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Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly Reality Check column. We’ve gathered a group of visionaries and veterans in the mobile industry to give their insights into the marketplace. Having just returned from the Rutberg Wireless Influencers conference this past week, …

VERIZON WIRELESS ADDED 2.1 million customers during the third quarter, just slightly behind numbers posted by rival AT&T Mobility.In organic growth, Verizon added 1.5 million retail net customer additions, essentially all postpaid. AT&T Mobility gained 1.7 million customers in postpaid …

The wireless industry is clearly a money-making field and everyone’s trying to get their hands on a piece of it, especially big box retailers. Establishments such as Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, Circuit City and Radio Shack have been acting as …

Verizon Wireless added 2.1 million customers during the third quarter, just slightly behind numbers posted by rival AT&T Mobility last week.In organic growth, Verizon added 1.5 million retail net customer additions, essentially all postpaid, the carrier said in a press …

J.D. Power and Associates’ latest survey found that in-your-face employees at mobile operator retail stores may not be as helpful as they used to be. Although Verizon Wireless came out on top of the firm’s “Volume 2 Wireless Retail Sales …

T-Mobile USA this week launched the Google Android-powered G1 across the country. However, the device, which is built by HTC, is only available in retail locations in cities where the carrier’s 3G technology has launched.; Android; G1; T-Mobile USA; T-Mobile …

The much-delayed but much-anticipated BlackBerry Bold will begin selling at AT&T Mobility on Nov. 4 “for as low as” $300, with a two-year contract and mail-in rebate.The price tag will place the Bold on par with the more expensive, 16 …

In addition to recent pricing changes, Sprint Nextel Corp. subsidiary Boost Mobile is altering its marketing approach as well as its target market. Matt Carter, Boost’s new president and GM, said the company needs to put more emphasis on prepaid …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News teamed with the Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various technology issues. More than 2,600 readers responded to the second wave of …

The cheap, voice-centric, clamshell handset still rules the American marketplace, as Motorola Inc.’s Razr V3 remains the top-selling handset in the country, according to recent data from NPD Group. Yet smartphones claim three of the top five slots, with Apple …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to our weekly feature, Yay or Nay. Every week we’ll review a new wireless application or service from the user’s point of view, with the goal of highlighting what works and what doesn’t. If you wish to …

There may not be much room at the top of the mobile e-mail service food chain, but there seems to be plenty of opportunity below.Nokia Corp. last week finally threw up its hands and pulled the plug on Intellisync, its …

The second half of 2008 already ranks highly for offering the most advanced handsets and most reasonable prices in the history of wireless. And myriad device launches are yet to come in October and November.In a word, the season is …

Leap Wireless International Inc. juggled its offerings with the launch of its new PayGo prepaid service, which will replace its previously offered Jump prepaid plans. The PayGo service is a daily, pay-as-you-go option that customers only pay for on the …

Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News teamed with the Yankee Group to conduct a series of market surveys of RCR Wireless News subscribers to gauge their thoughts on various technology issues. RCR Wireless News will publish the exclusive results from our …

As device and service options become more complex, wireless service providers are increasing their efforts to educate customers. Sprint Nextel Corp., which has been criticized in the past for its customer care, has taken steps to enhance its “street cred.” …

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Best Buy is surely hoping to give its digital-music business a boost with last week’s acquisition of Napster Inc. But what it might mean for mobile music is far from clear.The big-box retailer agreed to pay $121 million for the …

T-Mobile USA Inc. officially took the reigns from SunCom Wireless Holdings Inc. The nation’s No. 4 carrier launched its branded service in former SunCom markets across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands last …

Advertisers looking to reach consumers through their phones should offer a little something in the process, according to new figures from ABI Research.A recent study from the market research firm found that roughly 37% of those who received text-message ads …

Businesses are watching their bottom lines amid uncertain economic conditions and may reign in their spending to mobilize their workers, several analysts who monitor the mobile enterprise said last week. And though the growth in mobile workers may slow over …

There’s nothing easy about being smallest national mobile-phone carrier. Competing day to day for customers against AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless and Sprint Next Corp. is brutal enough. But it’s also about keeping pace – technologically and otherwise – with the …

Sprint Nextel Corp. added Photobucket to its photo-messaging service, allowing users to send pictures to the popular online site with just two clicks.The option was added to “Post to Service,” a feature that allows Sprint Nextel users to send photos …

Virgin Mobile USA Inc. showed more enthusiasm toward its newer, postpaid offerings in its second-quarter report – not the normal behavior for a company that made its name with prepaid. When asked about average revenue per user (ARPU) results related …

Apple Inc. and AT&T Mobility just added nearly another 1,000 retail outlets for the iPhone 3G by hooking up with big-box retailer Best Buy. That’s likely to gin up iPhone sales, boost AT&T Mobility’s fortunes and probably anger some of …