Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 Take that, Verizon! Sprint’s unlimited data plan now has HD video too. Starting Friday, you’ll be able to sign up for Sprint’s newest wireless plan. With it, you can use all the data your heart desires, and you’ll be able to …
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The wireless industry has fallen in love with unlimited data all over again. It’s happened in just a matter of weeks. In January, T-Mobile went all-in on unlimited, eliminating all other options except for its T-Mobile One plan. Sprint rolled out a promotional $50 unlimited plan for singles, and $90 for a family of five (the rates go up after …
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Now playing: Watch this: T-Mobile strikes back in battle for best unlimited plan 2:26 Verizon is offering a new wireless plan with unlimited data for $80 per month. Verizon Verizon is jumping back on the unlimited data bandwagon. The wireless carrier launched a new plan Monday that offers unlimited data, talk time and texts for $80 per month for the …
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Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 Enlarge Image T-Mobile and its CEO John Legere are pushing again on price. James Martin/CNET Verizon may have brought back unlimited data for its customers, but T-Mobile plans to do one better. T-Mobile said starting Friday, it will offer HD video streaming and 10GB of high-speed …
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T-Mobile’s free pizza promotion is back, but instead of Domino’s, it’s partnering with Papa John’s for its latest “pizza party.” Here’s the deal: Starting on Valentine’s Day (February 14), on one Tuesday during the following four weeks, T-Mobile customers can claim their free large or pan, single-topping pizza by logging into the T-Mobile app each week (on each line of …
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Customers are turning to Sprint again. In fact, they’re starting to look to the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier over stalwarts like AT&T and Verizon Wireless. The company said it added 405,000 net new post-paid subscribers — people who pay at the end of the month and tend to be more loyal. Of that total, 368,000 were phone customers, Sprint’s highest …
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You get only one chance to make a first impression. If that’s the case, AT&T may have dropped the ball with many customers who signed up for its DirecTV Now streaming TV service. The telecommunications giant saw its service choke under the demands of its users, marking an embarrassing start for the company. It was bad enough that T-Mobile CEO …
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No really Verizon, how do you feel about Yahoo? In Verizon’s fourth-quarter report on Tuesday, references to Yahoo, which the telecom giant agreed to acquired for $4.8 billion, are buried near the end with little additional insight. You could forgive Verizon for being skittish when it comes to talking about Yahoo, a business it once coveted for its user base …
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The idea for the Women’s March on Washington to protest Donald Trump’s presidency started as a Facebook post, but for anyone actually at the march on Saturday, sharing their experience on social media during the event was nearly impossible. The wireless networks ground to a halt for much of Saturday as hundreds of thousands of people marched in Washington DC …
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Now playing: Watch this: FCC: AT&T and Verizon’s free data programs violate net… 1:34 The Tom Wheeler-led Federal Communications Commission is taking a final shot at AT&T and Verizon Wireless. On Wednesday, the FCC’s wireless bureau issued a report (PDF) spelling out how AT&T’s DirecTV Now online video service and Verizon’s FreeBee Data 360 offer, which allow companies to pay …
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