Tag: AT&T
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AT&T is Rolling Out New Cellphone Towers to Power 5G Internet
Last night AT&T announced that they have started rolling out new white box cell towers to power 5G internet. These towers leave behind the proprietary routers that AT&T currently uses in their towners. These new towers are built around open standards and can be quickly upgraded via software. “White box represents a radical realignment of the…
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AT&T-Time Warner Antitrust Trial Starts Tomorrow
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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AT&T & DIRECTV NOW Are Merging Logins
Ever since the new DIRECTV NOW App and DVR was announced it was reported that AT&T planned to merge DIRECTV NOW with DIRECTV/AT&T users. We saw this early on when the very earliest beta testers to DIRECTV NOW’s DVR beta needed to have an AT&T account to sign up for the beta. Now it looks like…
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DIRECTV NOW is No Longer Accepting New Beta Testers
Today AT&T has stopped accepting new beta testers for their DIRECTV NOW DVR and new app. This is just one more sign of how close they are to launch their DVR service. Now when you try to signup for the beta you get this message: During the fourth quarter, 2017 earnings call a few weeks…
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DIRECTV NOW’s DVR Will Come Out in Spring 2018
It looks like DIRECTV NOW’s DVR is getting closer and closer. So close that it may come out as soon as this week… (Yet likely it won’t…) During the fourth quarter 2017 earnings call a few weeks ago it was announced that DIRECTV NOW’s new DVR and app will come out in spring 2018. We…
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AT&T Files for a Trademark on AT&T TV
It looks like AT&T is once again getting ready to rebranding their TV service to AT&T TV. Yesterday the website TV Answer Man reported that AT&T has filed for a trademark on the name AT&T TV. This is in line with recent efforts to rebrand U-Verse services as AT&T services. Recently AT&T renamed their U-Verse…
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AT&T Plans “More Flavors of DIRECTV NOW” & Plans to Move All Customers to Streaming
This week John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications opened up about the companies future plans for DIRECTV NOW at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference. During the talk, John Donovan opened up about their plans to move away from satellite services to streaming in order to “taking cost out of getting to the home.” With a…
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AT&T Announces Plans to Roll Out 5G Internet in 12 Cities By The End of 2018
Last night AT&T announced plans to roll out 5G Internet in 12 cities by the end of 2018. “After significantly contributing to the first phase of 5G standards, conducting multi-city trials, and literally transforming our network for the future, we’re planning to be the first carrier to deliver standards-based mobile 5G – and do it much…
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Toast.net is Offering Unlimited Data & a Special Deal Just for Cord Cutters News Readers
Home Internet is an important part of cord cutting for many cord cutters. Without it, accessing streaming content from services such as Netflix, Amazon, Sling TV, Hulu, PlayStation Vue, and DIRECTV NOW is difficult. Thankfully there are Internet service providers that are happy to have cord cutters as customers and even give them a special…
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AT&T Expands Internet to 37,000 Rural Locations
Yesterday it was announced that AT&T has expanded high-speed internet service to more than 37,000 rural locations in parts of 32 counties in Alabama. “In today’s digital economy, access to high-speed internet is critical, and I’m excited to see AT&T’s continued investment and innovation,” said Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh. “Using multiple technologies to enhance internet access…