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I Really Like the New Wireless Broadband Facts

Kellen May 6, 2024 9

The FCC told broadband providers (both wired and wireless) that it wanted them to provide "Broadband Facts" for all of the plans they offered by mid-April of this year. These facts would provide a nutrition label-like lists of features, pricing, taxes/fees,...

AT&T Turbo Lets You Pay $7 for a Better Connection That Your Normal Plan Doesn’t Deliver

Kellen May 2, 2024 23

Mark this date on your calendars - May 2 is the day wireless carriers in the US decided it was time for you to pay even more to get the high performance data connection that you thought your plan would just deliver. For those times where you want to game on...

Here’s Where to Find Verizon and AT&T Broadband Facts

Kellen April 16, 2024 2

By April 10, the FCC asked all broadband providers in the US to list broadband facts or labels on their sites that provide easy-to-digest information about their wired and wireless plans. These labels would be used like the nutrition labels on food are, in a...

US Carrier Pixel Devices Start Receiving March Update (Updated: Verizon)

Kellen March 11, 2024 47

The March Pixel Feature Drop arrived last week for those using Pixel phones not on US carriers. Google told US Pixel users that they could expect the update starting this week (March 11) - for reasons we aren't sure about - and those updates appear to be...

AT&T Smacked With Massive Outage – T-Mobile, Verizon Say They are OK (Updated)

Kellen February 22, 2024 10

This morning hasn't been a fun one for AT&T customers across the US. Widespread outages have been reported for hours, disrupting service on one of the big 3 carriers while pulling in statements from the other two major players to confirm their networks are...

RootMetrics: Everyone’s a Winner, Unless You Only Care About Speed

Tim February 7, 2024 2

RootMetrics has posted its findings for the second half of 2023. To give you a TL;DR version, the ultimate takeaway is that each of the big three carriers (AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon) did very well in their respective categories. T-Mobile crushed in the...

Best Galaxy S24 Carrier Deals: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Best Buy

Kellen January 18, 2024 6

We typically recommend that you buy your new Samsung phones directly from Samsung because they offer instant discounts (like these) through their trade-in program and often further enhance deals by upgrading storage or offering credits for accessories. But we...

Ookla’s New Wireless Speed Report Shows T-Mobile Doubling Verizon, AT&T

Kellen January 16, 2024 12

The story of the day is a familiar one when it comes to the US wireless carrier situation. We have another quarterly report that shows T-Mobile with a large lead in terms of download speeds, a slight lead in upload speeds, the highest consistency, and all...