AT&T starts activating FaceTime over cellular for unlimited data plan customers [Update: Confirmed]

AT&T starts activating FaceTime over cellular for unlimited data plan customers [Update: Confirmed]

When Apple introduced FaceTime over cellular feature in iOS 6 last September, AT&T only allowed customers with a Mobile Share plan to use the feature.

Since then it has been slowly expanding access to the feature to other customers.

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Report claims Apple throttling data speeds on iPhones and iPads for carriers

Report claims Apple throttling data speeds on iPhones and iPads for carriers

Joseph Brown, the developer of hacked carrier updates for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint (which was released last night) that increase data speeds, has published a detailed report, which claims that Apple is  throttling data speeds on the iPhone and iPad for carriers.

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AT&T’s new administrative fee will make the company half a billion dollars richer every year

AT&T’s new administrative fee will make the company half a billion dollars richer every year

If you’re on AT&T, then starting this month you’re going to see an extra $0.61 fee added to your phone bill under the line item “administrative fee”. According to 9to5Mac, this fee helps “cover certain expenses, such as interconnection and cell site rents and maintenance.”

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AT&T to allow FaceTime over cellular for all customers by end of the year

AT&T to allow FaceTime over cellular for all customers by end of the year

When Apple introduced FaceTime over cellular feature in iOS 6 last September, AT&T only allowed customers with a Mobile Share plan to use the feature.

Since then it has been slowly expanding access to the feature to other customers.

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Hacked AT&T carrier update for iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad 3 & iPad mini may improve network performance

Hacked AT&T carrier update for iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad 3 & iPad mini may improve network performance

Few days back, a hacked carrier update enabled Release 9 DC-HSPA+ on the T-Mobile iPhone 5, which improved download speeds for some users.

Now Joe of iTweakiOS, the guy behind that hack, has released a hacked carrier update that enables Release 9 DC-HSPA+ on iPhone 5, iPad 4, iPad 3 and iPad mini for AT&T users.

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AT&T offering iPhone 4S owners a free iPhone 5 if they sign their lives away for two years

AT&T offering iPhone 4S owners a free iPhone 5 if they sign their lives away for two years

According to AppleInsider, AT&T is sending out emails to iPhone 4S owners, telling them that if they hand over their device, and sign a new two year contract, they’ll get a “free” iPhone 5. Put another way, AT&T is buying your close to two year old iPhone for $200 and then giving you a $700 iPhone for free, with the only catch being you have to keep AT&T for another two years.

Makes sense?

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AT&T launches Aio Wireless prepaid brand with data plans starting at $55/month for iPhone

AT&T launches Aio Wireless prepaid brand with data plans starting at $55/month for iPhone

As expected, AT&T has just launched its new “All in One” prepaid brand called Aio Wireless.

The prepaid service will be available only in Houston, Orlando and Tampa initially. Aio  (pronounced “A-O”) expects to rollout the service in multiple markets across the U.S over the next year.

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AT&T to launch ‘All In One’ prepaid brand in June

AT&T to launch ‘All In One’ prepaid brand in June

AT&T is reportedly planning to launch new prepaid plans under its “All In One” brand for smartphones and feature phones to better compete with rivals Verizon and T-Mobile. The plans are supposed to be unveiled around June 15th.

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AT&T Activated 4.8 Million iPhones In Q1 2013; Accounts For 80% of Smartphone Sales

AT&T Activated 4.8 Million iPhones In Q1 2013; Accounts For 80% of Smartphone Sales

AT&T announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2013 yesterday.

AT&T’s posted revenues of $31.4 billion, down 1.5 percent versus the year-earlier quarter and operating income of $5.9 billion, down from $6.1 billion, versus the year-earlier quarter.

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AT&T Plans To Offer ‘HD Voice’ Later This Year

AT&T Plans To Offer ‘HD Voice’ Later This Year

Last month, when T-Mobile USA announced that it will finally offer Apple’s iPhone, it also revealed that it will support iPhone 5′s Wideband Audio or HD Voice feature, which makes it the first carrier to support the feature in the U.S.

Wideband Audio or HD Voice extends the frequency range of audio signals transmitted, resulting in  crisper word clarity and more natural sounding speech.

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