Sprint is no longer slowing down the wireless speeds of its heaviest users. Sprint altered its policies in the wake of the FCC’s net neutrality rules, which went into effect June 12. Sprint had been throttling those customers who consumed the most mobile data in areas where its network was congested. Sprint said it thinks […]
Jun 18 2015 | Posted in
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AT&T today announced Rollover Data for its $45 and $60 monthly GoPhone plans. Beginning May 15, new GoPhone customers will be able to enroll in the rollover program, while existing customers can enroll on their next renewal after May 15. Data Rollover for GoPhone requires a smartphone, and requires the customer to renew their GoPhone […]
May 11 2015 | Posted in
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AT&T has altered the wording of its network management policies such that customers with grandfathered-in “unlimited” plans won’t be throttled as aggressively. Under the old policy, AT&T throttled the speeds of unlimited LTE 4G customers once they exceeded 5 GB of data in a single month. Those users’ speeds were ramped down to 2.5G speeds […]
May 7 2015 | Posted in
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Verizon Wireless is offering its prepaid customers 1 GB of bonus data if they sign up for auto-pay. In order to qualify for the extra data, customers need to have the $45 or $60 prepaid plan. With auto-pay enabled, subscribers to the $45 plan will see their data allotment improve from 1 GB to 2 […]
May 1 2015 | Posted in
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AT&T today bulked up the data offerings of two of its GoPhone plans. Subscribers to the $45 monthly plan will have 1.5GB of high-speed data instead of 1GB, and subscribers to the $60 plan will have 4GB of high-speed data instead of 2.5GB. The increased data buckets are available automatically and at no extra cost. […]
Feb 17 2015 | Posted in
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A secretive hacking collective that has been active for almost two decades has allegedly been uncovered by Kaspersky Lab. Dubbed the “Equation Group,” because of their use of encryption algorithms and obfuscation methods, the hackers are apparently unique in that they created highly-professional tools and used “classic spying techniques” to retrieve data and affect systems […]
Feb 17 2015 | Posted in
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AT&T has added a new option to its Mobile Share Value plans that offers 7GB of shareable data for a base charge of $75 per month. The plan includes unlimited talk, text, and Rollover Data. AT&T said customers who buy a new smartphone with its AT&T Next program and pair it with the new 7GB […]
C Spire has expanded the rollover data plans it debuted in November to include its larger shareable data buckets. Beginning Jan. 19, customers of its three largest data share plans (10GB, 15GB, and 30GB) will be able to rollover unused data. All customers who subscribe to these three data plans will be automatically enrolled in […]
Jan 9 2015 | Posted in
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T-Mobile on Tuesday said it would allow customers to roll their unused mobile Internet data into the next month’s billing. Or, as John Legere, the company’s chief executive, put it in a video broadcast: “What you don’t use, you won’t lose.” T-Mobile customers on Tuesday will receive 10 gigabytes in their stash of data for […]
Dec 16 2014 | Posted in
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Sprint has again doubled the size of shared data plans it offers to business customers. Early this week, Sprint increased its Business Share Plan data allotments by a factor of two. Now, it has doubled them again. Businesses can put up to 50 lines on plans with 240GB, 320GB, or 400GB for $400, $540, and […]
Oct 10 2014 | Posted in
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