Now playing: Watch this: Jumping on AT&T’s cheaper unlimited plan? Not so fast… 2:46 Verizon’s rolling out a new unlimited data plan called Verizon Unlimited— its first since 2011, the company said Monday. And for the moment, the plan also comes with a new phone when you make the switch. For $80 a month, 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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Looking for Super Bowl 2019? Check out Super Bowl 2019: How to watch Patriots vs. Rams online, start time and much more The matchup for Super Bowl LI (that’s 51 to you non-Romans) is set. Tom Brady and the New England Patriots will take on Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons at 6:30 p.m. ET, 3:30 p.m. PT on Sunday, February …
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There’s a new sheriff in town at the Federal Communications Commission and he just gave AT&T and Verizon a big pass. The FCC said Friday it would end its inquiry into the companies’ so-called zero-rating offers that allow customers to watch video from certain applications from their mobile devices without it counting against their monthly data caps. AT&T lets its …
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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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With earnings season well underway, Samsung came out with a big bump in its operating profit. That’s despite problems with its Galaxy Note 7 phone, which was recalled twice after several units exploded. The earnings boost is a reminder of Samsung’s reach, with the company making money in TVs and chips. Verizon also posted its quarterly results, with the telecommunications …
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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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If you’re finding it hard to find Google’s latest and greatest Pixel XL phone, you’re likely not alone. The search giant’s flagship device is sold out at the Google Store and even back-ordered on Verizon until at least March 10. Perhaps Verizon feels your pain, because today the carrier said it’s slashing prices on the Moto Z Droid and Moto …
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