Apple Annonces iPhone 3GS for AT&T, Faster and More Powerful

A couple of days after the Palm Pre hits the streets, Apple made a move to steal the spotlight be unveiling the next generation iPhone at WWDC. This announcement has been highly anticipated by AT&T subscribers and other AT&T users.

This exciting new touchscreen phone is called the iPhone 3GS. While it looks very similar to the iPhone 3G , this upcoming phone offers a lot of new features and capabilities.

The added S emphasizes that this new device will offer much greater speed than its predecessors. The iPhone 3GS for AT&T is expected to be more twice as fast as the current model. It will also support 7.2 Mbps HSDPA making web browsing faster.

The upgrades and updates to this new device lie largely at its new operating system. The iPhone 3.0 OS will bring MMS as well as Cut and Paste to the handset. With this new software comes an array of new apps.

Keeping up with the high-powered camera phones in the market, the iPhone 3GS sports an improved 3 megapixel camera with all the goodies like Autofocus, Autoexposure, Tap to Focus, and video capture. It's not powerful enough to challenge the monster camera phones but its good enough to appease most users.

The new iPhone 3GS also comes with some cool additional features such as voice control and the built-in digital compass. This built-in tool allows users to acquire orientation, longitude, latitude, and other useful topographical information.

Apple's new iPhone 3GS will arrive in June 19. It will be offered in two versions, a 16GB model for $199 and a 32GB model for $299. It will be available in over 80 countries around the planet.

On the surface, it appears that this new device is not much different from its predecessors. Except for the more powerful camera, no glaring changes have been made. However, this details were revealed at the announcement. perhaps, we'll learn more about this new phone in the next following weeks.

That's it for this blog on the new and exciting iPhone 3GS for AT&T. Tune in to this blog to get the latest on everything wireless.

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The Nokia 2600 Classic for AT&T

Here's a newly launched phone for AT&T subscribers. The Nokia 2600 Classic has been officially launched by AT&T. If you're looking for a flashy phone with an affordable price, then you should definitely consider this cell phone.

The Nokia 2600 Classic for AT&T offers a stylish design which appeals to users who want to have a fashionable design. This new handset offers multiple messaging options and web browsing via MEdia Net. it's also a good device for entertainment because it provides access to MP3 ringtones, graphics and games downloads.

This new mobile phone is categorized as a basic phone. This means it doesn't have sophisticated features but it comes at a reasonable price and good performance. Basic mobile phones offer easy to use but limited features. The Nokia 2600 Classic is a good device for users who want to use a handsets mainly for calling and text messages.

The 2600 also has a camera with digital zoom, albeit its a basic VGA camera. If you want a stylish mobile phone with a camera then you should check this device out. Of course, the VGA camera probably won't do a very good job of capturing those precious moments. But given the correct lighting, you can get decent pictures of of a basic camera.

The 2700 Classic mobile phone's affordable price is probably is most attractive asset. It's a stylish phone with a very affordable price tag. In fact, AT&T is offering the Nokia 2600 Classic for free . Subscribers can get the phone with any payment after signing up for a plan with a two year contract. The full price for the device is also an affordable price of $150.

Here are the rest of the key features of the Nokia 2600 Classic for AT&T:

• Dual band GSM
• GPRS connectivity
• 128 x 128 pixels TFT display
• music player
• FM Radio
• Mobile Email
• Instant Messaging
• Bluetooth
• MP3 ringtones
• Hands-free speakerphone

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Study Names Verizon Wireless as Top Call Quality Carrier

Does you always experience static or voice distortions when you make a call? perhaps you've experience many dropped calls or the lack immediate text message notifications? Well, if you have experienced these before then perhaps this story will be useful to you.

According to Phonescoop, J.D. Power and Associates has released the findings of their latest study concerning the quality of cell phone calls. The research company relied heavily on customer experiences to discover the best call quality offered by US carriers.

J.D. Power and Associates names this analysis as the "Wireless Call Quality Performance Study." This is conducted about every 12 months. The performance of wireless carriers vary in every year so it has to be conducted yearly to provide accurate rankings.

Here are the factors being considered in the Wireless Call Quality Performance Study:

• dropped calls
• static/interference
• failed connection on the first try
• voice distortion
• echoes
• no immediate voice mail notification
• and no immediate text message notification

The study was conducted on several geographic areas in the US. This means that some carriers may not do very well in some areas that they do not have full coverage. This will also inform mobile phone customers on the carriers that have the best call quality in their area.

Here are the US geographic regions and the networks that have been ranked first in call quality.

West Region: Verizon Wireless was ranked first in this area.

North Central Region: Alltel and US Cellular claims the top spot in this region.

Northeast Region: Customers bestow the top spot to Verizon Wireless in this area.

Southwest Region: Sprint Nextel and Verizon Wireless share the top rank in this region

Mid-Atlantic Region: Once again, Verizon Wireless is the top dog in this area

Southeast Region: Alltel grabs the tops spot in this region.


There you have it. those are the rankings for the carriers with the best call quality. Interestingly, AT&T and T-Mobile were not able to grab the top spot in any of the regions. However, these figures may change in the year as networks are constantly trying to improve their service.

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3G IPhone Bargain Bonanza

I picked up this exciting 3G iPhone rumor while surfing the web. According to this Fortune.cnn.com article, a source revealed that AT&T is making some special plans to enhance the release of Apple's 3G iPhone.

The exclusive U.S. iPhone distributor is rumored to be planning to cut the price of the highly popular handset by as much as $200 when the 3G version is launched this summer. If it's true that AT&T will subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, then the price will be brought down to $199. This will be available for customers who sign two-year contracts according to the source of this rumor.

Naturally, representatives from both AT&T and Apple declined to comment when confronted with these rumors. If this plan is true, then they are probably keeping it a secret to maximize its impact on the market and to keep other carriers from making a quick response.

If the 3G iPhone will be sold for 200 hundred bucks then a wider consumer market will be able to afford it. AT&T will have an attractive offer that can lure lucrative customers away from rival mobile phone service providers. It would be logical the new iPhone will likely be locked or programmed to prevent buyers from taking the discounted handset to another network.

Plenty of rumors have surfaced about the upcoming 3G iPhone. The highly popular mobile device may be to be released on the one-year anniversary of the original version.

Fortune's source claims that Apple will cease to release the original version once the 3G device is in the market. This move may be seen as an attempt to clear out inventory and stir up demand for the new 3G version.

The source of the rumor also offered other details on the upcoming 3G iPhone. One of these details is the new version will be slimmer by 2.5 mm than the older model. The new iPhone may also offer a GPS chip for navigation and other location-based services.

Well, this is certainly an interesting rumor. If it's true then a lot of people will definitely purchase the 3G iPhone. I know I would. However, these are just rumors and there are tons of rumors on Apple's hit handset these days. Tune in for more updates or confirmations on these rumors.

iPhone Continues to Fuel AT&T's Growth

The huge popularity of the iPhone meant success for the carrier that offers. AT&T is still experience the effects of Apple's device and is still growing strong as indicated by its earnings for this year.

AT&T Mobility reported customer additions that are similar with last years customer increase. The gains in the number of new customers has pushed the carrier’s to increase to more than seventeen percent. Experts believe that the ongoing strong sales of Apple Inc.’s iPhone is the main cause of this growth boost. The continued weakness at Sprint Nextel Corp. is also a significant factor in the strong growth experienced by AT&T.

Let's explore the details of AT&T's iPhone powered growth. The mobile phone carrier reported that 1.295 million net wireless customers were added during the first quarter of this year. This number represented an increase of 8.7% compared with the figures taken on the first quarter of 2007.

With the addition of these new customers, AT&T's customer base now number more than 71.3 million subscribers. However, the nation's no.1 carrier also lost some customers. When the carrier shut down its TDMA network in late February, around 330,000 customers defected to other networks.

AT&T Mobility's average revenue per user also increased pushed the carrier’s service revenues to $10.6 billion for the quarter. The carrier's data services accounted for $2.3 billion, or 21.5%, of total service revenues. An increase in the carrier's equipment revenues during the quarter pushed total revenues up.

All these growth in various areas boosted AT&T’s income during the first quarter of 2008 to $2.9 billion. With the iPhone still going strong, this trend will probably continue. The launch of the anticipated 3G iPhone could also bring more customers and increased income for the carrier. The success brought about by this remarkable handset has encouraged other networks to find a handset that will duplicate the iPhone's powerful appeal.

Carrier Conflict: Verizon vs. Sprint

Two major mobile phone service clash over interconnection issues!

Sprint became the target of a suit filed by Verizon Communications Inc. because of an alleged failure to ailing pay in interconnection charges worth nearly $10 million. The alleged unpaid fees originated from services in mostly eastern states that are subject to tariffs filed with the Federal Communications Commission. Apparently, even multi-million companies can fall behind on their bills.

Verizon expressed that the had no choice but to file the suit because they have already tried other methods of collecting the fees. Here's a statement form the suit:

“Verizon has repeatedly attempted to resolve this dispute short of litigation. Yet these attempts, made over many months and through both written and personal communications, have been fruitless. Accordingly, Verizon has been forced to seek relief from this court.”

In response to these allegations, a Sprint Nextel spokesman made this statement:

“Because Verizon’s claims in this matter are running up against a two-year statute of limitations, this complaint comes as no surprise. This is simply a standard legal maneuver by Verizon to preserve their legal claim against us. “We remain hopeful that we can resolve this matter without any further legal action by either party.”

Sprint is currently in negotiations with the FCC to ensure AT&T Inc. is not allowed to stray from an interconnection condition. The agreement was made when AT&T completed a prerequisite to gaining approval of its merger with BellSouth Corp a couple of years ago. It's logical that Sprint wants to avert future conflicts while they are dealing with Verizon's suit as well as other complaints.

Some Mobile phone experts fear that the XOHM network launch maybe be affected by this dispute. However, some feel that this fear is unfounded because $10 million dollars is a small amount and can be easily produced by a major mobile phone company such as Sprint.

I hope that both companies can work out this problem and that this dispute will l not affect any programs that may help wireless consumers.

AT&T Launches Navigator Equipped Motorola Z9 Slider

Do you like GPS enabled mobile phones? If you do, then this scoop should prove interesting. According to Mobile media.com, AT&T has launched the Motorola Z9 slider. This is the first mobile phone that offers the Navigator Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation service from AT&T.

Consumers can use the Motorola Z9 in noisy environments because it is equipped with CrystalTalk technology. This feature makes this phone perfect for loud and wild parties! The device also offers stereo Bluetooth wireless technology, an Opera 8 browser and 1.3-megapixel camera to provide consumers with endless entertainment.

The Motorola Z9 also offers one touch music features to help users to access play lists or their favorite music. They can also visit the carriers mobile music service to gain access to music downloads. They can choose to get their songs from eMusic, Napster To Go and play any unrestricted MP3 Audio file. The Motorola Z9 allows users store music and other information on its built in 8GB memory or with the use of a removable microSD card.

Consumers are sure to like the high speed that is provided by AT&T's third-generation (3G) wireless network. These wireless network enables the Motorola Z9 to provide Video Share which requires the services of a high speed network. Consumers can send live one-way video and audio from one user to another with the help of this service.

This cool mobile phone is now being sold at AT&T stores. However, it may be prudent to wait for more info on the device. It has just been released so you might want to hear from other users before you commit to purchasing this handset. Of course, that advice applies to all purchases.