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AT&T to Begin Offering Contract-Free iPhones March 26?
Boy Genius Report is claiming that starting March 26 AT&T will being offering iPhone 3Gs contract-free to existing customers. The information which appears to have been sourced from internal AT&T training material which states that the 8GB iPhone 3G will sell for $599 and the…
AT&T Reports Robust 2008 Growth, Led By iPhone
Earlier this week AT&T reported its fourth quarter fiscal results for 2008 , in the announcement Apple's official iPhone carrier in the United States said that it had activated 1.9 million iPhones during the quarter. The numbers are down from 2.4 million activations in AT&Ts…
AT&T in Talks with Apple Over 3G-ready Notebooks?
According to a report by Fortune , AT&T has been exploring the possibility of subsidising notebooks by offering them with build-in 3G connections and associated contracts. AT&T has already begun offering such deals and over Christmas began selling a notebook in association with Acer for…
AT&T iPhone Tethering Details Revealed?
Last week it was revealed that AT&T is planning to unveil an official tethering plan for the iPhone stating that it was coming "soon". MacBlogz is now adding further information about what to expect from AT&T: • 5GB Data Cap (just like Blackberry users) -…
AT&T Says iPhone Tethering Coming "Soon"
During an interview at the Web 2.0 Summit with TechCrunch's Michael Arrington AT&T Mobility President and CEO Ralph De La Vega stated that AT&T is working with Apple to allow the iPhone to tether to computers. Saying it will be available "soon". AppleInsider is also…
AT&T Offers Free WiFi to iPhone Owners
AT&T has officially announced that they are offering free WiFi access to all iPhone subscribers in the U.S. WiFi spots can be scouted out using an online tool , WiFi is also available in Starbucks restaurants which can be found here . The following steps…
AT&T Reports 2.4M iPhone 3G Activations
AT&T reported on Wednesday that its third quarter profits were boosted by a larger number of iPhone activations that was initially predicted. The US iPhone carrier reported a 5.5 percent rise in profits to $3.23 billion and EPS of $0.55. AT&T also noted that it…
AT&T and Apple Working on iPhone Tethering?
Gizmodo has posted an email purportedly from Steve Jobs in response to a complaint about AT&T not offering tethering on the iPhone even though many other smartphones offer it as a $30/month add-on plan. The email from Jobs read: We agree, and are discussing it…
Latest iPhone Firmware Aims to Fix 3G Issues
The USA Today is reporting that the latest iPhone firmware which was released yesterday aims to fix issues related to 3G signal strength. The newspaper cites reported from iPhones users who state that they are experiencing issues with calls being dropped. The newspaper goes onto…
iPhone 3GSales Double That of Original
AT&T stated Wednesday that the first twelve days of iPhone 3G sales were double that of last year. Adding that despite severe shortages the company is seeing backorders of one to three weeks at retail stores. The information was disclosed by AT&T during its fiscal…
Major Issues Mar iPhone 3G Release
Today marked the release of the iPhone 3G across the world, New Zealand began the process and the launches slowly spanned the globe. The first cracks began appearing when the iPhone was set to launch in the UK, as customers queued through the early hours…
AT&T Delivers Video Walkthroughs of iPhone Buying
To ease confusions for those wishing to purchase an iPhone 3G on July 11, AT&T has posted videos offering information about the upgrade process for existing AT&T customers as well as new customers. The iPhone 3G will go on sale at 8am in AT&T stores…
AT&T Releases iPhone 3G Pricing Details, Available 8AM July 11
AT&T has today announced detailed pricing information for the iPhone 3G, the official carrier of the iPhone in the US also confirmed that the iPhone 3G will go on sale at 8AM on July 11th. AT&T also confirmed that the 8GB and 16GB iPhone's will…
AT&T Paying $325 on Every iPhone 3GSold?
Oppenheimer equity research analyst Yair Reiner has noted to clients this week that AT&T is paying Apple a $325 subsidy on each new iPhone 3G sold in the US. The analyst also adds that AT&T is paying Apple an added $100 for each new subscriber…
In Brief: AT&T and Apple Settle Visual Voicemail Lawsuit
AT&T and Apple settled a lawsuit brought by Klausner Technology Inc. on Monday. The lawsuit was originally brought around by Klausner last December for violating its patents on technology that sends visual alerts to computers or mobile telephones when a user has a voice message…
AT&T to Hold iPhone 3G Conference Call Today
AT&T is currently holding a conference call discussing the introduction of iPhone 3G earlier today . According to supporting materials AT&T will be discussing: Strategy Qs and As AT&T will focus on the following four aspects of iPhone 3G when selling the device: More powerful…
AT&T Hiring Temporary Staff for June
AT&T is repeating last years pattern of hiring retail temps to help in retail stores during the month of June. A request has been made of Kelly Services temp agency that will see workers join AT&T as greeters for a project known only as "Summer…
In Brief: AT&T Completing 3G Network by June, Offers Refurb iPhones for Discount
AT&T Completing 3G Network by June AT&T said Wednesday that it plans to complete deployment of its 3G network by next month. "By the end of June, connecting to AT&T's 3G mobile broadband service will be as speedy as logging onto the high speed Internet…
In Brief: AT&T Limiting iPhone Sales to One Per Customer, T-Mobile Germany Shifts 100,000 iPhones
AT&T Limiting iPhone Sales to One Per Customer AppleInsider has republished an internal AT&T memo which informs retail staff that customers can only purchase one iPhone. "Effective May 14, 2008, customers can only purchase one iPhone at AT&T stores," reads a copy of the memo…
AT&T Leaks Black iPhone?
AppleInsider is reporting that AT&T is now listing a new iPhone model on its website. The option to select "iPhone Black" is visible alongside the normal "iPhone" for existing AT&T customers who are logged into their AT&T account. The apparent error adds credence to rumours…