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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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 says it’s confident its 5G network will cover a fifth of the US by the middle of next month, even though it launched just this Wednesday and is available in one city. Better known for its satellite TV services, Dish made the rosy forecast on Friday in its first-quarter earnings report. The prediction was one of the few bright …
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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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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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AT&T’s decision to step away from Hollywood and focus on its core telecom business is paying off. The Dallas-based company reported first-quarter results that saw slight gains subscriber counts across its phone and internet services amid a decline in profit and revenue, the aftermath of finally splitting off WarnerMedia and other video services. AT&T added 691,000 net new postpaid phone …
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T-Mobile has a new unlimited plan that’s cheaper than its other offerings. Just be prepared to give up some perks. The new plan, called Base Essentials, went live on April 21 and runs $45 per month for a single line, a $15 savings compared with its current cheapest Essentials unlimited plan, which is $60 per month. The new option is …
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By now, you’ve surely gotten at least one: an unexpected SMS message carrying a tiny link just begging to be clicked on. Do so and you might be handing cyber thieves valuable information they can use to swipe your bank account balance, fake your identity or even track your whereabouts. Dubbed smishing, a contraction of SMS and phishing, some texts …
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Unlimited Google Photos storage is back, as long as you’re a T-Mobile customer willing to spend $15 a month for the honor. The opportunity is “coming soon” exclusively to T-Mobile, as reported earlier Tuesday by The Verge. Customers will be able to store unlimited photos and videos in full resolution, as well as getting 2TB of storage for Gmail and Drive. …
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