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5G

AT&T 3G Shutdown Today

As we’ve mentioned before, today (2/22/22) is the sunset date for the AT&T 3G Network. This will impact all non VoLTE phones, as well…

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T-Mobile can no longer call itself America’s most reliable 5G network

The National Advertising Division of the Better Business Bureau has told T-Mobile to stop claiming they are the “most reliable” 5G network.  The claims are…

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Dish Pushes Back Launch to Q4

With the All Wireless Expo in Las Vegas next week, I was really hoping to see (and use!) a demo of Dish’s new, built-from-scratch…

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Verizon (Again) Delays 3G Shutdown

Mike Dano write in LightReading (link below) that Verizon has once again, moved it’s 3G shutdown date. Verizon spokesperson Kevin King said “our 3G…

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Dish Signs Tower Deal

When you’re 30+ years behind your competition in building out your network, you’re going to need help. So, in a deal that comes as…

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Has Dish Already Pushed The Timeline?

Dish Network had promised it would have its 5G network up by the end of 2020, but now? “We are not commenting on that,”…

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Verizon Releases 5G Pricing Plans

Ronan Dunne, EVP and Group CEO at Verizon recently spoke at an investor conference and mentioned the carriers plans for pricing access to it’s…

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Verizon, Dish Pick up More Spectrum

Verizon and Dish Network won the lion’s share of the new 3.5GHz licenses in the latest federal auction and is expected to be used…

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T-Mobile to require VoLTE on all phones in January

If you have T-Mobile (or the former Sprint) service, you’ll need a VoLTE phone by January, or your service will stop. According to T-Mobile…

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AT&T Announces End of Life for 3G Network

AT&T has announced the End-of-Life of its 3G network, and has started to tell customers (see below) that their device will not be compatible with…

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