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Last but certainly not least, the PhoneDog himself chimes in every once in a while with some obscure news and interesting reads.

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Cingular's 3G services to aid public safety

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- APCO 2006 -- Panasonic Computer Solutions Company and Cingular Wireless today introduced the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, the first Toughbook targeted to public...

New fee for 4.7 million Cingular customers

This week, Cingular announced that starting in September, its 4.7 million subscribers who are still using the company's TDMA or analog networks will have to start paying a $4.99 per month fee....

T-Mobile and Verizon top J.D. Power Survey

T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless again tied for top honors in the biannual J.D. Power Wireless Customer Care Survey, which the market research firm released Wednesday. The survey measures the quality of...

DocHawk2 Enhances E-mail Attachment Viewing for Alltel Users of BlackBerry

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. and ATLANTA, Ga. ? Alltel Wireless corporate customers now can view e-mail attachments in their original format on their BlackBerry® device from Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ:...

World Series of Poker Featured on V CAST from Verizon Wireless

LAS VEGAS, NV and BASKING RIDGE, NJ ? Harrah's License Company, LLC, an affiliate of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: HET), announced that beginning today video content from the 2006 World Series...

Verizon Wireless offers LG Chocolate

Verizon Wireless has launched the new LG VX-8500, also known as the Chocolate, for use on its CDMA network.  Verizon Wireless is offering the phone for $149.99 when purchased with a new contract. ...

8x8 Inc. introduces Packet8 Softalk

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), the Packet8 broadband VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) and videophone communications service provider today...

Another new LG phone at Alltel Wireless

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Alltel Wireless, America's largest network, announced today that the innovative Fastap™ keypad, created by Digit Wireless, is now available exclusively for its customers on the...

Two new LG phones now at Alltel

Alltel has introduced two new LG handsets the AX390 and AX355.   With Touch2Talk services getting bigger at Alltel, these two new handsets will add to their continuously growing collection.  Alltel...

Cingular Wireless to Donate 250 Phones to Teen Trendsetters?

ORLANDO, Fla., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- There is only one thing Teen Trendsetters™ might possibly like more than mentoring, and that is talking on a wireless phone! In recognition of the positive...

Vonage Signs 3-Year Deal with Monmouth Park

Oceanport, N.J. ? Monmouth Park racetrack announced today that Vonage America, Inc., a subsidiary of Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE:VG), a leading provider of broadband telephone services, signed a 3-...

Lawsuit filed that could help former subcribers

The California-based nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights (FTCR) has filed a lawsuit against Cingular alleging that the company breached the contracts...

Helpful Tip for T-Mobile BlackBerry users

If you have a T-mobile BlackBerry, it is easy to get frustrated when you enter an area without service. T-Mobile, as one of the newer entrants in the wireless business, has a network that isn't...

Consumers want to see sample bill first

A report released last month by AARP confirms what many of us here at TRAC have suspected for some time. Wireless consumers are fed up with getting locked in to wireless service contracts before they...

The RAZR successor will be the KRZR

ROSEMONT, Ill. ? 24 July 2006 ? Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), today introduced the new MOTOKRZR and MOTORIZR handsets, along with their complementary Bluetooth® headsets, the H601 and H800. Embodying...

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