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Experiencing voice quality woes with your otherwise delightful Atrix 4G? You aren’t alone, buster. In fact, the issue has become so prevalent and widespread that Motorola itself has taken notice, with one of its forum managers creating a sticky to confirm that the company is looking into things. As of now, there’s no clear indication of why the problem is emerging, but the positive news is that you aren’t actually losing your hearing — it’s a legitimate quandary, and if you’d care to help Motorola fix it, you can visit that source link to tell your story. Till then, we hear local phone providers are offering unbeatable deals on landline connections.

Update: Motorola pinged us with an official response. Check it out after the break.

[Thanks, Kyle]

Continue reading Motorola recognizes, investigates Atrix 4G voice quality issues (update)

Motorola recognizes, investigates Atrix 4G voice quality issues (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Continue reading AT&T’s LG Thrill 4G hands-on (video)

AT&T’s LG Thrill 4G hands-on (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We were pretty sure Acer’s Iconia Tab would be riding Big Red — you know, given the LTE modem and Verizon apps on board — but it looks like the company will also support America’s GSM juggernaut with a “4G” radio of some sort. AT&T just announced that the Acer Iconia Tab A501 will bring the 10.1-inch Honeycomb form factor and dual-core 1GHz Tegra 250 processor to its network sometime in Q2, giving the carrier a Android rival to Sprint’s HTC EVO View 4G, T-Mobile’s LG G-Slate, and of course Verizon’s Motorola Xoom. How many Benjamins will it take to bring one home? Now that, my friends, is the question. You can join us in failing to find the answer in a press release below.

Continue reading AT&T nabs Acer Iconia Tab A501, expect it in the summer months

AT&T nabs Acer Iconia Tab A501, expect it in the summer months originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There’s always one. Back in the winter of 2009, Senator Kerry made public his request for Fox and Time Warner to keep the Bowl Games online, and one Chuck Schumer took to writing an open letter to Steve Jobs regarding the iPhone reception woes that eventually led to a dedicated press event (mostly) disputing the matter. Now, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar is urging the FCC and DOJ to “take a close look at the proposed AT&T and T-Mobile merger,” noting that the outcome would undoubtedly have a huge impact on consumer choice, price and service in the wireless industry.

Of course, it’s not like these two wouldn’t be doing just that in the coming months, but it’s good to see a fire starting early in Congress to make sure due diligence is done. Having a carrier that provides service to 42 percent of all US wireless subscribers has the potential to seriously shift the economics of things, and potentially more interesting are the implications of a rejection. In fact, many are suggesting that AT&T will likely have to sell off major assets and promise expansion to rural / poor areas in order to gain approval, which ties in nicely to Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead’s own comments regarding concessions. We’re also hearing that regulators could take as long as 18 months to fully investigate, and you can bet we’ll be following the play-by-play as it all unfolds.

Senator asks DOJ and FCC to do their jobs, provide friction for AT&T / T-Mobile tie-up originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:58:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Well, isn’t this just something. It only took Sprint a matter of hours (on a Sunday evening, no less) to push out a detailed list of gripes concerning the proposed AT&T / T-Mobile USA tie-up, but Verizon Wireless won’t even be wasting its time. According to an interview with Reuters ahead of CTIA, VZW CEO Daniel Mead confessed that his company wouldn’t be lobbying the FCC or any other entity to stop the inevitable, noting that “anything can go through if you make enough concessions.” That’s a pretty bold quote in and of itself, but of course, this is coming from the man who made an awful lot of those so-called concessions in order to pick up Alltel a few years ago. Continuing on, he blasted out this gem: “We’re not interested in Sprint. We don’t need them.” In other words, there’s nary a chance in Hades that America’s current largest wireless carrier will be making a bid to keep it that way by shelling out for The Now Network. Why? Quite simply, he’d rather focus on being the most profitable US carrier rather than the largest. Not exactly what you’d expect coming from Verizon Wireless’ CEO, but hey — if he’s down for the competition, we’re down with watching from the sidelines.

Verizon Wireless CEO ‘not interested’ in buying Sprint, won’t waste time opposing T-Mobile / AT&T merger originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 22 Mar 2011 07:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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