Verizon and AT&T are hanging up on companies that boasted they could track any American with a phone. In a letter sent to Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, Verizon’s chief privacy officer, Karen Zacharia, said the company is ending its contracts with location aggregators like LocationSmart and Zumigo. “We are committed to protecting the privacy and …
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Unlimited data plans aren’t what they used to be. As in, simple. Verizon muddied the definition of unlimited further on Thursday with the introduction of a third, more expensive tier, titled “aboveunlimited.” This comes on top of “gounlimited” and “beyondunlimited,” which have varying degrees of features. Now playing: Watch this: Verizon gives heavy data users a new unlimited plan for… …
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Sprint’s latest deal was too good to last. But it’s surprising just how quickly it’s going away. A week ago, the nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier introduced a promotional $15 unlimited data plan, with few strings, and no plans to ever see a price increase. That dirt-cheap price wasn’t feasible in the long term, and Sprint is shutting it down. The …
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There’s a big shake-up happening at the nation’s largest wireless carrier. Verizon on Friday said that Lowell McAdam will step down as chief executive on Aug. 1, serving as executive chairman until his retirement at the end of the year. McAdam, 64, will remain with the company as non-executive chairman. Succeeding McAdam is Hans Vestberg, who joined the company in …
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Sprint is bringing a new low to the unlimited data plan. And in this competitive market, that’s saying something. The nation’s fourth-largest wireless carrier, which has a deal to merge with No. 3 T-Mobile later this year, on Thursday introduced a new unlimited data plan for $15 a month per line. The limited promotion, which is only available online or …
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The affordable Motorola Moto G6 is joining the ranks of the LG G6 and Moto E4 as an Amazon Prime Exclusive phone. This means you can now buy the Moto G6 for $235 if you’re an Amazon Prime member in the US. The Moto G6’s regular price is $250. Amazon sells the phone unlocked so you can use it with the …
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AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson praised the cancellation of the popular ABC sitcom Roseanne after its star posted a racist-filled Twitter rant on Tuesday. Stephenson was asked about the controversy Wednesday during an interview at Recode’s Code Conference. AT&T is in the midst of trying to buy Time Warner, one of the biggest media companies, which owns cable channels such as …
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Project Fi is expanding its phone lineup just a tad. The Google phone network announced Wednesday that it’s adding the LG V35 ThinQ, the G7 ThinQ and the Motorola Moto G6 to its services. Announced earlier Wednesday by AT&T, the V35 is a half-step update to February’s V30 ThinQ and features a 6-inch OLED display, the Snapdragon 845 chipset and 6GB of RAM. Similar to …
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The LG G7 ThinQ will launch June 1, but you can preorder the new handset from major US wireless carriers beginning this week. Verizon will kick things off Thursday, with Sprint and T-Mobile following suit on Friday, all with different purchase options, of course. Sprint is offering the handset for $33 per month on an 18-month Sprint Flex lease, while …
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