Verizon was one of the first cellular carriers in the world to roll out 4G/LTE technology – and it has been racing to be the undisputed FIRST in the world with 5G as the next era of cellular technology rolls around. It looks like Verizon will indeed win the race – yesterday Verizon announced “5G Is […]
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Verizon Introduces “Safe Wi-Fi” VPN Service for iOS and Android
On Friday Verizon rolled out a new optional service called “Safe Wi-Fi” that it describes this way: “Safe Wi-Fi is a VPN which protects your privacy when you use public Wi-Fi, so you can connect confidently and securely.” Verizon hopes that customers will choose to connect via the Safe Wi-Fi app whenever they are on […]
Verizon Offers New Military Discounts on Newest Plans
Last week Verizon announced new discounts for US military members including active-duty military, reservists, Gold Star families and veterans. These new discounts apply specifically to Verizon’s newest Unlimited Plans – the Three Tier Go, Above, and Beyond plans. Most older plans are still subject to typical military discounts. Video Verizon of this Story: Subscribe to our […]
Xfinity Mobile Adjusts Plan – Implements Hotspot & Video Throttle
In August of 2017, Comcast launched Xfinity Mobile, a Verizon + Wi-Fi hotspot based smartphone offering, with hotspot features enabled so that it could act as a solid mobile internet option. Now, Xfinity has added a 600kbps throttle to ALL hotspotted data – and a 480p video throttle as well. This is a very unwelcome […]
Spectrum Launches Mobile Service for Home Internet Customers
As we’ve been expecting, cable giant Spectrum Communications has at last launched a new mobile offering called Spectrum Mobile. The service is very similar to Comcast’s Xfinity Mobile service, with both options running on Verizon’s network behind the scenes. Spectrum Mobile service is only available to Spectrum home internet customers, but for those that qualify it […]
Verizon Prepaid Offers Double Data
(Original story – 6/27/18): Verizon Prepaid is currently offering a ‘Double Data Promo’, including as much as 20GB of high speed, tetherable data for $60. In early May of 2018, we noted a ‘Double Data Promo’ available from Verizon Prepaid. While everyone loves ‘free’ data, this deal had a major sticking point: there was little […]