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Verizon Pulls a Switcheroo – Updated Mix-and-Match Plans Still Have Hard Throttle For Mobile Hotspot Data
Verizon’s new Mix-and-Match Unlimited Plans went live this morning. While reading through the fine print of the live version on the Verizon website – we noted a big discrepancy regarding mobile hotspot use versus what was printed in the original press release for these plans. The fine print for the updated plans does not change […]
ConnecT & Converge: WiFiRanger Becomes Part of Winegard
Two of the biggest names in RV connectivity have become one today as long-range Wi-Fi leader WiFiRanger has now become a part of Winegard, a company with an unmatched legacy in antenna design. What does this mean for the industry as these two former rivals bury the hatchet and come together? How will current customers […]
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 […]
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