It started just over two weeks ago in Cleveland – with local reporter Teresa Dixon Murray noting in her Money Matters column that her family Verizon account was showing mysterious data usage in the middle of the night, and she asked others to chime in if they had also noticed any other strange Verizon issues. She heard from […]
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Free Streaming Update: AT&T’s “Data Free TV” & Verizon’s NFL Mobile Partnership
AT&T late last week announced a major new initiative for DirecTV customers likely to be of interest to some RVers: Data Free TV: Video streaming that does not count against your monthly usage limits! Not to be outdone – Verizon also announced that it was sponsoring the NFL Mobile App to let Verizon customers: “Watch live local and […]
Appeals Court Backs FCC in Net Neutrality Fight, AT&T Plans Supreme Court Appeal
Today the US Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission, agreeing that the FCC has authority to regulate broadband internet providers, including mobile internet companies. This means that the Network Neutrality rules that went into effect last June are likely here to stay. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler was thrilled to see […]
Carriers Tell FCC: Cell Booster Rules are Working Out Great!
In May of 2014, new FCC regulations controlling the design of cellular boosters went into effect – obsoleting all boosters currently on the market. One of the most contentious parts of the new rules was a requirement that all boosters must be registered with the cellular carriers they are being used with. Some RVers objected […]
FCC Announces Standardized Broadband “Nutrition Labels” – Makes Comparing Plans Easier
The FCC yesterday unveiled a new standardized labeling scheme for mobile and fixed broadband service that aims to make it easy for consumers to compare offerings between different providers, and to fully understand just what a given plan costs and provides The labels look (intentionally) like the standardized nutrition labeling found on food. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler […]
Yes, 5G Cellular Technology Is Coming!
The mainstream press has been abuzz this week with news stories about fifth generation (5G) cellular “coming soon”, thanks in large part to an AT&T announcement that it will begin testing 5G technologies in Austin later this year. For some reason the AT&T story went viral and we have been getting a ton of questions about it, though […]
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