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No Joke: T-Mobile & Sprint Merger is FINALLY Complete!

By Chris Dunphy | April 1, 2020

It has been nearly two years since Sprint and T-Mobile first announced their proposed merger. The engaged couple have been on a roller coaster ride ever since – seeking out […]

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Space Race Update: OneWeb Declares Bankruptcy, SpaceX Secures FCC Terminal Licenses

By Chris Dunphy | March 30, 2020

We’ve been tracking satellite internet provider OneWeb’s mission to bring “Internet to everyone, everywhere on Earth” since 2015 – and as recently as March 21st (when OneWeb launched another batch of […]

Cellular Carriers Add Extra Data in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jen Nealy | March 24, 2020

Story Last Updated: 4/2/20 (text version only) The COVID-19 pandemic is having a tremendous impact on all of our lives. For many people, cellular connectivity is becoming more and more […]

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Crisis Response: Cellular Carriers Get Temporary Spectrum, Increasing Capacity and Speed

By Chris Dunphy | March 20, 2020

Cellular spectrum can be thought of like real estate – and cellular carriers have spent billions of dollars buying up prime airwaves to build their networks upon. But just like […]

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An Overview of T-Mobile LTE Band 71 and Compatible LTE Modems & Routers (WiFiRanger, Gli.Net, Mofi, Pepwave, etc.)

By Andrew McNabb | March 13, 2020

With the nascent merger of T-Mobile and Sprint almost upon us, and with so many AT&T resellers suddenly shifting to offer T-Mobile based service due to AT&T’s major shifts with […]

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Possible Mobile Internet Impacts of COVID-19 As More Stay Home

By Cherie Ve Ard | March 13, 2020

COVID-19 is on a lot of our minds, and there are many concerns and plans for preparing for social isolation to varying degrees. Companies are shifting to having staff work […]

Verizon Launches Yahoo!Mobile – Based on Visible – Unlimited Data for $39.99

By Liz Pfleghardt | March 11, 2020

Verizon has launched another prepaid brand for smartphones – this time utilizing the branding of Yahoo, which Verizon purchased 3 years ago. The new smartphone service is called Yahoo Mobile, […]

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Calyx Institute Introducing Quarterly Pricing on Unlimited Sprint Hotspot Offering

By Chris Dunphy | March 10, 2020

We first covered the Calyx Institute back in 2016 (our news story) when we heard about this feisty non-profit offering a truly unlimited Sprint hotspot plan to its members. But […]

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AT&T 5G+ Open To Consumers – Samsung Galaxy S20+ and S20 Ultra

By Chris Dunphy | March 9, 2020

AT&T claimed bragging rights in 2018 when it delivered on its promise to launch the nation’s first mobile 5G network – squeaking the debut in just under the wire before […]

AT&T Adds Network Management at 100GB to Business Unlimited Elite Plan

By Jen Nealy | March 6, 2020

AT&T introduced three new unlimited smartphone plans for business customers in late 2019. The Business Elite plan offered two major perks for heavy data users – 100GB of high speed personal mobile […]

OTR Mobile Announces New BLAST Plan – T-Mobile Based Unlimited; AT&T Offered for Existing Customers at $90/mo

By Andrew McNabb | March 4, 2020

Yesterday popular AT&T unlimited data reseller OTR Mobile announced new gear and plan options that they have teased for the past couple of weeks. The announcement includes a major shift […]

AT&T Releases New Prepaid $34.99/mo Tablet Plan – But It’s Not Unlimited

By Cherie Ve Ard | February 28, 2020

Earlier this month AT&T abruptly retired their popular $34.99/month ($40 without autopay) unlimited prepaid DataConnect plan for iPads and other tablets. And customers who had been using the plan in […]