Convertcast Episode 99 Dec. 20, 2011 Mul­ti­ple reports have emerged of T-Mobile switch­ing on 3G for fre­quen­cies that exist­ing unlocked iPhones and other devices can use. At least some parts of Neva­da and some parts of North­ern Cal­i­for­nia and the North­west are see­ing 1,900MHz repur­posed to be used as addi­tion­al car­ry­ing space for theHSPA+ 84Mbps net­work antic­i­pat­ed for 2012. Those who live in the altered areas are see­ing speeds faster not just than they would on EDGE but faster than AT&T’s real-world 3G, at 7.92Mbps down and 1.8Mbps up. How...


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Convertcast Episode 97 November 29, 2011 We will be bringing Diana back soon. After an entire show devoted to choosing an Android tablet, she bought an iPad and is in love. Speaking of iPads and love, Jerry's house got (another) new toy....iPad 2 for Lara! I got a Kindle Touch very comfortable! AT&T / T-Mo merger no mo Mirosoft Office for iOS YES! Xbox & Kinect selling like hotcakes    (no pepper spray needed) Xbox 360 sold more than 960,000 con­soles in the U.S. alone, with more than 800,000 sold with­in a peri­od of 24 hours. More than 750,000 Kinect for Xbox...


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The title says it all. Watch and enjoy.


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The introduction of the 3 cellphone giants' CEO's was worth the price of admission to this year's CTIA. While I'm still not so crazy about Sprint, I'm now a huge Dan Hesse fan. The man is a great speaker, and is quick on his feet. He didn't miss a single opportunity to poke fun of his competitors. Watch the intro with moderator, Jim Cramer. I have a few more good clips coming, but this is definitely a "best of show."  


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In USA it's simple: Verizon is better than AT&T for iPad usage, but here in West Asia the situation is more complicated. (more...)


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Convertcast Episode 66 January 12, 2011 Verizon iPhone - Unicorn tears have fallen CDMA - EVO Rev A only - NO LTE for you! Antenna Redesign - Antenna splits have been moved No Simultaneous Voice/Data - Big issue for you?  For GSM Jerry it is!  Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it! WiFi Hotspot - Up to 5 devices - Nice!  But, you want to play, you have to Pay. Hotspot functionality part of iOS4.2.5 - Coming to ATT in the form of iOS4.3? Some iPhone 4 cases will need to be modified slightly - Mute switch and volume buttons have been moved slightly.  Cases...


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Convertcast Episode 41 May 17, 2010 Android Flooding the market with devices - the next best thing is always a month (or two away) - the good, the bad, the ugly (cousins got Samsung Moment) Everyone I know is getting Android - is AT&T the only carrier to not have any Android devices? - LOL! Moto Backflip is an Android phone - albeit a crippled one, but one nonetheless. Wait! You mean the Backflip is a real phone????? Speaking of Android - So much for the internet sales of the N1.  The Failed experiment. AT&T gets the Pre Plus - will this affect iPhone sales And...


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Personal and business phones iPhone and Blackberry AT&T 850 spectrum Jerry mentions that he jailbroke yesterday Mickey compares smartphone operating systems Symbian quirks and software Keyboard? We don' need no steenkin' keyboard! Jerry casually brings up jailbreak again (Quelle surprise!) Backgrounder Slingbox What's that? Did Jerry just mention jailbreak again? Ring Central vs. Google Voice vs. Phone Fusion The perfect device: 1. QWERTY from a 8900 BB Curve 2. Camera from M-95 3. Size and weight of the Curve A. Ease of use from iPhone B....


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