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FTC Suing AT&T for Unfair Data Throttling

Users who complain about AT&T iPhone unlimited data throttle or other device data throttling from this carrier are not alone as this problem was noticed by the Federal Trade Commission. The result is predicted: the FTC filed AT&T data throttling lawsuit accusing the well-known American mobile company in “unfair data throttling” towards its customers.

It is true that all U.S. carriers are fighting for subscribers and each year this war is getting tougher and tougher. The companies come up with new promotions and deals trying to attract new consumers and keep their current subscribers interested in staying with the particular network.

AT&T data throttling is nothing new. All carriers promise to throttle unlimited data plan users for overusing data in busy hours. Still some companies finally realize that such a plan might not serve them well.

According to the FTC [the Comission posted their official announcement in Twitter and through other sources], the carrier promised users unlimited data and instead slowed speeds offering unfair data throttling.

As the FTC notes, the carrier doesn’t throttle data speeds for subscribers who are not using the unlimited data plans. As AT&T says in return, that the claims made by the FTC are “baseless” and the carrier is “transparent” with its contracts and U.S. law.

Have you suffered from AT&T iPhone unlimited data throttle issue or not? What do you think about the FTC’s claims and this lawsuit?

It Was Announced About The AT&T Insider Data Breach

AT&T confirmed on Monday this month that had suffered a AT&T insider data breach. AT&T issued a warning to consumers about an insider that illegally accessed the personal information of an unspecified amount of users. In a letter to the Vermont attorney general, officials for the carrier said a former staffer accessed customer account information, including not only driver’s license and Social Security numbers.

The U.S. carrier apologized for the incident and claimed that the employee who did this no longer works for AT&T for violated the company’s privacy and accessing the account information of customers. The company reported that the violator looked through without proper authorization Customer Proprietary Network Information (or CPNI).

CPNI includes information of phone calls such as destination, duration and time. There is no number many customers whose accounts were affected by the breach. The carrier has also alerted those whose information may have been compromised. At least AT&T is being honest about AT&T insider data breach October and offers them a free one-year subscription to a credit monitoring service. The AT&T company recommends that customers change their usernames and passwords as a precautionary measure.

And this AT&T violator data breach October is the second time this year the company admitted to suffering a security breach. The first occasion was in June.

Apple iPhone 7 Leaks Might Not Happen Because of $50 Million Penalty

Apple device leaked problem that was experienced by the company for years in a row might be finally fixed. The company introduced the new Apple supplier responsibility and will charge $50 million penalty for leaking details about the unannounced gadgets. What can it mean for end users? No more details before the official presentation? No more cute images of all the upcoming specs and options?

The situation that happened to iPhone 6 release might not repeat with Apple iPhone 7 leak which could be impossible because of the new rules. The company now signs contracts with its suppliers that include $50 million penalty for leaking any information about the upcoming products.

This Apple supplier penalty is very high. Such contractual agreement will make suppliers more careful and attentive to their workers to avoid any inner leaks that could by proved by the Cupertino-based tech giant.

The report that mentions the $50 million penalty was revealed by the Financial Times.

Will we not see any real iPhone 7 leaks before the official smartphone release in 2015? It looks like we’ll have to deal with designers’ concepts only and listen to experts who have more information about the future product updates, new features and specs of the next iPhone, iPad and other Apple devices.

iPhone AT&T Users in Chicago Can Enjoy Super-Fast Internet Speeds

iPhone AT&T users who travel or live in Chicago can get the carrier’s fiber network service. The mobile company announced its AT&T super-fast Internet from Dallas company for Chicago residents and guests.

AT&T fiber network map is extending. The carrier is trying to compete with different companies and offer customers the better internet and faster speeds. The new announcement about bringing such AT&T fast speed to Chicago was made on Tuesday, October 14.

According to the company, it is capable of delivering AT&T super-fast internet Dallas speeds with up to 1Gbps which is 100 times more that the average speed across the U.S. If saying this in simple words, AT&T iPhone and other device subscribers can download up to 25 songs in just 1 second. This is superior quick!

It is currently not clear if such speeds are to be delivered to the suburbs of Illinois, including Lombard, Des Plaines, Naperville and other areas.
Do you have the iPhone 6 AT&T or iPhone 6 Plus AT&T? Maybe you own a different smartphone that is locked or connected to this U.S. network in Chicago. What do you think about the faster internet?

AT&T hasn’t announced the price for its super-fast fiber network, but reports mentioned $70 per month as the subscription for such service in Texas. The Chicago market might get similar pricing model.

iPhone U.S. Carriers Doubling Their Data to Attract Customers

The new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus along with all the current promotions from the major U.S. carriers make it difficult to choose your data plan in October. AT&T iPhone double data plans are followed by similar deals at Verizon and Sprint.

The new offers are good for both new subscribers and existing carriers’ users. It looks like the competition is getting tough and the biggest telecoms in the U.S. have to really fight for their customers now.

Verizon double data deal is available to users who will sign up for the plan in October 2014. Sprint double data promotions also make you subscribe before October ends. Thus it’s only up to the customer which mobile company to choose to get double data for the previous price.

Only T-Mobile is not participating in this competition.

AT&T offers 30GB of data for $160 a month. This is the most expensive deal on the market. Both Verizon and Sprint offer the $130 double data plans but with Verizon you get 30GB of data and with Sprint you get twice more or 60GB of data per month.

Still you are advised to see the network rating before you select your plan.

Firstly, there might be additional costs per line and upgrade etc.

Secondly, carriers are fighting for new subscribers after they heard that Apple sold over 10 million iPhones over the first weekend of the seventh-gen models launch.

Keep in mind that the deals won’t last forever so see what carrier can offer you in the future when you are planning to subscribe to one of the existing plans.

Apple’s iPhone 6 And iPhone 6 Plus Launch In Europe [Schedule]

Today, October ,13Apple announced about the iPhone 6 / 6 Plus launch in Europe. Also these two handsets will be available in additional 36 countries and territories Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa by the end of October.

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales record hit an all time high on the launch date, with over 10 million units in its first weekend of release. China has already reported over 20 million pre-orders for the October 17th release. The Apple company has announced that it will be releasing the new iPhone in 36 countries, including China and India on October 17th, along with Monaco and iPhone 6 launch in Asia.

Both new handsets will be available in a total of 69 countries and territories by the end of the month. Apple promises that it could deliver by the end of the year the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in more than 115 countries.

Here is schedule of launching:

Friday, October 17: China, India and Monaco
Thursday, October 23: Israel
Friday, October 24: Czech Republic, French West Indies, Greenland, Malta, Poland, Reunion Island and South Africa
Thursday, October 30: Bahrain and Kuwait
Friday, October 31: Albania, Bosnia, Croatia, Estonia, Greece, Guam, Hungary, Iceland, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Macedonia, Mexico,
Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia, South Korea, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Thailand
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are currently available in the United States, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the US Virgin Islands.
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is already available in pre-order in China. The new models had already set a new sales record of 10M handsets in the opening weekend. Accessories too hit record sales levels in the US. For what it’s worth, analysts are expecting about sixty million iPhone sales in China during the fourth quarter of the year.

The press release did not confirm a blowout estimate earlier this morning by a Chinese technology outlet which estimated that Apple Stores in China, along with Chinese carriers and the country’s e-commerce site Jingdong Mall (JD.com), together processes a whopping twenty million iPhone 6 pre-orders between October 10-13.

New AT&T Passport International Plan Aimed at iPhone Users on Vacation

AT&T iPhone users who are traveling abroad or planning a vacation somewhere outside the U.S. can benefit if they order AT&T Passport international plan. The carrier believes that its new AT&T international plans for iPhone can attract more customers and make communication abroad much easier.

How much does iPhone AT&T international Passport package cost? The price starts at $30. For this amount you get 30 days of unlimited international text messages, video and image messages, but only if you are in a particular country from the supported list. Such roaming charge looks great for people who are talking a long trip that last for about a month or longer. The amount of cellular data AT&T customers can receive through such a $30 plan is up to 120MB.

Is it enough for a user who is constantly on Facebook and Instagram? No way! This is actually not enough if you are a fan of social network. The more data you need abroad the more you have to pay your mobile company.

AT&T charges $60 for 300MG of international data and $120 for 800MG of data abroad. These are the company’s Passport Plus and Passport Pro offers.

Customers who need more than this and actually spend more than they were allowed will have to pay $0.15-0.20 per each extra MB used.
iPhone AT&T Passport international package allows calling in a foreign country for $0.35-$1.00 a minute depending on your data plan. Just remember that the package costs are additional costs to your line payment which you still have pay on top of your plan while staying abroad.
What do you think about the new offer?

AT&T Cramming Announced by the FTC and FCC because of Bogus Charges

Now the second-biggest U.S. carrier has to pay a huge bill for AT&T bogus data charges. The company will have to pay $105 million settlement because of all the extra AT&T bogus charges that users suffered from.

AT&T placed extra charges for its data plans on its subscribers’ phone bills. Such statements were made by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, attorneys and Federal Communications Commission. This week isn’t the best time for the American carrier. It first had an employee who illegally obtained and accessed personal accounts of the mobile company’s customers and had to warn users about the internal data breach.

Did AT&T extra charge your phone bill? You are covered up by several U.S. commissions that announced on October 8, 2014 that the carrier earned bunch of money using “mobile cramming” system. This is when different companies share charges for fun facts, horoscopes and other entertaining SMS.

According to the Commissions, AT&T knew about such programs and actually participated in this by adding extra charges to its subscribers’ phone bills. It totally got about 35% royalty on such bogus charges. Now the carrier has to pay $80 million so that the government agency can develop a reimbursement program for users who were affected by such charges.

The FCC will get $5 million and individual U.S. states will collect $20 million. This is not the first time the FTC files such expensive complaints against the American carriers. Earlier in 2014 T-Mobile was accused of similar mobile cramming.

New AT&T Mobile Share Value Plans for iPhone and Other Users

If you live in the U.S. you have a lot of carriers to choose from, still there are only four major companies that offer mobile services to iPhone and other smartphone owners. AT&T is one of them. The company has a big variety of plans to choose from, and its new AT&T Mobile Share Value plans are now available to all Americans.

This new AT&T iPhone data plans promise to double your data no matter if you are an existing subscriber or only new customer. You can double the data used per month if your monthly plan is 15GB or 15GB+.

You can find detailed AT&T Mobile Share plan review at the company’s site. We’ll mention in a couple of words that if you used to get 15GB of monthly shared data plan that with this new offer you’ll get 30GB per month. The maximum amount of data you can get is 100GB and this is offered to customers who received 50GB data plans. The whole deal comes with unlimited text messages and talk. You also get international messaging option.

If you like the AT&T iPhone monthly cost for Mobile Share Value plans then you are welcome to sign up for the promotion by October 31, 2014. The pricing is $130-$375 per month depending on the amount of data you want to receive. This is the cost for the service only. Each gadget is also charged $10-$40 a month for access. And this pricing doesn’t include the price of your iPhone or other cell phone purchase cost.

All companies are now offering deals and promotions to attract new AT&T iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus customers along with other cell phone users.

AT&T vs Sprint vs T-Mobile vs Verizon Coverage for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus

How good is AT&T iPhone 6 coverage in the U.S.? Have you tried to compare the coverage for other American carriers including T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon? Apple is taking pre-orders for its new generation smartphones called iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus beginning on September 12, and before you buy this handset you better make your choice based on coverage.

Let’s compare iPhone 6 AT&T vs T-Mobile coverage and other mobile company’s coverage within the United States to see which carrier you can trust when you are purchasing the latest gen smartphone with iOS 8 firmware and all the cool features available in 2014.

AT&T iPhone 6 vs Verizon Coverage

Unlike other carriers, Verizon claims that it is the only company that covers 100% 4G LTE network in the USA. AT&T can’t boast this as it still has 3G and even 2G speeds in some parts of the network.

Still the statistics shows 97% of network covered by Verizon. Still this company is more expensive than others to use so you can buy the new iPhone from it only if you agree to pay more for reliable wireless service.

AT&T iPhone 6 Coverage

According to the carrier it’s 4G LTE network is the most reliable and the quickest within the U.S. The company indeed boasts a strong presence in the major areas across the country covering 300+ million Americans.

Right now AT&T doesn’t have the 4G LTE coverage offered by Verizon but it is working on it and promises to expand its network throughout 2014.

The company says it has under 1% rate o dropped calls across the country.

AT&T iPhone 6 vs Sprint

Unlike Verizon and AT&T, Sprint doesn’t claim to be the most reliable or fastest network in the U.S. It says it is the newest network and it is mostly present in big metropolitan areas. If you live in rural areas you should better buy iPhone 6 from AT&T and unlock it it enjoy any service.

iPhone 6 AT&T vs T-Mobile

The Un-carrier can’t boast the great coverage yet even though it has removed annual contracts and offers prepaid plans to users. If you want to get affordable plans for your iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus and coverage doesn’t matter you can get it from T-Mobile.