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Looking Ahead: Will 2019 Be The Year of the Smart & Connected RV?
RV manufacturers seem to have at last woken up to the reality that customers are interested in the comforts of home when on the road: Air conditioning, heat, hot water, ample AC power, and yes… perhaps most importantly for many – connectivity! Over the past few weeks we’ve seen an explosion of new RV-centric internet […]
Visible by Verizon is Officially Available to (almost) All
In early May of 2018, Verizon released a new prepaid service called Visible to those with early access codes. Now, Visible is available to the general public – well, at least those with iPhones for now. And, since releasing its service in May, Visible has also worked through some of it’s ‘pre-sale’ kinks – including introducing […]
AT&T Spark Connected Car OBD-II Device by Harman – Is It a Mobley Replacement?
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 […]
Apple’s New Flagship iPhone XS Brings Gigabit LTE & Dual-SIM Support
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 Races to be “First On 5G” – Limited Fixed Residential Network Rollout on October 1st
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 […]
Sprint Adds New Top-Tier Unlimited Premium Plan
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 […]
AT&T and Airstream Rolling Out Unlimited & Unthrottled Mobile Hotspot Plan – With A Catch!
Update (2/22/2019): E-mails have gone out to Airstream owners and dealers are starting to stock the new equipment. It’s based on the Pepwave MAX-BR1 Mini and Poynting MIMO-3-V2 antenna. We have both pieces of equipment in for testing (minus the Airstream), thanks to LivinLite.net. Here’s our video overview of the equipment: UPDATE (9/20/2018): All […]
CONFIRMED: T-Mobile Eliminating One+ International Plan – The Last Official Unlimited Mobile Hotspot Option!
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 […]
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