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Verizon Makes go90 Free To Stream – Without Burning Any Data
Earlier than many expected – an app update today revealed that Verizon has decided to test the limits of the FCC’s network neutrality rules by making its own go90 video video service free to stream over LTE – without burning any data. This of course gives the otherwise unremarkable go90 app a huge competitive advantage […]
Verizon & T-Mobile Prepaid Plans Get More Data
Verizon & T-moble have added more data to their prepaid Smartphone plans in the past week. Verizon For $45 a month, they now include 2GB of data (previously 1GB), and for $60/month they include 5GB of data (previously 3GB). Both plans are eligible for a 1GB per month bonus if auto payment is setup, bringing […]
Windows 7 & 8.1 Users: Brace Yourself For a 6GB Windows 10 Download!
Microsoft REALLY wants you to upgrade to Windows 10. First Microsoft made the OS upgrade free – and then last July Microsoft pushed the download out to millions of customers who had “reserved” a free copy, whether they were ready to upgrade or not. For customers on metered data connections (like many RVers) – it was like […]
New Data Deals: T-Mobile Family Plans & Sprint Based Boost Mobile Adds Mobile Hotspot
There’s a couple data deals going on that we wanted to bring you up to date on in case they make sense for your needs. T-Mobile for Data Hungry Families Yesterday, OpenSignal released a reporting naming T-Mobile the Fastest Network (in the markets they test). To celebrate, this morning T-Mobile released a limited time data […]
T-Mobile Adds Amazon Video to Binge On, Simplifies On/Off Control
T-Mobile today announced four new additions to the list of Binge On free streaming services – including a big one, Amazon Video – which offers a ton of free movies and TV shows to Amazon Prime subscribers, and rental content to anyone with an Amazon account. The other new additions included Fox News, Univision, and for fans […]
Starry Eyed Startup Aims To Deliver Gigabit Wireless Internet
A well funded startup company Starry decloaked today – announcing plans to build a “radical new Internet service” promising wireless speeds of up to a gigabit per second, with no contracts, usage limits, or data caps of any sort. It sounds miraculous – and the high-frequency wireless technology that Starry is pioneering is indeed pretty […]
Verizon Confirms It Will Not Be Re-Introducing Unlimited Data Plans
Earlier this month AT&T announced it is bringing back unlimited smartphone data plans as an option for DirecTV subscribers. AT&T joins T-Mobile and Sprint in now officially offering an unlimited data plan option obtainable by new customers. Ever since, we’ve heard from several RVers hoping that Verizon would react by following suit and joining its competitors. After Verizon’s 4th Quarter earnings call […]
Sprint Tower Cost-Cutting Leads to Fears of Service Interruptions, Reduced Coverage
It is no secret that Sprint has been struggling. The company has been operating at a loss for six straight years, and last year fell behind the rapidly rising T-Mobile to become the fourth largest cellular carrier in the country. To stop the bleeding – in November Sprint announced plans to slash $2.5 billion in expenses […]
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