Amazing what a marketing budget can do or not do! Click here for the full story QUOTE: According to a new report from Nielsen Monitor-Plus, U.S. carriers spent more than $4.1 billion on advertising in 2007, 12% more than they spent in 2006.

During the quarter, Verizon Wireless customers sent or received more than 58 billion text messages. Also sent or received were 1.1 billion picture/video messages. Customers also completed 34.6 million music and video downloads. They also had the highest net adds in the industry - 1.5 million net customer...

This article from CNET.COM includes a statement from Hugh Bradlow, chief technology office for Australian carrier Telstra. Bradlow bemoaned the current fragmented state of the mobile software industry. "The handset industry is in an absolutely shocking state," he said, noting that mobile application...

That termination charge is one of the reason why I don't get a contract or a locked handset from any wireless carrier. I usually buy an unlocked cell phone and get a line from a wireless carrier. [quote]The proposal also would cap such fees and reduce them month by month over the course of a contract...

Interesting information here, is this a GOOD DEAL?? QUOTE: Deutsche Telekom AG is mulling a bid to acquire Sprint Nextel, a deal that if consummated would establish the European communications giant's T-Mobile USA unit as the U.S. market's largest wireless carrier. Citing sources familiar with...