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Unlimited Data Update: AT&T Eases Off Throttle, T-Mobile Slows “The Top 3%”
AT&T and T-Mobile have both made some clarifications this week on how they “throttle” their unlimited data users. Or rather – how they insist that they do NOT throttle. But in practice – though the word “throttle” is being avoided – the “congestion management” practices being applied to unlimited data customers will have a significant slowing […]
Sprint Aims to “Densify” Network – and Advances on Chicago
Sprint this week announced its quarterly earnings results – revealing subscriber numbers that show it just barely clinging on to third place in the cellular market ahead of rapidly advancing T-Mobile. Much more interesting to those of us keen on mobile data – Sprint gave some guidance on the upcoming improvements coming to the Sprint LTE network. […]
Now Available: Top Signal Cobra 4G Mobile Cellular Booster
It’s been a long time since there has been a new entrant into the mobile boosting landscape, primarily due to the intensive 2014 FCC certification process. Since last May, when the new regulations went into effect, there have been few mobile 4G boosters to choose from – mostly only options from Wilson Electronics (now rebranded as […]
WiFiRanger Discontinues XT Antenna Upgrade
Just a quick update for those of you contemplating your roof-mounted long-range WiFi options – we’ve been informed that WiFiRanger has discontinued the XT Antenna upgrade. First offered in September, the optional $100 antenna added 15″ height to a basic WiFiRanger, and the 8.5dB gain delivered nearly 4x the signal strength of the stock 3dB antenna […]
Cradlepoint Reverses Consumer Hostile Firmware Policy
Mobile router manufacturer Cradlepoint has an excellent reputation for building quality hardware. But they’ve also built up a reputation for being unfriendly to everyday consumers – focusing their business on enterprise, business, and machine-to-machine installations. And then last year Cradlepoint got even more unfriendly – announcing that they would no longer even supply basic firmware updates […]
Verizon Brings Back Promotional 10 GB and 15 GB Plan Discounts
The first quarter of the year generally sees little promotional activity amongst the carriers. But now that spring is in full gear, we may be shaping up to enter some renewed price competition in the cellular industry. To kick it off, this morning Verizon has reintroduced its end of year pricing on 10G and 15G plans. […]
Google’s Cellular Service Unveiled: Introducing Project Fi
Google today unveiled its long-rumored cellular service: Project Fi. Project Fi is unique in that it is taking a true “pay as you go” approach to cellular data – refunding you every month for data you do not use. Rather than losing your data at the end of the month, or “rolling it over” for […]
weBoost Drive 4G-XR RV Cellular Booster – Delayed A Year?!?
In February when Wilson Electronics officially rebranded as weBoost, we were thrilled to discover some exciting new products listed as “coming soon” on the newly launched website. In particular – the Drive 4G-XR (RV) package excited us. At last, an LTE cellular booster bundle designed with RVs in mind – featuring a new roof-mounted RV […]
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