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4G Mobile Hotspot as Home Internet replacement

By Alejandro Ramirez : 16 May 2011 - 11:16 AM
I was very skeptical at first because I have tried other services before and their speeds have been terrible (1-2 Mbps), so having heard good things about this one (and about coverage in my area), I d...
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How to Turn Off 3G on Your iPhone

By chco : 09 September 2010 - 08:55 AM
Sometimes it's better to not use 3G on your iPhone. The following excerpt from iPhone: The Missing Manual, Fourth Edition gives a step by step process for doing so.“How to Turn Off 3G?” Is thi...
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How to add 3G to your Wi-Fi iPad

By adfm : 04 May 2010 - 09:52 AM
If you couldn't resist purchasing an iPad when it was released or didn't want to bother waiting around for the 3G model to go through FCC certification, but would still like 3G connectivity, y...
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A WiFi Lament

By m_reese : 04 April 2010 - 06:34 AM
3G is a bigger deal than people are making it out to be. The day after stepping into iPad land I find myself paying for access to a wifi hotspot. And AT&T hotspot at that. It's not like I'...
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How to repair a broken iPhone display

By jwikert3 : 04 January 2010 - 04:01 PM
My daughter dropped her iPhone recently and wound up shattering the digitizer (the clear display that sits atop the LCD and interprets your taps/gestures). I didn't take a picture of it but it lo...
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3g in India

Asked by Gopinathp : 02 December 2009 - 08:27 PM

Answered by adfm : Dec 22 2009 05:46 PM
As of Friday, December 11, 2009 it was announced that India's long-awaited auction of 3G services will occur on schedule. The auction is expected to take place on January 14, 2010. Apparently the ... full answer >
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Does Verizon still use Circuit Presence Over Packet Data CPOP?

Asked by timoreilly : 10 November 2009 - 07:56 AM

Answered by adfm : Nov 11 2009 01:29 PM
Yes. Verizon still uses CPOP. Circuit Presence Over Packet Data (CPOP) is a method to assure that you receive an incoming call when you're using your device to surf the web or another app that use... full answer >
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Become Familiar with iPhone Network Connectivity

By tobyjoe : 24 October 2009 - 11:26 PM
The iPhone supports several forms of networking: Wi-Fi, 3G, and 2G EDGE. The iPhone will detect and use the fastest connection automatically. That is, if Wi-Fi is available, the iPhone will use it. If...
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How the iPhone chooses a network connection

By jwikert3 : 30 September 2009 - 02:05 PM
The iPhone isn't online all the time. To save battery power, it opens the connection only on demand: when you check email, request a Web page, and so on. At that point, the iPhone tries to get onl...
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How to turn off 3G on the iPhone (and reduce dropped calls!)

By jwikert3 : 11 September 2009 - 11:52 AM
"How to Turn Off 3G?" Are you kidding?! The world waited a whole year for Apple to add 3G to the iPhone, and everyone's paying AT&T a lot more money for the privilege of getting ...
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