap meets and barter fairs, US Cellular introduced its own semi-precious stone: the Samsung Gem. While previously available on Alltel with Android 2.1, this entry-level candybar has been revitalized (somewhat) by the nation’s sixth largest carrier, who’s now serving up Froyo and passing it off as new. Up front, we find a 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen at 400 x 240 pixels, along with standard accoutrements such as its 3.2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth and WiFi. Priced at $29.99 (after $80 mail-in rebate), the Gem positions itself alongside USCC’s expansive lineup of budget-friendly Android phones, including the Samsung Acclaim, LG Optimus U and HTC Desire. Readers will note Samsung’s TouchWiz interface (as seen on Alltel’s Gem) is absent here. Instead, users are given a near-vanilla helping of 2.2, with notable customizations including seven home screens, and Swype — for those who just can’t seem to part their fingers from the screen. US Cellular snatches up Samsung’s Gem (while it’s still mildly warm) originally appeared on Engadget Mobile on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget, htc, LG Tags: entry, Fingers, gem, google-android, googleandroid, including-seven, samsung gem, sixth-largest, uscc No Comments »In Haiti, Cell Phones Serve As Debit Cards | 89.3 KPCC
January 31st, 2011 jedwan The systems have the potential to let Haitians receive remittances from abroad, send cash to relatives in town or across the country, buy groceries or pay for a bus ride with a few taps of their fingers.
Posted in Cell Phone Tags: bus-ride, buy-groceries, few-taps, Fingers, groceries-or-pay, haitians, receive-remittances, send-cash, the-potential No Comments »The Smart Way To Find Cell Phone Number Owners | apple iphone 3gs …
October 16th, 2010 jedwan Let’s face it. We can all use the white pages, or let our fingers do the walking through the yellow pages to find phone listings. We can also.
Posted in Cell Phone Tags: Fingers, the-walking, through-the-yellow, walking, white, white-pages, yellow, yellow-pages No Comments »LG GW520 Calisto Unlocked GSM Cell Phone Int'l Ver – $174.99
October 6th, 2010 admin Let your fingers do the talking with the LG GW520, the phone that keeps you connected with your friends, family and music wherever you are. LG GW520 Calisto Unlocked GSM Cell Phone Int’l Ver -…
Posted in Cell Phone, LG Tags: calisto, calisto-unlocked, Cell Phone, Fingers, friends, gsm, phone, talking, the-phone, the-talking, your-fingers No Comments »Blackberry Wireless Cell phone – My Fingers Are Too Big, How About …
July 31st, 2010 jedwan Blackberry Wireless Cell phone – My Fingers Are Too Big, How About Yours? OK, I am an normal size person, which means you can not tell me that I am the only man or woman on the face in the earth that is possessing this issue. …
Posted in Cell Wireless Tags: earth, face, Fingers, issue, normal-size, not-tell, the-earth, the-face No Comments »Blackberry Wireless Phone – My Fingers Are As Well Major, How …
July 27th, 2010 jedwan Blackberry Wireless Phone – My Fingers Are As Well Major, How About Yours? By admin – Last updated: Monday, July 26, 2010 – Save & Share – Leave a Comment. OK, I’m an normal size individual, which means you can’t inform me that I’m the …
Posted in Wireless Phone Tags: Fingers, leave, major, monday, normal-size, phone, Wireless Phone No Comments »Cloud iTunes and wireless iPhone syncing "happening soon" – Cell …
July 2nd, 2010 jedwan Jul. 1, 2010 – Apple fans kept their fingers crossed for some sort of cloud iTunes info at WWDC 2010, but veteran watchers knew better – Apple’s music-themed event.
Posted in Cell Wireless Tags: apple, fans-kept, Fingers, info-at-wwdc, some-sort, their-fingers, watchers-knew, wwdc No Comments »Nokia sticks to its stylus roots, offers telescopic SU-36 for capacitive screens
May 1st, 2010 jedwan You know what, we’re not gonna make that joke . You can, but we’ll just move right along to the meat of this story — Nokia has listed a telescopic stylus for capacitive screens, the SU-36, which seems to have come out right alongside the N8 to serve as its Symbian^3 assistant. Compatible with the N8, X6 , and any other phone with a proper touchscreen on it, this retractable accessory will substitute your fingers when they are either too cold or too imprecise to do the job themselves. It’s not yet been priced or made available, but you’ll be fine using that sausage stylus for another few weeks, won’t ya? [Thanks, Zabavan] Nokia sticks to its stylus roots, offers telescopic SU-36 for capacitive screens originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Posted in engadget Tags: accessories, capacitivestylus, cold-or-too, engadget, Fingers, nokia, nokia n8, other-phone, priced-or-made, retractable, su-36, telescopic, telescopicstylus No Comments »
