Sentences with phrase «wireless phone carrier»

Dish Network has offered to buy Sprint for $ 25 billion, making it the second company to make a takeover bid for the wireless phone carrier.

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The opportunity arises because the big four U.S. wireless carriers, led initially by T - Mobile, have been weaning their customers off of subsidized phones and trying to get everyone to pay for phones in full — in return for somewhat lower monthly service charges.

While T - Mobile (tmus) continued to attract hoards of new customers, larger carriers AT&T (t) reported declining wireless revenue, and Verizon (vz) had difficulty holding onto phone customers in a fiercely competitive market environment.

Expensive phones result in high subsidies from wireless carriers, who in turn charge subscribers more on their monthly plans to recoup those expenses.

Canada's new wireless carriers are having trouble finding cool phones that will run on their advanced wireless spectrum.

U.S. wireless carriers are moving away from offering customers subsidies on their phones, in favour of instalment repayment plans.

Two weeks ago, the agency alleged that Verizon and AT&T (t) might be in violation of the rules by letting wireless customers watch streaming video services owned by the carriers on mobile phones without using up their data allowances.

Right now, the two carriers run on different wireless standards — CDMA for Sprint and GSM for T - Mobile — but about 20 million phones used by Sprint customers can work on both kinds of networks.

Then came the gut - punch revelation that the new phones won't be available in the American market until March — more than a month after its debut in the U.K. and Canada — thanks to testing delays by U.S. wireless carriers.

And over the next year, as more smart phones hit the market, and carriers continue to enhance the capability of cellular wireless standards, Pindle says he expects that number to dramatically increase.

With the market distortions introduced by wireless carriers and phone subsidies, there really is no reason for consumers to get a lower - powered device unless it's a budget purchase.

In the U.S. market, the vast majority of smartphones are at a price heavily subsidized by wireless carriers, along with a two - year service contract — which further obscures the effect of licensing fees on phone prices.

May 2 The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

May 2 The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would hike fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

Because of the industry's early ways of marketing, people thought cell phones were free, when in essence the manufacturers hid behind the carriers, making wireless providers charge more in monthly fees so that their $ 700 phones would seem cheap.

On Wednesday, Sprint, the No. 4 U.S. wireless carrier, said in its fiscal fourth - quarter earnings report that its quarterly loss narrowed, and that it added 42,000 phone subscribers who pay a monthly bill in the quarter.

In addition to its e-commerce business, JD.com is one of 11 companies in China with a permit to lease wireless capacity from the nation's existing carriers in a trial intended to boost competition in the country's phone market.

U.S. wireless carrier T - Mobile US Inc, which is buying smaller rival Sprint Corp, topped Wall Street estimates for revenue on Tuesday as it added more phone subscribers who pay a monthly bill.

When T - Mobile launched Uncarrier 1.0 in March 2013, the magenta - decked wireless carrier said it wanted to eliminate the confusion when it comes to choosing from a huge array of phone plans and offering one Simple Choice.

I have had to make a few phone calls recently because said wireless carrier has been doing upgrades in my area.

Standard procedure involves getting a court order to obtain phone records from a wireless carrier.

And your wireless carrier won't likely discover that the device you're using isn't a feature phone.

You can block people's phone numbers anyway through your iphone or wireless carrier.

Topics include: Mobile social networking business development, future PDA and cell phone generations, mobile browsers, wireless carriers and business models for building mobile communities, SMS, MMS, content distribution, software development and contract negotiation for the integration of social networking sites with wireless networks.

The San Francisco event will have a final panel session with wireless carriers, phone manufacturers, software developers and online dating executives present to discuss and debate on both the direction of this rapidly emerging market and how it can be properly monetized.

Phone manufacturers and wireless carriers target their advertisements to young people.

But to be fair... only T - mo offers cheaper plans if you get your phone at full price... So blame both the dumb customers and greedy carriers to help make the wireless industry in USA the way it is now...

The Verizon Wireless Trade - In Program accepts wireless phones and now tablets from most major manufacturers and wireless carriers.

Images can be received via MMS or email from any camera - enabled phone on any wireless carrier.

US wireless carrier Sprint Nextel and Taiwan's HTC Corp. announced plans Thursday to release a touch - screen mobile phone in October powered by Google's Android software.

According to the Associated Press, «A Sprint Nextel spokeswoman says the wireless carrier concluded another new phone called the Evo would be a better choice for its customers.»»

HTC also has relationships with U.S. wireless carriers that could help Amazon sell phones.

Similarly, Microsoft has said that Windows Phone 7 handset makers sold 1.5 million phones to wireless carriers in the first six weeks — actual useful information that can be used for at least ballpark comparisons with other stats such as Google's claim of 300,000 Android activations per day.

Starting with the announcement that the Japanese parent company has completed its acquisition of Sanyo's US mobile phone division, the one time manufacturer of entry - level basic phones for small carriers has evolved into a potential player in the general wireless -LSB-...]

(AP)-- Canadian phone maker Research In Motion has begun showing its new BlackBerry smartphones to wireless carriers around the world, but the struggling company says it is still months away from starting to sell them.

It would be entering at a time when the smart phone market has shown it can generate an incredible amount of profits — not just for Apple and Samsung, but also for wireless carriers and also for anyone who can deliver the hot new smart phone.

RIM Co-Chief Executive Jim Balsillie said the company is looking to strike deals with wireless carriers so that shoppers can charge their purchases to their phone bill instead of using PayPal.

Also, the BlackBerry Q10, the first BlackBerry 10 phone with a hardware keyboard, is coming to all four national U.S. wireless carriers around May.

Some wireless carriers will let you bundle the tablet on top of your phone plan but that ties you into a contract.

The carrier has focused on providing WiMax in all sorts of devices sold by other vendors, instead of the usual carrier practice of selling its own phones and wireless devices for use in its network.

ZTE Fury requires activation on a Sprint Everything Data plan for smartphones3 and families that purchase ZTE Fury can rest assured that their monthly data charges won't be out of control as Sprint offers the only truly unlimited data pricing plans on all phones from a national wireless carrier.

The carrier has been touting a new feature called WiFi calling which is pretty straightforward and will allow you to make phone calls through your wireless Internet connection in case your coverage is a bit spotty.

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.

Although nothing is solid at the moment, there are great chances that the HTC Hero will finally make its way to AT&T's offering at the beginning of the next year, since the carrier will soon remain the only large wireless service provider in the US without an Android phone in its lineup.

E-reader manufacturers will have to find innovative ways to bring costs down, such as adopting the subscription model common among wireless carriers and mobile phone manufacturers.

A Forrester Research study last year predicted that e-readers could eventually cost as little as $ 50, a loss - leader strategy that might work if the industry adopts a subscription model similar to one used by wireless carriers and mobile phone manufacturers.

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A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.

Maybe you're tempted to get cell phone insurance through your wireless carrier instead.