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T-Mobile Expands 1.2TB Deprioritization Threshold To All Home Internet, Small Business Internet, and Business Internet Unlimited Plans
T-Mobile offers a line of very popular unlimited data plans intended for homes and businesses called T-Mobile Home Internet/Small Business Internet and Business Internet Unlimited. These plans are popular connectivity options for stationary and mobile users because they combine unlimited high-speed data for a reasonable price. In January 2024, T-Mobile raised the price of these […]
Peplink Introduces Dome Pro LR (Long Range) For Supercharged Marine Connectivity
Peplink this week introduced a new flagship mobile router targeting the marine market – the Dome Pro LR. The LR stands for “Long Range” – and Peplink is claiming reported ranges of over 25 miles from the coastline, extending cellular range further than is possible with many other solutions. The Dome Pro LR integrates two […]
Peplink Introduces 5G Cellular Version of the B One Router – the B One 5G – for $599
Today, Peplink officially released a 5G version of its B One mobile router, the B One 5G. The B One 5G adds an internal X62 5G cellular modem to the original B One router that was introduced in January 2024. The original B One has become one of our Top Pick router recommendations for its […]
SpaceX Introduces New Crazy Fast Starlink Ludicrous & “Plaid” Service Tiers
Following in the footsteps of Tesla, SpaceX today has announced two new premium tiers of Starlink service. The speed tiers are (of course): Ludicrous, and Plaid. These tiers bring some significant new capabilities to Starlink – and really push the limits of performance to new heights. But unless you have a particularly extreme use case […]
Visible Upgrades Visible+ Plan To Include 10 Mbps Mobile Hotspot and More International Use
Today, Visible, Verizon’s prepaid subsidiary, dropped a major change to its premium smartphone plan tier, Visible+. The changes add a bunch of new features for the same base $45/line price, including faster personal mobile hotspot data, more international data options, and an included smartwatch line, which was previously an extra fee. Visible’s base plan is […]
WiFiRanger Launches First 5G Product – The Everest Outdoor Router With An X55 5G Cellular Modem
At long last, WiFiRanger, one of the best-known mobile connectivity brands in the RV space, is out with a 5G cellular product, a version of its Everest outdoor router with a 5G cellular modem. The Everest is sold as a kit with a WiFiRanger Spruce indoor router to provide a complete connectivity package for $999. […]
Mobile Satellite Internet for RVers & Boaters – Early 2024 Update: Starlink, Kuiper, Direct To Cellular, and Beyond!
A lot has changed since our last big-picture overview of the state of the satellite internet industry as it applies to mobile internet for consumer RVers and boaters, published way back in late 2022. But in many ways – not a lot has changed at all. Then, as now, the state of the satellite internet […]
Starlink Discontinues the Gen 2 Standard Actuated Dish, Gen 3 Now the Only Standard Option
SpaceX debuted its new Gen 3 Starlink Standard system in November (see our news story for details), offering it up as an option for new customers alongside the original Gen 2 Starlink Standard – which was renamed the “Standard Actuated” to reflect it’s pole-mount auto-aiming mechanism. These two options have existed side-by-side since then – […]
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