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Cricket Wireless to offer contract-free iPhone 4S, will sell units for $500

It’s not the highest end wireless carrier in the world, but if it carries contract-free iPhones, who’s to criticize? Per AppleInsider, on June 22, Cricket Wireless will become America’s first fully prepaid wireless carrier to offer Apple’s iPhone, with an “unlimited” US$55-per-month plan. Cricket Wireless is a prepaid subsidiary of Leap Wireless, which offers “unlimited” […]

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nTelos regional wireless carrier to carry iPhone 4, 4S units

nTelos Wireless, a Virginia-based wireless company with more than 400,000 subscribers, will become the fifth U.S. carrier to sell Apple’s iPhone when it launches on April 20. Per AppleInsider, nTelos is the second regional carrier to partner with Apple, as the company began expanding to smaller U.S. carriers last October when it struck a deal […]

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Apple cautions against “Beta test iPhone 5” scam, tells users to be wary of unsolicited offer

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Per the Apple discussion boards and iPodNN, a recent scam spam has spread from email and forums to Twitter, Facebook and now text messaging. Users have reported seeing unsolicited texts and social-network posts claiming that “Apple” is seeking 1,000 testers for text messaging on […]

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Apple confirms C Spire Wireless as fourth U.S. iPhone carrier

The south shall rise again. This time, with its own wireless carrier for the iPhone. Per Macworld, C Spire Wireless will join Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T as the fourth U.S iPhone carrier. The company, which functions as the largest privately-held cellular carrier in the country, announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering the iPhone […]

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AT&T to switch to unlimited and pay-per-use text messaging plans on August 21st

Well, at least this chunk of your AT&T bill might become a bit more reasonable… Per AppleInsider, beginning August 21, new AT&T customers will only be able to choose between unlimited text messaging plans starting at US$20, or pay 20 cents for each text message and 30 cents for a picture or video message. AT&T […]