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Verizon Joins AT&T in Partnering With AST SpaceMobile For Satellite Direct To Cellular Service
AST SpaceMobile is a leader in developing satellites able to communicate directly with stock cellular phones – promising to eliminate dead zones by building what are essentially orbital cell towers equipped with absolutely massive antennas. We first reported on SpaceMobile, and the potential partnership with AT&T, way back in 2020. In the years since – […]
T-Mobile Announces Acquisition of UScellular – Deal Will Close in 2025
Confirming rumors that have swirled for the past several months, T-Mobile announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the customers and most of the assets of the nations largest regional carrier, UScellular. Assuming regulators approve – the deal is slated to close in mid-2025. Video Story Overview of the Acquisition […]
SpaceX Receives In Motion Approval For Standard Gen 3 & Upcoming Mini Dish – New Mobile Mount
SpaceX first received FCC approval for two new dish designs in September 2023, but that approval was only for fixed-location use since the FCC did not approve Starlink’s request for in-motion use. That approval has finally come this week. One of the new designs, the Standard Gen 3 dish, was released in late 2023, and […]
T-Mobile Adds A New Business 5G Smartphone Plan – Business Unlimited Edge
T-Mobile has added a new plan to its smartphone lineup for business customers – Business Unlimited Edge. Video Story Plan Details Business Unlimited Edge is T-Mobile’s new top-tier business 5G smartphone plan. It’s a new plan tier and doesn’t replace an existing option. For $90/month, it offers unlimited data on-device, 200GB of high-speed hotspot […]
The Basecamp 2.0 from MobileMustHave – Use OEM Winegard Air 360 Rooftop Antennas With Peplink Routers
For years, Winegard has partnered with many RV manufacturers to factory-install its Air 360+ Dome antenna system on new RVs. The Air 360+ combines an amplified TV antenna with cellular, Wi-Fi antennas, and 12v power that are all pre-wired, allowing RV owners an easy cellular router upgrade path, without needing to drill any additional holes […]
Starlink Doubles Mobile Global Plan Pricing – Now $400/mo!
SpaceX has once again caught customers off guard with an unexpected and unpleasant change to the service plans on offer. The Starlink Mobile Global plan is doubling in price, from $200/month to $400/month. This change is effective immediately for new customers, and will be effective for existing customers on this plan beginning August 16th, 2024. […]
Starlink No Longer Bundles a Router with Flat HP Dish – Keeps Price The Same
In the past, if you ordered any Starlink hardware directly from SpaceX, everything you needed to get up and running was included with the purchase. But that is no longer the case when you click on specifications for the Flat HP Dish on the Starlink website and review what is included. Effective immediately, Starlink is […]
T-Mobile Away Plan for RVers and Nomads Delayed, Along with Location Enforcement for Home Internet
On April 23rd, a major T-Mobile announcement of a new “Away” plan for RVers, boaters, and nomads, combined with a leak of internal T-Mobile information, shook the RV and nomad community. The Away plan, part of the “Home Internet” family of plans but specifically authorized for mobile use and targeted at the nomad community, was […]
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