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Calyx Institute Introducing Quarterly Pricing on Unlimited Sprint Hotspot Offering
We first covered the Calyx Institute back in 2016 (our news story) when we heard about this feisty non-profit offering a truly unlimited Sprint hotspot plan to its members. But Calyx wasn’t actually “selling” cellular service. Rather – the plan was offered as a perk to supporting members of the Calyx Institute who made an […]
AT&T 5G+ Open To Consumers – Samsung Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra
AT&T claimed bragging rights in 2018 when it delivered on its promise to launch the nation’s first mobile 5G network – squeaking the debut in just under the wire before the end of the year. But this was an extremely underwhelming launch – with 5G service offered on just a single compatible hotspot device in […]
AT&T Adds Network Management at 100GB to Business Unlimited Elite Plan
AT&T introduced three new unlimited smartphone plans for business customers in late 2019. The Business Elite plan offered two major perks for heavy data users – 100GB of high speed personal mobile hotspot use and no network management, ever. But in March 2020, AT&T made a big change and quietly added a new network management threshold of […]
OTR Mobile Announces New BLAST Plan – T-Mobile Based Unlimited; AT&T Offered for Existing Customers at $90/mo
Yesterday popular AT&T unlimited data reseller OTR Mobile announced new gear and plan options that they have teased for the past couple of weeks. The announcement includes a major shift away from an AT&T-based plan to a T-Mobile unlimited plan that promises 5G access later this year. Existing customers who choose to remain on the […]
AT&T Releases New Prepaid $34.99/mo Tablet Plan – But It’s Not Unlimited
Earlier this month AT&T abruptly retired their popular $34.99/month ($40 without autopay) unlimited prepaid DataConnect plan for iPads and other tablets. And customers who had been using the plan in unauthorized devices like hotspots and cellular embedded routers have been facing cancellations. AT&T confirmed with our staff that the plan was indeed retired and customers […]
AT&T Confirms Grandfathering of $34.99/Month Prepaid Tablet Plan
When AT&T abruptly pulled the popular AT&T DataConnect Unlimited Tablet Plan for $34.99/mo (or $40 without autopay) a week ago, there was much consumer confusion about the plan’s status going forward. The plan was officially retired – a fact which AT&T confirmed to us at the time, but grandfathering the plan was still an open question. […]
Verizon Canceling Prepaid Unlimited Jetpack Plans for Excessive Domestic Roaming
Last May Verizon retired their sweet prepaid unlimited Jetpack plan, which we refer to as the pUDP, for $65/month. This plan offered truly unlimited data for mobile hotspot devices, subject only to network management. Even though the plan was retired, customers who keep paying the monthly bill have thus far been grandfathered and can keep […]
Cricket Wireless Data Only Plans: 40GB/$50 or 20GB/$35 with Canada/Mexico Use
Cricket Wireless is a wholly-owned prepaid subsidiary of AT&T, offering prepaid smartphone and data-only plans. Cricket’s data-only plans were launched in April of 2019 – originally as a line-up of three options. Now there are two plans with a better value. These new plans also now include use in Mexico and Canada. Video Version Subscribe […]
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