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This, of course, is amplified by the fact that AT&T is sole service provider of Apple's hugely popular iPhone. AT&T recently released a new iPhone ... AT&T iPhone Whining Could Doom Exclusivity DealChannelWeb AT&T may penalize iPhone users who hog dataLos Angeles Times

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An AT&T executive said Wednesday that the carrier is planning to tighten data usage controls for heavy smartphone users, according to USA Today.

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The iPhone has been a big bandwidth hog with users doing things like surfing the Web and downloading videos on their phones. AT&T plans to focus first on ... and more »

Cap My iPhone?  Try This Instead, AT&T  —  AT&T is planning to find ways to convince heavy iPhone users to stop using so much data (despite paying for unlimited plans), as a way to ameliorate the perpetually clogged 3G networks in San Francisco and New York, according to AT&T...

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By Chris Davies via Twitter] iPhone 3GS drops into Tesco Mobile’s basketRumor – 3G iPhone coming to EuropeOfficial iPhone tethering coming ’soon’ says AT&T CEOT-Mobile Austria add iPhone 32GB to “coming soon” pageFlash Coming to iPhone one way or another, says Adobe

December 9, 2009 (EVANSTON, Ill.) (WLS) -- AT&T iPhone customers who use high amounts of data may have to start paying for it. The CEO of the company says ... Piper: Apple's next big iPhone feature is likely VerizonApple Insider Apple: 70% Chance Verizon Gets iphone in 2010, Piper SaysBarr...

By Hunter Clarke I find this particularly strange considering AT&T should be praising Apple for allowing them to carry the phone that has no doubt increased their business by ridiculous numbers. AT&T should do everything in their power to mold their network around the features of the iPhone mai...

By Ryan Singel AT&T Plans 3G Network Upgrades, 4G RolloutAT&T: SlingPlayer for iPhone Would ‘Create Congestion’ for 3G SXSW: IPhone Influx Pushes AT&T to the Limit [Updated]Wired.com’s iPhone 3G Survey Reveals Network WeaknessesAT&T Tunes Cell Towers to Help SXSW Geeks

By timothy CWmike writes "AT&T has moved closer to charging special usage fees to heavy data users, including those with iPhones and other smartphones. Ralph de la Vega, CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, came close on Wednesday to warning about some kind of use-based pricing whil...

By Liam Widman AT&T says that 40% of their total network capacity is used by 3% of their "smart" phone users, and that most of that is with streaming videos and music. The iPhone has several applications which provide non-stop internet radio, adding to the problem.

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Death to unlimited data plans AT&T has finally figured out how to fix its much-maligned US mobile data services: stop users from eating up so frickin' much bandwidth.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

Good news, iPhone users, now you can stream to your heart's content--or at least until your battery dies or AT&T kills your connection. ... Ustream Live Broadcaster Now Available for iphonethe iPhone Blog (blog) tuaw.com (blog) -TechCrunch (blog) -Macworld

AT&T Inc. plans to take steps toward curtailing excessive iphone usage as it battles growth in both wireless traffic and perceptions of ... AT&T gives iphone customers a venue to ventFierceMobileIT AT&T warns of coming clamp-down on iPhone data hogsApple Insider

By sam mcloughln From Eric Mann] According to mashable today, AT&T CEO wants iPhone users to limit usage. "The Wall Street Journal is reporting that heavy smartphone users only represent about 3 percent of the customer base, but their mobile activities are accounting for 40 percent of data traffic. T...

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particularly by users of the Apple iPhone, AT&T today is taking steps to both improve and mollify its critics -- by enlisting its users' aid with a new ... Apple RSS for iPhone Devs: More RDF or Good News?Cult of Mac (blog) AT&T collects iPhone user complaints about poor serviceCNN

By matt buchanan If an iPhone app designed solely to report crappy coverage doesn't say it loudly enough, AT&T Mobility CEO Ralph de la Vega admitted today that AT&T sucks in NY and SF, saying they're "performing at levels below our standards."

Wireless data hogs who jam the airwaves by watching video on their iPhones will be put on tighter leashes, an AT&T Inc. executive said Wednesday. IPhone - AT&T - Wireless - Telecommunications - Business

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By jesse@ilounge.com (Jesse David Hollington) AT&T indicated today that they plan to place tighter leashes on iPhone users who use excessive amounts of data for services such as streaming video. AT&T has had problems keeping up with increased wireless data usage since the release of the iPhone, leading to dropped calls and s...

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By Justin Yu Credit: Sapporo) Wilson also shows us a "No duh" iPhone app from AT&T called "Mark the Spot." The app gives AT&T customers a chance to vocalize and report their poor service complaints. It even lets you note your current location and the frequently of the issue. Anyone else think it'...

By sam mcloughln From Hans] So AT&T have released Mark the Spot, a network failure reporting tool according to the BGR website. "Poor AT&T, it must be tired of being tied to the whipping post and constantly flogged in the media for its abysmal network performance. To address its network woes, AT&am...

Do you think AT&T’s network is the one thing that is preventing your iPhone from being the best phone on the planet? Complaints of AT&T’s network seem to crop up and now and then when it comes to iPhone discussions, and while AT&T probably won’t say that its network has coverag...

By matt buchanan Remember that Mark the Spot iPhone app for telling AT&T where they suck? Um, yeah. [Thanks Joe!]

By James For quite some time there have been numerous mobile phones with a pico projector floating around, but it is only recently one dropped onto a major US carrier, and of course is the LG eXpo which will be with iPhone carrier AT&T. Well today we have for your viewing pleasure a video hands-on...

By Mel Martin Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, iPhone AT&T offers app so you can report crappy service. Huh? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Product Reviews (blog) The iPhone-Droid rivalry is reflected in a war between the two's carriers. AT&T and Verizon this week agreed to drop lawsuits that had sprung out of a ... Apple Isn't Hungry Enough to Need VerizonMacNewsWorld Ad wars: Droid manly; iPhone girlyCNNMoney.com

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By Barb Dybwad A spokesperson from AT&T stressed that their low 1.17 percent customer turnover (or churn) was a better indicator of customer satisfaction than the Consumer Reports survey. On the other hand, if a huge swath of those customers are only sticking with the carrier because they simply ha...

Sales of iPhone make no sense. Top searches on Yahoo include WWE and Michael Jackson. AT&T customer satisfaction the worst. Nokia sues vendors! Psystar back in the news. Cripes. DARPA to test social media. Odd play involved. Kindle sold 550,000. Waterloo, Iowa get fastest Internet speed.

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) AT&T points out that with Verizon you can’t talk and use data while on their 3G. But with the iPhone you can’t talk and use data while on Edge or GPRS. So that map that Verizon showed is the only time you can do this on AT&T. As far as the iPhone and SSH. Just because an iPhone is jail broken,

By matt buchanan AT&T iPhone 3GS The iPhone 3GS is the best overall smartphone you can buy. It's really that simple. Best user interface, best internet, best apps, best media support—the list goes on. Okay, not the best network, but nothing's perfect. $199

By Chris Rawson Two new iPhone ads: Apple defends AT&T? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Two new iPhone ads: Apple defends AT&T? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 23 No...

By Colin Gibbs Like AT&T, O2 has drawn criticism regarding its network performance as smartphone usage increases. The increased traffic is directly attributable to the iPhone 3G S and the Palm Pre, which are the best-selling devices on its network, CTO Derek McManus said in a release:

By Dan Nosowitz AT&T's 3G Network Sees 2,000% Increase Since iPhone 3G Release In the wake of a big $65 million upgrade to its network here in the San Francisco Bay Area, AT&T revealed that the improvement was due to 3G usage being up 2,000% after the release of the iPhone 3G last year. That sounds li...

Apple and AT&T put out a phony iPhone, Manhattan engineer says in suit Apple & AT&T Hit With Another iPhone 3GS MMS LawsuitThe Mac Observer History of iPhone Tethering and AT&T Failure to DeliveriSmashPhone (blog)

By Brian Proffit Still, their claims that "Unlike Verizon, AT&T customers have access to more than 100,000 applications, more than with any other wireless company" and "Unlike Verizon, AT&T's 3G network lets wireless customers simultaneously talk and surf the web or do e-mail" should score...

By Brian X. Chen Apple Rejects Google Voice App, Invites RegulationDeveloper: Apple Denied Health Care App for Political Reasons …Google Voice App Rejection: AT&T Blames, Apple Denies, Google …Porn Comes to the iTunes App StoreSchool-Shooting iPhone Game Removed From App Store

By Michael Rose While the addition of another retail outlet to the mix of stores (including AT&T and Apple's own operations) that carry the iPhone may not do a whole lot for general availability of the device -- frankly, if you can't find an iPhone 3GS near where you are, you can get one online in a jiffy...

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1099 AT&T vs. Verizon: There’s a lawyer for that http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-10389960-266.html

By the way, reasons given to me to not buy the iPhone include the AT&T network and the fact that applications like Loopt (the iPhone needs to allow background apps for it to function properly) and Blackberry Messenger don't work on it.

Barnes and Noble e-reader looks good. Microsoft teams up with the Family Guy. Lawsuits filed over Sidekick fiasco. Michael Dell says netbooks suck. AT&T whining over Goggle voice. Polaroid is back! Xbox III may use AMD GPU. iPhone 'pick up" app getting too much attention.

By John Herrman • PewPewPew (With Your iPhone): Ahem: • MapQuest Stumbles Back Into the App Store With Budget Turn-by-Turn • Flash Apps to Come to the iPhone, But Not to Safari • The iPhone App Store Gold Rush May Be Running Low on Gold • Apocalypse Nigh, AT&T Opens Network for VoIP Over 3G on iPhone

By Trent Wolbe Hosts: Joshua Topolsky, Nilay Patel, Paul Miller 00:59:29 - AT&T now allowing iPhone VoIP calls over 3G 01:19:50 - The next Engadget Show tapes live October 22nd -- with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer! iTunes] Subscribe to the Podcast directly in iTunes (enhanced AAC).

By Robert Nelson Both Apple and AT&T have recently released updates for the iPhone and iPod touch. Well more specifically, Apple has released version 3.1.2 for the iPhone and iPod touch and AT&T has released Carrier File 5.6 for the iPhone. In regards to the iPhone update, according to the change log t...

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By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Following Apple’s release of iPhone OS 3.1.2, AT&T has released a carrier settings update for its U.S. iPhone customers. Listed as AT&T 5.6, it is unclear what improvements the new settings file may offer; the last carrier settings update activated MMS service for U.S. iPhone customer...

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By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Following Apple’s release of iPhone OS 3.1.2, AT&T has released a carrier settings update for its U.S. iPhone customers. Listed as AT&T 5.6, it is unclear what improvements the new settings file may offer; the last carrier settings update activated MMS service for U.S. iPhone customer...

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By matt buchanan AT&T EXTENDS VOIP TO 3G NETWORK FOR IPHONE DALLAS, October 6, 2009 - AT&T* today announced it has taken the steps necessary so that Apple can enable VoIP applications on iPhone to run on AT&T's wireless network. Previously, VoIP applications on iPhone were enabled for Wi-Fi...

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Apple could sell more iPhones by ending exclusive AT&T deal, analyst says http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9138941/Apple_could_sell_more_iPhones_by_ending_exclusive_AT_T_deal_analyst_says?taxonomyId=1

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By James Apparently the arrival of MMS to the iPhone 3GS from AT&T had pulled out several scareware vendors which are making quite a mockery of searches that uses the terms iPhone and MMS reports an article over on iphonetouch. These internet criminals are dominating search returns when iPho...

By Sharon Another rumor was posted recently on a leading Apple blog that the iPhone, currently available in the United States only through AT&T Wireless, could well be coming very soon to Verizon. It has been suggested that this it might have been January 2009 according to the source below but t...

Multimedia Messaging Service support for the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS is now available, giving AT&T subscribers in the U.S. the same functionality other iPhone users have enjoyed since the June release of the iPhone 3.0 software update.

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By info@brighthand.com AT&T and Apple have released an update that brings support for MMS (multimedia Messaging Service) to the most recent iPhone models. Those who are interested can install it now.

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By Rene Ritchie Note: You need to be running iPhone 3.1, so if you haven’t updated your firmware yet, do that first. This is a story by the iPhone Blog. This feed is sponsored by The iPhone Blog Store. AT&T iPhone MMS Carrier Update Now Available via iTunes!

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By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1068 AT&T breaks out its new 3G Microcell http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-10358045-85.html VOICEMAIL Mike: on iPhone battery logging

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) EPISODE 1057 AT&T says MMS coming to iPhone on September 25 http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/09/att-says-mms-coming-to-iphone-on-september-25.ars

By Brooke • Tethering counter - If you go to Settings -> Genral -> Usage on your iPhone, you’ll notice Tethering data which shows how much tethering you’ve used. Note: Tethering is not available to AT&T users yet. • Camera API additions

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Adds obey AT&T code Apple released its iPhone Software 3.1 beta 2 on Tuesday, and today, the web is alive with reports that the release has disabled a hack that allowed fanbois to use the iPhone 3G and 3GS as wireless broadband modems for laptops and PCs.…

By Mel Martin GPS has come a long way, and AT&T has released their subscription based Navigator [App Store] for the iPhone. It requires OS version 3.0. It is fee based, and will set you back US$9.95 a month on your AT&T bill. It is loaded with features, and has voice guided turn by turn directions. It als...

By news@ilounge.com (Charles Starrett) Apple has released its first beta version of iPhone OS 3.1 to registered iPhone developers, along with an updated SDK. Listed as build 7C97d, the new beta OS appears to include non-destructive video editing, support for Voice Control over Bluetooth, and new modem firmware and AT&T pr...

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By James So you can’t tether the iPhone? Not what 9to5mac says as they have now posted a How To Tether an iPhone for free, and without any AT&T blessing as well. What you do require though is iPhone OS 3.0 Gold Master firmware carrying the “7a341” label and no doubt a quick search will show where that...

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By Trent Wolbe 40:31 - Firmware roulette: Storm build 4.7.0.141 allegedly fails Verizon's testing 47:35 - SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone coming shortly: $29.99, no 3G support 51:50 - AT&T issues official statement on SlingPlayer's 3G blackout for iPhone

By Trent Wolbe 00:17:20 - AT&T issues official statement on SlingPlayer's 3G blackout for iPhone 00:28:49 - Microsoft's latest ad: iTunes and the iPod are crazy expensive 00:37:26 - Microsoft "Pink" specs leak out: Tegra, Snapdragon, OMAP 3, oh my?

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Apple sued over various infringements concerning the iPhone. This will never end. This Saturday is turn off the light day at 8:30 PM. AT&T will act as a cop for the RIAA. Conficker worm aiming at April 1st. Get ready. Fairchild cutting back. The Open Cloud movement begins to develop. MSFT not ha...

Apple sued over various infringements concerning the iPhone. This will never end. This Saturday is turn off the light day at 8:30 PM. AT&T will act as a cop for the RIAA. Conficker worm aiming at April 1st. Get ready. Fairchild cutting back. The Open Cloud movement begins to develop. MSFT not ha...

By matt buchanan In case you missed it, if you're lucky enough to be rocking iPhone 3.0, you can actually enable 3G tethering right now on AT&T. Here's a step-by-step guide. Just pray they don't drown you in data charges.

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By Simon Sage Apple cutting iPhone 3G production by 40% in Q4? iPhone Dev Team: iPhone 2.2. OS jailbreak success! T-Mobile to sell unlocked and subsidized Nokia handsets through Best Buy? Official AT&T iPhone tethering solution coming soon, says AT&T CEO

By ko maruyama As of yesterday, Best Buy is offering the iPhone 3G at Best Buy Mobile stores. While the launch is lacking the fanfare of the original AT&T and Apple iPhone 3G launch, we've heard reports that Best Buy had extra staff in some locations in anticipation of heightened store traffic.

By Natesh Sood The good guys over at BGR managed to get some official Verizon documents (pictured below) stating that Sprint and AT&T users will receiver $50 credit or the $35 activation fee waived, respectively. However, this only applies if you are signing up for a new 2 year contract. This promoti...

based Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 3G requires users to sign a new two-year contract with AT&T. Best Buy has two stores in Albuquerque, Apple has one ... Best Buy now selling Apple iPhone 3G in USA TechWhack (press release) Best Buy first indie US retailer to sell Apple iPhone 3G Mobile Bu...

By Dave Caolo Filed under: iPhoneA few TUAW readers have reported receiving a text message from AT&T on their 3G iPhones. Specifically, it prompts users to upgrade to iPhone software 2.0.2. An important software update for iPhone 3G has been available on iTunes since this past Monday," the message r...

By Molly Wood AT&T releases iPhone 3G pricing details http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9981676-7.html Official Google Blog: Google learns to crawl Flash http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-learns-to-crawl-flash.html Tim Portland How is Sony different from Apple?

By Mark Wilson With all of the efforts all over the world to unlock iPhones, it's almost a slap in the face (or just a step in the right direction?) that Apple/Orange will be offering an unlocked version to France. Guess it's time to import if you don't like AT&T. [iht]

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