T-Mobile just launched mid-band 5G in a bunch of cities. Here’s the key bit from the press release: The expansion into mid-band 5G is exciting. While T-Mobile has been destroying its competitors in terms of 5G coverage, T-Mobile has relied mostly on slow, low-band 5G. Twitter sweepstakes In the press release, T-Mobile mentions a sweepstakes […]
Verizon just expanded its LTE Home Internet. The service is now available in parts of 189 markets, including parts of every state except Alaska and Vermont. You can check availability in your area on Verizon’s website. Verizon’s LTE Home Internet could be a good option in places where conventional broadband is not available. The service […]
On September 15, Hans Vestberg, Chairman & CEO of Verizon, had a public discussion with a Goldman Sachs analyst. A transcript of the conversation is available here. One bit from the transcript stuck out to me: Two interesting points here: Vestberg confirmed that unlimited plans dominate Verizon’s subscriber base. Since unlimited plans tend to be […]
Earlier this week, AT&T launched Unlimited Your Way. Customers on multi-line plans can now mix and match between AT&T’s primary plans. For example, a family with three lines can put one phone on AT&T’s Unlimited Starter plan, another phone on the Unlimited Extra plan, and a final phone on the Unlimited Elite plan. Before the […]
As far as I can tell, all eight carriers that support cellular service on Apple Watches have the same standard policy: service costs $10 per month. In general, watch service is only available as an add-on (e.g., stand-alone plans are not available), and carriers only offer the add-on to postpaid subscribers. Plans offered for other […]
Last month, speed tests from beta testers of SpaceX’s Starlink leaked. This month, a few tests conducted by StarLink itself were shared in a public FCC filing. The results are outstanding: Test 1 Ping: 19ms Download speed: 103Mbps Upload speed: 42Mbps Test 2 Ping: 18ms Download speed: 103Mbps Upload speed: 41Mbps Methodology SpaceX almost certainly […]
A data outage has been affecting some Mint Mobile subscribers throughout the day. One of Mint’s co-founders, Rizwan Kassim, posted about the issue on Reddit: Based on reports I’ve read from Mint subscribers, the issue appears widespread geographically. I don’t know what proportion of Mint’s subscriber base is affected. Kassim’s Reddit post suggests the issue […]
Today, Verizon announced changes to its connected device plans. Verizon is now offering two add-on plans for mobile hotspots and tablets. Most subscribers on Verizon’s unlimited plans are eligible for the add-ons. Unlimited – $20 per month Unlimited Plus – $30 per month Subscribers on the Do More Unlimited and Get More Unlimited plan can […]
It’s common for cell phone plans to include limits on mobile hotspot data that are separate from limits on overall data use limit. E.g., Verizon’s Get More Unlimited offers unlimited regular data but caps mobile hotspot use at 30GB. One of Mint Mobile’s plans comes with 35GB of regular data but caps mobile hotspot use […]
This morning, Verizon announced plans to acquire Tracfone. The planned deal will involve an acquisition of the Tracfone brand and a bunch of subsidiary brands like Total Wireless, Straight Talk, and SafeLink. At the moment, these brands have about 21 million subscribers. The deal is slated to be worth six or seven billion dollars (or […]