If you’re an AT&T customer who was worried about the new law that bans cell phone unlocking, they say don’t. VP of Federal Regulatory Joan Marsh has defended AT&T’s seemingly noble stance on cell phone unlocking for their customers. In an effort to be the “good guy” in this situation, she says: If we have the unlock code or can reasonably get it from… Read more
It looks like there is overwhelming support for unlocking phones! First, the petition gets 100,000 signatures, forcing the White House to respond. The White House responds, supporting us! Then the FCC comes out in support for the peoples rights. It’s been a good time for phone tinkerers and carrier switchers. Today, US Senator Ron Wyden introduced a… Read more
When unlocking phones for use on other carriers became illegal thanks to the DMCA, many people were angry. This spawned a petition to contest that new law, which quickly got 100,000 signatures. This meant that the White House was obligated to give an official response to it. And respond they did, very much in our favor. The White House agrees with… Read more
After the ban on unlocking phones was passed, a lot of people were angry. Then a petition was passed around, finally netting 100,000 signatures. This means that the White House must respond to the petition, and we hope they will take it seriously. However, we do have some good news. The FCC will be investigating the ban, seeing if it hurts consumers…. Read more
If you wanted to check the status of your Motorola device in terms of updates, we have good news for you. Motorola has just redesigned the entire page, making it easier for people to check if their phone is getting an update or if it’s stuck on its current software version. To check out the status of your phone, first you need to select a carrier. Then… Read more
As you probably know, it will be illegal to carrier unlock devices starting tomorrow. If that doesn’t sound fair to you, we sympathize. But just thinking so isn’t going to do anything, so take action! A petition has been started to repeal the decision or make unlocking permanently legal. The petition needs 100,000 signatures to be looked at by the White… Read more
Some carriers might be facing a serious problem soon. Starting tomorrow, January 26th, it shall be illegal to unlock your phone by any means other than through the carrier that sold it to you. This means that carrier unlocking (which is easy on most Samsung devices using root) will be illegal, the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) made sure of it…. Read more
UK carrier O2 had an interesting experiment going on. They started selling their HTC One X+ without a wall charger, figuring around 70% of people already had wall chargers. Well they figured wrong, because it seems that a lot more had wall chargers than they expected. A whole 82% of customers walked out with a One X+ and no separate charger. O2 now… Read more
Sprint’s LTE network may be young, but they’re expanding it at a good speed. The next few months will be a good growth for them, and they have announced 28 markets to get 4G LTE. If you live in any of these cities, check for 4G periodically. It might be a nice surprise to get some fast data speeds. Here’s a list of the cities that are getting LTE… Read more
The day has finally come: Verizon now allows you to buy apps from the Play Store and charge your bill instead of your credit card. Though I personally use a credit card, carrier billing has often been a useful feature in the family on AT&T. For first time Android users, the setup for buying apps is a lot quicker and easier. However, there is one… Read more
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