Category: carrier

AT&T says it’s the first US network to reach 2Gbps speeds on 5G

Post author By Randall
Post date April 28, 2019
Categories In 5g, at&t, att, carrier, gear, gigabit, Mobile, Tech, Verizon, wireless

[ad_1] If you could sustain that performance, you’d download a two-hour “HD” movie in the space of ten seconds, AT&T claimed. However, the operative term is “if.” As we witnessed first-hand with our tests on Verizon’s network (disclaimer: that’s our parent company), reaching those speeds is currently unlikely with any provider. You need a millimeter […]

Verizon has a phone plan for kids, complete with parental controls

Post author By Randall
Post date April 2, 2019
Categories In carrier, Children, gear, just kids, kids, Mobile, parental controls, plans, Smartphone, Tech, Verizon, wireless
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[ad_1] There are some definite caveats. While you’re not about to run into overage fees thanks to an on-by-default Safety Mode (which allows unlimited low-speed data once the 5GB runs out), your child will be stuck with 480p video streaming. Other perks like tethered data aren’t included, either. On top of this, you can’t get […]

AT&T is the first 5G carrier in the US to reach gigabit speeds

Post author By Randall
Post date March 31, 2019
Categories In 5g, at&t, att, carrier, gear, gigabit, Mobile, netgear, nighthawk 5g mobile hotspot, Tech, Verizon, wireless
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[ad_1] On launch, AT&T’s 5G service could only make use of a lone 100MHz carrier for your connection, limiting speeds that were frequently not much better (or potentially worse) than LTE. The new approach aggregated four of those carriers, giving it that much more headroom even in real-world conditions. It should get faster still later […]