Back in December we heard details from Lowell McAdam about shared (family) data plans. And well, while the buzz has been quiet since it looks like a newly leaked screenshot from within Verizon has surfaced. The screenshot shows a section called “account level data plans” and perhaps a bit more interesting, this is also showing more »

Virgin Mobile originally planned to start throttling data speeds last October, but that never happened. This week, Virgin Mobile revealed it will be going through with those plans starting on March 23, 2012. Virgin Mobile customers that are on a Beyond Talk Plan will be limited to 2.5GB of data every month before throttling takes more »

If someone were to ask me what’s the biggest difference between Sprint’s data plans and its competitors, I’d would point out Sprint’s truly unlimited plans. Sprint spent a lot of money emphasizing to customers how it’s the only nationwide carrier in the United States that doesn’t charge overages or throttle data for its smartphone users. more »

The negative attention Carrier IQ has been getting lately has caused Sprint to back off on its use of the software. Sprint confirmed to Mobile Burn that it has “disabled use of the tool so that diagnostic information and data is no longer being collected.” Sprint cites customer concerns as the reason why it came to this decision.

This situation with Carrier IQ went from non-existent to an international media phenomenon in a matter of days. Various governments as well as customers want to know if Carrier IQ’s software really is keeping track of their every keystroke and spying on their personal messages. T-Mobile has already started damage control by informing customers that it does not use Carrier IQ for any other purpose other than “to troubleshoot device and network performance with the goal of enhancing network reliability and our customers’ experience.” Sprint is now telling its employees how to address any Carrier IQ questions that may come up during the course of the work day.

Sprint is once again making changes to its service plans. Although it is the only nationwide major carrier to offer a real unlimited plan for smartphones, it will not be extending that courtesy for all of its data devices any longer. Starting in November, Sprint will no longer offer unlimited data plans for mobile broadband devices or wireless hotspots created by its smartphones.

Good news for those who were considering picking up an iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S with Sprint — the carrier has since confirmed that the unlimited data plans would remain available. The details have come by way of Phone Scoop who have stated that; “Sprint today confirmed to Phone Scoop via telephone that the Apple more »

It looks like Sprint customers do not have all that much to worry about in terms of losing their unlimited data plans. Of course, we have seen similar stories in the past, however with mobile data usage growing and mobile data plan sized shrinking — it is always nice to get more in terms of more »

Verizon has recently announced a new data plan offering. Except this one comes with a catch in that it is only available in select areas. In short, the plan offers 300MB of data for $20 per month and is available for those living in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia and North Carolina. Furthermore, this plan will more »

U.S. Cellular reported a pretty good second quarter. The carrier saw its service revenues increase to $1.002 billion which is 3% more than last year. Its net income was $73.9 million which is up from $40.8 million a year ago. U.S. Cellular has achieved these levels even though it lost subscribers.