Apple unveiled its latest flagship phone, the iPhone 14, just a few days ago during this year’s Apple event. The new phone boasts upgraded cameras and screen sizes for certain models from its predecessor. Along with the new phone came changes to how Apple is selling the iPhone 13 across stores, including its own. The …
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Apple unveiled its latest flagship phone, the iPhone 14, just a few days ago during this year’s Apple event. The new phone boasts upgraded cameras and screen sizes for certain models from its predecessor. Along with the new phone came changes to how Apple is selling the iPhone 13 across stores, including its own. The iPhone 13 base model is …
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Verizon is adjusting some of its fees for consumers and business users. On May 16 the nation’s largest carrier announced that it will be raising the administrative fees for consumer accounts by $1.35 per voice line to $3.30 per line, per month starting on its users’ June billing cycle. After earlier telling CNET that it isn’t adjusting the fees for …
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What’s happening The FCC is adopting new regulations to stop international scam robocalls. Why it matters Robocalls are the No. 1 complaint to the FCC, and scammers have swindled billions of dollars out of Americans. Slowing the flow of these calls is a top priority for the agency, and it’s trying to close remaining loopholes. The US Federal Communications Commission …
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Dish, which took on the role of fourth US mobile carrier after the T-Mobile and Sprint merger finalized in April 2020, has blown past several deadlines over the years in getting its 5G network up and running. But Dish’s 5G service is finally going live in Las Vegas on Wednesday, and the company has listed over 100 cities that will …
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AT&T has announced price hikes for its older mobile plans and is encouraging subscribers to upgrade to the carrier’s newer Unlimited plans. Monthly fees for non-Unlimited plans will increase up to $6 per month for single-line customers and up to $12 per month for family accounts, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the news. AT&T cited higher business costs as …
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T-Mobile’s first quarter of 2022 proved to be a good one, as the wireless carrier revealed it had increases in postpaid, prepaid and home internet subscribers. In earnings announced Wednesday morning, T-Mobile revealed that it had added over 1.3 million postpaid customers in the period, of which 589,000 were postpaid phone users. Postpaid users, who pay their bills at the …
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AT&T is updating its top unlimited offering, rolling out a new roaming perk for those with its Unlimited Elite plans. Starting on May 3, those with the carrier’s priciest unlimited plan will get unlimited talk, text and data in 19 Latin American countries. The list features seven Central American countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. …
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A day after AT&T reported earnings for its first quarter, Jeff McElfresh, CEO of communications, has been named the carrier’s chief operating officer. In 2019, McElfresh, who had been working on 5G initiatives, assumed the role of CEO of communications. McElfresh was named COO in an internal message, as Fierce Wireless first reported and AT&T confirmed to CNET. Several other executives …
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Verizon is feeling the competitive heat. The nation’s largest wireless carrier suffered a decline in the first quarter and warned that its earnings growth would be at the lower end of its previous expectations. Verizon lost 292,000 consumer postpaid phone subscriptions, the metric used by the industry as an indicator of success. In a Friday press release on its earnings for the …
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