Friday, October 1, 2010

Verizon Wireless Launches Trade-In Tool

Verizon Wireless has opened a new portal where customers can trade in their old used cell phones in exchange for Verizon Wireless gift cards. Customers go to the web site and provide information about their device. Verizon then calculates an offer for the phone. The original Motorola Droid, for example, was valued at only $54, despite being in good shape, while an HTC Droid Incredible garnered ...
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T-Mobile Says 4G Can Wait, Clearwire WiMax Is âNicheâ

Deutsche Telekom AG’s T-Mobile USA said it doesn’t need to rush into getting a fourth-generation mobile network, and it prefers technology known as long-term evolution, or LTE, over Clearwire Corp.’s WiMax.
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Sprint CEO and execs resign from Clearwire WiMAX board

Sprint CEO Dan Hesse has resigned from the Clearwire board of directors, along with Keith Cowan, Sprint’s president of strategy and corporate initiatives and Steven Elfman, their president of network operations, citing “an abundance of caution” over recent developments in antitrust law. The exact nature of the concerns was not explained, but the decision apparently came after questions raised by ...
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Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Sherborn, Massachusetts

SHERBORN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--To continue to stay ahead of rising demand for wireless voice, 3G multimedia and Internet access in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Verizon Wireless has expanded its local network.
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