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New Verizon New Mix-and-Match Plans Announced: Get More, Play More & Do More
Verizon today announced new “Mix-and-Match” postpaid smartphone plans which are based on the lineup of Get More, Do More, Play More & Start Unlimited Plans that are currently available. While the new plan names remain the same, there are a few changes to the details of the plans that are significant – some significant improvements, […]
Peplink Router Firmware 8.1 Brings SpeedFusion Cloud Bonding & More
Peplink this week released Firmware version 8.1 – a free update for most Pepwave and Peplink routers. Normally a router firmware update isn’t newsworthy – but in this case firmware 8.1 brings a major new feature to market called SpeedFusion Cloud that makes it easier than ever to use Pepwave’s SpeedFusion technology to combine together […]
Boost Mobile Plan Changes Include a New 35GB High Speed Data Cap on Go Unlimited Phone Plans
Video Version Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Boost Mobile Plan Changes Boost Mobile was sold to Dish Network on July 1, 2020 as part of the merger agreement between T-Mobile and Sprint. Boost will give Dish a customer base while Dish develops and builds its own network to become a 4th major cellular carrier. […]
Product Release: Netgear Orbi 4G LTE Advanced Tri-Band Router
Netgear is now shipping the latest edition of its Orbi line of home and mesh networking products, the Orbi 4G LTE Advanced Tri-Band Router (LBR20). Normally the Orbi line of gear is not of much interest to our audience of nomads, RVers, and cruisers – as this product line is intended primarily for fixed residences. […]
Lower Latencies, More Coverage: T-Mobile Unleashes “Standalone” 5G
T-Mobile this week announced that it was the first carrier in the world to deploy a nationwide “standalone 5G” network – breaking free from needing to layer 5G on top of an existing 4G/LTE signal. This move increased T-Mobile’s 5G coverage by 30% overnight, while also improving latencies on T-Mobile’s 5G network by as much […]
Space Race Heats Up: Amazon Announce FCC Approval and $10 Billion Investment Into Kuiper Satellite Broadband
Amazon yesterday announced that it had received unanimous FCC approval for the Project Kuiper satellite broadband network – securing permission to begin work on a constellation that will eventually consist of 3,236 satellites. And now that it has legal authorization to proceed – Amazon is going all in, committing to invest more than $10 billion […]
Verizon LTE Home Internet Service – $40/month Unlimited Data Plan for Fixed Addresses
10/1/2020 Update: Verizon released a 5G home gateway router for this service, replacing the 4G LTE device described in this article. However, all the terms remain the same except the home service now has access to Verizon’s 5G UW (mmwave) network and will likely have access to Verizon’s upcoming nationwide 5G network as well. Additionally, […]
3G Shutdown Update: Carriers Sunsetting 3G to Make Room for 5G
A lot has happened in the telecom world over the last year, especially the rise of 5th generation (5G) cellular, which is on the cusp of going mainstream for consumers. When a new cellular generation comes along, it is often time for an older generation of technology to move toward obsolescence and retirement. In this […]
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