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Sprint iPhone 4S SIM cards will all be locked at activation beginning today

While this little tidbit will likely not even be realized by many, we suspect that this will be really bad news for some — Sprint is going to begin locking the SIM cards in the iPhone 4S beginning today. According to the details that have been seen thus far; “all iPhone 4S devices will have more »

Verizon is launching the Galaxy Tab 10.1 today — except they may have a problem

We learned earlier in the week that Verizon was going to be launching the 4G LTE Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 today and well, that launch may not be as smooth as everyone had hoped for. The details are coming by way of a leaked internal Verizon memo which discusses the “delays in the arrival of more »

Dell says no unlocked version of the Streak will be available

Dell has announced that they will not be making an unlocked version of the new Streak. The device, which is currently available for pre-sale, will be locked to AT&T only. It is available for $299 with a two year contract or for $549 for those who aren’t eligible for an upgrade or don’t want to more »

Verizon Wireless LTE rollout getting closer; internal systems being updated & SIM cards in-the-wild

It looks like the Verizon LTE rollout is getting closer and closer. Well, truth be told any new day means the launch is closer, but today there is some further details in the form of screenshots and SIM cards. First and foremost, the SIM cards, nothing really to look at here, but a Verizon 4G more »

E-Ten prepping the Glofiish DX900 dual-SIM smartphone?

A recently surfaced (albeit blurry and slightly unclear) image is showing off what appears to be an upcoming dual-SIM smartphone from E-Ten, dubbed the Glofiish DX900. Overall the DX900 has a similar appearance as the V900. Feature wise it is expected to offer the two SIM card slots, as well as feature quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE, triband more »

AT&T now stating SIM-only option does not require a contract

AT&T has, after taking some criticism over just why they would require a contract from someone who was simply purchasing a SIM card have changed their story a bit. According to AT&T, the SIM card does not require a contract, 2-year or otherwise. Which makes perfect sense, like I mentioned in the first post, why more »

AT&T opens up more, now offering a SIM-only service

In an effort to become what seems the “most open” network, AT&T has begun to advertise and offer a SIM-only service. With the new service customers will be able to bring over their other mobile service branded phone or use another AT&T branded handset and just purchase the SIM card along with a month service more »