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AT&T Adds Another 99 5G Evolution Markets

Kellen October 4, 2018

AT&T's 5G Evolution solution, which is not 5G and is really just upgraded 4G LTE, expanded to 99 new markets today. Their total number of 5G Evolution markets now sits at 239. To recap, AT&T 5G Evolution uses a combination of features like 256 QAM, 4x4...

Verizon’s 5G Home Internet Service is Now Live

Kellen October 1, 2018

Yep, Verizon now has a live 5G network. It may not be to the 5G wireless standard or capable of working with your phone or currently produce next-level speeds, at the moment, but it is technically 5G and US residents in select cities can sign-up to access it....

Verizon is Doing Big Speed Things With…4G LTE

Kellen September 28, 2018

5G is right around the corner. In fact, Verizon's home 5G broadband service kicks off its first day in service on October 1. But this week, Verizon is talking about 4G LTE and hitting wild Gbps speeds for some reason. The wireless carrier announced yesterday...

T-Mobile Reveals Plans for 5G Home Internet, Possibility of Opening Up Phone Hotspots

Kellen September 22, 2018

Verizon is days way from firing up its 5G Home internet service and now T-Mobile has quietly announced its own plans for a similar service. In a prepared statement to the FCC, T-Mobile COO Mike Sievert laid out the general goals for T-Mobile with 5G as a home...

Files in Android Pie Update for Galaxy S9+ Point to 4 Galaxy S10 Models, One With 5G Support

Tim September 19, 2018

The existence of particular XML documents inside the Android Pie update for Samsung's Galaxy S9+ has Android nerds excited this morning. You see, it's been known for a while that "Beyond" is the codename for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S10. In an analysis of...

Carriers are Going to Bring Out All New Pricing Tricks With 5G

Kellen September 17, 2018

5G pricing has me worried. Once 5G gets here, I'm fully expecting my wireless bill to increase. Carriers have poured billions into their next-gen networks and they are going to want someone to pay for the investment. Sprint has already confirmed that they plan...

First 5G Phones Probably Won’t Work Between Carriers

Kellen September 17, 2018

5G will be great, some day. Mobile 5G in the US will start to arrive over the coming months, first with AT&T and a 5G hotspot product, followed by Verizon in early 2019. T-Mobile and Sprint will trickle in 5G too. When that happens, and the first phones...

You Can Now Sign-Up for Verizon 5G Home

Kellen September 13, 2018

Want 5G first? Verizon is ready for you. As was announced two days ago, Verizon 5G Home sign-ups are now available. If you want to be one of the first people to taste 5G, signing-up now will get your service going on October 1 when Big Red flips the switch to...