Mobile Internet News Center
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Novatel Promises LTE Band-2 Upgrade for Verizon MiFi 6620L
We recently released our member exclusive review of Verizon’s newest flagship hotspot – the Novatel MiFi 6620L. Though we were overall impressed, our biggest disappointment was that Verizon’s top hotspot was NOT compatible with LTE band 2, the 1900MHz PCS frequencies that Verizon is beginning to transition from 3G EV-DO to LTE usage. At the […]
2014 RV Mobile Internet Year in Review
2014 was an exciting year to be a RVing nomad – with so much changing in the industry, and many changes resulting in better options for keeping connected while being mobile. This is our end-year quick update on the state of the union, as it were, of the RV mobile internet industry – what major […]
WiFi – It’s the New Electricity
This week Woodalls published an article about Guest WiFi in their Campground Management newsletter, proclaiming WiFi to be an essential utility to RVing customers. Right up there with electricity, water and sewer. According to the article, 74% of guests want WiFi compared to just 30% who request cable TV access. However, despite the demand – […]
T-Mobile Debuts Rollover Data – 10GB Free to Start
T-Mobile this morning made one of its best #Uncarrier moves yet, announcing that most T-Mobile plans will now feature roll-over data, accumulating all unused data each month in a “Data Stash” account. This has been a feature that we have long craved, and it is awesome to at last see a major carrier embracing it. T-Mobile […]
T-Mobile Offers “Unlimited” Deals for Multi-Line Families
T-Mobile has just announced new “Unlimited Family Plans” that are a great deal – if you have reasons to want multiple voice lines on T-Mobile’s network. We love the way T-Mobile has been shaking up the mobile industry, and have long recommended T-Mobile as a great secondary network for nomads on the road. But T-Mobile’s […]
Happy 4th Birthday LTE! (3G’s Days Are Numbered)
This week marks the 4th anniversary of the December 2010 initial public deployment of Verizon’s LTE network – the first large scale 4G/LTE network in the world. What a four years it has been! LTE has gone on to become the global standard for cellular data communication, blowing away the speeds of older 3G networks. […]
T-Mobile Forced To Put Speed Brakes on Speed Tests
Back in June, T-Mobile announced that it was white-listing most music streaming services and online speed testing sites so that data used would not count against your monthly limits – and these sites would also continue to operate at full speed even on throttled connections. In the past few days then even expanded Music Freedom […]
WiFiRanger Black November Sale / New Year’s Firmware Update Resolution
WiFiRanger today announced a special limited-time “Black November” discount, offering the $150 XT Antenna upgrade for free with purchase of the $499 roof-mounted MobileTi, and also offered as a free upgrade with the $599 RV PackTi – which also includes an interior Go2 router in the bundle. If you already have a WiFiRanger Mobile, the Black […]
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