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How AT&T Tracks Customers from iPhones and Other Mobile Gadgets

The report made by researches revealed that two big U.S. carriers, including AT&T plan, were tracking their subscriber’s web traffic through perma-cookies. Such unusual AT&T web activity track option surely gained much attention and users weren’t happy with such company’s polity.

The same practice is still being used by Verizon, and this U.S. isn’t going to stop using the super cookies web tracking. Do you care if your mobile company tracks what and how you visit on the web? Would you rather be AT&T iPhone user or Verizon subscriber? Which carrier do you like more?

Would you like your mobile company track what sites you visit from your iPhone or other mobile device? Most people don’t like it when anyone is following their personal activity, and such AT&T cookies plan is no longer used. The company assured it no longer uses perma-cookies and doesn’t track user’s web usage this way.

As noted in the company’s statement, it stopped using the long chain of letters and numbers that were previously passed along to the sites that the person opened. AT&T tracking web traffic experiment [it looks like the company gave the relevant advertising a try and then dropped down the plan] came to an end, at least the method that involved perma cookies did.

Verizon Changes Customer Agreement ETF Policy

Anyone who is considering purchasing the new Verizon iPhone 6 or 6 Plus this fall or winter will have to deal with the newly updated Verizon ETF Policy. The game is changing for new customers and it becomes more expensive to stop your contract during the first seven months of using the carrier.

ETF stands for Early Termination Fees. Each customers who is locked to Verizon or other U.S. carrier is forced to pay ETF in case he or she decides to stop using the network and wants to end up the contract.

Previously all Verizon iPhone and other device users had to pay $350 ETF in total, but this price was being reduced by $10 each month once the contract began. While Verizon changes customer agreement, new subscribers and users who bought the iPhone 6 locked to Verizon on or after November 14, 2014, will still have to pay the $350 ETF still the price will not drop for the first seven months after the contract begins. The company is going to drop $10 a month between 8th and 18th months of contract, $20 a month between 19th and 23rd months and $50 in the final month of user’s contract term.

What do you think about this new Verizon policy 2014? Are you ok with paying $350 ETF for the contract iPhone 6 Plus / 6 locked to Verizon?
Would you rather purchase the Apple smartphone locked to this U.S. carrier or select another network with other policy?

How Is It Possible to Run Windows 98 on iPhone 6 Plus?

Can you imagine the new iPhone 6 Plus running Windows and not the ordinary iOS firmware? I personally thought this was just a trick of a hacker who has jailbroken his Apple smartphone to install Windows on iPhone but I was mistaken. It looks like one Chinese users was able to do the trick even without jailbreaking which sounds like much fun.

If you even consider to run Windows 98 on iPhone 6 Plus or other model of the Cupertino famous smartphone you can try to contact user xyqo58775 [he is definitely using bbs.feng.com forum and this is where you might be able to reach him] and ask him to explain the trick for you. I don’t want to have Windows on the smartphone when I have it on my laptop but it can be cool to trick someone’s friends and relatives by porting Windows system on the iPhone.

Anyways, the Chinese guy says that he also tried to install Windows XP but failed. He assures that it can be done in theory but when you try to do this in real life the installation just gets stuck at one point and it is impossible to fix the issue and complete it.

By the way, xyqo58775 has even shared the detailed installation guide for anyone who wants to run Windows 98 on iPhone 6 Plus but everything is in Chinese, so do this at your own risk only. The step-by-step instruction is posted here. Maybe someone will soon translate it into good English as Google can’t do the job perfect and can make you fail instead of succeeding.

A couple of years ago hackers from Russia also installed Windows on the iPhone [it was the 3G model back then], but they jailbroke it first before being able to port Windows 95 on the smartphone.

Carriers Report Huge iPhone 6 VoLTE Increase in U.S.

Apple’s two new smartphone models have influenced VoLTE data usage in the USA. Local carriers report that users began to use the new 4G LTE network more and make more calls over it. iPhone 6 and VoLTE seem to be closely connected as the more customers get the 7th-generation iDevice the more VoLTE usage increases across the country.

Users can play with their iPhone 6 VoLTE settings and turn the new option off in the areas where there is no 4G LTE coverage, but in the biggest cities such coverage exists so such an option is not needed that often.

Thanks to VoLTE users can enjoy better call quality and such quality is even worth buying the new smartphone that is LTE-enabled. When phone calls are routed through 3G, they can’t boast the good quality. But when they are routed through LTE, the quality is so incredible that you can spend hours and hours talking to your friends and family.

As carriers note, users who are still using iPhone 4, 4S, 5 and other models that are not compatible with VoLTE have to make voice calls through 3G and 2G networks. This is, however, not the case with iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 6 owners who enjoy all the benefits of owning their smartphone. Because of them, American mobile companies experience a surge in VoLTE phone calls and this increase has begun in September when Apple officially launched its new smartphone line.

AT&T and Verizon Plan to Introduce VoLTE Interoperability in 2015

iPhone and other smartphone users in the U.S. should know about the upcoming VoLTE AT&T Verizon project. The two carriers are going to claim VoLTE interoperability somewhere in 2015. Even though everyone knows that AT&T and Verizon use different technologies in their work, GSM and CDMA, but this doesn’t look to be a problem in the future as they are getting ready to move forward.

We have heard about the possible AT&T and Verizon merge in the past, but this didn’t happen. AT&T Verizon VoLTE interoperability is surely an interesting news to their current and future subscribers. Right now when you buy an AT&T iPhone 6 or Verizon iPhone 6 Plus [or any other smartphone model] you become locked to your carrier’s network and you cannot switch to a different operator unless you order iPhone 6 AT&T factory unlock service [or unlock for any other smartphone, carrier]. Of course, users who purchase the iPhone directly from Apple and pay the full price for the device are unlocked, but most customers prefer purchasing the locked smartphone and have it either unlocked or stay locked within one network.

AT&T and Verizon VoLTE-to-VoLTE interoperability will allow AT&T customers to call Verizon customers over LTE networks and Verizon subscribers call to AT&T users. The companies haven’t announced when they are planning to launch this new service in 2015, but no matter when it becomes available it will mean the better call quality and cooler connections between the two carriers.

What do you think about such VoLTE calling options? Would you like AT&T and Verizon to merge their customers this way, at least inside VoLTE networks?

Don't Update / Restore Unlocked iPhone to iOS 8 in iTunes After Factory Unlock

Because of the recently found bug in iOS 8 factory unlocked iPhone locked after restore or update via iTunes. We will show how to avoid such bug.

Attention: Our unlocking company doesn’t responsible for such issue as it comes from Apple’s end only and can’t be considered as uncompleted service. The company is not responsible for the iOS 8 bug and there is no refund if iPhone got locked because of iOS 8 bug.

iOS 8 update has been warmly greeted by a lot of iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. Apple reported that over 50 percent of its active users have already installed this newest version of mobile operating system for iDevice.

According to the unlocking instructions in some cases the user needs to restore unlocked iPhone to the latest firmware in iTunes in order to complete unlock. But because of the iOS 8 bug unlocked iPhone can be locked after restore and here we will show you how to avoid such issue in two different ways.

If your iPhone is factory unlocked and you wish to restore or update it to iOS 8

After getting the email with instructions that follows you to complete unlock in iTunes DO NOT activate / restore / update your device via iTunes. You can do the same true WiFi:

Step 1. Find and connect to the active Wi-Fi connection. Make sure that the battery of your iPhone is fully charged.

Step 2. Insert the SIM card of the carrier you try to use. Not the SIM card of the carrier to which your iPhone was previously locked.

Step 3. When you will see the message – “Activation Required” click next and follow the activation steps.

Step 4. After activation you can install iOS 8 using WiFi and after updating the iPhone will be still unlocked.

After the steps above you can use iTunes if you need to restore unlocked iPhone and it won’t be locked again.

If you plan to order factory unlock and your iPhone is still running the lower version than iOS 8

Step 1. Restore or update your locked iPhone to iOS 8 before placing an order. But still it is better to use Wi-Fi for that.

Step 2. After your iPhone will be running iOS 8 (8.1 / 8.1.1 and so on) you can place an order without any problem and you will get unlocking results as fast as we can.

Should I update to iOS 8?

We don’t want to diss he new firmware and it has a lot of useful features. We just pay your attention on such bug and advice how to avoid it. Apple has began to send out emails to remind smartphone and tablet users about iOS 8 upgrade. The company waited for less than two months after the official iOS 8 release and already trying to push customers who are not in a hurry to upgrade to iOS 8 to do so.

Some people are getting emails from the Cupertino-based giant where the famous iPhone maker is gently nudging its consumers to take the step and join those 50% who are already running iOS 8, 8.0.1, 8.0.2 or 8.1 while Apple itself continues testing the next iOS 8.1.1 which might be unveiled later this month.

According to Apple, once you upgrade you can enjoy a lot of interesting options not preset in iOS 7 and earlier firmware versions. For example, you can get iCloud Drive, Health app, Continuity and so on.

Verizon iPhone 6 / 6 Plus Users Get New Data Promotion and Port-in Deals

Do you have the iPhone 6 Plus locked to Verizon U.S. network? Do you own Verizon iPhone 6 or any other smartphone and use More Everything data plan? The company offers the new Verizon data promotion 2014 and also has another deal you might like to hear about.

Current and new Verizon More Everything plan users can use Verizon port-in offers and the new data. Since the American carriers continue their war for attracting new customers and keeping their current users, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless have to be very creative and offer more and more deals to keep people interested and ready to benefit from their mobile operator.

Verizon port-in deal is not the only offer you can get. Beginning on November 1, activated Verizon iPhone 6 More Everything users and other mobile device users who are signed up for this plan can get more data for the same price they used to pay.

The starting data plan still costs you $80 a month but you will be served up to 10GB of data each month instead of 6GB. This won’t last forever as the offer is limited in time. The most you can get is up to 15GB of data per month for $100.

Is Verizon More Everything plan a good deal? It’s all up to you to decide as all companies have their pros and cons. Verizon offers port-in credits to users who wish to switch over to this network and customers who get the hold of this offer can receive up to $150 in credit for switching their carrier.

How to Solve iPhone iOS 8 Performance Issues

While the newest iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus users who got their locked smartphone with iOS 8 pre-installed on it have almost no problems with this firmware, earlier iPhone model owners complain about various issues after the update. If you wish to improve iOS 8 performance on iPhone or iPad, you can follow this instruction and get rid of the bugs.

Note that this guide is designed to solve iPhone iOS 8 performance issues and doesn’t support iOS 8.0.1 or 8.0.2 updates. If you have upgraded to the newer firmware you should have less problems than users who are still running iOS 8. This walkthrough will help you to make Safari load faster and solve similar issues with applications.

How to Fix iOS 8 Performance on iPhone 5S / 5c / 5 / 4S

Step 1. Make sure your iTunes version is the latest one. Just update your computer problem as iTunes plays an important role for correct app updates and upgrades.

Step 2. Upgrade all your older applications using iTunes to the most recent versions offered by developers as apps that support iOS 8 are running much better than older versions.

Step 3. Use the USB cable to connect your iPhone to your PC or Mac.

Step 4. Backup the smartphone. Having a backup copy of the iPhone or iPad is always handy as in case anything goes wrong you can always restore from this backup file.

Step 5. You can periodically use Check for Update options available in iTunes. It checks if there are any updates you can use.

Step 6. Sometimes if you change our Settings you can improve your system performance. For example, you can disable Parallax effect in iOS 8 by going to Settings – General – Accessibility where you can turn on Reduce Motion feature.

Step 7. Once in a while check your storage in Settings – General – Usage – Look where you can see how much storage you have available. Some users believe you should have about 1GB of free storage for good performance.

Step 8. Go to Settings and select General menu – Accessibility – Increase Contract option where you are able to enable Reduce Transparency feature. Just turn it on.

Step 9. If the steps above didn’t help you much you can also Reset All Settings which can make a big difference and make iOS 8 running faster and smoother.

iPhone for Life Plan at Sprint Aims to Win Back Subscribers

Sprint iPhone for Life is a new data plan that is aimed at winning back the carrier’s customers. The previous company’s CEO is now replaced by Marcel Claure whose first day on the job was spent in conversations with Tim Cook from Apple. This can tell you a lot about the upcoming plans of this U.S. mobile company.

iPhone for Life Sprint plan is created to attract new iPhone users and keep current subscribers loyal to the carrier. With the big war that is going on between the largest American companies it is hard to keep your subscriber from switching the carrier.

The newly announced iPhone for Life plan at Sprint allows users getting the brand new Apple smartphone at no upfront cost. The unlimited data plan offered by the carrier will cost you $50 a month with additional $20 monthly fee to lease your new iPhone.

The price depends on your iPhone storage and model. The iPhone 6 Plus Sprint is more expensive as it costs additionally $25 each month.

Since this is the lease contract the subscriber doesn’t really own it. Still you can upgrade to a new model once in two years and those who wish to keep their iPhone will have to pay the unpaid the remaining value of the gadget. Read your contract to learn how much you’ll have to pay in case you want to own the smartphone.

How good is it to lease the device instead of owning it? It’s up to you to decide if you want to get Sprint iPhone for Life deal or not.

iPhone 6 Activation in Verizon Wireless Network [How to Guide]

Apple fans who are new to the iPhone might like to learn how to activate Verizon iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus. After you activate your device you can easily factory unlock Verizon iPhone 6 or 6 Plus using a special package for that.

These are the most popular handsets in 2014 as Apple has sold over 10 million of them after official release in September 2014. Customers whose device is still being shipped can read this guide and prepare for iPhone 6 Verizon activation which is must do in order to use your gadget for calls and messages.

You can activate everything at home. There is no need to take your brand new iPhone 6 to Verizon stores as the instruction is simple and can be performed distantly. This is handy for consumers who prefer their purchase being delivered to their front doorstep.

How to Activate iPhone 6 Verizon Online

The instruction on full iPhone 6 activation including Verizon LTE Wireless is very easy to follow.

Step 1. Turn on your new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus.

Step 2. Set up your new device. Your assistant will guide you through this procedure. You’ll have to choose your language, country and some other things.

Step 3. When you see the screen with your cell phone number, you should re-check the number and once you are sure it yours, click Next option.

Step 4. You can now enter the billing ZIP code for your account with Verizon Wireless and the last 4 digits of SSN. Click Next to continue.

Step 5. You will have to agree to the carrier’s Terms and Conditions.

Step 6. The new iPhone 6 Verizon or 6 Plus will start the activation procedure. You will see this happening and it can take a couple of minutes.

Step 7. Once your iPhone has been activated in Verizon network, your iOS 8 Setup Assistant will allow you finishing the setup process. You’ll have to enter your Apple ID, choose which features to turn on and which ones to disable, etc.