AT&T

Nokia’s Lumia 1520 looks set for a release on AT&T next week. The Microsoft Store is now accepting pre-orders with a release date of November 15th for $199 on contract. Following similar deals for the Lumia 900, 920, and 1020, AT&T is the exclusive carrier for Nokia’s latest Lumia 1520 Windows Phone. The 6-inch handset Continue Reading →

An email offering a $40 check from Apple and a discounted data plan from AT&T may raise spam alarm bells. But, this time, it’s not a scam. An email sent out this week notified early purchasers of the iPad with 3G connectivity about a possible settlement in a long-running class action lawsuit regarding Apple and Continue Reading →

AT&T on Sunday announced a deal with Crown Castle that will see the nationwide carrier lease the rights to 9,100 of its cell towers and sell another 600 towers. The carrier will receive a huge up-front cash payment of $4.85 billion and Crown Castle will have exclusive rights to operate each of the leased towers Continue Reading →

AT&T’s SVP of Emerging Devices Chis Penrose announced on Thursday at GigaOM’s Mobilize conference that the carrier is introducing a new $5 a day plan for tablet users. Available for your 3G and LTE iPads (and other AT&T compatible tablets of course), AT&T’s $5 data pass will offer a cheaper alternative to expensive hotel WiFi Continue Reading →

While AT&T’s Mobile Share plans were introduced more than a year ago, the company continued to offer more traditional individual plans — users could pick from a few buckets of minutes, opt-in for unlimited texts or not, and pick from different data bucket sizes. However, the carrier is now following in Verizon’s footsteps and eliminating Continue Reading →

I remember when I used to be excited about LTE. It was going to be a super-fast wireless technology that would deliver broadband speeds over the air and make the Internet faster for millions of people who are stuck on low-end connections. How naive I was! In all my enthusiasm for LTE I’d forgotten that Continue Reading →

For at least six years, law enforcement officials working on a counternarcotics program have had routine access, using subpoenas, to an enormous AT&T database that contains the records of decades of Americans’ phone calls — parallel to but covering a far longer time than the National Security Agency’s hotly disputed collection of phone call logs. Continue Reading →

A few months back, Samsung showed off a brand new phone: the Galaxy S4 Active. It had a solid processor, the same gorgeous screen and many of the other features that makes the original S4 stand out. But the S4 Active was also touted as dust-proof and waterproof up to three feet for up to Continue Reading →

Apparently some of Samsung’s rugged Galaxy S4 Active phones aren’t quite as “everything-proof” as advertised. AT&T confirmed on Wednesday it has a program to replace Galaxy S4 Active phones that show evidence of water damage. Water resistance is among the key features touted for the device, which is also designed to resist dirt and generally Continue Reading →

If you’re a student or teacher looking to expand your horizons in foreign lands this coming semester, the last thing you need is an astronomical phone bill thanks to those nasty roaming charges. AT&T aims to lend a helping hand with a new international roaming plan designed exclusively for those participating in study abroad programs. Continue Reading →