You’re sitting in a coffee shop, your eyeballs glued to the phone. YouTube is open, and you’re waiting for the latest comic-book movie trailer to load. Instead, you get the oh-so-familiar circular loading icon instead. And it keeps spinning and spinning. It’s at these moments that you wonder if the time has come to switch …

You’re increasingly watching video on the go, with your phone taking over as the central source of entertainment. AT&T recognizes that, and has shaken up the responsibilities of its top lieutenants as it attempts to better tie together its video and mobile services. The Dallas telecommunications giant appointed longtime mobile head Ralph de la Vega vice chairman and put him …

It’s an Apple world after all. The Cupertino, California, technology titan disclosed in a financial document that it has an active base of 1 billion devices in the market. That includes iPhones, iPads, Macs, iPods, Apple TVs and Apple Watches that the company said were engaged in its services over the past 90 days. The staggering figure underscores the continued …

AT&T is on a mission to touch every aspect of your life. The Dallas telco already runs huge wireless, home Internet and TV services. And it wants to connect your car, smartwatch, glucose monitor and potentially even your city. Now, it’s hoping to be responsible for something more: delivering video you want, when and where you want it and on …

How does a wireless carrier get your attention? By promising to cut your phone bill by half. Sprint wagered that consumers would be willing to ignore its reputation for subpar service if that meant saving a few bucks. True, it has upgraded its network and sped up its service, but the reality of those improvements hasn’t overtaken the perception that …

Don’t hold your breath for unlimited data to make a comeback at Verizon Wireless. “At this point, we are not going to entertain unlimited,” Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said in an interview Thursday following the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, won’t be following in the footsteps of rival AT&T, which last week brought …

Verizon doesn’t simply want to be your wireless provider. It hopes you’ll be glued to your phone watching its videos, too. That’s the goal of Go90, the mobile video service Verizon launched in September with clips from YouTube stars like the Smosh guys, the National Football League (with which it has an exclusive deal) and old favorites such as “Mythbusters.” …

If you’re looking for a wireless deal, all you need is a little patience. The last several months have seen one promotion after another, with, for instance, Sprint offering to halve your wireless bill and Verizon promising data freebies. The service providers are clambering over themselves to win your business, and for the discerning customer, there are deals to be …

This story is part of CES 2016. Our editors bring you complete CES 2016 coverage and scour the showroom floor for the hottest new tech gadgets around. If you go by what everyone was saying at the massive CES tech showcase, we’re speeding toward a future in which everything is connected and talking to every other thing, all to make …

The unlimited data plan is making a comeback at AT&T, but not as you remember it. The Dallas telecom giant said Monday that its DirecTV and U-Verse subscribers can sign up for unlimited wireless data. A single line costs $100 a month, with $40 for each additional line. Enrollment starts Tuesday. The move is an attempt by the nation’s second-largest …