UPDATE (2/5/2019): Apple Embracing 5GE Label in iOS 12.2 As we reported in December (original story below), several Android phones have been updated to display “5GE” over the past several weeks, and it appears as if Apple customers will soon be getting an “upgrade” to 5G on AT&T too. Over the past few days some […]
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AT&T Launches Extremely Underwhelming Mobile 5G Plan in 12 Cities
The entire mobile industry has been talking incessantly for the past year about how the upcoming fifth generation of cellular technologies will revolutionize connectivity – with some even going so far as saying that 5G will be the “fundamental platform for the fourth industrial revolution”. AT&T in particular has been pushing hard to be the […]
Two Networks, One Pocket – Carriers Are Finally Starting to Provision Smartphone eSIMs
One of the headline features of this year’s crop of new iPhone models (our story) was support for having two cellular plans active at once – on one device. Apple has enabled this feature by pioneering eSIM (embedded SIM) technology that allows you to use one traditional physical SIM card, and one virtual SIM installed […]
Project Fi Rebranded to Google Fi – New Features and Phone Options
Google’s Project Fi has long been an interesting and unique entry in the mobile connectivity space, designed to use WiFi along with multiple cellular networks behind the scenes to automatically pick the best option wherever you happen to be to deliver voice, text and data service – even internationally! Google announced some major changes to the service […]
T-Mobile Brings Back Unlimited Hotspot Data with Global Plus 15GB
Back in August 2018, T-Mobile eliminated the “One Plus International” add-on to its ONE line of smartphone plans. T-Mobile seemed to be following in AT&T’s footsteps by eliminating the only remaining direct carrier option that provided unlimited and unthrottled hotspot data. But now, just two months later, unlimited hotspot data (for smartphones only) is back, […]
Verizon Prepaid Unlimited $65/mo Data Plan for Jetpacks (And Prepaid Overhauls)
Verizon has overhauled its prepaid plans and has a very pleasant surprise in store – they are offering a prepaid Unlimited Jetpack/Tablet plan for $65/month with autopay discount, with no high speed data caps! Yes, you heard that right, Verizon once again has an unlimited data plan with no throttle for data-only devices (but see […]