Author: Roger Cheng
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T-Mobile’s Forced Migration Controversy is Very Un-Un-Carrier-Like
When then-T-Mobile CEO John Legere rolled out the original “Un-carrier” move back in 2013, he did more than just introduce a new plan feature – the removal of phone subsidies – he launched a movement. Un-carrier became shorthand for a promise of more transparency and less of the carrier BS that the other companies employed.…
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Overseas Scams Have Cost Americans $2.5 Billion Over the Last Eight Years
Fraud perpetuated by international scammers have cost Americans a fortune. Thanks to a Federal Trade Commission report filed this week, we now know exactly how much. In the period between January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2023, American consumers have reported $2.49 billion in losses related to so-called cross-border fraud, with nearly half a million…
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The Recap: Netflix Price Hike, T-Mobile Buying a Cable Company and More
Netflix kicked off “earning season,” a stretch when companies report their quarterly results and offer a glimpse into the health of their business. While this will be a financial-heavy version of The Recap, Netflix didn’t just talk about how much it made. It also joined virtually every other media player in raising prices (yay…). As…
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T-Mobile and DISH, Which Just Made Peace on One Spectrum Deal, Are Fighting Over Another
For T-Mobile and DISH Network, the drama between the two doesn’t seem to end. DISH, fresh off of resolving one dispute with T-Mobile over the sale of a swath of spectrum, is taking on the No. 2 wireless carrier over a whole other batch of radio airwaves. The satellite company, with aspirations of becoming a…
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Is the Age of Free Twitter Over? Elon Musk Teases New Premium Tiers
Elon Musk on late Thursday teased the introduction of two new premium tiers for X (formerly Twitter), hinting at an end to the era of free access to the social media platform. The first, lower tier will come with all of the features of the platform, but won’t see a reduction of ads, while the…
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Everything We Know About T-Mobile’s Forced Migration Plan
A set of leaked T-Mobile documents detailing how the carrier would move subscribers on legacy plans onto newer, more expensive offerings set off a tidal wave of news reports and consumer backlash this week. The idea that the “Un-carrier,” which has presented itself as the pro-consumer carrier, would forcibly migrate subscribers was both shocking and…
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Apple TV Reportedly Cancels Jon Stewart’s Show Over its Plans to Tackle AI and China
Jon Stewart’s talk show on Apple TV has come to a surprising and sudden end over what reports are saying are disagreements over the topics the comedian planned to tackle in the upcoming season. The Problem with Jon Stewart, which was gearing up for its third season, has been canceled with the former “Daily Show”…
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DIRECTV is Releasing a Fix For ‘Down Arrow’ TV Guide Shortcut on Roku Remotes
An update from DIRECTV Stream that came out a week ago removed a beloved feature for Roku users: The ability to immediately pull up the TV guide by hitting down on the Roku remote. DIRECTV said on Thursday that a fix is here. “A fix has been released for accessing the guide which started going…
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AT&T Added 25,000 5G Home Internet Customers in a Little More Than a Month
AT&T’s Internet Air 5G home broadband service is off to a quick start. The carrier signed up 25,000 customers to the service in the third quarter, AT&T CEO John Stankey said on the company’s earnings conference call on Thursday. That’s notable considering it just expanded its service to 16 markets in late August, meaning it…
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Verizon Now Offers Its Fastest 5G in All 30 NFL Stadiums
When Taylor Swift performed at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles in early August, Janette Smrcka went down to the field among the crush of fans live-streaming the concert, taking selfies and consuming massive amounts of data. The vice president of IT innovation and revenue for the stadium and surrounding Hollywood Park ran a…