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Sprint network coverage vs T-Mobile, Magic Box
Business

2018 could finally be the year Sprint’s network becomes good

January 31st, 2018

Sprint has comfortably occupied the plucky underdog role among wireless carriers for the last five years. Its low prices and cheeky ads are out of necessity, not choice: Sprint’s network finishes in last place in every nationwide network comparison, and while its urban coverage has improved dramatically, it’s still not the network of choice for …

FCC spectrum auction: T-Mobile
Tech

T-Mobile just spent $8 billion to get signal across the entire country

April 13th, 2017

T-Mobile: great prices, meh coverage. That’s been the general consensus for years, but things are about to change in a massive way. The results of the FCC’s low-band spectrum auction just came out, and T-Mobile is the biggest spender by a country mile. The carrier spent $8 billion to buy 45 percent of the available …

AT&T Stream Saver
Tech

AT&T now has a bad version of T-Mobile’s unlimited Netflix plan

November 14th, 2016

One of T-Mobile’s headline features in its self-titled “war on cell carriers” is the Binge On feature, which allows you unlimited video streaming from most services like Netflix and YouTube. The tradeoff is that the video only streams in standard definition, rather than HD. AT&T has decided to copy Binge On with a new program …

Forget 3G and 4G, terahertz could make cell phones 1,000 times faster

March 9th, 2012

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh announced that they have discovered a means of wirelessly transmitting data thousands of times faster than current standards, PCMag reported on Wednesday. The team is led by Hrvoje Petek, a physics and chemistry professor at the university, who has theoretically found a way to transmit data between devices in …

AT&T urges customers to dump 2G, upgrade to 3G and 4G

March 6th, 2012

AT&T wants customers who are still using 2G phones to upgrade to the company’s faster 3G and 4G networks, MarketWatch reported last week. The carrier is in the process of sending notices to customers asking them to upgrade their devices. “Your current, older-model 2G phone might not be able to make or receive calls and …

U.S. emerges as global 4G LTE leader after less than a year

October 14th, 2011

A country that was recently the butt of jokes due to its ongoing reliance on CDMA networks now finds itself a global leader in next-generation cellular technology. According to a new report from Pyramid Research, the United States will account for the largest share of 4G LTE subscriptions in the world this year. Twenty-six carriers …

‘Confusion and skepticism’ could turn users away from 4G, study says

July 13th, 2011

According to a new report from Retrevo, consumer “confusion and skepticism” could impede the adoption of 4G devices. We’re not surprised. The labeling on 4G devices is apparently so confusing that 34% of iPhone 4 owners and 24% of BlackBerry users actually believe they have a 4G-capable device, but neither RIM nor Apple currently offer …

T-Mobile Rocket 3.0 42Mbps 4G USB modem hands-on

May 26th, 2011

Earlier this week T-Mobile announced the Rocket 3.0, a new USB data stick built by ZTE that’s capable of running on T-Mobile’s new upgraded 42Mbps HSPA+ 4G network. As our luck would have it, the friendly FedEx guy just dropped off the Rocket 3.0. T-Mobile’s newly upgraded 42Mbps network is available in new markets 55 markets, …

Clearwire sees promise in LTE, switch from WiMAX possible

May 20th, 2011

It’s no secret that Clearwire’s going through a rough patch and, in an interview with CNET, Clearwire’s chief operating officer Erik Prusch said that the carrier may eventually switch from WiMAX to LTE. “WiMAX to date has been a very good technology choice for us,” Prusch said. “We were able to take advantage of the …