March 08, 2009
Filed under: Cell Phones, Computers We're well aware that the phrase "unlimited" doesn't actually mean anything to cell phone providers. Unlimited data plans rarely are that. In fact, most plans come with a hard and fast cap at 5 gigabytes (GB) of data per month, and, if you exceed that limit, you'l...
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Terrence O'Brien
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March 02, 2009
A woman in Oklahoma bought a 3G netbook from RadioShack for $100, subsidized by a two-year data plan from AT&T Mobility. That plan comes with a 5GB monthly data cap, which she exceeded, and as a result her first monthly bill was over $5,000. Now the two companies are facing a class action lawsuit th...
Consumerist
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Chris Walters
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February 01, 2009
Just like the last time Rogers updated its smartphone plans, we’re torn between loving them and hating them. While they do include a taste of everything for what are pretty reasonable prices for the Canadian wireless marketplace, we can’t stand how Rogers insists upon making its customer...
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Michael Bettiol
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October 16, 2008
In the exciting new category of modern hand-held computers — devices that fit in your pocket but are used more like a laptop than a traditional phone — there has so far been only one serious option. But that will all change on Oct. 22, when T-Mobile and Google bring out the G1, the first...
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Walter S. Mossberg
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July 08, 2008
It looks like Vodafone NZ did not want the Canadian Rogers users to feel like they were the only ones getting screwed and released their own set of not so nice plans. As Vodafone NZ mentioned yesterday the phone pricing does begin at $199, however that price applies only to the 8GB iPhone along with...
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June 20, 2008
Rogers has just released a slew of new BlackBerry data plans for your emailing and browsing pleasure. There’s still no unlimited BIS option, which is a bit confounding given the upcoming unlimited iPhone Data plan, but this is Rogers after all, so we’re not terribly shocked. The new plan...
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April 14, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones Verizon Wireless has been slow to catch up with the smartphone data access plans offered by competing carriers, with premium prices and some confusing options, but things are taking a real turn for the better. The new "E-mail and Web for Smartphone" plan goes for a mere $30 a...
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February 13, 2008
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Maple Leaf 2.0 - Technology and Web 2.0 News in Canada
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December 28, 2007
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, Apple Financial, Steve Jobs, Apple, iPhone Insanely Great Mac has the breakdown on a meeting between O2 (purveyors of the iPhone in Britain) and Mr. Jobs from the UK's Financial Times, and it seems iPhone users across the pond can't get enough data. Ov...
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