Category: 5G
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T-Mobile’s Free Netflix Perk May Soon Come With Ads For Some Users
T-Mobile’s “Netflix On Us” perk, which offers subscribers of its more recent plans access to the streaming service for free, will undergo some big changes. Customers who receive the Netflix “basic” plan will be converted to a standard plan that comes with ads, according to The Mobile Report, which uncovered internal documents detailing the change.…
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T-Mobile is Offering a Free Line to ‘Targeted’ Customers. Here’s How to Find Out if You Qualify
T-Mobile is offering select customers a free line on their plan. The promotion allows T-Mobile subscribers to add a line to their account and receive a monthly bill credit to cover the cost, the report said. It’s unclear how the carrier is choosing the “targeted” customers and whether there’s some criteria to meet. The Mobile…
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The Recap: FCC’s Plan to Kill Junk Fees, Disappearing Apps, and More
Cord cutting has taken its toll on cable companies, which we’ve seen every time Comcast or Charter Communications reports earnings and continued losses on the TV side. But what gets less attention are the small local cable TV companies, and things are even uglier. There have been a string of cable companies that have either…
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SpaceX Gets Full FCC Approval to Test Phone Calls From Space
SpaceX finally got the green light to conduct full tests of voice calls and data transfers between its satellites in space and unmodified smartphones on the ground. The Elon Musk-owned rocket company received “experimental special temporary authorization” to conduct the test, which will used T-Mobile phones on the ground, PC Mag first reported. This follows…
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T-Mobile Lays Out the Future of ‘Private 5G Networks’ — Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Them
The idea of a private, dedicated cellular network has been around for a while. With the advent of 5G, that has idea has not only become a reality, but has taken off. On Monday, T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer John Saw talked about how the Un-carrier has taken a leadership position in the area. The technology…
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The Recap: Comcast Price Hikes, DIRECTV-Tegna Fight Gets Uglier, and More
It’s been about a week or so since the last price hike from a cable or streaming service, so we’re overdue. The latest to warn customers that its prices were going up is cable giant Comcast, which said the increases would take effect later this week. It follows price hikes from DIRECTV, DISH, and pretty…
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AT&T Says Its Fiber Service Could Reach As Many as 15 Million More Homes Than Previously Expected
AT&T Fiber is one of the more coveted services from the telecommunications giant, but it’s largely limited because of the cost and time required to roll out the infrastructure. CEO John Stankey said there’s an opportunity to connect a lot more people than previously expected. The Dallas company previously projected reaching 30 million homes by…
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T-Mobile CEO Hints at Price Increase For 5G Home Internet
Consumers have gravitated towards 5G home internet because of the simple installation and the low price. T-Mobile may tweak the latter in 2024. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert suggested as much during his fireside chat at the UBS investor conference on Tuesday. “You might see us experiment with rate vs. volume dynamics over this next year,”…
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AT&T’s 5G Home Internet and Wireless Service Just Got a Speed Boost in More Places
AT&T on Tuesday said that its upgraded network, which is working with more radio airwaves, now reaches 200 million people. The Dallas telecommunications giant has been working to incorporate so-called mid-band spectrum, radio airwaves that offer a good mix of range and speed, into its network. In July, the company said the mid-band spectrum reached…
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AT&T Will Spend $14 Billion to Upgrade its 5G Network and Prepare it For 6G
AT&T on Monday said it would work with Ericsson to upgrade its network in a contract worth $14 billion over the next five years. The telecommunications giant chose Ericsson to move its network infrastructure to an open radio access network system, which is a cloud-based system that allows AT&T to use parts from various providers,…