Tag: AT&T
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AT&T is Building More Cell Towers to Prepare For 5G
Today AT&T announced that in preparation for the rollout of 5G they have partnered with CitySwitch to build more cellphone towers. “Working with CitySwitch means more alternatives to the traditional tower leasing model still followed by many. The traditional model isn’t cost-effective or sustainable,” said Susan Johnson, executive vice president – Global Connections and Supply Chain,…
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AT&T is Rolling Out 5G Foundation to More Than 100 New Markets
2018 is quickly turning into the year of 5G. Now AT&T has announced that they are launching their 5G Evolution technology in parts of 117 markets. Now AT&T offers 5G Evolution technology in 141 markets around the United States. The promise of 5G home Internet is to bring fiber Internet speeds without the cost of running fiber to…
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AT&T is Working On a $15 Sports Free Version of DIRECTV NOW That Would Be FREE to AT&T Wireless Customers
Wish you had a sports free version of DIRECTV NOW? Well, now it looks like AT&T is working on that. Today AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson testified today during the trial over their Time Warner merger. During that talk, he opened up about AT&T’s future plans for DIRECTV NOW. One of the major product news he…
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DIRECTV NOW Starts to Roll Out Version 2.0 & Teases PBS
Last night DIRECTV NOW rolled our a new update to Apple TV and iOS devices. The main news here is the version jumped from 1.xx to version 2.0. Now DIRECTV NOW has dropped the beta tag and replaced it with a splash screen welcoming beta users to the new DIRECTV NOW app. From the looks…
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AT&T Opens a Physical “Entertainment Store” Promoting DIRECTV NOW
AT&T is no stranger to owning stores. For years they have had stores promoting their wireless service. Now AT&T has opened their first “entertainment store” in Florida. This 5,500-square-foot store has a new focus and will promote video services such as DIRECTV and DIRECTV NOW. The store still offers phones but now the focus is…
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AT&T Announces New Details About Their 5G Home Internet Testing
AT&T has been busy testing their 5G wireless internet service with the plan of deploying the service later this year. Now in a blog post AT&T has given new insights into what they learned from their recent tests. Here is a quick overview of each test market and what they learned: Waco, Texas Participants: Small…
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DIRECTV NOW Extends Their 4K Apple TV Deal
If you want an Apple TV 4K, we have good news for you as DIRECTV NOW has extended their Apple TV deal. Right now if you prepay for four months of DIRECTV NOW you can get an Apple TV 4K. The best part is DIRECTV NOW just made the Apple TV 4K deal even better!…
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Cord Cutting This Week #18: Is AT&T Time Warner Merger Good For Cord Cutting?
AT&T is in the process of buying Time Warner. Not the cable company that was sold to Charter a few years ago, but the parent company behind CNN, TNT, and HBO. Back in December the Department of Justice sued to block the merger on antitrust grounds. AT&T’s deal to buy Time Warner is an $85.4…
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DIRECTV NOW Starts Promoting a Third Stream on The Apple TV (If You Are Willing to Pay)
This week AT&T updated their Apple TV app for DIRECTV NOW adding a new splash screen promoting the DVR and 3rd stream add-on. Here is what the popup message that greats DIRECTV NOW beta users on the Apple TV says: A few things that are interesting from that wording on this post. Pay attention to…
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New DIRECTV NOW Users Now Get AT&T Access IDs
For some time now, AT&T has been saying they plan to merge DIRECTV NOW and the DIRECTV backend. The goal has been to have both DIRECTV and DIRECTV NOW use the same apps for online streaming. This will help reduce AT&T’s development costs by removing the need to have teams work on multiple apps. Last…