New iPad Good For Roaming? Not For 4G LTE
4G LTE is one of many star attractions offered in Apple’s New iPad, but the device itself is coming up short in the interoperability and roaming department. Bill Dudley, group…
Lower Tru SIM Data Costs With Offline Reading from Readability for iPhone and Android
Apps that allow you to read apps offline are not new by any means. Instapaper and Read It Later are two apps already available for iPhone and Android devices. However,…
Tru SIM (Local Anywhere) … What We Know
It seems some customers have been waiting endlessly for something, anything, regarding Tru’s plans for their Local Anywhere GSM service. So, we took it upon ourselves to investigate the future…
Truphone to Build Their Own Network On Top of MVNO Agreements?
Here’s a rumor floating around the grapevine (or in this case, our inbox) regarding Tru purchasing their own spectrum and building out their own wireless network. We can’t stress enough…
Embedded SIM Cards Could Be in Vehicles By 2025
Embedding SIM cards such as these into cars could happen in the coming years, but it’s not going to be easy. Vehicle manufacturers have deployed overly-expensive systems and services that…
Truphone Coming to Spain, the Netherlands, and Other Countries?
We have been getting a few questions in our inbox as to when Tru will be bringing local numbers and rates to Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, France, and other countries…
Huawei Ascend D to Be Launched on LTE in July, No Quad-Core Processor
Every now and then, a very promising piece of technology comes along from the seemingly most unlikely source. Out of MWC 2012, these came from Huawei, a company many people…
Changes to Truphone Billing As of March 28, 2012
An email sent on February 28, 2012 almost slipped through the cracks without notice regarding changes to the way Tru bills its incoming and outgoing calls while in the USA.…