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The last remaining holdout against handset upgrade fees has finally given in. This morning Verizon Wireless said that beginning April 22 it will charge subscribers an extra $30 to upgrade to a new phone. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120409_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] AT&T is finally allowing iPhone owners to unlock their phones – but there’s a catch.  You must be finished with your initial 2-year AT&T contract.  Why would you want to unlock your AT&T iPhone?  Well, if you travel abroad, you can just pop in any compatible SIM Continue Reading →

Verizon Communications, in justifying its planned acquisition of spectrum from the major cable providers, said today its wireless arm could suffer from a capacity shortage in its bigger cities as early as next year. Read the full story at CNET Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120321_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Apple’s new iPad sold 3 million units in 3 days. But what if you recently bought your iPad 2, is there anything you can do?  Actually, you have some pretty great options.  My favorite is trading it for a gift card at amazon.com/tradeins.  Just search for the Continue Reading →

Early adopters of the new Verizon iPad have found that with a quick switch of the SIM card, the tablet can also run over AT&T’s 3G network.  AT&T and Verizon have declined to comment on the discovery. Read the full story at Computerworld Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120319_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] I’ve had my new Verizon iPad for a couple of days and I am in love with Verizon’s 4G network in New York.  I’ve been getting connection speeds that rival or exceed the speeds I get from my cable network at home and, truthfully, it has changed Continue Reading →

Some say the glass is half empty (AT&T has only 28 LTE markets), some say the glass is half full (Verizon has 203 LTE markets) – a physicist would say the glass is 100% full: half liquid, half air (4G is a marketing term, not a technical standard).  Let’s review. Unlike 3G which is a Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120316_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The new iPad goes on-sale today. In case you missed the hype, the new iPad has a 5 megapixel camera, shoots HD video, has a faster processor, has an awe-inspiring display, and it’s 4G, which means that you can browse the web six to 10 times faster Continue Reading →

Shelly Palmer Chats About New iPad & Verizon vs AT&T 4G on Fox 5 Good Day Wake Up. Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120313_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] If you want a New iPad, you’re going to have to wait. Apple says pre-orders are sold out so if you order one now, it will not arrive on March 16th. But that may be good news because you’ve got another choice to make. Are you going Continue Reading →