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The seemingly-inevitable-end of unlimited data plans draws nearer

Aug 1, 2011
AT&T will begin throttlingthe top 5 percent of data users on its unlimited data plans in October. The change applies to users who were...

T-Mobile kinda sorta announces new quasi-unlimited data plan, somewhat, not really

Jul 20, 2011
Interesting swerve going on here. At a time when AT&T and Verizon are moving to tiered data plans, T-Mobile is trying to have it both ways. The...

Sprint may be ending the unlimited data party

Jul 20, 2011
Dan Hesse, the CEO of Sprint (the George Harrison of wireless carriers) says he doesn't know how much longer Sprint can afford to offer unlimited...

If you want an unlimited Verizon data plan, sign up now

Jun 21, 2011
The honeymoon of all you can eat data ends on July 7th as Verizon will introduce tiered data for new customers. Verizon is only confirming the date...

Full text of Senators' letter to AT&T

May 26, 2011
As discussed on today's show, here's the text of the letter sent to AT&T by Senators Klobuchar and Kohl on the issue of data usage....

Apple fixes bug

May 5, 2011
Apple issued a new update of iOS, the operating system used in iPhones and iPads. The update fixes the bug that continues to store information...

Apple speaks about data issue

Apr 27, 2011
Finally. And it only took them a week! The company released a statement this morning saying that their devices are not tracking your specific...

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