Tag: Verizon
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Verizon is Abandoning Plans to Launch a Live TV Streaming Service & is Turning Fios TV Into a Streaming Service
In a move that may shock no one Verizon today announced that they plan to make Fios TV an online streaming platform. Not only that Verizon is giving up on launching their own live TV streaming service and will seek to partner with an existing service in an effort to buy into the live TV…
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Verizon Has a New, Cheaper Unlimited Data, Messaging, & Talk Plan
Recently the battle for affordable unlimited plans has been heating up as smaller prepaid services like Straight Talk have offered an unlimited data plan for $55 a month. If you want unlimited data from Verizon for just one phone plans start at $75. (Verizon advertises $40 but you have to sign up for four lines…
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The FCC Approves Samsung’s New 5G Home Router
This week the FCC approved Samsung’s 5G home router in time for Verizon’s 5G launch later this year. Earlier this year Samsung and Verizon announced a collaboration to offer an end to end 5G solution—from the tower to indoor routers. This is a major step closer to the official Verizon 5G service launch. Earlier this…
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Verizon’s Live TV Streaming Service Will Launch Along Side 5G Later This year
This week Verizon held their 1st quarter 2018 earnings call and gave new details about their 5G and live TV streaming plans. According to Verizon, they plan to have 5G launched in three to five markets by the end of 2018. From there Verizon plans to expand their roll out in 2019. “All of those markets…
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Report: Verizon May Be About to Shut Down Go90
Well, it looks like Verizon may be about to shut down their free streaming service Go90. This comes as Verizon VEO Tim Armstrong suggested that Go90 may be soon dismantled. “The brand will remain I don’t know how long,” Armstrong said Tuesday at the Code Media conference in Huntington Beach, California. “Go90 was a super ambitious project, which…
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Verizon’s New 5G Network Will Bring 1 Gbps Internet to Everyone
Today Verizon held their 4th quarter earnings call and gave some interesting new details about their plans for 5G. The promise of 5G home Internet is to bring fiber Internet speeds without the cost of running fiber to each house. With 5G you will be able to get 5G Internet wirelessly to your home, which is…
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Verizon & Yahoo Sports Expand Their FREE NBA Streaming Deal
Today Verizon and the NBA announced an expanded deal to provide exclusive NBA content on Verizon owned properties including on Yahoo Sports. This deal will include original programming, fantasy basketball, highlights, and even access to NBA League Pass if you subscribe to League Pass. Partnership highlights include: Access to purchase NBA League Pass in the U.S.…
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New Details on Verizon’s Live TV Streaming Service
For months now, we have heard about how Verizon is working on a live TV streaming service to take on DIRECTV NOW, Sling TV, and others. The service has been pushed back a few times and now is reportedly looking for a spring or summer 2018 launch. Yesterday TechCrunch announced a long list of new…
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Verizon Teams Up With A+E to Offer FREE Original Content From 45th & Dean
Update: Verizon and A+E Networks reached out to Cord Cutters News with an updated on the press release saying that A+E Networks will only stream original 4th and Dean content for free on Oath properties, as well as select A+E content like broadcasts of the National Women’s Soccer League games and other long-form content on a…
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5 Cord Cutting Stories to Keep an Eye on in 2018
We are only a week away from the start of 2018. 2017 was an amazing year for cord cutting, and 2018 looks to be even better. So let’s take a moment and look forward to 5 cord cutting stories to keep an eye on in 2018. #1 ESPN ESPN has long been the leader in…