Unlike credit card issuers, cell phone carriers don't report promptly paid bills directly to the rating agencies.
Cell phone carriers don't go by county lines.
While there is mobile spy software that you can secretly install on your child's iPhone or Windows Mobile based smartphones that monitor text messages and phone calls, cell phone carriers don't provide this service themselves, no matter what some parents may report.
Here are additional questions to ask vendors: Which
phone carriers do you work with?
Not exact matches
But the dystopian policing doesn't stop there: Intellifusion is now teaming up with social media platforms WeChat and Sina Weibo and local
phone carriers to text jaywalkers the moment they offend.
In many cases, it means arguing with your Canadian provider about unlocking your
phone, paying a hefty fee to
do so, or voiding its warranty and violating the
carrier's terms of service by jail - breaking it.
Similarly, if you're using the default email address your broadband or
phone carrier assigned you, it can seem like you've missed the tech boat entirely -; or that you don't represent a real company.
The
carriers didn't make a profit on the old, subsidized
phone plans, so they've benefitted from shifting the expense onto customers directly.
The
carriers do indeed have credit programs, too, in which customers receive points for trading in their old
phones, which can then go toward new accessories.
One of the usual downsides of these kind of exclusive
phones is that the
carrier often pre-loads the device with its own software, which customers don't really need.
Until, of course, you remember the culture - induced myopia I described yesterday: Myerson still has the Ballmer-esque presumption that Microsoft controlled its own destiny and could have leveraged its assets (like Office) to win the smartphone market, ignoring that by virtue of being late Windows
Phone was a product competing against ecosystems, which meant no consumer demand, which meant no developers, topped off by the arrogance to dictate to OEMs and carriers what they could and could not do to the phone, destroying any chance at leveraging distribution to get critical ma
Phone was a product competing against ecosystems, which meant no consumer demand, which meant no developers, topped off by the arrogance to dictate to OEMs and
carriers what they could and could not
do to the
phone, destroying any chance at leveraging distribution to get critical ma
phone, destroying any chance at leveraging distribution to get critical mass...
Even if they
did, your example of having your
phone on one
carrier and your data plan on a separate
carrier is impractical, the
carrier's pricing plans would make it prohibitively expensive.
I have had to make a few
phone calls recently because said wireless
carrier has been
doing upgrades in my area.
It's not just for baby either because I've used it to secure my
phone to her
carrier when I took a walk and didn't have pockets.
I also explain why
carriers don't allow their basic feature
phones and quick messaging devices, which don't require expensive data plans, to offer Wi - Fi.
The question isn't just whether this device is the best for T - Mobile customers — though it
does face stiff competition from the Samsung Galaxy S 4G — but whether it's the best Android
phone on any
carrier.
While it doesn't have support for Verizon and Sprint, it
does still support GSM
carriers, and for this price, the OnePlus 3 is definitely a
phone worth taking a look at.
Don't forget Tmo was the FIRST provider with Android, and have pushed more android
phones then any other
carrier by leaps and bounds.
There is no word yet regarding how limited the supply of
phones will be, but is
does appear that indiviual
carriers will also offer pre-order options.
phones and
carriers are two separate things, so yes its ok to like a
phone and hold off because you don't like the
carrier.
As this statement
does not explicitly deny the existence of a Verizon variant, it also implies that the
phone may also see a
carrier launch after all.
Samsung doesn't cater to
carriers, they're the top
phone maker.
The requirement that the
phones have to be sold with a contract in - store probably
does constitute a «bundling» — especially since all three
carriers have said they will honor Apple's stated full retail pricing.
Sometimes
phone carriers take too long to release the update, so you can
do it manually by using the ones from our website.
The
phone in your pocket is actually still
doing the sending and receiving of emails and BBMs back and forth to RIM's servers via your
phone's
carrier connection, but it feels as if it's happening from the PlayBook directly.
Verizon may have the exclusive to customize / re-brand the
phone as a Droid Prime, but that doesn't necessarily mean the pure Android Nexus version won't be available, or launched first, on another
carrier.
But when Apple
does launch an NFC
phone and hawks it as a mobile «iWallet,»
carriers will find it tough to sell Android
phones that
do the same.
I'm highly disappointed that 4 months later T - Mobile still doesn't have a single
phone with a 720p display when all the other
carriers have at least one, and Verizon has three.
I don't think
carriers will be big in the tablet business for long as consumers want to connect tablets to their existing ISP's (home net, tether via
phone).
All
carriers have an ETF if you don't maintain the service but WireFly will charge you fill retail price if you
do nt keep the
phone and calling plan features for a year, oh and ATT requires the data plan now anyway.
Problem is, the
carrier doesn't even say that the updates will arrive this year — if your
phone or tablet is on this list, it just means that you'll get Ice Cream Sandwich.
For some reason, the
phone is on backorder despite having gone live on the
carrier's website only a few hours back, but if you
do want to grab one, you can expect it to start shipping in the next two days (at least that's what Verizon says.)
I think the Thunderbolt
did okay, but is the top selling
phone on any
carrier a
phone that was introduced over $ 200.
Imported dual - SIM
phones often don't have all the right frequency bands for US
carriers, and when most dual - SIM
phones make it to the US, they have often one SIM card slot replaced with a microSD card slot.
By the time the
carrier gets around to updating it (if it
does at all), you may have a perfectly stable ICS update waiting for you if you were to root your
phone.
Who says regional
carriers don't get good
phones?
But only within the last few days
did the company announce which
carriers will soon support the new
phones.
The company however
does mention that the
phone must have been bought directly from Google as part of the Project Fi bundle, rather than any other retailer or
carrier, for -LSB-...]
Priced at less than $ 20, new Android
phone takes the worry out of choosing the ideal
phone for kids and parents alike OVERLAND PARK, Kan. and RICHARDSON, Texas — March 9, 2012 — Recognizing the importance of providing a wide variety of devices to fit the needs of families with children, Sprint (NYSE: S), and ZTE Corporation («ZTE») today announced the upcoming availability of ZTE FuryTM, a family - friendly Android - powered device that doesn't skimp on features and comes matched with the only truly unlimited data pricing plans on all
phones from a national wireless
carrier.
Over the years,
carriers have offered all sorts of different customizations, but never really anything to
do with your
phone number.
HTC «developing a simple process» for update over a wire Reason number 101 why making a «special» version of a
phone for a
carrier can be a bad idea — the Sprint EVO 4G LTE doesn't have a large enough partition to extract the OTA for the Android 4.3 update that was aimed for sometime this month.
If they don't then they will start loosing customers to the other
carriers with those
phones.
For the first time ever, every major
carrier in the US actually has smartphones worth buying, meaning you don't have to break up to get a good
phone.
they'll release it when they want to release the damn
phone, so quit your crying about «my
phone died» or «i'm gonna switch to another
carrier», because no one, specially at & t, gives a rat's ass about your
phone and they certainly don't give a rats ass if you discontinue their services.
well one of the best thing about the galaxy s series is the large development community so it's very easy to ditch the
carriers and their restrictions... doesn't excuse them for taking so long to get their versions out but the
phones are all a lot more useful with one of the many custom roms available for free
However, this
does not mean you can not shop around for best cell
phone carrier.
Some
carriers do charge cell
phone contract cancellation fee.
It could start with one
carrier like Apple
did with AT&T before rolling out the
phones out more widely.
When I went to switch cell
phone carriers, instead of the normal online credit check they usually
do — yes, your credit score is checked when you apply for a cell
phone plan,
did you know this?
Depending on the
carrier, some steps in applying for or updating policies are only
done via paper mail or on the
phone, while some are
done online.