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Presidential Alert!

Kellen October 3, 2018

You got it just now, right? The Presidential Alert we told you was coming should have just arrived on your phone here in the US if you are on Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, or other participating carrier. As we explained yesterday, the first test of a...

You’ll Get a Text Tomorrow as Part of a Nationwide Wireless Emergency Alert Test (Updated)

Kellen October 2, 2018

Tomorrow, at around 2:18PM Eastern (11:18AM Pacific), you'll get a text message flagged as a "Presidential Alert." Your phone may even make a loud noise that you aren't used to hearing. UPDATE: Test has been completed! The message is arriving as a part of the...

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...

Now Anyone Can Sign-Up for Verizon’s Visible Phone Service, so Long as You Have an iPhone

Tim September 25, 2018

Visible, the Verizon-owned app-based phone service, has ditched its invite system. Before this, you'd need an invite code from an existing Visible customer to get access to the service, but now, "anyone can sign-up for the service." Unfortunate for Android...

Verizon Outage Going Down at the Moment (Updated)

Kellen September 25, 2018

It looks like a Verizon outage is happening this morning. A reader first tipped us to the possibility of an outage a couple of hours ago and it looks like service disruptions are picking up steam in parts of the southern US, midwest, and now Texas. Reports of...

Verizon Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note 9 Get Security Updates, LG G5 Gets Oreo (Update: Note 8, too!)

Tim September 24, 2018

Security updates are rolling out to various Verizon devices, as well as one for Galaxy Note 9 owners on T-Mobile. For Verizon, owners of Galaxy S9 (Version number: R16NW.G960USQS3ARI6), Galaxy S9+ (Version number: R16NW.G965USQS3ARI6, and Galaxy Note 9 (...

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...