Inside iPhone 4S US mobile data: AT&T vs Sprint vs Verizon

Apple now sells iPhones that work on three of the top four national US mobile carriers. Here's a look at how well you can expect Apple's latest smartphones to work on each of these mobile data networks, based on real world testing of each carrier's data throughput.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 116

Apple pulls iTether from iPhone App Store [u]

A new iOS application that allows users to tether their Mac or PC to an iPhone 3G data connection without paying a carrier for the ability was pulled from the iPhone App Store on Tuesday [updated].

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 91

FCC chairman finds AT&T, T-Mobile merger not in public interest, seeks hearing

AT&T's proposed acquisition of competitor T-Mobile has been found by the FCC's chairman to be anticompetitive and not in the public interest, asks commissioners to vote for administrative hearing.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 29

iPhone 4S demand continues to overwhelm US carriers a month after launch

Wireless carriers in the U.S. continue to struggle to keep up with demand for Apple's iPhone 4S more than a month after the handset first went on sale.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 23

Users report SIM card issues with Apple's iPhone 4S and iOS 5.0.1

Some owners of Apple's new iPhone 4S have been hit with SIM card error messages, even if they are connected to a CDMA carrier that does not use SIM cards.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 31

iPhone 4S demand persists as about 85% of Apple stores see daily stock-outs

Consumer interest in the iPhone 4S has not waned since the handset went on sale last month, as one new analysis has found most Apple stores run out of stock on a daily basis.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 87

AT&T adds new 4G LTE markets, two new 4G Android phones

AT&T announced it will expand its 4G LTE coverage from 5 markets to 9 this week, while also introducing two new 4G Android phones. Apple's iPhone users on AT&T should benefit from sharing the same improved backhaul as LTE.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 19

Subsidies for Apple's iPhone are 40% higher than the industry average

The iPhone will be a $15 billion investment for Sprint over the next few years, as subsidies for Apple's smartphone carry a price 40 percent greater than other competing handsets.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 30

Apple 'expected' to release LTE 4G iPhone in 2012

Competition among 4G-capable long-term evolution smartphones is predicted to intensify in 2012, when industry insiders believe Apple will join the fray with its own LTE iPhone model.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 82

Verizon sold 2M iPhones last quarter, 700K less than AT&T

Verizon, the largest wireless carrier in the U.S., sold two million iPhone 4 units last quarter, falling 700,000 short of rival AT&T. The carrier also declined to reveal its launch numbers for the iPhone 4S.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 26

Apple takes 56% of AT&T smartphone activations as iPhone 4S hits 1M

AT&T announced on Thursday that it activated 2.7 million iPhones last quarter, while it activated more than 1 million of the iPhone 4S alone since it launched last Friday.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 26

US senators propose bill to require 'accurate 4G information for consumers'

Three Democratic members of the U.S. Senate introduced on Thursday the "Next Generation Wireless Disclosure Act," which aims to clear up confusion surrounding 4G high-speed wireless data networks and control what carriers can and must say in their advertisements.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 57

Inside Apple's iPhone 4S and its improved antenna: 'S' is for Signal

The new iPhone 4S features a redesigned antenna design that allows for better reception and faster wireless data speeds, a tweak that should further distance Apple from the "antennagate" controversy that occurred around the launch of the iPhone 4.

Neil Hughes 14 years ago 40

Verizon iPhone 4S gets delivered early in US

At least one customer has received their iPhone 4S in the mail, ordered from Verizon, a full two days before it is set to go on sale.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 66

Apple's free iMessage expected to undermine carriers' high-profit SMS business

Apple’s upcoming free messaging application iMessage in iOS 5 will likely disrupt wireless carriers’ thriving SMS texting business when it arrives on Tuesday, according to multiple analysts.

Chris Smith 14 years ago 138

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