You may not want a 5G phone today, but your opinion will change very soon. That’s because the network and devices — limited today — will get supercharged heading into 2020. 5G is touted as a game-changing technology, with the ability to dramatically boost the speed and coverage of wireless networks. It can run between 10 …
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T-MoBell might soon be the new reason to move to a big city. T-Mobile and Taco Bell are teaming up again to bring T-MoBell stores to New York, Los Angeles and Chicago July 23-25. The stores will offer exclusive, limited-edition, co-branded merchandise like the T-MoBell Freeze and taco-themed socks. You might even get to meet a celebrity if you stop …
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Sprint has confirmed a data breach, telling customers that hackers broke into their accounts through a Samsung website. The number of customer accounts breached isn’t yet known, CNET sister site ZDNet reported Tuesday. The hack occurred June 22, Sprint told its customers in a letter, and included details like first and last name, billing address, phone number, subscriber ID, account …
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US 4G wireless networks continued to show overall improvement even as 5G’s expansion continues to loom over the industry. In new industry rankings from wireless industry trackers IHS Markit’s RootMetrics and OpenSignal, Verizon continues to be praised for its robust nationwide 4G network while AT&T was once again found to have greatly improved its speed. The new rankings come a …
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The first major tropical storm from the Gulf this season is on its way, and all four major mobile carriers are knee-deep in preparations to ensure their networks stay as solid as possible. Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint have each detailed the work they’ve put into preparing for Tropical Storm Barry this weekend. Tropical Storm Barry is approaching the Louisiana …
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5G buzz is everywhere. Billboards display the latest, fastest gadgets like Samsung’s Galaxy S10 5G, TV ads tout the benefits of the fast speeds and carriers are jockeying for title of best 5G network. But with 5G networks in the US only a few months old, your 4G phone isn’t destined for the junk heap yet. In fact, the ramp-up …
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On the same day US President Donald Trump held a social media summit without inviting the two biggest social media companies, Twitter and Facebook, the White House also reportedly held an in-house meeting on 5G policy. The discussion was meant to “combat infighting” about the new mobile network technology, Axios reported Thursday afternoon. 5G, already launched in some parts of the …
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It’s one thing for wireless carriers like Verizon and Sprint to show off 5G speeds in this or that city. It’s another to test the same phone on two different networks in the same town for a taste of how 5G competition is heating up. That’s exactly what I did today in Chicago — testing peak and real-world 5G speeds …
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AT&T’s super speedy 5G network is coming to the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League in Las Vegas this month, the carrier said Wednesday. AT&T will work with the NBA to use 5G to stream video at games on July 10 and 11. 5G, the next-generation mobile technology, provides faster speeds, more capacity and lower latency (the time it takes a …
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The Federal Communications Commission has voted to free up another band of wireless spectrum for next-generation 5G wireless service. But the vote wasn’t without controversy. On Wednesday, the agency voted 3-2 to auction spectrum in the 2.5GHz band. This sliver of airwaves, known as the Educational Broadband Service, had been set aside for educational purposes during the 1960s. License holders …
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