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The FCC mulls inflight cell phone calling, Sprint to provide a free year of service to students, and Apple starts offering the unlocked iPhone 5S. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Verizon confesses to having LTE capacity issues, Apple begins selling the iPad mini with Retina display, and Google Play Music comes to iOS. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Blackberry dumps their CEO, Verizon announces it’s own branded Ellipses tablet, and Google brings push notifications to its iOS app. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

The FAA approves mobile devices to be used during all flight phases, Sprint announces Spark, and Google announces the Nexus 5. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Apple announces new iPads, Nokia announces new Lumias, and BlackBerry restarts cross-platform BBM distribution. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Google announces solid Q3 earnings, Verizon announces LTE deployments on AWS spectrum, and new Apple iPads coming this week. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

AT&T says voice over LTE is coming soon, T-Mobile announces free worldwide messaging and data roaming, and more speculation about the next Nexus. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Straight Talk comes clean on its throttling policies, iMessage woes plague Apple users and 10 great questions and comments. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Blackberry announces plans to go private, Apple announces new iPhone sales, and Google Voice now supports short codes. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

The NTIA wants you to be able to unlock your phone, BlackBerry releases the Z30 and Apple releases iOS 7. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Apple announces 2 new iPhones, Straight Talk now supports LTE, and the Nexus 7 LTE hits Google Play. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Microsoft buys Nokia, Samsung announces the Note 3, and break me off a piece of that Kit Kat. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

LTE in the UK starts to heat up, Apple announced an iPhone trade in program, and carrier shenanigans during device upgrades. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Steve Ballmer announces his retirement from Microsoft, the Moto X hits the street for AT&T and Pandora brings unlimited streaming music back to mobile. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

BlackBerry evaluating strategic alternatives, Verizon evaluating a Canadian presence, and we evaluate using a tablet as a phone. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Vodafone UK announces its LTE network plans, LG announces its G2 flagship handset and Google begins rolling out its Android Device Manager. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Motorola announces the Moto X, on again off again rumors of a retina display on the next iPad mini, and Starbucks goes all-in with Google. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Google announces a new version of Android and new hardware, Verizon and Motorola announce the next generation of Droid, and how Sprint has fallen behind with 4G deployments...again. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

AT&T and Verizon "Jump" into the early device upgrade game, a new Nexus tablet is right around the corner, and a Google Maps for iOS update brings support for the iPad. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Sprint and T-Mobile release new service plans and programs, AT&T announces plans to purchase Cricket, and a Windows Phone with a 41MP camera. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Nokia plans to buy out Siemens, the FCC says it’s OK for Softbank to buy Sprint, and you may soon be able to buy a Moto X. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

BlackBerry comes up short on quarterly earnings, Verizon boasts its 500th LTE market, and say goodbye to iDEN. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Testing LTE speeds across the country, more drama between Sprint, Dish and Clearwire and Facebook brings video to Instagram. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Apple announces iOS 7, Nokia manufactures its last Symbian device and iPhone users get Office Mobile via Office 365. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Controversy swirls about the government telephone record collection practices, FreedomPop announces new free mobile plans coming in late summer plus new hardware from ASUS and Samsung. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Clearwire postpones its shareholder vote on the proposed Sprint acquisition, a white Nexus 4, and multiple comments about Straight Talk. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Sprint announces its first tri-band LTE products, the Samsung Galaxy S4 gets some prepaid love and Evernote adds reminders. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Google I/O introduces multiple new products and services, BlackBerry and Nokia each announce new hardware and BBM is coming to Android and iOS. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

AT&T announces its new MVNO, Nokia announces the Lumia 928 and how your carrier effects device battery life. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

A new leader for the FCC, T-Mobile closes its merger with MetroPCS and Google Now comes to iOS. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

First quarter earnings start to roll in, FreedomPop announces a move to the Sprint EVDO network and the BlackBerry Q10 should be available in the US by the end of May. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Google says they’re working on “phones-plus, Dish network makes an offer for Sprint and Samsung will have the Galaxy S4 out by the end of April. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Facebook announces Home, AT&T announces a massive LTE expansion and Samsung announces the Mega line. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

T-Mobile launches new plans, new devices and a new network, BlackBerry announces surprising quarterly earnings, and multiple devices get updated to Jelly Bean. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Verizon announces the unification of messaging with tablet and desktop clients, T-Mobile becomes the “un-carrier”, and a cautionary tale of issues when switching carriers.How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Samsung announces the Galaxy S 4, the FCC approves T-Mobile’s acquisition of MetroPCS and rollover data comes to FreedomPop. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

The White House jumps into the unlocking debate, Verizon talks pure LTE handsets and more leaks leading up to this week's Galaxy S 4 announcement. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

New chipsets announced from Intel and Qualcomm, new devices from Asus and Nokia, and streaming music news from Spotify and Pandora. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

The FCC issues and order on signal boosters, the UK wraps up its LTE spectrum auction and Mobile World Congress begins. How to Contact us: www.thecellphonejunkie.com [email protected] Call – +1206-203-3734 Twitter How to Listen: Subscribe iPhone/iPod Touch Application iTunes The Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon Appstore Download the show directly

Broadcom announces its first 4G chipset, LG announces new hardware and multiple bugs are discovered for iOS 6.1. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

The FCC discusses network changes following superstorm Sandy, the best prepaid data plans for tablets, and the winner of our ZAGGkeys Proplus contest. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

RIM is now BlackBerry, the iPad jumps to 128GB and Google extends an olive branch to Windows Phone toting Gmail users. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

Rumors of Google building it’s own wireless network, quarterly earnings a plenty, and rumors begin for the next iPhone and iPad. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734TwitterHow to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

O2 will skip the charger when they sell you a phone, more details leak out on the BlackBerry Z10 and Facebook announces free calling through their messenger app. How to Contact us:[email protected] – +1206-203-3734Twitter How to Listen:SubscribeiPhone/iPod Touch ApplicationiTunesThe Cell Phone Junkie Android App in the Amazon AppstoreDownload the show directly

News and Devices from the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show.

This special edition of The Cell Phone Junkie Podcast covers the news from media day at CES 2013. Mickey Papillon is joined by a large crew from Mobile Nations to cover the news, devices and software.

Android and iOS now account for nearly 90% of all smartphones in the US, Sprint may launch it’s own pay as you go service soon, and Apple’s Do Not Disturb runs into problems with the New Year.

Samsung plans for half a billion phones next year, Google offers free Gmail calling for another year and your questions to wrap up 2012.

AT&T picks up AWS and WCS spectrum in over 600 markets, our first glimpse at the new BlackBerry 10 hardware and Google announces scan and match for Google Music.

Surprise, Sprint looks to pick up Clearwire, Republic Wireless officially launches and Google Maps for iPhone.