AT&T on Tuesday followed the unusual strategy of committing to a ship date for its LTE-based 4G hardware before the network itself is active. Both the Elevate 4G hotspot and the Momentum 4G modem are do to ship on August 21. The Elevate will cost $70 on a contract after a rebate, while the Momentum […]
Starting July 17, AT&T will be offering its new data modem, the USBConnect 4G, for free to its customers with a 2-year agreement. Subscribers not wanting to be tied to a new contract can buy it for $90. Using it, a subscriber can gain unlimited Wi-Fi access at more than 24,000 AT&T Hotspots in the […]
T-Mobile on Tuesday expanded its fledgling 42Mbps HSPA+ network and gave it a native USB modem to match. A total of 55 areas now have the doubled network speeds. The expansion includes a large suite of major cities, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland in Oregon, […]
NetGear has released the first dual-core wireless WNDR3700 router with an integrated N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ modem. The so-called Ultimate Home DSL Gateway also sports two USB ports for sharing content from thumb and hard drives across a network. A Gigabit Ethernet input for connecting to cable or fiber networks is present, […]
T-Mobile tweeted late today that it would introduce the Rocket 4G USB modem on a prepaid basis for $60. It can access download speeds of up to 21Mbps and, starting April 17, users can choose from a new $30, 1GB option that expires in 30 days from purchase and a $50, 3GB plan with the […]
Verizon Wireless has issued an update for the Pantech UML290 USB modem. The UML290 is a 4G LTE-capable modem that can be used with laptop, netbook, or desktop computers. The update will improve connections for both 3G and 4G areas, correct auto-connection issues, improve power reporting, and enhance the device’s stability. Users can head to […]
Verizon today began shipping some of the 4G data-only devices it showed at CES this year. The Samsung 4G LTE Mobile Hotspot is its first shipping LTE router and shares its speeds over an 802.11n Wi-Fi connection with as many as five devices, reverting to EVDO 3G if not in one of Verizon’s faster areas. […]
Cricket today announced the availability of the new Cricket CROSSWAVE portable WiFi device from Huawei. The dual mode EVDO/WiFi CROSSWAVE can connect with up to three devices at the same time and is compatible with most devices that support WiFi 802.11b/g including Windows 2000, XP, Vista and 7 and Mac OS X10.4.11 to 10.6.3 The […]
ABI Research recently carried out a survey in the United States of 1000 consumer about their attitudes about cellular modems. Cellular modems enable laptop computers (and increasingly, devices such as netbooks, e-readers, PNDs and even cameras) to access the Internet. Typical cellular modem users currently pay $50-$60/month for mobile data services from national providers. […]
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