Complaints of AT&T throttling data for it’s heavy data usage customers is rampant on the web.  Everywhere you hear stories of customers data speeds being slowed down to unusable speeds.  Now there is a way to fight back.  I was especially fond of hearing this news.

My wife and I have had the Unlimited Data Plan since the first  iPhone and never had a problem, until recently. I introduced wifey to TuneIn radio, She was in love. But after a week or so, I received a this text.

“ATT Free Msg: Your data use this month places you in the top 5% of users. Use Wi-Fi to help avoid reduced speeds. Visit www.att.com/dataplans or call 8663447584″

I was peeved, all from Internet radio? What is the point of unlimited if it isn’t…Unlimited!?! Yes I know, all about the fine print, but still. Then I read this courtesy of MacTech and Southern California Attorney Bradley Sniderman. Its some quick easy steps to filing in small claims court. I have heard of two cases being won so far, who knows, I might just give it a shot.

Have you or anyone you know received a text like this? Do you plan on going through the judicial system? Sound off and leave a comment, I’m interested in hearing.

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O2 are now offering unlocks for both the iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 where as they were not previously offering unlocks for these devices. You can have your iPhone unlocked free of charge if you purchased the iPhone on a pay monthly contract or for a £15 charge through pay as you go.

To have your iPhone unlocked you can contact O2 Customer Services by dialing 202 from your O2 handset.

The My O2 application has been updated to allow customers to add date bolt ons through the application after you have reached 80% of your allowance. You will receive a text message alerting you that you have used 80% of your allowance, however, if you exceed your allowance you won’t be charged your data will be slowed down considerably. You can update the My O2 application via the application store or through iTunes!

O2 have recently announced that any user going abroad with their phone must disable iMessage in order to stop any data roaming charges. Turning data roaming off will not stop iMessage charges if you receive or send any iMessages whether it be to other users abroad or back to the UK. This may only apply to O2’s network so it’s always worth checking with your network to see what your data costs are in terms of iMessage.

You can disable iMessage in the iPhone’s settings menu (Settings -> Messages) to ensure you do not receive any data charges. Make sure you disable data roaming and mobile data too! (Settings -> General -> Network -> Data Roaming & Mobile Data [Off])

Apple today announced that iPhone 4S, the most amazing iPhone yet, will be available in Hong Kong, South Korea and 13 additional countries on Friday, November 11. Customers will be able to pre-order iPhone 4S beginning on Friday, November 4.

iPhone 4S is packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.

Beginning Friday, November 11, iPhone 4S will be available in Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, El Salvador, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Malta, Montenegro, New Zealand, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania and South Korea. iPhone 4S is available today in 29 countries around the world and will be available in more than 70 countries by the end of the year.

iPhone 4S comes in either black or white for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model. iPhone 4S is sold through the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 4 is available for just $99 (US) and iPhone 3GS is available for free with a two year contract from participating carriers.

The guys at Slashgear compares the browser load speed on the newly announced Nokia Lumia 800 with the iPhone 4S. Check it out after the break.

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Apple today announced it has sold over four million of its new iPhone 4S, just three days after its launch on October 14. In addition, more than 25 million customers are already using iOS 5, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, in the first five days of its release, and more than 20 million customers have signed up for iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that automatically and wirelessly store your content in iCloud and push it to all your devices. iPhone 4S is available today in the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the UK, and will be available in 22 more countries on October 28 and more than 70 countries by the end of the year.

“iPhone 4S is off to a great start with more than four million sold in its first weekend—the most ever for a phone and more than double the iPhone 4 launch during its first three days,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “iPhone 4S is a hit with customers around the world, and together with iOS 5 and iCloud, is the best iPhone ever.”

iPhone 4S is the most amazing iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including Apple’s dual-core A5 chip for blazing fast performance and stunning graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.

Pricing & Availability
iPhone 4S comes in either black or white and is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model, $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the new 64GB model. iPhone 4S is available from the Apple Online Store, Apple’s retail stores and through AT&T, Sprint, Verizon Wireless, and select Best Buy, Target and Walmart stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers. iPhone 4 is available for just $99 (US) and iPhone 3GS is available for free with a two year contract.

iPhone 4S will be available on October 28 in Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

It’s finally here! Aaron unboxes the Apple iPhone 4S. Available at AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon in 16, 32, and 64 GB flavors, the iPhone 4S sports an upgraded Apple A5 dual-core CPU (clocked at around 800 MHz), 3.5-inch Retina Display, 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video recording capabilities, front-facing camera for FaceTime, Siri for voice services, global roaming capabilities, and iOS 5, which is the latest build of Apple’s mobile operating system. It offers some substantial upgrades from the original device, but it looks identical to the iPhone 4. Will people look past the lack of a new design and purchase, or will disheartened iOS users flock to Android?

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Does its new antenna system have the same issues as the iPhone 4? After the “death grip” debacle with the iPhone 4, it’s only natural to wonder if it carried over to the iPhone 4S as they share the exact same physical design on the exterior. We knew the internals had been moved around some, but would it be enough to eliminate this annoyance of the last generation of the device?

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