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AT&T Completes Acquisition of DirecTV
AT&T has at last received FCC and DOJ approval for its $48.5 billion dollar acquisition of satellite TV giant DirecTV, announcing yesterday that the deal had closed after over a year of government scrutiny and negotiations. AT&T’s wired U-Verse TV and DirecTV satellite subscribers add up to 26 million customers – making the newly combined company the largest pay TV […]
StarBand Satellite Internet Shutting Down
While researching the newest satellite internet option for RVers this week – the RV DataSAT 840 and the accompanying Insta-Sat service, I surfed around to check on the latest updates on the older options. When I checked in on StarBand, I was dismayed to see this notice posted on the website: We regret to inform you […]
“Challenge Accepted” – WiFiRanger Adds iOS USB Tethering Support
A core feature of the WiFiRanger indoor routers is the ability to directly tether via USB with most cellular modems and mobile hotspots. This eliminates one radio hop, a lot of potential signal interference, and it keeps your gadgets charged too in the process. The massive “Phantom” 7.0 Firmware release that came out earlier this year added […]
Novatel Global USB U620L Now Available – At Last, a New Verizon USB Modem!
USB cellular modems (also known as ‘USB Sticks’) are often a great choice for RVers and other folks on the go – they’re compact, simple, and can either be plugged into a USB port in a laptop, or into a mobile router to share the connection. For a long time however, it was looking like USB modems […]
A New RV Satellite Internet Option – RV DataSAT 840 Antenna & Insta-Sat Service
From 2001 till roughly around 2010, the ultimate connectivity for high-end RVs was provided by motorized auto-aiming roof-mounted MotoSat satellite internet systems. Just park with a clear view of the southern sky, press a button, and you would be online a few minutes later – no matter where you were. The initial system cost was expensive ($10,000+), […]
Verizon Offers “Mexico & Canada” Roaming Plan
In response to T-Mobile’s awesome new “Mobile Without Borders” feature that extends unlimited voice calling, texting, and high-speed data into Canada and Mexico – Verizon has announced new “simplified International Value plans” – slashing the old roaming rates, especially in Canada and Mexico. But for international travelers, Verizon’s best still pales in comparison to T-Mobile. […]
Windows 10 Is Coming – With Auto-Updates That Can Not Be Stopped
Windows 10, Microsoft’s next major operating system release, is coming on July 29th as a free upgrade for everyone running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. By all accounts from those who have been involved in beta testing, Windows 10 is a great release – perhaps the most ambitious and exciting version of Windows since XP came […]
T-Mobile Introduces New Family Plans – Ideal For a Canadian Summer
Today T-Mobile’s latest “#uncarrier Amped” announcement is a new family plan (available starting July 15th) that offers 10GB or 20GB of high speed data per line, with support for tethering using all of that data, as well as the awesome new “Mobile Without Borders” feature that extends service into Canada and Mexico. The new Simple Choice […]
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