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2015 RV Mobile Internet Year in Review
2015 has been a fabulous year for keeping connected on the road – with technology options, speeds, and coverage all getting better than ever. This is our end-of-year quick update on the state of the RV mobile internet world – chronicling some of the major changes that happened in 2015, and giving a glimpse at what we’re most looking forward […]
AT&T To End Contracts on January 8
Earlier in the year, AT&T made a move following in the footsteps of T-Mobile to start phasing out 2-year contracts by only offering them in select stores. Verizon followed up with a similar announcement later in the summer. Today, news has leaked via an employee memo that contracts will be completely phased out for all phone […]
Not Everyone is Happy with T-Mobile’s “Binge On” Optimizations
T-Mobile’s new “Binge On” feature is one of the best things to ever happen to streaming-starved nomads. With Binge On – T-Mobile customers can watch an unlimited amount of video streamed from supported video services like HBO and Netflix without it counting against monthly high-speed data limits. The only catch – with Binge On enabled, video from supported sites is scaled to […]
OmniLynx Offers Buyback of 6620L JetPacks for $15
This afternoon former OmniLynx participants received an e-mail offering a voluntary buyback of $15 for their Novatel 6620L Jetpack. A prepaid shipping label is provided to those who choose to participate, and the $15 will arrive in the form of a PayPal payment. Considering the unlimited Verizon deal offered included the Jetpack for free, but […]
Google’s Project Fi Adds Data Only Tablet Option
Today Google announced that Project Fi customers can add on a data only tablet plan to their account, at no extra charge per month. Just like their phone plans, you simply pay for the data you use at $10/GB. Project Fi was announced this past spring and is still rolling out. It is a pretty interesting option […]
Netflix is Re-Encoding Video to Reduce Bandwidth Consumption
Netflix has been working behind the scenes for the past 4 years to tackle the problem of their ever increasing bandwidth usage. In 2015, it’s estimated the Netflix alone will account for 339 Billion GBs of data. Yes, that’s billions, with a b. Their average customers tends to stream 45GB of data each a month. […]
December 15th Deadline: T-Mobile Binge or Stash?
When T-Mobile announced the awesome new “Binge On” unlimited free video streaming feature last month, a few unpleasant changes were hidden in the fine print. One of the changes: T-Mobile’s “Data Stash” rollover data feature was now being capped with a maximum stash size of 20GB. Previously – T-Mobile allowed you to automatically “stash” an […]
T-Mobile “Binge On” NOT Compatible With Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, PlayStation, etc…
Beware binge watchers! Last month T-Mobile announced its revolutionary “Binge On” video streaming feature, which allows unlimited video streaming of supported video services that does not count against monthly high-speed data limits! With Binge On enabled, video is limited to 480p “DVD Quality” resolution, but you can watch as much of it as you want over cellular […]
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