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T-Mobile Completes Shutdown of Sprint’s 5G Network
Sprint launched its 5G network in May 2019 (our news story) with coverage maps that vastly exceeded what AT&T and Verizon had available at the time. But Sprint was never able to capitalize on this lead – and now just over a year later Sprint’s 5G network has been shut down, leaving early adopters with […]
5G Industry Update: Verizon’s 5G Laptop, AT&T Unleashes DSS, T-Mobile Serves Cake, And More!
It has been a while since our last update on the state of 5G (fifth generation cellular) – and a lot has been happening. All the carriers have recently shared 5G updates worth bragging about, and there is an increasing amount of 5G compatible and “5G Ready” gear coming to market. It is still VERY […]
Verizon Updates Postpaid Shared Data Plans from S,M,L to 5GB or 10GB
Verizon has updated their tiered data plans, where data can be shared amongst multiple devices – creatively named ‘Shared Data Plans’. It’s important to note that these are ‘old school’ shared data plans, which means all devices on the plan share the same bucket of data. Unlike more modern-day plans where each device has its […]
Verizon Prepaid Offers Loyalty Discounts, Unlimited Smartphone Plan Now Offers 10GB Mobile Hotspot Data Option
Verizon Prepaid has reworked their phone plan line-up. In addition to slightly changing some of the data amounts offered, Verizon Prepaid is now offering a ‘Loyalty Discount’ for customers who remain on their plan for 3+ and 9+ months. A mobile hotspot data add-on option is now available for the new Unlimited phone plan, and […]
New Moxee Mobile Hotspot Released – Available for AT&T Business and Cricket Wireless
The Moxee Mobile Hotspot was recently released for both AT&T Small Business and Cricket Wireless (AT&T’s prepaid brand) consumer customers. The Moxee is a basic hotspot device, with a low-end Category-4 modem and support for both 2.4 and 5GHz Wi-Fi. The device is lacking some critical features for mobile internet road warriors – such as […]
weBoost Introduces New Drive Magnetic Exterior Antenna
weBoost has introduced a new low profile exterior antenna to their line up – the Drive Magnetic Antenna. This new antenna is designed for use on vehicle roofs and attaches via a magnetic mount installation or an adhesive disk. The Drive Magnetic Antenna will replace the classic 4″ Mini Magnet Mount antenna (which we affectionally have […]
The Importance of Redundancy: T-Mobile Suffered Massive Network Outage Yesterday
One of the biggest cellular network outages in years struck yesterday (Monday, June 15th) when T-Mobile suffered a cascading failure that took down its network across most of the country. Even once data services came back up late in the afternoon, many T-Mobile customers were unable to place voice calls or do any text messaging until well […]
Satellite Internet Update: Starlink Is Exciting, But Reality Check Needed For RVers and Cruisers
With OneWeb going through bankruptcy and Amazon’s Project Kuiper seemingly stalled, SpaceX’s Starlink has become the clear leader in the race to provide next-generation satellite internet service. Some RVers and cruisers are already dreaming of ditching their cellular plans next year, hoping that SpaceX will be able to deliver on the dream of global coverage, […]
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