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apple.com - 10/9/2008

iPhone - Buy iPhone 3G

— apple.com — *Transferring your mobile number will terminate your service with your existing provider when you complete your purchase at the Apple Retail Store. Termination fees and other charges may apply. Billing and changes to your account will not commence ... (more) iPhone - Buy iPhone 3G

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att.com - 10/14/2008

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— att.com — AT&T and Option Launch AT&T USBConnect Quicksilver New USB Mobile Broadband Device is Stylish, Small and Very Fast Dallas, Texas, October 14, 2008 Leuven, Belgium AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Option (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY) today announced the ... (more) News Room

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arstechnica.com - 10/13/2008

AT&T nixing $20/mo unlimited plan for Pay-as-You-Go iPhones

— arstechnica.com — AT&T; has just informed customers that it plans to discontinue its $20/month unlimited MEdia Net service, which not only affects Pay-as-You-Go customers, but also those who are using original iPhones and don't want to pay for the $30/month data plan ... (more) AT&T nixing $20/mo unlimited plan for Pay-as-You-Go iPhones

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Will Apple be forced to make more money?
MacBytes.com — ... App Store. But I will say that I've been put off by reports about the poor quality of AT&T 's wireless network and, to some degree, by the apparent capriciousness of Apple's decision-making process regarding what applications can be made available through the App Store. For me, these issues have delayed my purchase. But I expect that they have been a deal killer for quite a few people. At first the lock-in deal with AT&T made sense to me. Apple's agreement with AT&T includes Apple receiving a share of the revenue the carrier gets from iPhone subscribers -- a nice deal ...

iPhones go to front of the class at Texas university
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Others angling for Apple, AT&T's smartphone riches
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Smartphone subsidies may spell trouble for telcos
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Sprint to deploy WiMAX in 10 U.S. cities in 2009
Macworld — ... itself Sprint 4G—says it plans to release several new WiMAX devices in 2009 and 2010, such as a single-mode WiMAX data card, WiMAX-embedded laptops and a small-office WiMAX broadband modem. Sprint's WiMAX services are currently the fastest mobile broadband services on the market, offering peak downlink speeds of 12Mbps and average downlink speeds between 2Mbps and 4Mbps. By rolling out its WiMAX services in major cities, Sprint is hoping to stay ahead of the curve of rival carriers AT&T and ...

Does the iPhone belong in corporate networks?
Macworld — ... . Six use Windows Mobile devices, and the rest use a mix of other devices. The iPhone had two downsides: trying to overcome the cool factor when denying their use to users, and the fact that they are supported only by AT&T , which limits the call plans available. One participant said his CFO wanted an iPhone and he couldn’t say no, but he did force the executive to buy the device himself, then sign it over to the company and submit it to corporate security policies. One corporation that has issued 25,000 BlackBerries found that turning them over to a ...

Apple seen readying huge Wi-Fi boost for iPod touch, iPhone
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