In an email today, AT&T informed customers of the prepaid Data Connect Tablet plan that a $5/month increase is coming starting with their next billing cycle: The cost of the data plan for your tablet or other connected device will increase by $5.00 per month beginning with your bill cycle that begins on May 18, […]
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AT&T $360/yr RV Unlimited Data Plan Now Available with Togo Roadlink C2
Last summer Airstream and AT&T launched a partnership offering a very sweet $360/year Unlimited Adventure AT&T data plan – but it was available only to those purchasing a flagship 2019 Airstream International. Then in February 2019, this plan was opened up to all Airstream owners via a dealer-installed $999 Airstream Connected Kit. We’ve long suspected that Airstream […]
Billionaires Battle for Space Dominance: Amazon’s “Project Kuiper” Promises Global Broadband
Satellites in low earth orbit (LEO) have the potential to offer cellular-like speeds and latency, combined with truly global coverage. But global 24/7 broadband coverage takes hundreds or even thousands of satellites working together in a synchronized constellation so that satellites are always in range overhead, no matter where you are. The sheer scale of […]
Verizon “JustKids” Smartphone Plan Released
Today Verizon released a new postpaid plan option specifically designed for kids called, appropriately, “justkids.” It’s part of Verizon’s main family of mix-and-match unlimited smartphone plans (Go, Beyond and Above Unlimited), though this new plan is not an unlimited plan. Verizon is clearly rolling this out to meet the demand from the increasing number of […]
Verizon 5G Service Launches Early – 700Mbps Speed Tests Reported
Last month Verizon announced that it would be bringing 5G service to “select areas” of Chicago and Minneapolis starting on April 11th. But yesterday morning, Verizon surprised the world by posting a video of a 762Mbps speed test, announcing it had launched early, and bragging: “Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network is the first commercial 5G network […]
T-Mobile Announces Mobile Unfriendly Home Wireless Broadband Service
T-Mobile finally announced its long-rumored wireless home broadband internet service which is being rolled out in a pilot program to a few select markets. Initially the offering is by invitation only, and T-Mobile plans to connect 50,000 homes by the end of the year. Primarily in rural areas underserved by landline internet options. The service […]
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