carriers
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Verizon iPhone Download Speeds Lag Behind AT&T iPhone, Other Verizon Handsets
Wired took a look at mobile analysis firm Metrico’s thorough testing of the Verizon iPhone 4, summarising the not-especially-surprising results (and noting a few unexpected ones).
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Why Are Mobile Phones Taxed So Massively In The US?
When tax expert Bob McIntyre’s daughter bought a mobile phone for $US25, he was surprised to learn she ended up paying almost $US60 in total, once taxes were added in. What followed was his adventures into the messy world of the US government’s mobile phone taxing scheme, which is calculated based on the original sticker-price…
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How To Easily Install Carrier-Blocked Apps (like PDAnet) From The Android Market
Earlier today I tried installing the popular tethering application PDAnet on my AT&T Android phone; then I found out that AT&T doesn’t allow me to do that. In fact, PDAnet doesn’t even show up when I search the Android Market on my phone, because AT&T doesn’t want me to install it. If I try to…
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iPhone Distribution: 97% AT&T, 3% Verizon
An ad-network is tracking how many Verizon and AT&T iPhones are hitting up their system. It’s 97 per cent AT&T and 3 per cent Verizon now, which is pretty impressive, since Verizon’s only started selling to the public yesterday. [Chitika via BI]