Category: at&t

Verizon’s 5G coverage maps are here, and they’re sparse

[ad_1] The maps are different than the ones we’re used to seeing with past wireless technologies. A lot of that has to do with the nature of Verizon’s 5G buildout. At the moment, the carrier is exclusively using a type of spectrum called millimeter wave (mmWave). In contrast to sub-6GHz, the other major group of […]

FCC chairman wants public auction to repurpose satellite bands for 5G

[ad_1] An FCC official told the Wall Street Journal that the regulator hoped to bring the C-band auction up for a vote in 2020 and start the auction by the end of that year. Satellite companies, however, might not be so happy. Industry giants like Intelsat and SES haven’t been averse to selling their spectrum, […]

‘Westworld’ season three teaser brings us to Silicon Valley

[ad_1] In the video, Incite co-founder and new Westworld character Liam Dempsey Sr. goes on about how his company’s “revolutionary strategy engine” can use data to fix everything, while ominously ending on the note that “your only choice, is us.” Not creepy at all. Other than Jefferson Mays, seen here playing Dempsey, season three will […]

Cross-carrier glitch sent people ancient texts in the middle of the night

[ad_1] The hiccup appears to be the result of a common carrier infrastructure glitch. T-Mobile told Engadget this was a “third party vendor issue that also affected other networks,” while US Cellular told 92 Moose that a flawed update to the “cross carrier messaging system” was to blame. Sprint, meanwhile, pinned the issue on a […]

FTC fines AT&T $60 million for throttling unlimited data plans

[ad_1] As part of the settlement, AT&T customers who signed up for one of the company’s unlimited plans before 2011, the year the carrier first implemented its throttling policy, are entitled to a “partial refunds.” Additionally, moving forward AT&T must disclose whenever its plans include any sort of restrictions. “The disclosures need to be prominent, […]

Apple TV 4K is on sale for an all-time low of $90

[ad_1] Of course, you don’t need an Apple device or Apple TV to watch the company’s new streaming service. It’s also available through the Apple TV app on Roku, two Amazon Fire TV Stick devices and Samsung smart TVs. It should arrive on more streaming devices and TVs soon. [ad_2] Source link

AT&T’s new unlimited phone plans drop WatchTV

[ad_1] The other two plans are considerably more straightforward. Unlimited Starter ($35 per line for four lines) is the no-frills option with unlimited calling, texting and on-device data in the US, Canada and Mexico, but not much else. Unlimited Extra ($40 per line), meanwhile, throws in 15GB of hotspot data. Both will debut on November […]

HBO announces ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-off ‘House of the Dragon’

[ad_1] To close out its big HBO Max presentation — the service will launch in May 2020 with a $14.99 per month price — execs revealed that the flagship HBO show Game of Thrones will get a new spin-off based on Fire & Blood. House of the Dragon is a spin-off produced by author George […]

HBO Max will launch in May 2020 with ‘curated by humans’ push

[ad_1] Initially, exec Bob Greenblatt said it will have around 10,000 things to watch, which may be less than competitors like Netflix, but claimed it’s going to lean on human recommendations rather than algorithms, and that a smaller catalog weeds out the “filler no one watches.” Said Greenblatt, “We will never rely on algorithms to […]