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AT&T to throttle data for top five percent of user base

There’s a price to pay for using a ton of data on your iPhone plan… Per Macworld, AT&T announced late on Friday that it will begin throttling data throughput for heavy users of its unlimited smartphone data plans beginning on October 1. According to the wireless provider, data throttling will affect only those smartphone customers […]

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Netflix revamps pricing plans, DVDs and streaming now under different terms

You’re not going to like this. Netflix announced today that it is drastically changing pricing. Beginning immediately for new customers, and on September 1 for existing customers wherein if you want to stream movies and get DVDs in the mail, you will have to pay for two seperate plans. Per Mac|Life, Netflix is now offering […]

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AT&T to begin offering Asurion Mobile insurance plan for iPhone users on July 17th

If you’ve got something that’s important to you, then no one can ever say you were a fool to insure it. Per Engadget, iPhone owners will be able to sign up for an Asurion Mobile Insurance plan for US$5 per month starting July 17th. The insurance plan can be added to the handset within 30 […]

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AT&T pulls out unadvertised data plan pricing loophole to retain customers

When in doubt, match your competition’s offer. Per the Associated Press, AT&T is reportedly offering some customers unlimited iPhone data plans in an attempt to keep them from defecting to rival carrier Verizon, where Apple’s handset will launch on February 10th. The report states that AT&T is employing an “unadvertised loophole” in an effort to […]

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Verizon to offer $20/month “personal hotspot” WiFi tethering plan

Verizon Wireless has finally confirmed that it will offer iPhone 4 with a US$20 “personal hotspot” WiFi tethering plan similar to what it currently offers its existing smartphone subscribers. According to Macworld, Verizon’s mobile hotspot plan allows users, for an extra US$20 option on top of their data plan, to share their mobile 3G service […]