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AT&T Quietly Adds Data to Wireless Internet Plans
On March 1st, AT&T published new ‘Enhanced’ plans, replacing their previous unlimited Choice and Plus plan offerings. Their new Enhanced plans are a downgrade in offering if you’re a nomad seeking a home internet replacement – as dedicated data devices can no longer be activated on them. But, quietly, AT&T also revamped their Wireless Internet […]
The New weBoost 4G Slim – A Better Indoor Antenna for 4G-X and 4G-M Cellular Boosters?
weBoost mobile cellular boosters have long been top performers for nomads looking to enhance cellular signals. A cellular booster works with an exterior antenna, an amplifier unit, and an interior antenna to deliver the boosted signal to cellular devices within wireless range indoors. Over the years, while weBoost updated their exterior antennas and boosters, they […]
BREAKING: AT&T Unlimited “Enhanced” Plans Dropping Support For Mobile Hotspots!
UPDATE (March 1st, 2018): Details Confirmed As expected, AT&T updated its website this morning with the new “Unlimited Enhanced” plans – and all the leaked details we reported on earlier this week have indeed come to pass. The major reported downside is indeed real – there are NO MOBILE HOTSPOTS allowed on AT&T’s new “Enhanced” […]
AT&T Prepaid Customers Can Now Enjoy Sponsored Data Too
Are you an AT&T direct prepaid customer? Considering becoming one? Yesterday, AT&T added ‘sponsored data’ to their prepaid plans. Previously this perk was reserved only for AT&T postpaid plan customers. The Verge posted a news story, with a screenshot of the text message AT&T prepaid customers received yesterday announcing this change. Reportedly, even those using […]
Now Shipping: Winegard ConnecT 2.0 Roof-Mounted Wi-Fi & Cellular Router
Winegard has a great reputation as the leading provider of both satellite and over-the-air TV antennas designed for RV use. But despite some initial excitement, we ended up being underwhelmed by Winegard’s 2016 entry into the RV internet gear market. The original Winegard ConnecT was expensive, the cellular version was tied to a very limited […]
AT&T and Verizon Adjust Prepaid Unlimited Smartphone Plans, Add More Value
AT&T and Verizon are changing their official prepaid options – both will add value and expand the available prepaid choices. AT&T – New Unlimited Option AT&T added a second unlimited option to its prepaid lineup – for an additional $15 a month, it removes the 3Mbps throttle and adds 6GB of hotspot data and unlimited […]
Sprint Replaces Unlimited Hotspot Plan with 50GB of Tiered Data
In early November 2017, Sprint rolled out an interesting if underwhelming unlimited data hotspot option. A short three months later, Sprint replaced it with a 50GB tiered-data option for the same price, ending unlimited data for mobile hotspots as an option for Sprint customers. For the video version of this story: Like video? Subscribe to our YouTube […]
SpaceX Launching First Two “Starlink” Broadband Internet Satellites – This Weekend!
UPDATE (March 30th, 2018) – FCC Approval Granted, With A Catch! As expected, the FCC this week approved SpaceX’s request for a license to move forward with it proposed Starlink satellite constellation, granting SpaceX permission to: “Construct, deploy, and operate a proposed non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellite system comprising 4,425 satellites for the provision of fixed-satellite […]
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