AT&T announced today the launch of the brand new Harman Spark ($79.99) device to turn your car into an advanced connected car device. The device will be available later this week. This is an exciting addition to the Connected Car space, enabling telematics for emergency assistance, fleet management, theft, tracking and more. These devices plug into the […]
MetroPCS, the wholly-owned prepaid subsidiary of T-Mobile, is getting a serious makeover. Beginning in October 2018, MetroPCS will become ‘Metro by T-Mobile’ in a move that will more closely align the new Metro with parent company T-Mobile and its cellular current offerings. T-Mobile’s press release calls the change “a new brand and new mission to […]
Like clockwork, this time every year Apple announces a new generation of iPhones. And this year there have been some pretty significant jumps when it comes to mobile internet capabilities – with the new models checking off pretty much every item on the cellular connectivity wish list. The flagships iPhone XS & iPhone XS Max in […]
Verizon was one of the first cellular carriers in the world to roll out 4G/LTE technology – and it has been racing to be the undisputed FIRST in the world with 5G as the next era of cellular technology rolls around. It looks like Verizon will indeed win the race – yesterday Verizon announced “5G Is […]
On August 31, 2018, Sprint rolled out a new tier of cellular service called “Unlimited Premium.” This plan is a new addition to the existing Unlimited Basic and Unlimited Plus plans which came out in mid-July 2018. The Unlimited Premium plan is advertised as a “VIP experience” and it does include a ton of features for […]
UPDATE (9/20/2018): All Airstreamers Soon Eligible! We have been in touch with Airstream since this article first ran, and indeed there are plans to take this partnership with AT&T well beyond the flagship Airstream Classic. And now AT&T and Airstream have announced that starting later this year “any Airstreamer” will be able to sign up for […]
UPDATE: We have received further confirmation directly from T-Mobile’s Media relations team that the One Plus International add-on is indeed being eliminated, and this is being done to “reduce complexity” based upon customer feedback: The ONE Plus International add-on option will be retired on Friday, Aug 10. Customers who have International will be grandfathered and […]
Sprint MVNO Boost Mobile has a new limited-time offer for an “Ultimate Unlimited” smartphone plan that is only available in Boost Mobile stores through August 31, 2018. The new plan is similar to Sprint’s revamped Unlimited Plus plan but comes with a pretty nice benefit: 40GB of mobile hotspot data! The plan also includes many […]
Today T-Mobile announced a new unlimited plan – the ‘Essentials’ plan – offering a few less features than their previous plans – at a reduced price. But of high interest to mobile consumers, T-Mobile has announced they are doubling the hotspot threshold on their Unlimited ONE+ Plans from 10GB to 20GB, with a price increase […]
On Friday Verizon rolled out a new optional service called “Safe Wi-Fi” that it describes this way: “Safe Wi-Fi is a VPN which protects your privacy when you use public Wi-Fi, so you can connect confidently and securely.” Verizon hopes that customers will choose to connect via the Safe Wi-Fi app whenever they are on […]
The Wirie line of products has been on the market for nine years – providing popular long range Wi-Fi (and eventually cellular) options for boaters and even some RVers. But if you are a Wirie owner, there is some bad news this month. Island Consulting, the company behind The Wirie, has abruptly shut down. Two […]
T-Mobile has announced continued expansion for international travelers looking to use their T-Mobile postpaid plans. Starting 7/22/18, they will increase the number of countries that T-Mobile plans can be used from 140 to 210. Beginning August 1, 2018, T-Mobile customers will also have the option of a ‘daily data pass’ add-on to access increased high-speed […]
In the past few weeks we have been receiving reports from members that AT&T has sent out a round of domestic roaming cap enforcement notifications. The reports are coming in from customers of all types of AT&T lines – smartphones, hotspots, Connected Car devices and wireless home internet devices. These have come in the form […]
Following in the recent footsteps of Verizon and AT&T, Sprint is also revamping their unlimited options. Beginning tomorrow, July 13th two new plans will take Sprint’s previous offering of Unlimited Freedom’s place. The Unlimited Freedom plan was originally launched way back in August 2016. The new plans are called Unlimited Basic and Unlimited Plus. We suppose […]
Last week Verizon announced new discounts for US military members including active-duty military, reservists, Gold Star families and veterans. These new discounts apply specifically to Verizon’s newest Unlimited Plans – the Three Tier Go, Above, and Beyond plans. Most older plans are still subject to typical military discounts. Video Verizon of this Story: Subscribe to our […]
We’ve long recommended using HDMI output from smartphones to allow for big screen streaming using unlimited on device data. This is a clever way to avoid hotspot data usage limits that make using tethered Smart TV devices (Apple TV, Roku, Samsung, Chromecast, etc…) while mobile a recipe for blowing through your entire monthly hotspot usage […]
In August of 2017, Comcast launched Xfinity Mobile, a Verizon + Wi-Fi hotspot based smartphone offering, with hotspot features enabled so that it could act as a solid mobile internet option. Now, Xfinity has added a 600kbps throttle to ALL hotspotted data – and a 480p video throttle as well. This is a very unwelcome […]