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RIP Verizon Prepaid Unlimited Jetpack Plan (pUDP) – Double Data Promotions
After several glorious months of folks being able to claim an un-throttled (but always network managed), unlimited data only Jetpack plan through Verizon prepaid (pUDP) – the party is officially over. Late last night we saw the $70/month unlimited Jetpack/Tablet plan replaced with a 15GB plan on Verizon’s Prepaid website. As we warned, repeatedly – […]
weBoost Announces the Drive Reach – “Most Powerful In-Vehicle Cell Signal Booster Yet”
Announced today (May 21st, 2019), the all new weBoost Drive Reach cellular booster is being billed as “weBoost’s most powerful, in-vehicle cell signal booster yet” with substantially more uplink power than any of weBoost’s prior mobile boosters. When compared to weBoost’s former flagship mobile booster, the Drive 4G-X (read our extensive review), weBoost described the Reach […]
T-Mobile / Sprint Merger Back On Track With FCC Greenlight
The long-in-the-works T-Mobile / Sprint merger got a huge boost today when FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that he now plans to recommend approval of the merger, subject to some commitments and concessions being made by T-Mobile around deploying 5G technology. From his statement: “The companies have committed to deploying a 5G network that would […]
(Confirmed) Verizon Prepaid $65/month Unlimited Jetpack Data Plan (pUDP) – Retiring May 21
FAQs: How do you get this plan? Is it really unlimited? How much is it? What is prepaid? Yes, it’s unlimited – no hard throttling. Always subject to network management, video reduced to 720p (that’s HD, yes you can stream video on it!). It’s $70/month, or $65 with autopay. For more details, and how to […]
Verizon 5G Plans Come With Unlimited Data, Tethering and 4K Streaming
Verizon came out with more details on its mobile 5G service for the Above and Beyond Unlimited plans (different than the 5G home internet service), tied to the pending release of the Samsung S10 5G smartphone and the news is very promising. Mobile 5G service will include: unlimited high-speed 5G data unlimited 5G mobile hotspot/tethering […]
Verizon Prepaid Unlimited Jetpack Plan Gone Missing?
On the afternoon of April 30th, 2019, one of our Top Pick data plans went missing from Verizon’s main prepaid web page. The plan’s absence alerted immediate concern in the unlimited data areas of the hearts of the team members at the Mobile Internet Resource Center. Yes, our hearts have small sections devoted to affordable […]
AT&T Increases Prepaid DataConnect Unlimited Tablet Plan by $5/month
In an email today, AT&T informed customers of the prepaid Data Connect Tablet plan that a $5/month increase is coming starting with their next billing cycle: The cost of the data plan for your tablet or other connected device will increase by $5.00 per month beginning with your bill cycle that begins on May 18, […]
AT&T $360/yr RV Unlimited Data Plan Now Available with Togo Roadlink C2
Last summer Airstream and AT&T launched a partnership offering a very sweet $360/year Unlimited Adventure AT&T data plan – but it was available only to those purchasing a flagship 2019 Airstream International. Then in February 2019, this plan was opened up to all Airstream owners via a dealer-installed $999 Airstream Connected Kit. We’ve long suspected that Airstream […]
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