Q4 2009 Earnings Report: Wireless Carriers Reap Profits from Data Revenues

The four major U.S. wireless carriers have posted their fiscal year 2009 earnings, and data revenues seem to be keeping all of them in business. To see just how service providers profit from your elected data plan charges, read on for the real figures.
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Motorola Devour: MOTOBLUR Enhances Social Networking

Rumors are circulating that the DEVOUR will be sold via indirect channels on February 25, and at all Verizon Wireless retail channels no later than March 15.

However, the official announcement from Verizon Wireless and Motorola Inc., made earlier this month, stated that the Motorola DEVOUR will be available at retail in March.

These rumors follow a very interesting Super Bowl 2010 commercial featuring actress Megan Fox bathing with a DEVOUR handset. Interestingly enough, the commercial never makes clear what handset the actress is actually holding as Fox refers to the DEVOUR as, “this little guy.” Instead, the commercial highlights a key feature of the phone, MOTOBLUR.

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The Ultimate Cell Phone Plans Comparison

On Friday, Verizon Wireless announced pricing plan restructuring that would reduce the cost of voice usage. AT&T Wireless quickly followed suit and unveiled their updated cell phone plans as well. Today is the day that those changes go into effect.

While both carriers announced these changes as efforts to simplify plans, the real truth behind the story is that the profits are in the data: Verizon’s revenue is now up 24% (they reported $15.8 billion in Q309), with 17% coming from data services.

I think that there is still a long way to go before it gets to a point where picking a cell phone plan is simple, even after these various many attempts by the carriers in 2009. There are still way too many plan combination.

This is our best attempt to simplify all of the plan combination and it was painful, but here it is, The Ultimate Cell Phone Plans Comparison:

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Droid Launch: Is This The Start of The Android Revolution?

With its large, vibrant 3.7 inch WVGA (854 x 480 pixels), the Motorola Droid hits the shelves today, ready for the Android-hungry masses. Beyond its sharp display, the Droid comes with free turn-by-turn GPS, a fast Web browser, 5.0 megapixel camera — the Droid may just yet live up to its buzz and hype.

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Verizon Droid Eris: Officially launching on Friday for $99

It is official, Verizon has announced that the Verizon Droid Eris by HTC will be launching tomorrow, Friday, November 6th. The Droid Eris will launch alongside the Droid by Motorola. (See our Droid vs iPhone Comparison)

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