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nytimes.com - 12/28/2008

Digital Domain: What Carriers Aren’t Eager to Tell You About Texting

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The public assumes that wireless carriers’ costs are far higher than they actually are, and profit margins are concealed by a heavy curtain. >

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nytimes.com - 12/28/2008

Digital Domain - What Carriers Aren’t Eager to Tell You About Texting

— nytimes.com — TEXT messaging is a wonderful business to be in: about 2.5 trillion messages will have been sent... from cellphones worldwide this year. The public assumes that the wireless carriers’ costs are far higher than they actually are, and profit margins are ... (more) Digital Domain - What Carriers Aren’t Eager to ...

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boygeniusreport.com - 12/30/2008

Early New Year’s gift from BGR: T-Mobile release schedule revealed, BlackBerry Curve 8900 included

— boygeniusreport.com — Maybe one of our ninjas was feeling inspired by that crazy new Dick Tracy watch LG has... in the pipes because he decided to go super-sleuth and dig up the goods on T-Mobile’s upcoming release schedule for January and February, 2009. This ... (more) Early New Year’s gift from BGR: T-Mobile release ...

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googleandblog.com - 12/26/2008

G1 Phone Owners May Get a Battery Replacement Christmas Gift from T-Mobile

— googleandblog.com — Post from: Google And Blog G1 Phone Owners May Get a Battery Replacement Christmas Gift from T-Mobile... Post from: Google And Blog G1 Phone Owners May Get a Battery Replacement Christmas Gift from T-Mobile A replacement extended life battery may be ... (more) G1 Phone Owners May Get a Battery Replacement Christmas ...

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