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A Promising New Cellular Router – Introducing the MoFi 4500
We’ve heard some buzz about cellular routers from Canadian company MoFi for a while now, and when we wrote to get further information on the current MoFi 3500-3GN they replied letting us know about a brand new router coming to market this month – the MoFi 4500. Cellular routers stand apart from typical home routers in their ability […]
AT&T Offers New Mobile Share Value Plan Pricing
In reaction to Verizon’s rollout of the new ‘The Verizon Plan’ that replaces their outgoing ‘More Everything’ plans – AT&T today has launched new pricing and a simplification of its own plans. Amongst the new data pricing is a limited time offer (with an undisclosed expiration date) of 15GB for $100, which is 50% more data […]
Another New RV Satellite Internet Option – Mobile HughesNet Ka-Band from RTC
The state of satellite internet for RVers has been downright depressing the past few years – with prices rising, mobile-friendly services shutting down, and all the exciting new developments in satellite being fixed location only, or at best years away. But this summer, suddenly things are getting exciting again. First up was the debut of the brand new […]
Verizon Introduces New Data Pricing, Discontinues Contracts – Effective August 13
In reaction to recent family plan announcements by T-Mobile and Sprint, Verizon announced today that it is making a move to streamline its own offerings – reducing costs for many customers on their most popular plans. In the process, Verizon is eliminating traditional two year contracts entirely. Starting August 13, Verizon will offer just 4 pre-packaged data options: Small: $30/month for […]
iOS 9 Beta Reveals AT&T WiFi Calling Support Imminent
WiFi calling (also known as “voice over WiFi” or VoWiFi) is a technology that allows for cell phones to fall back to WiFi networks to place and receive calls and text messages when cellular signal is lacking. VoWiFi turns any open WiFi hotspot into a virtual cell tower, expanding coverage indoors where cellular is often […]
Ookla Speedtest Rates America’s Fastest Mobile Networks
Our favorite online speed testing site, Ookla’s SpeedTest.net, today published aggregated results showing the fastest ISPs and mobile network operators in the United States. SpeedTest.net conducts over five million tests each day, providing the “most comprehensive view of worldwide internet performance” – looking at both fixed and wireless connections. The interactive results viewer can be accessed here. […]
T-Mobile Expands “Music Freedom” to Include Apple Music
T-Mobile today revealed it’s final “#uncarrier Amped” move of the summer: T-Mobile is adding Apple Music to the long list of “Music Freedom” services that allow for unlimited music streaming for T-Mobile Simple Choice customers, WITHOUT any impact on your monthly data caps. While not as exciting as the awesome “Mobile Without Borders” continent-wide roaming, or even […]
Windows Users On The Go – Cancel Your Windows 10 Reservations!
Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 to the world at midnight (Eastern) tonight – opening the door for millions of Windows 7 and 8 users to take advantage of a free upgrade to the latest and greatest Windows operating system. To handle the demand, Microsoft has said that they will be “rolling Windows 10 out in waves” – […]
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