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Google’s Project Fi Adds Data Only Tablet Option
Today Google announced that Project Fi customers can add on a data only tablet plan to their account, at no extra charge per month. Just like their phone plans, you simply pay for the data you use at $10/GB. Project Fi was announced this past spring and is still rolling out. It is a pretty interesting option […]
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. […]
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 […]
T-Mobile “Binge On” NOT Compatible With Apple TV, Roku, Chromecast, PlayStation, etc…
Beware binge watchers! Last month T-Mobile announced its revolutionary “Binge On” video streaming feature, which allows unlimited video streaming of supported video services that does not count against monthly high-speed data limits! With Binge On enabled, video is limited to 480p “DVD Quality” resolution, but you can watch as much of it as you want over cellular […]
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 […]
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 […]
Verizon Holiday Promo: Get a Bonus 2GB of Data for Life
This morning Verizon heated up the holiday shopping competition amongst the carriers by offering 2GB of extra data for life, for customers upgrading or adding on new smartphone lines of service. The offer is only for those customers on a 12GB or higher Verizon Plans (their XL at 12GB and XXL at 18GB). For each […]
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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