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T-Mobile Attempts to “One Up” Verizon – Matching 10GB Tethering and HD Video
UPDATE: T-Mobile One+ Price Drop T-Mobile used to charge $15/mo to add on the “One Plus” features to a line of service – giving subscribers access to HD video streaming and faster international roaming data speeds along with a few other perks. But the newly updated basic One plan now includes HD video streaming, and the […]
Verizon Brings Back Unlimited Data Plans – With Some Catches
In a surprising Sunday evening press release, Verizon has announced that starting tomorrow morning (February 13th) it will once again be offering unlimited data plans. This is a shocking move from a company that just a year ago was swearing that Unlimited Data Plans made no financial sense, with Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo frequently speaking […]
HughesNet “Gen5” Satellite Internet Service – Coming April 1st!
Ever since satellite internet provider HughesNet launched its 5th generation satellite in December, we’ve been eagerly awaiting details around the service plans, pricing, and when the next generation service would roll out. But so far all HughesNet has teased the world with is this: “EchoStar XIX, the world’s highest-capacity broadband satellite, will power HughesNet Gen5, the next […]
AT&T Introduces ‘International Day Pass’ Option for International Travel
(1/26/17) – AT&T is now “making it easier to stay connected when you travel” internationally by allowing their customers to use their existing cellular and data plans in other countries. Starting tomorrow, AT&T will offer their new International Day Pass option to personal account plans. For $10 per device per 24-hour period in over 100 countries – customers can utilize […]
AT&T Based Prepaid Mobile Hotspot Plans with H20 Wireless’ ‘Bolt’
(1/25/17) – Limited Time Promotion Alert: An MIA member alerted us to a current Bolt promotion offering 20GB of 4G LTE data for $50. Not only is this 10GB more data than Bolt typically offers on their $50 plan, but all of the data is advertised to be at LTE speeds. And, this promo beats out […]
Cricket Wireless Adjusts Plans – 8GB for $50/mo | 12GB for $60/mo
(11/14/17) UPDATE: Cricket has terminated their 8GB and 12GB data bucket plans. They now offer a 2GB, 5GB, and two unlimited type plans. (1/25/17) – Data Plan Allotment Increases: AT&T’s Cricket Wireless just announced that beginning January 27, 2017, it will be increasing the amount of high speed data included on its $60 plan. The […]
Cradlepoint Announces New Flagship COR IBR900 Mobile Router
High-end mobile router manufacturer Cradlepoint has announced a new flagship mobile router with a very impressive feature set – the brand new COR IBR900. On paper at least, this is the most advanced cellular integrated mobile router we have yet seen. Cradlepoint describes it this way: “With an embedded Category 6 modem for LTE Advanced, 802.11ac Wave […]
SpaceX Launches First Wave of Iridium Next Satellite Constellation Into Orbit
SpaceX this past weekend launched the first ten satellites of the upgraded Iridium Next satellite constellation, the first step in replacing the decades-old Iridium service with something more advanced and capable. The current Iridium constellation was launched between 1997 and 2002, and is best known for enabling satellite telephones that work anywhere on the globe. But […]
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