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Major Price Drop: Peplink MAX BR1 Pro 5G Router Now $999
Bucking the typical inflationary price increases we’ve seen impacting a lot of tech lately, Peplink today announced an “earth shattering price drop” on its MAX BR1 Pro 5G router. From today forward – the price of this 5G router is dropping from $1,499 to $999. And the 4G model is dropping from $1,199 to $849. We’ve […]
Starlink For Boats! – SpaceX Announces Starlink Maritime, with Eye-Popping Price
Having secured FCC approval last week to begin offering Starlink service that supports usage on vehicles in motion, SpaceX wasted no time in announcing its first entirely new class of mobile service today: Starlink Maritime. The Starlink Maritime web page describes it this way: “High-speed, low-latency internet with up to 350 Mbps download while at […]
Sprint LTE and T-Mobile 3G Networks Officially Shutdown
2022 is a big year for cellular network transitions with all three major carriers shutting down their 3G networks, along with the consolidation of the Sprint and T-Mobile networks.
FCC Grants Approval for Starlink Service For Vehicles in Motion!
The FCC has granted SpaceX approval to offer satellite services to vehicles that are in motion.
SpaceX Urges Customers to Contact Congress in 12 GHz Battle Against Dish
SpaceX has sent out a mass email to its entire Starlink customer base urging customers to call and mail Congress to protest Dish’s 5G expansion plans into the 12 GHz spectrum. In its email to customers, SpaceX claims that Starlink service could be drastically affected for many Starlink customers if the FCC allows Dish to […]
AT&T Raises Price on 100GB Prepaid Hotspot/Router Data Plan – Now $90/mo
AT&T Prepaid has increased the price on their 100GB data plan.
T-Mobile Launches New 5G Mobile Hotspot – Made By Quanta
T-Mobile today launched its own branded 5G mobile hotspot device simply called the “T-Mobile 5G Hotspot.” The device itself is made by Quanta Computer, a Taiwan-based electronics company that is best known for manufacturing laptops for companies like Dell and Apple. This new device has similar technical specifications to T-Mobile’s existing 5G hotspot, the Inseego […]
A New Fourth Carrier: Dish’s Project Genesis Expands to 120+ Cities, Offers Unlimited Hotspot Plan
Dish, as part of the T-Mobile and Sprint merger deal negotiated with federal regulators in 2019, was given the spectrum rights necessary to take Sprint’s place as the new fourth nationwide cellular carrier. Ever since then – Dish has been on the clock, facing a deadline to launch a network covering at least 20% of […]
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