This is surely welcomed news, although I am not sure about roaming and carrier-roaming agreement between the two leading GSM providers in the USA, but the Pharos Traveller 137 is sold as an unlocked, 3G phone with GPS capabilities that supports 3G frequencies on both AT&T and T-Mobile USA. Hopefully, this means that users will not encounter as many 3G dead-spots and won't have to revert b...

MetroPCS had 520,000 net additions in the fourth quarter, boosting its presence in the wake the launch of its nationwide service plan and roaming agreement with rival Leap Wireless. The company's 520,000 net additions was a 74 percent increase year-over-year. The carrier also had 1.3 million gross additions for the quarter, which was a 55 percent increase over the fourth quarter of 2007. The ...

Vodafone’s answer to ridiculous roaming charges whilst abroad is Vodafone Passport. At least in the UK. It’s generally automatically enabled on most new accounts and you don’t have to pay anything extra to qualify. Indeed if you’d like to check if it’s activated, you can call 5555 in the UK, plus it’s

Here's the deal, it's complicated. Where I work I'm on Verizon. Where I live, I'm on the Extended...

Bahrain's telecoms regulator has issued an order to the country's telecoms networks requiring them to offer more information about roaming costs when customers are overseas.

I wonder what will happen next year, when tariffs for data roaming will be capped at 1 euro per megabyte which at current national pricing levels of many prepaid and postpaid contracts means that it might become cheaper to access the Internet from the mobile phone while traveling abroad than while at home!? Despite many operators now having competitive packages for mobile Internet access for as lo...

LG is going to release its LG-LU1400 in Korea. It comes with 3.0-megapixel camera, 2.8 inches 800×480 pixels (WVGA), standard T-DMB and supports roaming in the networks of Japan, Southeast Asia and the USA. The model implemented in the form of raskladushki with razvorachivayuschimsya horizontal display. “Can someone tell me what is raskladushki and razvorachivayuschimsya?” The LG-...

The news: On June 5, Verizon announced that it would acquire Alltel for $28.1 billion. The deal sent ripples through the wireless world because it meant Verizon would pass AT&T Mobility as the nation's No. 1 carrier and would pick up coverage in 57 markets that it did not operate in. It also made sense in a number of ways--Alltel had been a roaming partner with Verizon for years, and ...

LG Electronics is going to sell its Pearl White, Smoky Red and Deep Blue ladies LG-SH490 also known as the Make-Up Phone. You can create 18 different emoticons on the front panel with its LED animation lighting. The phone features include video telephony, global roaming service, 3.0-megapixel camera, electronic dictionary function and more. The Make-Up

iPass introduced its iPassConnect offering for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch users, saying the service is ideal for business travelers who want guaranteed access to WiFi hotspots and are looking to avoid costly 3G roaming charges overseas. The company said the offering gives users access to 100,000 hotspots around the world. Offering WiFi service through agreements it has with major hot spot provide...