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[h1]HTC Desire 610 also launched by AT&T today[/h1]
25 July, 2014 | Comments (3) | Post your comment
Tags: HTC, Android, AT&T
The Amazon Fire Phone isn't the only handset that's become available at AT&T today. The HTC Desire 610 joins it in the carrier's portfolio, as anticipated last week when it first got listed on AT&T's website.
And now it's due to be out too. To buy one with a two-year contract with AT&T you'll only need to pay 99 cents.
The price if you don't want a contract is $199.99, which is pretty good despite the fact that this isn't a high-end device.
And you can also use AT&T's Next installment plan to grab the Desire 610. You won't pay anything upfront, but then you'll have to make either 24 monthly payments of $8.34 or 20 monthly payments of $10.
The Desire 610 was announced by HTC back in February during MWC, and it's already made its way to a few markets, including in Europe.
It's got a 4.7-inch touchscreen with 540x960 resolution, 1 GB of RAM, 8 GB of storage, an 8 MP rear camera, and it's powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset with a 1.2 GHz quad-core CPU.
[COLOR=#red]Are you a Verizon customer with unlimited data? Get ready to be throttled[/COLOR]
As we learned from a recent study, Verizon has been remarkably efficient at convincing unlimited wireless data plan holders to switch to newer, more profitable data plans. According to market research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, just 22% of Verizon’s mobile subscribers were still on unlimited data plans as of the end of the second quarter. That still leaves millions of people with unlimited plans though, and we have bad news for all of them: According to a new report, all Verizon Wireless subscribers with unlimited data plans will be subject to throttling beginning October 1st.
Verizon’s “Network Optimization” policy, which says that the company may intentionally slow your wireless data speeds in certain cases, currently only applies to 3G networks. Droid-Life reports that as of October 1st, however, it will apply to 4G LTE service as well.
According to Verizon, here are the criteria that have to be met in order for 3G, and soon 4G, data speeds to be throttled:
Top 5% of data users (you use 4.7GB of data per month or more)
Enrolled on an unlimited data plan or feature
Have fulfilled their minimum contract term
Are attempting to use data on a cell site that is experiencing high demand
According to the report, Verizon will begin notifying subscribers of the policy change on August 1st with the following notice:
Wireless strives to provide its customers with the best wireless experience when using our network. In 2011, Verizon Wireless launched Network Optimization, which slows the data speeds of its unlimited data subscribers with 3G devices who are in the top 5% of data users when they connect to a cell site experiencing high demand. Effective October 1, Verizon Wireless will expand its existing Network Optimization policy to include its unlimited data subscribers using 4G LTE devices who have fulfilled their minimum contract term. Based on your plan and recent data usage, one or more lines on your account may experience a reduction in data speeds when connected to a cell site experiencing high demand. Customers on MORE Everything or other usage-based data plans are not subject to Network Optimization. For more information about our Network Optimization, please refer to http://www.verizonwireless.com/networkoptimization.
UPDATE: A Verizon Wireless representative has contacted BGR via email to note that CIRP’s claim that 22% of Verizon subscribers are still on unlimited plans is not accurate, and the actual percentage is lower than that.
Dudes selling those grandfather plans probably knew about what was to come. Ain't no one in the right mind going to sell what's arguably the best company in the USA for phone/data unlimited data plan. LoL slick mofos.For the Verizon folks out there that are on the udp.
http://bgr.com/2014/07/25/verizon-unlimited-data-throttling/
Link to a more in depth article:
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/07/24/verizon-network-optimization-throttling-unlimited-lte/
So much for buying someone's grandfathered udp. |I
repair shops will probably charge you $150+Can this be repaired bros? I am some type of sadthe screen still turns on I just can't press anything FML. I'm worried about the chip on the bottom that exposes the internals. The one day I chose not to rock a case.
Does a factory reset erase my pics, musics and movies from my phone storage? I gotta a lot **** on my M7 and I dont want to have to move it over to my PC if I dont have too. Im gonna see if a factory reset will reset the camera "purple tint" on my M7.
itll delete everythingDoes a factory reset erase my pics, musics and movies from my phone storage? I gotta a lot **** on my M7 and I dont want to have to move it over to my PC if I dont have too. Im gonna see if a factory reset will reset the camera "purple tint" on my M7.
Can this be repaired bros? I am some type of sad the screen still turns on I just can't press anything FML. I'm worried about the chip on the bottom that exposes the internals. The one day I chose not to rock a case.
why did you let them pee in your mouth?So yesterday. I was going to return my lg g3 at best buy but they told me it had been pass 14 days. I bought the phone on the 11 and yesterday was the 25. Lol now I'm stuck in a contract for 2 years unless I move to t mobile.
Can it be possible that the manufactures of the one plus can't keep up with demand so that's why the are doing the "exclusive" invite only gimmick?
Why do manufacturers do this? It’s very hard to predict the future, and hardware is expensive. Producing larger batches means tying in more capital and increasing risk. Making too many devices that end up not being sold can bankrupt a business easily. In addition, there’s always a production ramp up period where production yield increases by time. This is another reason to why it’s hard to have a lot of stock from the very beginning. When the choice is between selling to a few users first, or stocking up and delaying launch, it’s not a difficult decision to choose the former.
[Updated May 9] Another reason to the invite system is because we're still learning. Launching a product worldwide is ambitious for a 5 month old startup. We are sure that there will be hiccups along the way and that the purchasing experience will not be perfect from the very start. With invites, we can control and ramp up availability, giving a chance for our logistics and customer service teams to catch up if anything unexpected happens.
Just got an invite to buy the OnePlus One! I'll pay it forward to NT when I get my invites.