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Live in NYC?  Good news.  AT&T says they’ve finished upgrading their 3G network.  To prove it they say call quality has improved 47%, data speeds have gone up 25% and performance during peaks hours should be more solid all together.  Based on our experience a 47% increase in call quality means that every other call will no be disconnected after 15 minutes as opposed to every call.

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Rumors have it that AT&T will be releasing a iPhone 3GS 8GB version for a low $99. Why would they do this? To combat the attack of the DROID, so says the sources. A smart move, if this were to happen, as I imagine many would flock to the 3GS at this price point. The DROID may be cool and all but I’d definitely go for a $99 3GS with the backing of a HUGE library of apps.

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AT&T is set to launch their new services this Sunday, including Voicemail To Text, AT&T Nation with Canada, and new Mobile TV channels/pricing. These are actually pretty cool new services so you might want to check them out:

• Voicemail To Text - Does exactly what it says but is limited to 60 seconds. The transcribed message can be sent via SMS, email, or both for $9.99 per month. Note: moving to this service will delete all messages from your old voicemail.
• AT&T Nation with Canada - Nothing more needs to be said about this one. You’ll get no long distances charges to Canada, 1,000 night and weekend minutes in the US and Canada with rollover and anytime minutes, A-List and early nights/weekends option.
• New Mobile TV channels, coverage, and pricing - Three new channels to the Mobile TV function. No specifics on the channels but it’ll be some kind of comedy station, national broadcaster, and kid’s channel. Three new markets launching between now and December 11. Service will be dropping from $15 to $10 per month with Mobile TV plus unlimited data going from $30 down to $25.

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Baltimore residents: your Friday has become that much better with AT&T’s rollout of the 850MHz spectrum. Expect better 3G reception/coverage especially in indoor areas.

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Looks like it’s official with AT&T’s announcement, the up to now black BlackBerry Bold will be making an appearance in a ghostly white skin. At first I thought it a bit strange but it’s definitely growing on me.

Expect an October 18 release for $199 after 2 year contract.

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In a rather surprising move, AT&T today announced the opening of its 3G network to iPhone VOIP apps. Yep, that means you can run apps such as Skype pretty much anywhere. Previously, you were only able to do so via Wi-Fi, so this is welcome news indeed.

My only question is why did they suddenly allow this? Surely, they couldn’t have possibly acted in the customer’s best interest. So what’s the catch?

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Great news all you Tilt fans, looks like AT&T’s Tilt 2 will be available on October 8th. To read more about the features click here.

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AT&T officially announced the availability of the HTC Tilt 2 and Pure.  We’ve already seen the Tilt 2 with official AT&T branding and it looks like they’ll be charging a pretty hefty sum much like the other carriers out there.  The PURE on the other hand, will be a bit cheaper but still cost a a pretty penny.  On a more positive note, both of these phones will be the first to sport Windows Mobile 6.5 on the AT&T network.

Feature wise the Tilt 2 has a 3.6-inch touchscreen and a slide out QWERTY keyboard.  They’ve also stuffed in dual speakers and dual microphones for some much needed and always welcomed noise cancellation.  Optics wise were looking at a 3.2 megapixel camera.  The Tilt 2 will be available in a few weeks for $299.99 after a 2-year contract signing and $50 mail-in-rebate.

The Pure sports a larger 5 megapixel camera but has a smaller 3.2-inch screen.  It will go on sale today for $199.99 after a 2-year and $50 mail-in-rebate.

Full release after the ‘leap’ …Continue reading: AT&T Offically Announce The HTC Tilt 2 And Pure, Their First Windows Mobile 6.5 Handsets

It seems AT&T turned on the 850MHz spectrum switch in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Users in that region should expect improved network performance (better reception), especially in hard to reach indoor areas.

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