AT&T has been wanting to acquire T-Mobile U.S since quite some time, but regulators are having a hard time approving this merger. And now a report from Reuters states that if this merger fails or doesn’t take place, AT&T could lose about $6 billion in cash and assets. Earlier reports however suggested that AT&T admitted to losing $3 billion as payout to T-Mobile if the merger failed. But new sources have mentioned that AT&T will be liable to pay $2 billion for spectrum allotment and also sign a roaming agreement worth $1 billion(if the merger is not approved).

We wonder as to why AT&T is offering such a massive amount for the cancellation alone. This could be AT&T’s confidence in the deal showing here and that has been the general opinion to be honest. Many expect this deal to be completed, so it couldn’t have been much of a problem for AT&T to agree to pay so much(if the deal was called off). Remember that the proposed merger is worth $39 billion so the total cancellation fee which includes the roaming and spectrum agreement makes up for about 15.4% of the deal which is a big amount of money. So at the end of the day, T-Mobile will be benefited from this deal irrespective of the outcome.

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In a New York City event today, Samsung and AT&T announced the Infuse 4G, this comes after days of speculation as to when actually these companies would launch this handset. The device will make its way to the market on May 15th and will cost $199.99 for a two year contract without rebate. Also buyers of this device will receive a $25 credit for the Samsung Media Hub, which is a great addition.

The Infuse 4G sports a huge 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display, an 8 MP camera on the back capable of 720p video capture with a 1.3 MP front facing camera, a snappy 1.2 GHz processor and will run on Android 2.2 Froyo. Connectivity wise the Infuse 4G will be the first device to feature support for HSPA+ category 14 at 21 Mbps and will also feature HSUPA category 6 when its launch. And according to Samsung, the Infuse 4G will have two antennas to boost signal strength and increase wireless performance.

[AT&T]

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This has been a major limitation with buying a cellphone on contract, you literally have to play by their rules. Users can still sideload .apks to their device though, which is something that both AT&T and Verizon cannot stop you from doing as of now. The banning of tethering applications however is a rather worrying issue, considering the fact that Android is an open source platform. But why would major carriers like these let you use it for free when they can charge you a fortune to use the same service on their network?

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This of course could mean that T-Mobile users can see the iPhone 4 coming to their network soon. But we think the timing of this could’ve been a tad better. Because by the time the iPhone 4 would reach T-Mo users, the latest iPhone would already be in the market. So that could make this seem a bit dull. But that’s for them to decide. It is not clear yet whether the tests happened before the merger, well if that’s the case users will have to wait till the merger is completed.  [Source]

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Verizon who were the top carrier in the country with most number of connections have now been dethroned by AT&T. AT&T added 2.8 million customers after which they regained the top spot with 95.5 million customers, compared to Verizon’s 94.1 million customers. Verizon came on top 2 years ago after acquiring Alltel. Even though AT&T had the exclusivity to sell the iPhone, they had not been able to come close to Verizon’s number. But due to high sales in the previous quarter, AT&T finally go past Verizon’s number.

But with the Verizon iPhone launching in two weeks, its hard to say if AT&T will be able to maintain the lead. It could only be a matter of time before Verizon regains the top spot again.

via Slashgear

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In the above advertisement, Apple’s iPhone is sent to the land of misfit toys due to lack of 3G coverage in AT&T’s network. Closing looking at the ad, we get a feeling that Verizon is pointing AT&T rather than iPhone itself because other toys speak about iPhone’s good feature when it spits out the 3G coverage map.

I think they are great humorous commercials. It’s not all that destructive, doesn’t express negatives about the iPhone, but just targets AT&T’s softness – lack of 3G coverage. That being said, the red heat-map of Verizon’s coverage shown in the commercial looks over exaggerated. Doesn’t look 5X, but looks more like 10x more coverage, which again would be misleading in AT&T’s point of view. What do you think?

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Moto Droid is the latest entrant in the smartphone marketplace dominated by the Palm Pre with Sprint and Apple’s iPhone 3GS with AT&T. If you didn’t know which phone to select and which network to associate with; here’s a chart to help you figure out which one of the phone and service provider suits you needs in the best way possible. It will help you make an informed decision.

Check it out now:

[Via: BillShrink]

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