iPad Mini Un-boxing

80 Days Away: CES 2013

I've got my badges and counting down the days to CES 2013 in Las Vegas!  Book your hotel and travel now.  Also download the new CES Mobile App.  Go to the Official CES webpage to get all the information you need!  See you there!

iPhone 4 vs. iPhone 5

Top 5 things I like about my new iPhone 5

1)     Lightweight and noticeably thinner

2)     Camera quality is much better (especially videos)

3)     Nice screen size -- extra row of widgets

4)     Passbook (will be even better when more retailers added)

5)     iOS6  (especially when I update apps not having to re-enter password)

New AT&T Prepaid Smartphone Rate Plan

AT&T is coming out with a new GoPhone prepaid smartphone rate plan.  The new rate plan will begin on October 7th.  The plan offers unlimited talk and text and 1 GB of data for $65.  They say it's designed for smartphone users and saves them $10 from the previous options.  Check out the information here at AT&T.

Blackberry 10

Will the Blackberry 10 save RIM?  With the release and hype of the iPhone5 and the Samsung Galaxy S3 it seems like Blackberry keeps going backwards.  I look for something new from Blackberry at CES 2013. Go here to read more on the release of the Blackberry 10.

iPhone5 Un-boxing

Kyocera Rise Coming Soon!

Check out the Kyocera Rise which is coming soon.  This CDMA qwerty keyboard phone is rumored to be released later this month on Sprint and Virgin Mobile.  It'll have a 1500 mAh Li-lon battery and will run the Android(tm) 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) using a 1GHz (QUALCOMM Snapdragon processor).  It has a 3.5" capacitive touchscreen and a 3.2 MP camera and video camcorder.

AT&T switching to shared wireless data plans.

AT&T is following Verizon's move to shared wireless data plans.  AT&T will let customers keep their old plans for now.  No word if that will change in the future.  Take a look here at AT&T and see if you will switch.

Another Prepaid iPhone 4S Coming Soon!

Virgin Mobile will begin offering prepaid iPhone 4s beginning June 29th.  The plans will be $30-$50 per month.  Visit Virgin Mobile's site to register or get more details on their prepaid plans.

AT&T Data-Only Plans

AT&T reports data-only plans coming within next two years.  Follow link to Businessweek to read more comments from Randall Stephenson, CEO of AT&T.

Prepaid Iphone 4S

Cell phone carrier Cricket to offer prepaid Iphone 4S beginning June 22nd.   Details from Associated Press HERE

To register with Cricket to receive more information, click HERE

AT&T: Samsung Galaxy Appeal

AT&T has announced, beginning June 5, GoPhone customers will be able to purchase the Android-based Samsung Galaxy Appeal through Walmart.  Beginning July 15, other outlets will also offer this phone.

Per AT&Ts news release, the Samsung Galaxy Appeal is the first smartphone offered with the GoPhone service that features a sliding QWERTY keyboard, making this a good phone for messaging/email.  The Appeal's OS is Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) and includes a 3 mega-pixel rear-facing camera with a 3X zoom.

Data plans for GoPhone customers are affordable:  1GB $25/month, 200MB $15/month, 50MB $5/month.

For more information on the Samsung Galaxy Appeal or AT&T's GoPhone service, follow this link.

Store Updates

I have added several new phones to my Amazon Store.  Check it out!  Wireless24hours.com   Click link to Amazon Store.

Samsung Focus 2

PC Mag has the following article on the features of the Samsung Focus 2.  (photo:  PCmag.com)

Voyager Mobile is available!

Engadget is reporting that after some delays, Voyager Mobile a low cost cell phone provider, has been released.   CNET reports:  "For a rock-bottom $19 per month, Voyager will serve up unlimited texts and voice calling. A more compelling plan includes unlimited data, talk, and text but costs a higher $39 per month." 

Read more: http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-57434148-85/voyager-mobile-set-to-launch-supercheap-mobile-plan/#ixzz1vYjBwBo1

Engadget's report is here.

Voyager's website is here.