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We’ve seen the speeds, we know the handsets and now we know how much it’ll cost you to be among the first to try 4G in the UK. EE has outlined its contract and handset pricing from October 30th, with all of the bundles including unlimited calls and texts. Yep, the new carrier is breaking it down by data, with its entry-level 500MB bundle starting at £36 for 24 months. You’ll have to make an initial payment for most handsets, although the Ascend P1 will be free from the 1GB bundle upwards. Data allowances go up to 8GB for £56 per month, although users can add even more, with an extra 50MB costing £3, or up to 4GB for £20.

Now, if you’re looking to get Apple’s latest on 4G, it’ll set you back at least £20 on the highest data plan. Already got your LTE-ready iPhone 5? Then you’ll have to wait until 9th November, when the network will start offering SIM-only 12-month plans priced from £21. The 4G network will also offer its phones on 12 month contracts for an additional £10 on top of the prices shown above. EE will let users who bought comparable non-4G versions in the last six months (like the One X or Galaxy S III) to exchange their devices for a one-off payment of £100. Alongside the all these pricing details, the Orange/ T-Mobile team-up also spilled the beans on some service features for its new customers — and we’ve got it all covered after the break, including a quick hands-on with its Film store service.

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EE details UK 4G pricing: Unlimited calls, texts and 500MB of data starts at £36 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Oct 2012 19:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re planning on working with the LG universe on T-Mobile for the next two years, you might want to consider the LG Optimus L9, a budget-minded smartphone that’s been priced and dated just this morning. At $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate you can grab this device on a Classic voice and data plan or you can work with the Value plan which has you paying $49.99 out-of-pocket plus 20 monthly payments of $15 on top of your monthly data/voice bill – that’s what T-Mobile calls their Equipment Installment Plan, or EIP. This device will be available starting on October 31st, 2012, and will ring in this terrifying Halloween with a collection of LG-made features.

This smartphone comes with a 4.5-inch qHD display with Gorilla Glass 2 across the front for next-level scratch resistance. Inside you’ve got Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and LG’s newest set of user interface enhancements, many of which we’ve seen on the last couple of LG devices on other carriers like the LG Intuition and the massively powerful LG Optimus G.

On the back you’ve got a 5 megapixel camera made to make full use of the lovely new collection of photography features the LG family works with. You can use “Cheese Shot” to take a photo with your voice and panorama photo mode to make with the long shots. The LG Optimus L9 also has rapid-fire shooting with continuous shot and works with a set of apps added by LG, T-Mobile, and Google to make sure you’re ready for action right out of the box.

You’ll have SlackerRadio and Google Music for sweet tunes right out the gate, SmartShare for DLNA-capable devices, and Bluetooth 3.0 for more wireless action. Inside you’ve got a 2,150 mAh battery for long life, connectivity with T-Mobile’s 4G network, and a dual-core Texas Instruments processor to keep you moving smoothly. Have a peek at our timeline below of LG Optimus L9-related fare and get ready for this beast appearing in your local T-Mobile store soon!

LG Optimus L9 rings the budget bell at $79.99 after rebate for T-Mobile is written by Chris Burns & originally posted on SlashGear.
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It’s about time. The HTC DLX has most often been rumored carrying a Verizon-style 6435LVW or Droid Incredible X name, and yet it was unveiled first in Japan as the J Butterfly; we really needed the photos just now surfacing at Android Central to remind us that the 5-inch, 1080p gigantophone could still come to Big Red. While nothing’s confirmed yet, the black-with-red-trim design and all too prominent Verizon labeling make a convincing case for the DLX’s ultimate US destination. A helpfully provided phone profile screen might be more interesting to some, as it hints that we might get the same quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro, 2GB of RAM and 8-megapixel rear camera as in the J Butterfly — Verizon won’t pull a Droid Incredible 4G LTE and tone down the hardware, if this is true. Without any more details, we’re still left wondering just how soon Verizon could commit to launching the smartphone. There’s no guarantees that Verizon will follow KDDI’s schedule and ship in early December.

Update: We’ve been wondering whether the odd name was meant to be short for Droid Incredible X, i.e. “DIX” instead of “DLX,” but our friend @evleaks on Twitter just showed us a list of device PIDs that mentions the latter. @evleaks also suggests that DLX might be short for the codename “Deluxe” for the international variant, just as “ENRC2” was short for “Endeavor C2” (One X+).

Update 2: It turns out the J Butterfly has the codename “Deluxe J” in its bootloader menu, so there you have it. Thanks again, @evleaks!

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HTC Droid Incredible X possibly spotted with Verizon badging intact (Update: DLX is short for ‘Deluxe’) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 21 Oct 2012 01:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Fans of rugged Android phones, rejoice: you only have to wait until this Sunday to get the Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro on AT&T. The carrier just announced that it’ll be making its way into stores on October 21st and will run you a whole $100 on a two-year commitment. It isn’t going to be the stellar top-end device many power users crave, as it features a 4-inch WVGA Super AMOLED display, 5MP rear-facing camera with 720p video recording, 8GB onboard storage, ICS, LTE, Enhanced Push-to-Talk, 810g military-spec certification and EAS corporate email support. It’s a definite upgrade from the Smart, no doubt, but we’re still pining for the day that rugged phones can have the best components and bounce off a concrete floor without incident.

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Samsung Galaxy Rugby Pro available on AT&T October 21st for $100 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Verizon has quietly confirmed its iPhone 5 sales performance in Q3 2012, with over 650,000 of the latest Apple smartphones sold up until the end of September. Speaking on the carrier’s financial results call, CFO Fran Shammo broke down the “6.8m smartphones sold” stat Verizon initially shared into Android and iPhone, with 3.4m of the former and 3.1m of the latter activated in the three month period.

However, Shammo also gave the percentage of iPhones that were LTE-compatible – 21-percent – and since there’s only one such version, the newest iPhone 5, that doesn’t make the math too hard. Verizon must also have sold around 2.45m older iPhones, which only work on the carrier’s 3G network.

Still, considering the iPhone 5 was only available from September 21, which gives just 10 days of sales until the end of Q3, it’s an impressive tally for Verizon. Over 65,000 iPhone 5 devices must have been activated each day, on average, and Shammo hinted that the number could have been greater had supplies been sufficient to meet customer demand.

That short supply still remains, with Apple’s online store listing a 3-4 week delay before shipments can be expected. Verizon, meanwhile, quotes November 9 availability for the cheapest 16GB iPhone 5, though the more expensive versions are expected October 26.

Verizon sold 651,000 iPhone 5 in dying days of Q3 is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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