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The Recap: DIRECTV Price Hikes, Amazon in Space, Mint Mobile in Trouble, and More
It was another busy week in the world of cord cutting. Between another shutdown of an IPTV service to the umpteenth price cut from a TV provider, there was a lot going on. You can’t be blamed for missing out on some of the biggest headlines. That’s why The Recap exists, to sum up the…
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Everything We Know About Walmart’s “$4.08” Wireless Phone Service
Walmart last month started touting a service from a wireless reseller called MobileX that starts at only $4.08. Considering most plans cost five, 10, or even 20 times that amount, it turned some heads. At first blush, it’s one of the most aggressive offers in the prepaid wireless business, an area that’s seen a lot…
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Amazon Successfully Launches First Satellites For its Internet Service
Amazon’s satellite-based internet service, Project Kuiper, has officially lifted off with a successful launch on Friday following multiple delays. The test satellites, which were aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, lifted off at 2:06 p.m. ET. Within five minutes a ULA official confirmed the successful completion of the first phase of the flight. Project…
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Amazon’s Internet Service Will Send Its First Satellite Up Soon. Here’s How to Watch the Launch
Amazon’s Kuiper internet service will lift off later today. The online retailer’s first test satellite will hitch a ride aboard the Atlas V rocket and takes off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Interested in watching the feed of the launch? You can catch it on United Launch Alliance’s YouTube site here. United Launch Alliance…
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Hollywood Has Lost 45,000 Jobs Since Writers and Actors Strikes Began
Hollywood writers may be headed back to work after its union struck a new deal with the big media studios, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t already been a toll taken among those working in the industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor noted in its monthly employment report that the motion picture and sound recording…
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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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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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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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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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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,…