Posts Tagged ‘Data’
I recently ran across an interesting new story about Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Bernard Berrian, who lost his Blackberry while in Las Vegas last fall. Apparently the couple who found it were trying to extort money out of him or they would sell the phone to the “highest bidder.”
According to the report, Berrian stores “financial and account information and his Social Security number on the device” as well as access codes to his home, photos of his daughter, and “other personal photographs and video [of himself] and third parties not intended for public distribution.
While it’s quite possible that…
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If you're an iPhone user on a limited AT&T data plan but had an unlimited one in the past, AT&T will let you switch back for free, the AP reports.
AT&T refused to comment on the loophole that they're not promoting at all, but the AP was able to confirm it with some users. The limited plans went into place in June, 2010.
It only works if you had an unlimited plan in the past. To do it, just call up AT&T customer service at 1-800-331-0500 or 611 from your phone and ask for it.
But before you do,…
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Earlier today, Verizon announced that -- at least for now -- they'll be offering unlimited data plans to its iPhone users for $ 30/month. But the question is: Do you need it?
Luckily, our siblings-in-arms at Consumer Reports have already done some pondering this question.
Without specifics on what Verizon's tiered data plans will cost, CR had to go on the assumption that the company will price those plans at the same or lower dollar amounts AT&T has been charging. Additionally, CR assumes that there is nothing about your average Verizon subscriber that would make him or her a…
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