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AT&T adds new "administrative fee" to our phone bills, adds up to hundreds of millions in extra charges each year

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, May 23, 2013 a 3:03 pm

AT&T has quietly added a new administrative fee that is now appearing on the bills of postpaid customers. The fee is for $0.61 and shows up as a line item under the surcharges and other fees section. According to The Verge who spoke with AT&T, the new fee was enacted help cover expenses for items such as cell sites and maintenance.

AT&T partners with The Cloud to offer customers access to 16,000 WiFi hotspots in the UK

By Allyson Kazmucha, Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 a 12:21 pm

AT&T has just entered into an agreement with The Cloud, owned by BSkyB, for its customers to be able to make use of 16,000 WiFi hotspots throughout the UK. This means AT&T customers who frequently travel to the UK will be able to connect to The Cloud's hotspots and use up to 1GB of data without incurring any roaming charges or data overages. According to The Next Web AT&T customers will be able to subscribe to a data add-on, which doesn't necessarily make it free, but will prevent large data overages.

AT&T expands FaceTime over cellular to iPhone 4S users, all tiered data plans

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Jan 16, 2013 a 3:23 pm

AT&T has announced that they are expanding the availability of FaceTime over cellular to all customers with a compatible iOS device, no matter what data plan they have. While some AT&T iPhone 4S users began seeing this feature back in November, AT&T did not make a statement at the time, and reports were sporadic.

AT&T may be further expanding FaceTime over cellular

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012 a 11:19 am

AT&T may be further relaxing its restrictions on FaceTime over cellular, allowing anyone with access to the feature to use it. AT&T had previously announced that all iPhone 5 customers, including those on individual plans, would be able to use the feature. Anyone with an iPhone 4S or a grandfathered unlimited data plan on AT&T was left out in the cold.

AT&T offering a $100 discount off iPad purchases with a two year data plan

By chrisoldroyd, Friday, Nov 9, 2012 a 4:42 am

AT&T has announced that it will off a discount off any iPad or other tablet if you sign up for a new two year data plan. The new offer starts on November 9th and offers $100 off any iPad with LTE. The offer doesn’t just cover iPads either, any tablet that AT&T sells can qualify for the $100 discount.

AT&T set to expand availability of FaceTime over cellular

By Joseph Keller, Thursday, Nov 8, 2012 a 5:00 pm

AT&T will loosen its restrictions on FaceTime over LTE. Previously, AT&T had limited use of FaceTime over LTE to those customers with a Mobile Share plan. Now, a customer on any of the carrier’s plans will be able to use FaceTime over LTE. AT&T also announced that they would be making special text and data-only packages available to deaf and hard of hearing customers to increase the utility of FaceTime over cellular. In a statment, AT&T said that these initiatives would roll out in eight to ten weeks.

AT&T planning large investment to expand LTE network

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Nov 7, 2012 a 5:08 pm

AT&T will invest $14 billion in the expansion of its LTE network. While AT&T is the second-largest cellular carrier in the US, it lags severely behind rival carrier Verizon in their deployment of LTE. While AT&T managed to sell a record-breaking number of iPhones with the launch of the iPhone 5, customers may decide to drop AT&T in favor of the more-robust Verizon network. The investment will be made over a three-year period, and would cover both wireless and wireline broadband networks.

Shared database will allow AT&T and T-Mobile to curb smartphone theft

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Nov 1, 2012 a 11:44 am

AT&T and T-Mobile are joining forces in order to try and curb the rising rate of stolen smartphones by way of a shared database project backed by both the CTIA and FCC. The system will allow either carrier to flag an IMEI number as stolen which will render the device useless on either network.

AT&T and T-Mobile to share networks in New York and New Jersey

By Joseph Keller, Wednesday, Oct 31, 2012 a 5:01 pm

AT&T and T-Mobile USA have agreed to share their networks in New York and New Jersey in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. As both carriers operate GSM and UMTS networks, compatible devices can switch between either AT&T and T-Mobile with little trouble. Calls, texts, and data will go through whichever network has the most capacity in a given area. With reports of cell service outages thoughout New York and New Jersey, this agreement will allow people affected by those outages to utilize their phones if either network is operational. Service agreements will not be affected.

AT&T vs Verizon vs Sprint: Which iPad carrier should you choose?

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 a 6:28 pm

If you're in the U.S. it's probably not so easy deciding which carrier is best for your iPad or iPad mini needs, AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint. Price is always a huge factor to consider when choosing a carrier, but coverage should be just as, if not more, important when making a decision. Since the iPad and iPad mini support LTE cellular technology, you're going to want to take a close look at which carriers offer the best LTE coverage in your area.