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Netflix is Re-Encoding Video to Reduce Bandwidth Consumption
Netflix has been working behind the scenes for the past 4 years to tackle the problem of their ever increasing bandwidth usage. In 2015, it’s estimated the Netflix alone will account for 339 Billion GBs of data. Yes, that’s billions, with a b. Their average customers tends to stream 45GB of data each a month. […]
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December 15th Deadline: T-Mobile Binge or Stash?
When T-Mobile announced the awesome new “Binge On” unlimited free video streaming feature last month, a few unpleasant changes were hidden in the fine print. One of the changes: T-Mobile’s “Data Stash” rollover data feature was now being capped with a maximum stash size of 20GB. Previously – T-Mobile allowed you to automatically “stash” an […]
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OmniLynx is Back as OmniFund & STEP, Offering T-Mobile Unlimited – Student/Faculty Only
Back in September, OmniLynx started actively promoting their unlimited Verizon based plan to the public. Many in the RVing community jumped on the opportunity. Originally a deal that Verizon claims was only intended for students, faculty and employees of the Huntsville City School system in Alabama – the offering got pulled effective November 30. OmniLynx […]
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Verizon At Last Embracing Wi-Fi Calling!
Verizon has announced that beginning this week, it will at last begin to support Wi-Fi calling! Wi-Fi calling (also known as “voice over WiFi” or VoWiFi) is a technology that allows for cell phones to fall back to Wi-Fi networks to place and receive calls and text messages when cellular signal is lacking. For nomads who are […]
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AT&T Unlimited Smartphone Plans to Increase $5/month in February 2016
AT&T is joining the trend of increasing the price of unlimited data in an announcement today. A $5/month increase will go into effect for all smartphone plan customers with the grandfathered unlimited option on their February bill. The price increase will take the unlimited data portion of the phone bill from $30/month to $35/month. It […]
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Unlimitedville Offers Unlimited Cellular Data Plans on Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T
Unlimitedville is a small company out of Tennessee that has been providing cellular services to folks in rural areas who can’t get cable or DSL services. They’ve just recently become aware of the RVing market, and that our needs are similar. The are always seeking out unlimited data options for their customers, and this page […]
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