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US Cellular Offers the Inseego 5G MiFi and New Data Plans
US Cellular is the largest regional carrier in the US serving markets in the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, New England, and a few other scattered areas. Like the three major nationwide carriers, US Cellular is building and expanding a 5G network, and they are now offering their first 5G data-only device – the Inseego 5G MiFi […]
SpaceX Starlink Public Beta – Pricing and Details Announced!
Last night SpaceX sent out the first batch of invitations to people who have expressed interest in being a part of the public beta testing of the Starlink satellite internet constellation. And for the first time – SpaceX has shared actual pricing information! But SpaceX is “trying to lower initial expectations” – actually calling the […]
5G Goes Mainstream: Apple’s iPhone 12 Debuts
A month later than usual – Apple yesterday announced this year’s batch of new iPhone models – the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. And as expected – the headline feature this year is Apple moving the entire lineup to embrace fifth generation (5G) cellular technology. Apple is […]
Verizon Rolls Out “5G Nationwide” To Support iPhone 12 Launch
During yesterday’s dramatic iPhone 12 launch event, Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg joined Apple’s Tim Cook on stage to announce that “5G just got real” with the iPhone 12 and the debut of Verizon’s 5G Nationwide network. Overnight – Verizon jumped from having 5G coverage in just a few dozen city centers to having 5G coverage […]
Verizon, T-Mobile & AT&T Fixed Home Cellular Service – A Growing Wireless Market That is Not Mobile-Friendly
The major cellular carriers, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (now including Sprint), are primarily known for their mobile cellular services which are truly mobile – they can be used all over the United States and even roam in most parts of the world. Cellular and “mobile” have become all but synonymous, and fixed location residential service […]
The T-Mobile Network Experience (TNX) – Next Step in Transitioning Sprint Customers
T-Mobile is now offering most Sprint smartphone customers that use the Sprint cellular network the ability to choose the “T-Mobile Network Experience” – aka TNX. What is the T-Mobile Network Experience? In short, TNX allows Sprint network customers with compatible devices to trade in their Sprint SIM card for a T-Mobile SIM card and move […]
Straight Talk Introduces New Platinum Unlimited Plan – $65/month with 20GB of Mobile Hotspot Data
Straight Talk is an MVNO owned by Tracfone. They have been in business for many years and offer plans on all of the major cellular providers. They recently introduced a new Platinum plan to their line up of Unlimited prepaid smartphone plan offerings. The new plan includes additional mobile hotspot data, HD streaming, as well […]
AT&T “Unlimited Your Way” Adds Mix-And-Match to Smartphone Plans, While Making Tablets Less Appealing
AT&T has finally added the option to mix-and-match unlimited smartphone lines on a single account – it is the last carrier to offer this feature. The mix-and-match option is called “Unlimited Your Way” and simply rolls AT&T’s existing unlimited smartphone lineup under this branding umbrella…except AT&T has made a significant change to the terms for […]
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