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Reminder: AT&T’s 2G Network Shutting Down on January 1st!
If you still have an original first generation iPhone sitting around, you’ve got ten days left to take it for a spin around the cellular block. That’s because on January 1st, 2017 AT&T will be shutting down its nationwide 2G GSM network for good, leaving all pre-3G phones unable to connect to cellular service on […]
T-Mobile Revises One+ Plan – Offers Lower Priced Option Without LTE Tethering
T-Mobile this morning announced some changes to its T-Mobile One+ plan – adding some features, lowering the base price, and introducing a new “One+ International” plan. T-Mobile first introduced the One+ plan back in August in response to criticism of the new “Unlimited Everything” $70/mo T-Mobile One smartphone plan lacking support for high-speed tethering. In response to […]
FreedomPop Now Offering AT&T Based Data Options
FreedomPop, an MVNO known for reselling Sprint based cellular plans, has added an AT&T based LTE data option to their line up. FreedomPop has been a long time player in the reseller market, most known for their free phone plans that usually include 200 minutes, 500 texts and 500mb of data a month, with add-ons available. […]
EchoStar 19 Launches from Cape Canaveral, A Huge Step for Mobile Satellite Internet
On Sunday afternoon, the long awaited EchoStar 19 satellite built for HughesNet launched from Cape Canaveral Florida after a few delays. The launch is exciting news for RVers awaiting the next potential viable option for mobile satellite internet. In Summer 2015, RTC Communications announced they were working with HughesNet to allow mobility with their KA-band […]
T-Mobile Aims to Steal AT&T Customers with Free DirecTV Now Offer
This morning (12/15/16), T-Mobile announced a new offer for AT&T customers who ditch AT&T and switch to T-Mobile – a year of the new DirecTV NOW steaming service for free. T-Mobile is offering this deal to current AT&T subscribers who port at least one number over from AT&T and sign up for a new T-Mobile One unlimited […]
Sprint Unveils “High Performance User Equipment” Technology – Promising Increased LTE Range / Performance
Sprint yesterday announced and publicly demonstrated for the first time “High Performance User Equipment” (HPUE) technology – a “breakthrough innovation” designed to “give Sprint customers better coverage and faster data speeds in more locations.” Sprint also announced that they are deploying 4×4 MIMO and 256 QAM technologies that together with HPUE and increasing LTE-A carrier aggregation rollouts (Sprint […]
Netflix Introduces ‘Offline’ Mode
As hopes for the ‘perfect’ mobile internet plan (i.e. low cost, fast, reliable, widespread, unlimited) continue to go largely unanswered, we can find some solace in a new offering by Netflix. Netflix just announced an offline feature, which allows Netflix members to download a selection of their library in addition to streaming- at no extra cost. Streaming and downloading […]
AT&T Announces DirecTV Now: Unlimited Cellular Streaming, No Dish Required
AT&T on Monday afternoon announced its long awaited new online version of its DirecTV satellite TV service: DirecTV Now. Now at last RVers can stream 100+ channels of DirecTV content without needing to worry about signing long-term contracts, or carting around and aiming a portable satellite dish. And if you are on AT&T cellular – you can […]
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