Family

AT&T forcing new text-hungry subscribers into unlimited messaging plans starting August 21st

August 18th, 2011

Todd Haselton

AT&T will stop offering its 1,000 text message package on August 21st and will instead only offer customers a $20 individual unlimited option and a $30 family unlimited plan, Engadget reported on Wednesday. The carrier’s official statement, provided to BGR via email, is as follows: Starting August 21, we’re streamlining our text messaging plans for …

Verizon to offer family data plans; move to tiered data pricing for all customers this summer

May 19th, 2011

Andrew Munchbach

In a report today, Reuters noted that Verizon Wireless’ cellular data offerings are in for a major overhaul. “Verizon Wireless plans to kick off pricing changes this summer by eliminating smartphone plans that allow unlimited Web access for a flat fee,” reads the article. “It will replace them with tiered pricing that forces heavy data users …

HTC to introduce range of new tablets; NFC smartphone coming this year

May 18th, 2011

Todd Haselton

HTC isn’t just planning one or two successors to its first Android tablet — the HTC Flyer — instead the company plans to deploy an entire range of Android tablets, said HTC’s European president, Florian Seiche, during the Reuters Global Technology Summit. One such tablet could be the HTC Puccini, possibly destined for AT&T with …

More details about Walmart Family Mobile

September 18th, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

We’ve just been given a little more information about the Walmart Family Mobile service we told you about several days ago. Here are all the details — some new and some old — that we’ve been given: The phone service will cost $45 for the first line (which includes unlimited calling and texting) and $25 for each additional …

T-Mobile launches "Kids Are Free" promotion

September 8th, 2010

Andrew Munchbach

Today, T-Mobile announced a new, cost-saving feature for those that have family plans and progeny called Kids Are Free. As T-Mobile explains, “With Kids Are Free, new and existing T-Mobile customers who sign up for a qualifying family plan through Nov. 2, 2010, receive free add-a-line service on up to three lines of their plan until 2012.” …