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Verizon’s Visible and T-Mobile’s Metro Are in a Prepaid War, With George Costanza Caught in the Middle
Verizon’s Visible just set off a war of words with T-Mobile’s Metro, and used Jason Alexander, better known as George Costanza of Seinfeld fame, to do it. Visible, which is Verizon’s prepaid service geared towards younger customers, unveiled a new ad campaign with Alexander that took a direct shot at T-Mobile’s prepaid service, Metro, and…
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Frndly TV Is Adding A New Channel Next Week
Good news for subscribers to Frndly TV: next week, Monday, October 9, 2023, you will find a new channel being added. Frndly TV today announced that they will be adding Justice Central.TV to its lineup. This comes as Frndly TV just added MeTV+ to its lineup this week along with two other networks. Justice Central.TV…
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Amazon is Adding Games From Ubisoft To The Fire TV & Fire Tablets With Luna
Did you know you can use your Fire TV as a gaming system? With Amazon’s Luna gaming service you can use your Fire TV or Fire Tablet to play games on your TV. To make it even better Amazon today announced that Ubisoft games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage are now available on the FIre TV…
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Grubhub Offers Free Year-Long Membership on Prime Big Deal Days
Starting next week, Amazon Prime members can get access to savings and special perks as part of Prime Big Deal Days, including deals for Grubhub members. On October 10 and 11, Grubhub will offer a food promo for Grubhub+ members that gives them 25% off eight Grubhub deliveries using the code GRUBPRIME. The offer is…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Will Launch Its First Satellites Tomorrow
After multiple delays, Amazon tomorrow will finally launch the first of what is expected to be thousands of satellites that will power a new internet service. Amazon has been working on this project, code-named Kuiper, since 2019. This is not just some side project; according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassey, it is now one of…
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T-Mobile is Shutting Down its 2G Network, But Customers Still On it Can Get Free Phones
T-Mobile will retire its 2G networks on April 2, 2024, as the mobile carrier continues transitioning its customers to 4G and 5G networks. If a customer who’s still using 2G isn’t able to purchase a new phone, customers can go to their local T-Mobile store and get a new, replacement 5G phone for free, the…
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Amazon Fresh Cuts Minimum Grocery Order For Free Delivery to $100
Amazon on Thursday cut the minimum amount Prime subscribers need to spend on groceries to qualify for free shipping from Amazon Fresh. Prime members will need to spend at least $100 for free delivery. Back in February, Amazon raised the threshold to $150. The minimum cut is welcome news at a time when pricing for…
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This $4,499 TV is Fully Wireless and Comes With its Own Crash-Landing Gear
Removing as many wires as possible is the goal of many consumers who want to cut the cord, literally. One startup is taking that goal to the extreme with a truly wireless television – complete with its own landing gear if it falls. Displace, an in-home entertainment startup, revealed a truly wireless unit at the…
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DIRECTV Also Raises Satellite TV Prices
On the heels of DIRECTV raising the price of its DIRECTV STREAM service, the company confirmed the price increases will be coming to its core satellite offering as well and take effect on November 5. Update: DIRECTV later published its list of price increases, which are listed below. The company said the average increase is…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Are Raising Their Prices Soon
DIRECTV today announced that it will be raising the price of DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM on November 5, 2023. This is the second price hike on DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM in 2023, as the price went up back in January 2023. DIRECTV has confirmed both its satellite and streaming services will be going up in…
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The Live TV Service LocalBTV is Down in Some Markets
LocalBTV is a live TV streaming service that focuses on streaming local TV. Launching back in 2017, first in the greater San Francisco area, it streamed 35 local channels for free on its app. With the service, you can watch local channels for free for the channels it has contracts with. Right now though in…
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Arizona Coyotes Breaks From Bally Sports, Will Televise Games Over the Air For Free Through Scripps
The Arizona Coyotes are breaking from regional sports network Bally Sports and moving to television over the air with a new deal with Scripps Sports. The NHL team said on Thursday that it had struck a multi-year deal with Scripps to televise games locally. The games will air on Antenna TV on Channel 15.2 (KNXV.2),…
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Amazon Will Reportedly Launch a ChatGPT-Style Search Bar To Improve the Shopping Experience
Amazon is reportedly giving its search bar an artificial intelligence-powered makeover. “Project Nile” is set to debut in January and offer shoppers a smarter way to find products, according to Insider Today via Business Insider (a paywalled publication). Amazon has made its new search bar a top priority, according to the report. Like many companies,…
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Straight Talk Wireless Adds Walmart+ Membership For Free To Some of its Plans
Prepaid service Straight Talk Wireless said on Thursday that it is throwing in membership to Walmart+ for free to customers on its two highest plans. Customers on Straight Talk Wireless Gold and Platinum plans will get Walmart+ for no extra charge. The perk is active starting today. It’s a natural partnership given that Straight Talk,…
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FCC Secures $37.7 Million More in Emergency Connectivity Funding for Schools and Libraries
The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that it has secured an additional $37.7 million through a new round of funding from the Emergency Connectivity Fund. The program provides students with on and off-campus internet access, equipment, and other digital services needed to excel in school. The funds will benefit 100,000 students in Colorado, Illinois,…
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