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T-Mobile Promises LTE Coverage Map – At Last!
Unlike other carriers, T-Mobile’s online coverage map has never shown areas of LTE coverage, only visually mapping out 2G coverage areas. T-Mobile instead has periodically provided a list of cities with LTE, making it extremely difficult for travelers to have any broader sense of where T-Mobile might work best for them. The only way to […]
Wilson Electronics Rebrands As weBoost
Wilson Electronics and its iconic blue boosters have been the default go-to cellular booster choice for RVers for years. We’ve actually heard “Wilson” used synonymously with “booster” a few times, the brand name has become so closely associated with cellular boosting. So of course, Wilson Electronics has announced that they are going to rebrand and rename the company: “Today, […]
The Wirie Pro Now Available: Long Distance WiFi and Worldwide 2G/3G/4G
Full-time sailing nomads Mark and Liesbet (check out their sailing adventure blog) run a business The Wirie designing marine-grade WiFi boosting systems. They have built up an excellent reputation in the marine market, and they have been on our radar for a long time as a worthy alternative option for RVers to consider as well. This week […]
AT&T Fights For It’s Right To Throttle
In October we reported that the Federal Trade Commission was suing AT&T for deceptively selling “unlimited” data plans that were actually quite limited in practice – with data speeds throttled way back after just a few GB usage each month. Today – AT&T fired back with a motion to dismiss, claiming that the FTC has no […]
AT&T To Follow T-Mobile’s Lead with Rollover Data
AT&T, the carrier that started the rollover concept with voice minutes, is now following the Uncarrier’s latest move and today announced that it is introducing Rollover Data! Starting January 25th, all AT&T Mobile Share Value plan customers will have this feature automatically added to their accounts at no additional cost – you do not even have to […]
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 – […]
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