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T-Mobile Adds Amazon Video to Binge On, Simplifies On/Off Control
T-Mobile today announced four new additions to the list of Binge On free streaming services – including a big one, Amazon Video – which offers a ton of free movies and TV shows to Amazon Prime subscribers, and rental content to anyone with an Amazon account. The other new additions included Fox News, Univision, and for fans […]
Starry Eyed Startup Aims To Deliver Gigabit Wireless Internet
A well funded startup company Starry decloaked today – announcing plans to build a “radical new Internet service” promising wireless speeds of up to a gigabit per second, with no contracts, usage limits, or data caps of any sort. It sounds miraculous – and the high-frequency wireless technology that Starry is pioneering is indeed pretty […]
Verizon Confirms It Will Not Be Re-Introducing Unlimited Data Plans
Earlier this month AT&T announced it is bringing back unlimited smartphone data plans as an option for DirecTV subscribers. AT&T joins T-Mobile and Sprint in now officially offering an unlimited data plan option obtainable by new customers. Ever since, we’ve heard from several RVers hoping that Verizon would react by following suit and joining its competitors. After Verizon’s 4th Quarter earnings call […]
Sprint Tower Cost-Cutting Leads to Fears of Service Interruptions, Reduced Coverage
It is no secret that Sprint has been struggling. The company has been operating at a loss for six straight years, and last year fell behind the rapidly rising T-Mobile to become the fourth largest cellular carrier in the country. To stop the bleeding – in November Sprint announced plans to slash $2.5 billion in expenses […]
Verizon Announces FreeBee Sponsored “Toll Free” Data
Verizon today announced a sponsored data program called “FreeBee Data” that will allow for participating companies to sponsor websites, apps, downloads, and video clips. Think of it like a toll free 1-800 number for the mobile web – if you see a site or a link tagged with Verizon’s FreeBee logo, your usage will be […]
Karma Neverstop Decides to Keep Speed, But Cap Usage
A couple weeks ago, Karma shocked their customers with an e=mail asking them to provide feedback on what was important to them. After seeing mega high usage on their Neverstop unlimited data plan for $50/month, they had to find a way to reduce usage. Since then they have been experimenting with different speed caps than […]
Windows Security Warning: Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10 are Orphans Today
Today (January 12th, 2016) Microsoft is releasing the final security patches for Internet Explorer versions 8, 9, and 10 – as well as a final update for the original version of Windows 8.0. If you are still using these browsers (or Windows 8.0) – do yourself a favor and UPGRADE today. Microsoft announced that this day was coming […]
AT&T Unlimited Data is Back – But Only For DirecTV Subscribers
AT&T has announced today that it will be bringing back Unlimited Data plans! But there is a big catch. To sign up, you must also be a DirecTV (owned by AT&T since July 2015) subscriber, or have AT&T’s U-Verse Cable TV at home. The other big catch: “No tethering or mobile hotspot use. After 22GB of usage, AT&T […]
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