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Farewell WiMAX: Sprint’s Original 4G Network (Mostly) Shuts Down Today
If you are one of the few remaining customers on Sprint’s WiMAX network – it is time to say goodbye. Today (November 6th) is the official end-of-days for Sprint’s legacy 4G WiMAX network. From today forward, WiMAX phones and hotspots are essentially worthless unless they also support LTE, or falling back to Sprint’s 3G EVDO service. […]
Karma Launches Unlimited Hotspot Plan on Sprint’s Network
January 7, 2016 Update: Karma has contacted Neverstop customers saying they never intended this plan to be used for ‘extreme usage’ and will be making some adjustments. Now the plan is just 2-3 mbps (used to be 5), and they state the plan is intended only for occasional video streaming. They now specifically disallow work […]
No – T-Mobile is NOT Giving Away Free Cell Boosters
T-Mobile this morning announced another #uncarrier move – expanding upon the Uncarrier 7 “Personal Wi-Fi CellSpot” they began offering last year with a new next generation 4G LTE CellSpot – available for FREE starting later this week to any T-Mobile postpaid customers willing to pay a $25 deposit. We’ve already heard some people getting excited about […]
Sprint Joins T-Mobile in Eliminating Overage Charges – Plans go Unlimited
Earlier this week, T-Mobile CEO flew over Verizon headquarters with a skywriting plane encouraging the other major carriers to eliminate overage charges. T-Mobile was the first of the carriers to offer plans that include a set amount of high speed that when used up, reverts to throttled lower speeds – but unlimited usage. Sprint today […]
Verizon Releases Firmware Update 2.5 for Novatel MiFi 6620L
We’ve long considered the Novatel MiFi 6620L (our in-depth review) to be the go-to hotspot for Verizon customers – delivering overall solid performance and reliability. And one of the best things about the 6620L is that it has been getting better via ongoing firmware updates – with the LTE Band 2 and LTE-Advanced Carrier Aggregation being […]
Today Only: Instant Invites to Google’s Project Fi
To celebrate the release of the new Android flagship Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P phones, Google today announced (via Twitter) a one-day “Instant Invite” program to sign up for Google’s “Project Fi” cellular plan. If you’ve been intrigued by Project Fi, this is a great chance to jump on board without the usual six to eight week wait for […]
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