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AT&T Launches Previously Teased ‘Unlimited Elite’ Plan
On October 31st, 2019, AT&T announced an impending Unlimited plan shake-up. The new AT&T unlimited plans would be tiered as a trio: Starter, Extra, and Elite. The ‘Elite’, plan, however, would not be released until a future date. Well, that future date is upon us! The pricey, somewhat lackluster plan is now live. For $85 […]
AT&T Adds Ability to Tack-On 5GB of Mobile Hotspot for $10/month to Unlimited Prepaid
AT&T Prepaid is now offering personal mobile hotspot data as an add-on to their Prepaid Unlimited Plans. 5GB of mobile hotspot data can be purchased for an extra $10/month as needed. AT&T offers two prepaid unlimited smartphone plans, here are the key differences between them: The $65 Prepaid Unlimited Plan is subject to Network Management […]
Geek News Alert: Peplink Removes Throughput Limit For SpeedFusion Bonding Servers
When Peplink updated its lineup of cellular integrated routers in August (our news story) it introduced the new PrimeCare support contract option, and the new pricing dramatically changed how much it costs to take advantage of Peplink’s SpeedFusion connection bonding technology. But the catch with bonding connections is that you still need a need a […]
weBoost Rebrands Drive 4G-X Cellular Booster to Drive X – and Lowers the Price
weBoost today announced it was changing the name of their popular weBoost 4G-X cellular booster, and also lowering the price. The weBoost 4G-X had been the ‘gold standard’ of mobile cellular boosters since it came out in 2015, and earned its top pick status with our staff. As of today, it will now be known […]
AT&T and FTC Finally Settle – $60 Million Payout For Deceptively Throttled “Unlimited” Plans
Way back in 2014 (when the Mobile Internet Resource Center was still new!) we covered a story about the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) suing AT&T for deceptively selling “unlimited” data plans that were in practice being hard-throttled after just 5GB of usage a month. This pressure from the FTC forced AT&T and other carriers to […]
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