The largest cable TV provider in the US plans to launch a wireless network. Today Comcast CEO Brian Roberts confirmed the rumors that the company would start offering wireless services in 2017. Comcast’s wireless offering will actually look a lot like Google’s Project Fi: phones that use Comcast’s network will connect to WiFi hotspots whenever […]
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Verizon stops subsidizing tablets, sells them at full price (contract-free)
US wireless carriers have never subsidized the price of the Apple iPad. Instead, they sell the tablet for full-price, and offer customers the chance to pay for mobile broadband on a month-to-month basis. But up until recently carriers such as Verizon Wireless have taken a more phone-like approach with Android tablets, selling them for discounted […]
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Verizon Wireless stores selling original iPad for $300 and up
Based on a tip from TUAW, I stopped by a Verizon Store today and confirmed that the company is deeply discounting first generation Apple iPad tablets. You can pick up an iPad 16GB WiFi model for just $299.99. Tack on an extra $100 for a 32GB model, and the top of the line 64GB iPad […]
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Motorola posts instructions for upgrading the XOOM to 4G
The Motorola XOOM Android tablet is now shipping with a 3G modem, but Motorola is offering to upgrade the tablet for free by adding a 4G LTE modem when available. You’ll need to send your tablet to Motorola to get the upgrade though, and now Verizon has posted details on how the process will work. […]
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Motorola XOOM now available for purchase, no contract required
Verizon Wireless started taking orders for the Motorola XOOM Android tablet today. As expected, the tablet will run $799 if you go with the contract-free option, while customers who sign up for a 2 year data plan will be able to pick it up for $599. The good news is that Verizon has dropped a […]
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Verizon to offer Motorola XOOM for $599 with contract, $799 without
We already knew that the Motorola XOOM tablet is going to sell for close to $800 when it goes on sale Thursday. But that’s the unsubsidized price. Now Verizon has announced that it will offer a $200 discount to customers that sign up for a 2-year service contract. That means the XOOM will run $599 […]
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Verizon to offer tablets from Motorola, Samsung, LG later this year
We already knew that Verizon Wireless was planning to bring a Google Android tablet to market. Now it looks like we might want to make that tablets… plural. Last week Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said that the company would have several tablets available by the fourth quarter of 2010. McAdam says the initial partners […]
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Verizon and Google working on a tablet
The Apple iPad may be an AT&T exclusive in the US so far, but it looks like Verizon may have a plan to bring a tablet to market. The Wall Street Journal reports that the CEO of Verizon Wireless says the company is “working with Google” on a tablet. But there are few details beyond […]
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HP Mini 311 with Windows 7, 3G modem reviewed
Verizon Wireless is now offering a subsidized HP Mini311. You can pick the laptop up for $199 when you sign up for a 2 year wireless broadband service plan. That will wind up setting you back $60/month for the next two years, but these plans can often be transferred to different devices if you decide […]
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Verizon confirms subsidized HP netbook launch
After weeks of speculation and leaked documents, Verizon has confirmed plans to begin selling the HP Mini 1000 this weekend. Starting on May 17th, Verizon customers will be able to pick up an HP netbook for $199.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate when they sign up for a 2 year 3G plan with Verizon. Plans […]