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Cellphone Carriers Planning Price Increases
AT&T and Verizon are both planning price increases for existing customers.
Starlink “Portability” Is Here – Enabling Roaming Across North America, For A Price
Back in March we reported that a section on “Service Portability” was added to the Starlink Terms of Service, and that we suspected that this feature would officially roll out soon. And indeed – for the past two months, all Starlink customers have discovered that Portability was indeed unofficially working, with the Starlink Dishy automatically […]
Is Starlink Preparing to Charge for Roaming?
A few Starlink customers noticed they received a $25 Tax Invoice for something called “Portability – FAKE”. Those that opened a support case with Starlink were quickly told it was a mistake and it would be removed from their account. Portability is how Starlink refers to roaming and it is listed in the Service Agreement […]
New AT&T Flagship Hotspots Announced: Netgear Nighthawk M6 and M6 Pro, First With Qualcomm X65 Modem
AT&T and Netgear today announced two new flagship 5G mobile hotspots – the Netgear Nighthawk M6 and Nighthawk M6 Pro. Both hotspots are the first to come to market featuring the Qualcomm X65 modem chipset – enabling some significant future-proofing improvements over the X55 modem that has been used in all 5G hotspots and routers […]
Google Fi Increases Data Limits, Lowers Price on Unlimited Plus and Simply Unlimited Plans
Google Fi increases data limits, while lower prices, on Unlimited Plus and Simply Unlimited plans.
Starlink Adds an Availability Map to their Website
Starlink at last published an availability map on its website today, taking all the guesswork out of where you can order Starlink immediately and where you’ll be waiting. The map is available on the top left corner of the Starlink front page, or directly here: Starlink Map Taking a quick look – the Western area of […]
Mobile Satellite Internet Options – Spring 2022 Industry Update: Starlink Gets Practical, OneWeb Derailed, Kuiper Getting Ready, and More!
The story of the past year in satellite internet has been the story of Starlink. SpaceX’s massive satellite constellation is now serving over 250,000 customers around the world – and SpaceX has kept in the news with a constant stream of new developments, and launches expanding the Starlink constellation have been steady every few weeks. […]
SpaceX Raises The Price of Starlink Service & Equipment
Starlink customers received a surprise in their email today with the announcement of a price hike both on equipment and service. Due to excessive levels of inflation, the price of the Starlink kit is increasing from $499 to $549 for deposit holders, and $599 for all new orders, effective today. In addition, the Starlink monthly service […]
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