It’s a moderately good day to be an Oklahoman. Wireless subscribers living near Oklahoma City or Tulsa will be among the first to reap the benefits of a new collaboration between Cox Communications and Verizon Wireless that bundles services from both companies, letting customers sign up for packages that include video, internet and voice services from Cox, and wireless service from VZW at a discounted rate. They’ll also be eligible to receive debit cards valued at $100-400 if they make the switch to a co-sponsored bundle.
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Cox and Verizon Wireless join forces, launch service bundles in Oklahoma
Welcome to IRL , an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we’re using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Just call this week’s column the something borrowed edition. 
Blue your favorite color? 
This handset didn’t surprise anyone when it was officially announced at CTIA Wireless 2012, but we’re still happy to spend time with the HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE for Verizon Wireless regardless. After catching enough glimpses of the smartphone over the past few months, we already had a good idea of what to expect: Big Red’s latest LTE device will have Ice Cream Sandwich dressed in Sense 4, a 4-inch Super LCD qHD panel, a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon S4 (Krait), 1,700mAh user-removable battery, microSD support and an 8MP BSI f/2.2 camera with a 28mm lens. 
In what seems to be turning into an annual tradition , the CEOs of the largest mobile operators in the US will be matching wits with Jim Cramer — and each other — in tomorrow afternoon’s CTIA keynote . This year, however, we’ll get to hear from T-Mobile chief Phillip Humm in addition to the usual trifecta of Dan Mead, Dan Hesse and Ralph de la Vega. We’ll be liveblogging the show to soak in all of the latest news, quotes and groaners that may come out as a result. 
Well, this isn’t a surprise. 
Not all mobile news is destined for the front page, but if you’re like us and really want to know what’s going on, then you’ve come to the right place. This past week, we saw the first rollout of Verizon LTE from one of its rural partners, and both the Optimus L7 and Xperia U were spotted for Fido. These stories and more await after the break. 
Your dreams of WiFi connectivity from within NYC’s subway stations will soon be a reality. Boingo has announced an agreement with Transit Wireless to offer wireless internet service inside the Big Apple’s subway stations
Verizon is trying to put the final nail in the coffin of its DSL service. Of course, that’s still a long way off but, for those outside of reach of its FiOS tentacles, Big Red is pushing HomeFusion . The LTE to the home solution, which started rolling out in early March, is now available nationwide… 
Owners of the Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless are now joining the proud ranks of Android 4.0.4 users. As a common practice, it seems the rollout is gradual, and many of the devices receiving the update appear to be the property of corporate stores. Nonetheless, the 39.8MB download carries a build number IMM76K and similarly brings an update to the baseband software — which is reason to hope that the ( resolved ) connectivity issues reported by Android 4.0.4 users of the HSPA+ and Sprint variants will be a non-issue
