Tag: verizon

July 17, 2020

With its latest Galaxy A71 5G UW model, Verizon only reconfirmed the trend we’ve been seeing this year for its new 5G network phones – one and the same make and model is $50-$100 more expensive on Big Red than […]

July 14, 2020

Just when you’ve finally been able to wrap your mind around 5G and understand the difference between sub-6GHz and mmWave airwaves, and know why low-latency is better than high-latency (which puts you way ahead of the average consumer by the […]

May 29, 2020

While its profits are still a far cry from what Verizon or AT&T notch each quarter, they are nearing a billion for the first time, and T-Mobile is still in its growth phase where it prioritizes subscriber increase. The merger […]

May 27, 2020

Verizon sure took its sweet time expanding official support for its blazing fast 5G network to the entire Galaxy S20 family, but for what it’s worth, you don’t need to wait an extra second before the newest member of said […]

May 21, 2020

Yesterday, Verizon sent us a press release detailing a few new developments around its 5G network efforts. Tucked between more mundane news that it flipped the 5G switch in San Diego and signed up technology partners for the future of […]

May 18, 2020

If you’ve been following the countless mobile network reports recently released by reputable research and analytics companies like OpenSignal and RootMetrics, you probably know the 5G situation in the US right now is… far from ideal. While T-Mobile has a […]

May 8, 2020

Verizon silently added another mid-range Android smartphone to its ever-growing portfolio, the LG Q70. The phone made its debut on the market in Q3 2019, but only recently arrived in the United States. The LG Q70 can be had for […]

May 6, 2020

It’s no longer a big secret that the US mobile 5G landscape is… pretty messy, as the nation’s major wireless service providers are each doing their own thing when it comes to implementing the different flavors of 5G technology, which […]

April 28, 2020

Recently, OnePlus pushed an update to fix OnePlus 8 and Pro issues with touch sensitivity and screen green-tinting. Now, after numerous reports on the OnePlus forums from OnePlus 8 Pro users having issues with Verizon’s network, OnePlus has released a […]

April 9, 2020

While our good ol’ 4G LTE networks speeds are beginning to appear in the rearview mirror, especially in the few areas where Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile or Sprint have 5G equipment up and running, it has been a remarkable ride. A […]

April 1, 2020

In this day and age, we would expect fewer people to fall into fraudulent scams over the phone, considering our growing knowledge of security and privacy. However, America loses approximately $10 billion annually to robocall schemes, so the US government […]

April 1, 2020

Despite what the name might suggest, the 2019-released Moto Z4 is not what we’d call a true flagship. Powered by a mid-range Snapdragon 675 processor, the modular phone nonetheless made headlines as Verizon’s first 5G-capable mobile device. Technically, 5G-upgradeable would […]

April 1, 2020

Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint have all started coronavirus relief campaigns to help out their current and future subscribers in these troubled times, and the plans start from $15. The so-called Keep Americans Connected Pledge asks involved companies to not […]

March 13, 2020

AT&T has temporarily lifted all broadband usage caps to help customers forced to work from home due to coronavirus. The move follows increasing pressure on the operator from a group of US Senators who claim the practice will negatively affect […]

March 3, 2020

Despite an increase in the number of companies hit by mobile attacks that led to compromises, four in 10 businesses sacrificed security to meet profit goals or avoid “cumbersome” security processes, according to Verizon’s third annual Mobile Security Index 2020. […]

February 14, 2020

Less than two weeks after a heated Super Bowl during which it managed to win the download speed battle (at least in the small parts of the Hard Rock Stadium where football fans actually got a 5G signal) while losing […]

February 6, 2020

Huawei has launched court action against Verizon alleging that the US telecommunications giant infringed on its intellectual property rights. The Chinese company filed the lawsuit against Verizon in the United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of […]

February 3, 2020

There’s been a lot of talk about the potential detrimental effects of the merger between T-Mobile and Sprint on competition in the US wireless industry, as the market would shift from four to three major players, but sometimes it feels […]

January 30, 2020

Verizon had a strong fourth quarter adding subscribers as it appears the company’s 5G rollout may be helping fuel net phone additions. But the financial results for the quarter were mixed. For consumer lines, Verizon said it added 852,000 retail […]

January 9, 2020

Not to be outdone by Verizon’s bombastic 5G claims and promises made at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show, AT&T took the glamorous Vegas stage yesterday to announce some of its milestones planned for the rest of 2020. America’s second-largest wireless […]