db.tidbits.com - 5/28/2009
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On 27-May-09, AT&T; announced a slew of wireless network upgrades , all designed to make its 3G networks perform better, while laying the groundwork for its future 4G (fourth-generation) data service due in a couple of years. The iPhone 3G - and a near-term update to that model - is clearly the ...
att.com - 5/27/2009
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att.com —
Near-Doubling Radio Frequency Capacity. In 2008 and 2009
to date, high-quality 850 MHz spectrum has been deployed
in more than half of AT&T’s 3G network footprint to improve overall coverage and in-building reception, with additional markets planned ...
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AT&T to Deliver 3G Mobile Broadband Speed Boost
d7.allthingsd.com - 5/27/2009
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After some brief introductory remarks from Wall Street
Journal Managing Editor Robert Thomson, who jokes about implementing
an 18-second delay for expletive-fond Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, and a welcome song from Jill Sobule, Walt welcomes Randall ...
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D7: AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson | John Paczkowski | D7 ...
blogs.barrons.com - 6/1/2009
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(AAPL) has a big decision to make: whether
or not to extend its exclusive relationship with AT&T
(T) for U.S. distribution of the iPhone. (The current deal reportedly expires sometime in 2010.) Verizon (VZ) would certainly like to get its hand on the ...
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Tech Trader Daily - Barron’s Online : Apple: A ...
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New iPhone 3GS Boosts Power, Performance, and More
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... Miscellaneous Additions -- For those who have found the 3G cellular data connectivity too slow, the iPhone 3GS supports 7.2 Mbps HSPA (for more details, see "AT&T; Plans for Mobile Data Onslaught," 2009-05-28). Where AT&T; has improved its 3G network with the 7.2 Mbps flavor of HSPA, the iPhone 3GS should see roughly double the throughput. ...
Enable MMS on the iPhone in the U.S.
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After a long delay, AT&T; has enabled its MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) for the iPhone. The lag between announcing the feature at the iPhone OS 3.0 rollout in March and now was due to the anticipated data demands placed upon AT&T;'s already straining cellular network - a strain directly attributable to the iPhone. (See Prepare for the Worst: AT&T;'s MMS Friday, 2009-09-24, and AT&T; Plans for Mobile Data Onslaught, 2009-05-28.)
MMS is included in your cellular plan's Text Messaging option, which is priced from $5 per month for 200 messages to $20 per ...
Enable MMS on the iPhone in the United States
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... After a long delay, AT&T; has finally enabled its MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS. The lag between announcing the feature at the iPhone OS 3.0 rollout in March and now was due to the anticipated data demands placed upon AT&T;'s already straining cellular network - a strain directly attributable to the iPhone. (See AT&T; Plans for Mobile Data Onslaught, 2009-05-28.) ...
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