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Only yesterday AT&T announced that it was expanding its LTE network to six new markets. Verizon has its network out in most markets, nearly 500 to be precise. Sprint is the third largest carrier in U.S. and it too is slowly but surely expanding its LTE net. It is being reported that Sprint will be adding 21 new LTE markets on the 12th of April.

If you’re based in these markets and have a Sprint LTE compatible device, you’ll have access to download speeds of up to 6-8Mbps, peaking at 25Mbps, and download speeds of up to 2-3Mbps. The entire list of these new markets can be viewed in the image posted above. It is nice to see that all major carriers in the U.S. are seriously expanding their LTE networks. T-Mobile only recently got off the line, with it’s network being available in seven markets as of now. AT&T currently covers 182 markets, it is expected to add 77 more by the end of this summer. Right now, Verizon’s network is ahead of everyone else, with the carrier expected to be done with LTE deployment in a couple of months.

[Image via PhoneArena]

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Are you planning on getting a new phone but can’t decide what to get? If you’re thinking of maybe going with Blackberry’s Z10 smartphone, you could be in luck because it seems that Amazon has decided to drop the price of the Z10 to $99. Of course this price means that you will need to sign on to a two-year contract with either AT&T or Verizon. For those who have ordered the device via Amazon and paid the more expensive price, it seems that Amazon is willing to give back $50 in credit as long as you call their customer service and let them know, although this seems to be only applicable to new customers. For those who’d rather not be stuck in a contract with either carrier, the Z10 is selling at retail for either carrier at $529.99 for AT&T, and $599.99 on Verizon. We have to say $99 isn’t too bad of a price, and could be a somewhat affordable way for you to try out the device without having to spend too much money that you would on a higher-end smartphone like the iPhone 5 or the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S4.

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Verizon‘s CEO attended the National Association of Broadcasters conference, stating yesterday that half of Verizon Wireless’s traffic is from videos, a number that is expected to continually increase over the next several years, eventually accounting for about 2/3rds of it. He then went on to discuss a conversation he had with the late Steve Jobs over the iPhone and LTE.

CEO Lowell McAdam attended the NAB conference yesterday, taking part in a scheduled discussion with Gordon Smith, the National Association of Broadcasters’ President and CEO. According to Fierce Wireless, not many individuals attended the one-on-one talk event, but those who did were graced with McAdam’s discussion of its LTE network, and in particular, that videos account for a large amount of its traffic.

He also addressed concerns that broadcasters have expressed about the company’s LTE broadcasting technology, following comments he made earlier this year on using that tech to provide its subscribers with certain live broadcasts. The 2014 Super Bowl was used as one example of the type of events Verizon’s CEO would like to see broadcasted, but underscored the reality that the wireless company isn’t interested in replacing standard broadcasting.

Another interesting thing McAdam had to say was in regards to a conversation he had with the late Steve Jobs, with whom he discussed LTE and the iPhone. McAdam went to task to convince Jobs to add LTE support to the iPhone 5, with the CEO saying during the conference: “I was really trying to sell him and he sat there without any reaction. Finally, he said, ‘Enough. You had me at 10 Mbps. I know you can stream video at 10 Mbps.’ And Apple’s next phone was LTE.”

[via Fierce Wireless]

Verizon’s CEO says video accounts for half of its traffic is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We already saw the price of the Samsung Galaxy S3 drop on AT&T earlier this month in preparation of the Galaxy S4′s launch, but today, we’re seeing another wireless carrier in the U.S. announce it has started to drop the price of the smartphone as well.

Verizon Wireless has now also dropped the price of the Samsung Galaxy S3 to $99 with a two-year contract, which we suspect is due to the Galaxy S4′s upcoming arrival, although the carrier has yet to acknowledge the device will be available on their network. At this point, the only U.S. carriers that have confirmed they will be carrying the Galaxy S4 has been AT&T and T-Mobile, although neither company has announced when they’ll be available. (more…)

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It has been rumored for quite some time now that Nokia has another Lumia device under its belt, called the Lumia 928. A purported image of Nokia Lumia 928 for Verizon has been leaked on Twitter by @evleaks, who just last week leaked the image of HTC First as well. It was previously reported that Nokia would be using an aluminium frame for the 928, now it is believed that the device is made using a thinner polycarbonate which allows it to be a bit thinner than the Lumia 920. Verizon is expected to announce the Lumia 928 by the end of this month.

The rumored specs of Verizon Nokia Lumia 928 point towards a 4.5 inch OLED display, a 1.5Ghz dualcore processor with 1GB or RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It is said to be marginally thinner than the 920, 10.2 millimeters to be precise as opposed to the 920′s 10.7 millimeters  The device will reportedly support simultaneous voice and data over 4G LTE. Twitter user @evleaks has mostly been right about his leaks, which makes it difficult to doubt the legitimacy of this particular Nokia Lumia 928 image leak.

[Image via Twitter @evleaks]

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