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Netflix “Mobile Data Saver” Feature Coming Soon
Netflix has been hinting since February about an upcoming feature called “Mobile Data Saver” designed to help users reduce the amount of data consumed streaming shows on the go. Netflix tests features by temporarily turning them on for a small percentage of customers, and this week a lot of people reported seeing a “Mobile Data Saver” option […]
Verizon Brings Back Double Data – But only for FiOS Customers Porting in Lines
Excitement is abound today as Verizon has announced double data deals – bringing back its popular option for data hungry mobile customers. However, before you get all excited – there are some very specific requirements for this deal. It’s only available to Verizon FiOS customers (their home based internet option). Similar to AT&T’s recent offering of […]
New MVNO Charge Offers Pay as You Go Sprint Based Data Plan
A new reseller is launching a data only prepaid plan that might be a decent option for those wanting a Sprint option on board. With Charge, you can get a free SIM card and pre-purchase Sprint LTE data at $15/GB, or $13/GB if you purchase more then 3GB at a time. The data never expires, […]
Google’s Project Fi – Now No Invitation Required
Ever since it launched last April, we’ve considered Google’s Project Fi cellular plan a great secondary service for RVers who need an extra voice line or a versatile backup data connection on board. For just $20/month, Project Fi provides unlimited talk and text, and then data is billed as you need it at $10/GB – […]
T-Mobile Continues “Extended Range LTE” Expansion – Doubles Coverage Area in 2015
When T-Mobile announced its 2015 earnings a few weeks ago, it bragged about “more than doubling geographic LTE footprint in 2015” – an incredibly impressive accomplishment in a single year. T-Mobile also announced that it had entered into agreements to spend well over a billion dollars in 2016 to buy up more 700MHz spectrum to even […]
AT&T Teases Future DirecTV Plans – No Dish Required
AT&T (which has owned DirecTV since last July) this week announced its intention to launch three new DirecTV plans that will give customers streaming access to DirecTV content over the internet – with no satellite TV subscription or bulky dish required. AT&T claims you will be able to watch from “virtually any device”, and explains: “Our […]
Now Available: The Mobile Internet Handbook – 2016 US RVers Edition
We’re excited to announce that the completely updated 2016 Edition of the book this website is built around, The Mobile Internet Handbook, is now available in PDF, Kindle & iBooks format! (The Print edition should be available in about a week once we get and approve the proof). And through March 6th, the eBook versions are […]
Karma Neverstop well…. Stops.
Back in November, Sprint MVNO Karma announced their new unlimited plan for $50/month, but capped to speeds of 5 mbps (suitable for streaming.) In January, they rescinded the plan, and capped it at 15 GB a month instead of unlimited – but still at slower speeds. And this morning, a month later, they announced they’re ditching […]
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