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Quick guide to cell phone carriers

Selecting a wireless carrier is just as important as picking a phone. The provider, after all, delivers the network that makes your handset work. And since you’ll probably end up paying a healthy amount for that privilege, there’s no point in sticking with a bad user experience.

Apple sued over deal locking iPhone to AT&T network

Plaintiffs claim the company violated the Sherman Act and Digital Millennium Copyright Act by not obtaining customers’ permission to have their iPhones locked to AT&T’s network. Share/Save

Why Your Phone, Cable & Internet Bills Cost So Much (VIDEO)

The U.S. has fallen behind much of the Western world when it comes to phone, cable and Internet service. Americans actually pay much more for inferior service compared to their global counterparts. Share/Save

T-Mobile launches campaign to lure iPhone users

NEW YORK (AP) – T-Mobile USA, the only “Big 4″ phone company that doesn’t sell the iPhone, now wants to snag used ones from AT&T. Starting Wednesday, when Apple is expected to reveal a new iPhone model, T-Mobile will start advertising that Share/Save

Verizon to kill unlimited data plans for existing subscribers

At an investor conference, an exec says the carrier is killing the plan for “grandfathered” customers and will force existing and new customers to sign up for a tiered “data share” plan on its 4G LTE network.

Apple’s Siri ‘Rock God’ Commercial: How Accurate Is It, Really?

Apple’s Siri-centric commercials for the iPhone 4S are the focus of a controversy this week, as a man in New York is suing Apple for what he claims are “misleading” TV advertisements.

Which LTE is faster – Verizon or AT&T?

Not all 4G is created equal. Even when you’re talking about the same kind of 4G—LTE. Now that AT&T’s launched their LTE network in a handful of cities, we can finally ask, “Who’s faster? Verizon or AT&T?” Well, it’s not quite that simple.

AT&T extends closing date of T-Mobile USA deal

AT&T says the deal to buy T-Mobile USA may take until the middle of next year to close, three months later than originally envisioned, as it fights antitrust regulators.

US Cellular: We turned down iPhone

U.S. Cellular Corp., the country’s sixth-largest cellphone company, on Friday said it had the opportunity to carry the iPhone but turned it down because the phone is too expensive. It’s the first U.S. carrier to acknowledge turning down the phone.

FCC set to unveil rules for rural broadband fund

Federal regulators are set to reveal their plan Thursday for an overhaul of the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor, with the goal of redirecting the money toward broadband expansion.