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Wireless Plans: Sprint to Eliminate Contracts, Phone Subsidies; Unlocked Phones to Be More Valuable

Customers will start to realize how much smartphones really cost Sprint is following Verizon and T-Mobile by getting rid of two-year contracts and phone subsidies.

AT&T Plans: Company Modifies Data Plans to Create a Better Value, Adds Canada and Mexico for Free

AT&T announces new Mobile Share Value plans AT&T knows that its competitors are making changes to their wireless data plans in order to attract new customers.

Wireless Carrier Comparison 2015: With AT&T and Verizon Moves, the Unlocked Future is Happening Now, Like it or Not

A major shift is happening in the wireless industry. Expect changes to the plans on offer, a protracted price war, and the iPhone to no longer "cost" only $200.

Verizon Data Plans: Verizon to End Contracts, Customers to Pay Full Price For New Devices

No more discounted phones in exchange for yearly contracts Verizon is ending its yearly service contracts for its wireless phone business. Because of this, high-priced smartphones will have to be purchased in monthly installments or purchased outright, CNET reports.

Sprint Updates iPhone Plans, Increases Cost by $10 Per Month

Sprint is updating their iPhone calling plans in an effort to make costs more clear to customers. Sprint is updating their iPhone calling plans in an effort to make costs more clear to customers.

T-Mobile, Sprint, and Dish Network Team Up Against Verizon and AT&T

Sprint and T-Mobile might not be merging, but the two companies are still putting up a united front against Verizon and AT&T alongside Dish Network by urging the FCC to reserve some spectrum for the little guys.

AT&T Will Start Eliminating Subsidies at Third-Party Stores, Wants Customers to Sign up for Next Plans

AT&T is slowly getting rid of subsidies and service contracts AT&T might be taking a hint from T-Mobile by starting to eliminate phone subsidies and service contracts, according to CNET.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Release Date: HTC One M7 Verizon OTA Rollout Finally Joins the Party, Six Months In

It's mid-May 2015, half a year since Android 5.0 Lollipop first appeared on the Nexus 6: Verizon has finally begun updating one of the biggest flagship smartphones of 2013, the HTC One M7, to Lollipop.

Verizon Buys AOL: Telecommunications Company to Get More Involved in Online Content Following $4.4B Purchase of AOL

Verizon is buying AOL for $4.4 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. Verizon is buying AOL for $4. 4 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. Verizon says that by acquiring AOL they can expand their online video offerings, The New York Times reported.

T-Mobile Plans: Cell Phone Company Offers 14-Day Free Trial and Early Termination Fee Payoffs for Verizon Customers

T-Mobile is allowing a free 14-day trials for Verizon customers wanting to switch services. The company will pay any fees involved with switching companies halfway through a contract.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Release Date: Verizon OTA Rollout Begins for Galaxy S4, Giving Hope to Sprint & T-Mobile GS4 Owners

Android 5.0 Lollipop is still the hottest update rolling out to smartphones around the world, even though Android 5.1 Lollipop has hit devices higher on the upgrade queue -- and even an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop has been spotted. For users of the Samsung Galaxy S4 on U.S. carrier Verizon (model number SCH-i545), the wait for an OTA rollout of Android 5.0 Lollipop is over, as it's available now.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Release Date: AT&T OTA Rolling Out, No Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile Yet - But CM 5.1.1 Lollipop ROM Update Available for Any U.S. GS4

Both Samsung and AT&T are known for being slower than others when it comes to customizing new Android releases and rolling out updates OTA for devices. So it may come as a surprise that AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S4 -- a device that's now almost two years old -- got the Android 5.0 Lollipop upgrade beginning early in April.

Verizon FiOS: New A La Carte System Gives Customers More Choice, But ESPN Not Pleased

Customers will be able to customize their channels Verizon introduced a new way for its FiOS customers to choose only the channels they want to watch. The new program is an a la carte system that will give customers a better value and provide them with only the channels they want, USAToday Money reports.

Sprint Wireless Phone Plan: Direct 2 You Program Allows Users to Upgrade at Home

Sprint will deliver new phones to customers' homes Sprint is making it even easier for customers to upgrade to the latest devices. Through a program called Direct 2 You, Sprint will allow customers to upgrade their phones from home or their office and have a Sprint representative deliver and activate the phone to them.

Android 5.1 Lollipop Update Release Date: Motorola Moto G Google Play Edition Upgrade Rolls Out, Other Moto Handsets Skipping Android L 5.0

Motorola is updating it's Moto G Google Play Edition to Android 5.1 Lollipop, as the company's plan to skip versions of the Android 5.0 Lollipop and leapfrog devices straight to 5.1 has seemingly been confirmed.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Release Date US: Verizon OTA for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Finally Rolling Out

Google's Android 5.0 Lollipop has come to Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 4 devices in the U.S. through an OTA update announced late this week. It took a long time, but it's finally here.

HTC One M9 vs HTC One M8 Comparison Review: Specs, Price, Release Date, Features - Pros and Cons You Need to Know

The HTC One M9 is about to be released in the U.S., as the first wave of 2015 smartphones begins to hit. But with fewer changes to design and specs than other Android flagship phones, the big question for prospective buyers is, "what's really new or different about this year's HTC One?"

FCC's Tom Wheeler Confident Net Neutrality Rules Will Defeat Court Challenges

Tom Wheeler, Chairman of the FCC, expressed confidence late in the week after the first lawsuit against the agency's new, stronger Net Neutrality-mirroring Open Internet policy was filed.

Android Lollipop Update Release Date: Verizon Droid Turbo to Leap Straight to L 5.1 When Roll Out Begins

While Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA release dates are still hard to come by for many flagship Android devices manufactured by third party OEMs, Motorola has been one of the swiftest to get its devices the latest Google OS possible.

Verizon Nexus 6 Release Date: March 12 Confirmed with VoLTE and Android 5.1 Lollipop

The Google-branded Nexus 6 smartphone is coming to Verizon this week. The Google-branded Nexus 6 smartphone is almost certainly coming to Verizon this week.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Update Release Date: HTC One M7 for T-Mobile Confirmed, Plus Sony Xperia OTA's Good News (and Bad)

This week's Android 5.0 Lollipop update release date news brings some good news to HTC One and Sony Xperia Z owners, and some bad news for users of pretty much every other Sony-built smartphone on the market.
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