Reuters is reporting that after T-Mobile and Sprint filed significant additional information on their network integration plans for 2019-2021, the FCC put a stay on the 180 day review clock for their pending merger. The FCC typically allows for additional public input after “substantial new submissions” by merger applicants. As such, the FCC said it […]
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Sprint: No More 3G Device Activations Starting April 30 2019
With the coming of 5G, and following on the recent news of AT&T’s announced shutdown of its 3G network, Sprint quietly let customers with legacy devices know that it will cease activating 3G-only devices beginning April 30th, 2019. Although activations of older devices will end on April 30th (The full list of impacted devices), those with already […]
2018 Mobile Internet Year in Review & Looking Forward Into 2019
2018 has been yet another wild ride in the world of mobile internet! The undeniable biggest story of the year was the surprise release of an actual (mostly) unlimited mobile hotspot data plan from Verizon, once again making Verizon an obvious Top Pick for anyone with serious mobile data needs. But there were plenty of […]
Two Networks, One Pocket – Carriers Are Finally Starting to Provision Smartphone eSIMs
One of the headline features of this year’s crop of new iPhone models (our story) was support for having two cellular plans active at once – on one device. Apple has enabled this feature by pioneering eSIM (embedded SIM) technology that allows you to use one traditional physical SIM card, and one virtual SIM installed […]
Carriers Preview Upcoming Mobile 5G Technology & Devices
This week in Hawaii mobile chipmaker Qualcomm is hosting its Snapdragon Technology Summit featuring the first public demonstration of standards-based 5G technology, and the first (almost) hands-on previews of several upcoming 5G devices. Verizon and Inseego have used this event to announce the MiFi 5G NR, Verizon’s first 5G hotspot. And AT&T and Netgear have […]
Sprint Increases Hotspot Limit to 100GB – & Adds Uber
(Original story: 11/2/18): While doing routine content updating yesterday, we noted that Sprint’s website was indicating a dramatic increase in hotspot data allotments on their Unlimited Plans. Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Premium were both debuted in August of this year with some impressive perks – including a 50GB high speed mobile hotspot cap. These new […]