Is the Nokia 6650 debuting on AT&T? Learn something new about your iPhone.Get the latest on the Verizon XV6800 and much more. Just some of the stories which we handpicked for you in today's mobile round up, so read away.
Alltel is in the process of upgrading their data network to EVDO Rev. for faster data speeds. With the new upgrade, downstreams would be around 600kbps and 1.4Mbps and upstreams around 500-800kbps.
Another new plan to be announced by Verizon Wireless is the E-mail and Web for Smartphone plan. This new plan gives the user the option of accessing e-mail, surf the net and bookmark their favorite Web pages right from their Smartphones. The plan supports up to 10 personal e-mail accounts and also offers an unlimited data allowance for e-mail and Internet browsing.
E-mail and Web for Smartphone is available for $29.99 monthly access with a qualifying voice plan through business sales channels, at www.verizonwireless.com
Verizon Wireless has unveiled three new Nationwide Messaging, which don’t need to be accompanied with a voice plan. The complete list of plans are listed below:
Nationwide Messaging Plan:
Consumer Devices
Monthly Access: $34.00 (Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus Mobile Web access and data usage)
Per-minute Voice Rate: $0.40
BlackBerry
Monthly Access: $54.99 (Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus E-mail, Web browsing and data usage)
Per-minute Voice Rate: $0.25
PDA/Smartphone
Monthly Access: $54.99 (Includes unlimited text, IM, picture and video messaging, plus E-mail, Web browsing and data usage)
Per-minute Voice Rate: $0.25
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced the Nokia Siemens Networks’ Dual Carrier EDGE solution which would double the data speed to up to 592 kbps on existing EDGE-capable GSM networks. Baptized EGPRS 2, the technology should be available by the third quarter of 2008 and the downlink speeds o will touch up to 1.2 Mbps.
AT&T in a press release announced their plans to expand their 3G Services in more than 80 US cities. The planned expansion is expected to deliver AT&T 3G services to nearly 350 leading U.S. markets by the end of 2008 and expect a roll out of more than 1,500 additional cell sites nationwide.
"We're also planning for the future by establishing a clear path to a 4G network that will meet the needs of our customers for years to come,". Said Ralph de la Vega, president and CEO for AT&T's wireless unit.
The Unlimited Helio Plan now is available for just $99 for a limited period of time. Also when Helio says “unlimited”, they really do mean “unlimited. The plan includes voice data, text messaging, email and on-device data usage.
AT&T wants the iPhone to be taken seriously and hence unveiled some new business plans which they calls “Enterprise Data Plans”. To use iPhone as a business customer, you’ll need to sign up for a 2-year service agreement or a renewed 2-year service agreement if you’re an existing AT&T wireless customer. Check out the screenshot for the plans in question:
Rogers Wireless has unveiled some new, and reasonably priced data plans for its Canadian customers. Plans start at $65 a month for a 1GB plan and top out at $100 for a 5GB plan. Should you go over in use then you are automatically bumped up to the next plan, unless you’ve already reached the final tier in which case you are charged $.03 per additional MB.
AT&T Inc unveiled a new international data plan exclusively for its iPhone subscribers. To qualify, customers must already have a domestic voice and data plan for the iPhone.
There are two packages available:
$24.99 iPhone International Data Package gives you 20MB** of usage within 29 countries
$59.99 iPhone International Data Package gives you 50MB*** of usage within 29 countries
**20MB Plan:
Overage rate is $.005/KB within the 29 discounted countries.
Rate outside these 29 countries is $.0195/KB.
***50MB Plan:
Overage rate is $.005/KB within the 29 discounted countries.
*Discounted countries include: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Taiwan.
Apple unveiled one of the last big questions for potential iPhone purchasers: The plan. For $60 to $100 per month, you net yourself a smorgasboard of AT&T plan features. The $60 set includes 450 minutes, 5000 night and weekend minutes, rollover, Apple's "Visual voicemail," 200 text messages, unlimited data and unlimited mobile to mobile calling. The $80 plan includes 900 minutes and unlimited night and weekends, and the $100 has 1350 minutes. If you're rich enough to get a $500 phone, looks like you're going to be rich enough to afford a $60 - $100 phone plan. Oh, and for those of you keeping score on tipsters, looks yesterday's tipsters were just making stuff up.
New iPhone ad: Added on 2007-06-06 16:59:00
by Randall Bennett
Another new iPhone ad hit the airwaves (or cable...waves....) today on CNBC touting the iPhone's internet abilities. The spot (YouTube'd after the break for your viewing pleasure) claims the browser isn't surfing any sort of mobile web, but instead surfing the real web. To us, surfing the "real web" can't be too fun with that 2.5G EDGE connection *zing!* but we're sure the experience looks good. Just wait till we get our hands on the phone June 29th... then we'll know how great it truly is.
More mobile stats, but this time not relating to the porcelain throne. US mobile web usage tripled in the last year, according to mobile web provider Bango. The company says the SanyoKatana was the top phone browsing the mobile web in the first quarter of 2007, which is only available in the US. Worldwide, the US ranks second with 21 percent of the mobile web market, trailing the UK with 27 percent. Bango also says flat-rate pricing for data plans is leading to the shift in mobile web usage, and more competitive pricing among US carriers should see even more mobile web adoption.
Alltel has started charging users of it's Alltel U Prepaid service for data applications. Alltel U customers have previously been able to use Alltel's Axcess Apps at no charge, now they will be billed $.15 per minute for data use the same as the price for voice calls with the plan.
Is the Nokia 6650 debuting on AT&T? Learn something new about your iPhone.Get the latest on the 
Another new plan to be announced by Verizon Wireless is the E-mail and Web for Smartphone plan. This new plan gives the user the option of accessing e-mail, surf the net and bookmark their favorite Web pages right from their Smartphones. The plan supports up to 10 personal e-mail accounts and also offers an unlimited data allowance for e-mail and Internet browsing.
Nokia Siemens Networks has announced the Nokia Siemens Networks’ Dual Carrier EDGE solution which would double the data speed to up to 592 kbps on existing EDGE-capable GSM networks. Baptized EGPRS 2, the technology should be available by the third quarter of 2008 and the downlink speeds o will touch up to 1.2 Mbps.
The Unlimited Helio Plan now is available for just $99 for a limited period of time. Also when 
Rogers Wireless has unveiled some new, and reasonably priced data plans for its Canadian customers. Plans start at $65 a month for a 1GB plan and top out at $100 for a 5GB plan. Should you go over in use then you are automatically bumped up to the next plan, unless you’ve already reached the final tier in which case you are charged $.03 per additional MB..jpg)
Apple unveiled one of the last big questions for potential iPhone purchasers: 
More mobile stats, but this time not relating to the 
Alltel has started charging users of it's Alltel U Prepaid service for data applications. Alltel U customers have previously been able to use Alltel's Axcess Apps at no charge, now they will be billed $.15 per minute for data use the same as the price for voice calls with the plan.