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How to Unlock iPhone 4S/5 AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon & Sprint, Legally

09/15/201309/09/2013 by Lynn Walford

It's iPhone upgrade time, again. You may be wondering what to do with your old iPhone 4/4s/5. Before you recycle it, sell or turn it into very expensive coaster, we suggest it may behoove you to unlock it from your carrier first. The iPhone will bring a higher price when you sell it unlocked and also make your friend or family member who receive the iPhone happier. Even though some may consider using an old iPhone a sign of old-iFartness it should suffice for most users. Most carriers require that the iPhone be paid for and that your contract is finished or has been active for 18 months before unlocking the iPhone.

There are many second-party ways to unlock iPhones. However, if you prefer to do things on the up and up,carriers, such as AT&T an T-Mobile let you unlock your iPhone to be used with another carrier. While Verizon and Sprint offer unlocking for certain models with restrictions. Read best deal on unsubsidized $199 iPhone 4 with lowest price contract, about the new iPhone 5c/5s and latest iPhone news.

Windows Phone Grows in Europe, iPhone 4/4S/5 Grows in US

09/03/2013 by Lynn Walford

Kantar Worldpanel announced its smartphone figures for the three months ending in July.

Apple continued to sell well in the US where it was 43.4% of sales an increase of 7.8% over last year for the three months ending in July and that was even with iPhone 5S anticipation in full swing. Android lost -7.6% of market share from 2012 for the same period.

Top Best BlackBerry, HTC One, LG G2, Samsung Galaxy, iPhone/iPad Strange Promos?

08/13/201308/12/2013 by Lynn Walford

Smartphone companies are using all sorts of strange marketing ploys to gain market share. Today, we saw some promotions made ...

Samsng Galaxy S III and Note II Best vs iPhone 5/4/4S

07/31/2013 by Lynn Walford

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) reported that customer are more satisfied with the Samsung Galaxy S III and Note II than with the iPhone 5/4S/4. Samsung and Apple both had 3 models in the top ten.

iPhone 5 and 4S owners were equally satisfied. We recently showed from Amplified Analytics data that BlackBerry Z10 owners rate many features higher than the iPhone 5, also.

Android & Verizon Top U.S Smartphones, Verizon Women Featured Up to iPhones

07/29/2013 by Lynn Walford

Android amounted to 51.5% sales share of the smartphone market with iOS following at 42.5% in the quarter ending in June 2013, reported Kantar Worldpanel ComTech. Windows Phones shares have increased to 4% smartphone sales share, up 1.1% since last year.

In the U.K., Apple’s iOS surged 5.2 percentage points to 30.5% of the British smartphone market, driven by first-time smartphone buyers opting for the iPhone 4. Windows Phone continued to consolidate its position as the third OS globally, with strong performances in Britain and France where it has 8.6% and 9.0% of the market respectively.