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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...

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...

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...

‘Big Four’ US Carriers Create Project Verify, the “Future of Mobile Authentication”

Tim September 12, 2018

Our Big Four carriers in the US, which is Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint, announced a Mobile Authentication Taskforce at MWCA this week. This taskforce is focused on the future of mobile authentication, and with Project Verify, the companies think...

AT&T: Mobile 5G Coming to Indianapolis This Year

Tim August 30, 2018

AT&T is still on track to introduce mobile 5G in a dozen US cities by the end of this year. This morning, the company announced the 7th city that will see mobile 5G in 2018, Indianapolis, IN. If this city getting 5G sounds familiar you'd be correct,...

DEAL: Last Day to Pre-Order Galaxy Note 9 and Get Free 15,000 V-Bucks or AKG Headphones

Kellen August 23, 2018

The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 arrives in stores tomorrow and that means the pre-order period is almost over. Actually, today is the last day for pre-orders, so your chance to pick-up the freebies that were part of pre-ordering a Note 9 are slipping away. To recap,...