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boygeniusreport.com - 10/31/2008

The real reason the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi or tri-band HSDPA

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You might have guessed it, but the reason is Verizon! We confirmed this a little while back with one of our really top-level sources (you know who you are!) and they did, in fact, confirm our suspicions — Verizon said hell to the no, we don’t play that up in here! Now, before the ...

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engadgetmobile.com - 10/31/2008

Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1

— engadgetmobile.com — It's not going all-out with a nasty public smear campaign, but Verizon wants its sales reps fully... prepared for the occasional customer (or would-be customer) asking why they shouldn't head across the street to T-Mobile and pick up a G1 instead. To ... (more) Verizon wants you to know why you shouldn't buy the G1

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boygeniusreport.com - 11/3/2008

Verizon Wireless kills Pay as You Go data plans, data plans now mandatory

— boygeniusreport.com — This has been rumored to be coming but VZW E dropped the bomb on us all by... leaking a Verizon Wireless document detailing some drastic changes to Verizon’s data plans. Starting November 14th, 2008, all new PDA / Smartphones will require a ... (more) Verizon Wireless kills Pay as You Go data plans, data ...

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tech.yahoo.com - 11/4/2008

FCC approves Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel (AP) by AP: Yahoo! Tech

— tech.yahoo.com — WASHINGTON - Federal regulators are signing off on Verizon Wireless ' planned $28 billion purchase of Alltel... Corp . The deal will create the nation's largest wireless carrier. In a 5-0 vote with partial dissents by both Democrats on the panel, the ... (more) FCC approves Verizon Wireless' purchase of Alltel (AP) ...

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Vodafone BlackBerry Storm pricing revealed: Crazy expensive
SlashGear — ... Incidentally, The BGR has done some digging with their sources at Verizon and confirmed that yes, it’s that carrier’s fault that the BlackBerry Storm has neither tri-band HSDPA nor WiFi.  Begin penning angry letters now. ...

BlackBerry Storm Doesn't Need Wi-Fi or Tri-Band HSDPA Because Verizon Says So, Ok? [Blackberry Storm]
Gizmodo — ... "really top-level" Verizon source that the crippling was — surprise! — carried out at the behest of the wireless company. Few wireless providers are innocent of phone neutering, but this blatant promotion of their data service and the added network anchor that the lack of tri-band HSDPA protect interests that, well, don't really need much protecting. Even with Wi-Fi, who the hell is going to buy a Storm without a data plan? Stop baiting us, Verizon. We like you. [BGR] ...

Wherein we speculate why the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi
CrunchGear — ... Why is it that the BlackBerry Storm doesn’t have Wi-Fi? If you believe BoyGenius—and how could you not!—it’s because Verizon Wireless doesn’t want it to have Wi-Fi. That’s a fine conspiracy theory, yes, but consider the following: ...

Mobile News Roundup
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... . But the feature-rich smartphone would definitely be far more attractive if it had integrated Wi-Fi. It looks like we can thank Verizon Wireless for that decision, according to the Boy Genius Report : You might have guessed it, but the reason is Verizon! We confirmed this a little while back with one of our really top-level sources (you know who you are!) and they did, in fact, confirm our suspicions — Verizon said hell to the no, we don’t play that up in here! Now, this isn't official, but the Boy Genius has plenty of spies and this wouldn't really surprise me. Verizon's ...

Nvidia’s $99 Computer Still Needs a Carrier [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... First, there’s the issue of pricing data plans. It’s still far too expensive to buy data plans for phones, MIDs and laptops — and there are few bundling options. There are also the limitations with the carriers’ current plans, which cap data use at 5GB per month — easy to exceed on a video-playing mobile web device. Carriers can also cripple devices they sell and subsidize, such as Verizon, which cuts out Wi-Fi, or ...

Skype is ready for the iPhone, Blackberry
VentureBeat — ... . Furthermore, giants like Verizon Wireless have already started disabling WiFi in some of their smartphones. It’s tough to say how much salt Skype can truly throw into its competitors’ game, but given the cross section of ...

Has Research In Motion’s BlackBerry Lost its Edge?
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Even though Wi-Fi has become a must-have feature for most smartphones, some reports suggest BlackBerry reportedly left it out of the Storm at Verizon’s insistence. RIM’s relationship with Storm paid off. Despite extremely tepid reviews and user complaints about the difficult touchscreen and buggy software, Verizon’s position as the biggest U.S. carrier helped sell more than 1 million units of the Storm in just two months of the device’s launch. ...