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Apple denies MVNO rumor, defuses idea of company becoming cellular carrier for U.S., European markets

It was an interesting rumor while it lasted, but Apple appears to have nipped it in the bud. Apple on Tuesday directly addressed and denied a recent rumor that Apple was looking to launch its own MVNO service in the U.S. and Europe, thereby becoming its own cellular carrier further down the line. The rumor […]

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New legislation requires U.S. wireless carriers to unlock out-of-contract phones

This could come in handy. America’s top wireless providers can no longer refuse to unlock devices for customers who have paid financing plans in full or completed their contract term under a new set of industry rules — agreed to over one year ago — which went into effect yesterday. As part of the pact, […]

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Verizon Wireless adopts harsher early termination fees, draws criticism

Well, this should give you another reason to dislike Verizon. Per Macworld and Droid Life, wireless carrier Verizon recently changed the terms of its customer agreement to state that the carrier will not discount its early termination fee (ETF) until the eighth month of service. In other words, if you signed up for a new […]

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AT&T admits to testing “unique tracker” on smartphones, offers opt-out option

This isn’t the best news. According to Forbes, wireless carriers Verizon and AT&T have ceded that they’re tagging their customers with unique codes that are visible to third parties, making smartphone users far easier to track on the Web than they’ve ever been before, targeted advertising being that much easier to create as a result […]

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Verizon backs off on controversial data throttling plan set to begin in October

A little competition’s a good thing. According to The Verge, a statement from wireless carrier Verizon stated that the company will not be throttling 4G LTE data speeds for users grandfathered in to unlimited data plans, while at the same time announcing a buffed data plan promotion. In July, Verizon announced plans to expand its […]