WSJ Wireless Savings Calculator Is A Great Way To Compare US Wireless Plans
A friend of mine pointed out a really cool mini-utility that the Wall Street Journal has released to help navigate the maze of current shared wireless plans. They have created a really simple wizard that lets you set your needs and then show you what it would cost on each carrier. Its a great way…
BlackBerry 10 Phones Will Still Need a “BlackBerry Service” Data Plan
Some of you with BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha devices may have noticed that you do not need a BlackBerry data plan for your SIM to work in the device. Others may have been wondering if RIM’s BlackBerry 10 devices are still going to need a separate data plan (which is sometimes priced higher) for their…
T-Mobile BlackBerry Bold 9900 Gets One Day Sale for Monthly Value Plans
I am not sure what to make of T-Mobiles upcoming “Yes, Every Smartphone Is on Sale, Sale” this Saturday September 24th. They are offering the BlackBerry Bold 9900 for $99.99 after a $150 mail in rebate card if you use their featured Value plan, with unlimited talk, unlimited text and unlimited (2GB) data for $49.99…
AT&T Also Working on a Shared Data Plan With No Timeframe for Release
My dream is finally starting to come true. I remember back in the day when I first tethered my laptop to my phone and my carrier complained. I told my carrier that I was paying for unlimited data and I intended to use it. 🙂 Obviously that argument didn’t fly but since the introduction of…
T-Mobile’s New Shared Family Data Plans, Data Tiers, and Prepaid Data
We told you earlier that Verizon was considering shared “family” plans for data but T-Mobile has beaten them to the punch. T-Mobile has also killed off their unlimited data plans in one fell swoop leaving Sprint as the only carrier with them. The data tiers for T-Mobile now go at: 200MB for $10/month 2GB for…
Verizon Plans On Offering Family Data Plans With Data Buckets Across Devices
Since 3G came out and more and more devices benefit from connecting to the internet I knew this would eventually happen. Carriers need to find a middle ground where you are not paying another $30 a month per device you want connected to their network. Their first attempt at a solution was mobile hotspots like…
Sprint to Charge $30/month for PlayBook Tethering? Bridge?
The latest leak out of Sprint concerning the BlackBerry PlayBook makes me wonder if even Sprint understands how it works. Bla1ze at CrackBerry was sent an image showing a new service plan called the BlackBery Tablet Connection Plan for the Blackberry PlayBook. It looks like they will be trying to stiff customers with a…
RIM Releases Enterprise Activation App for BIS Plan Users!
I am loving RIM right now. DavidH let me know that RIM has just released a free Enterprise Activation app in App World. This app allows “activation of BlackBerry® smartphones for use with BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express or MDaemon Messaging Server, BlackBerry Edition over the wireless network using most personal BlackBerry data plans.” In other…