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70,000 AT&T customers were without service this morning across the US

Getty Images reader comments 167 More than 70,000 AT&T cellular customers reported being unable to connect to service early Thursday morning. While early reports suggested multiple carriers, including Verizon and T-Mobile, seemed to be affected, that appears to be a knock-on effect of a major network going down. As of late Thursday morning, AT&T had… Read More: 70,000 AT&T customers were without service this morning across the… »

T-Mobile unveils $100 phone plan, topping AT&T and Verizon’s highest prices

Getty Images | SOPA Images reader comments 94 with T-Mobile yesterday announced a phone plan called “Go5G Next” that costs $100 a month for a single line, more expensive than the highest-tier wireless plans offered by AT&T and Verizon. In a notable development for a carrier that spent years blasting its rivals’ prices, T-Mobile issued… Read More: T-Mobile unveils $100 phone plan, topping AT&T and Verizon’s highest… »

AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday and sank another 6.7% today

Getty Images | Eugene Mymrin reader comments 101 with AT&T’s stock price hit a 29-year low on Friday and continued to sink today as investors fled telecom stocks on reports that cleanups of lead-covered telephone cables could cost the industry tens of billions of dollars. AT&T stock dropped 4.1 percent to $14.50 on Friday, reportedly… Read More: AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday and sank… »

Verizon abandons its confusing mess of six “unlimited” wireless plans

Getty Images | Bloomberg reader comments 42 with Verizon is replacing its confusing mess of six “unlimited” wireless plans with a slightly less confusing menu of options. Starting tomorrow when the new plans roll out, customers selecting a new plan will have two primary choices. Only the more expensive option will include access to the… Read More: Verizon abandons its confusing mess of six “unlimited” wireless plans »

After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is boosting 5G speeds

Getty Images | SOPA Images / reader comments 10 with 10 posters participating Share this story With AT&T’s and Verizon’s 5G battle against the aviation industry mostly behind them, the carriers have significantly boosted wireless speeds with their newly deployed spectrum. From March to September, AT&T users’ average download speeds rose 34.6 percent from 50Mbps… Read More: After fight vs. FAA, Verizon’s and AT&T’s new spectrum is… »

FAA clears Boeing 777 and other planes after 5G warning halted some flights

Enlarge / A Boeing 777. reader comments 9 with 8 posters participating Share this story The Federal Aviation Administration today said it has cleared 62 percent of US commercial airplanes to perform low-visibility landings at airports where AT&T and Verizon are deploying 5G on C-band spectrum this week. Several international airlines previously canceled some flights… Read More: FAA clears Boeing 777 and other planes after 5G warning… »

Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history

reader comments 69 with 62 posters participating Share this story Verizon is automatically enrolling customers in a new version of a program that scans mobile users’ browser histories—even when those same users previously opted out of the program when it had a different name. The carrier announced changes to its “Verizon Selects” program along with… Read More: Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing… »

Verizon will use Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellites to extend 4G and 5G

Enlarge / A Verizon booth at Mobile World Congress Americas in Los Angeles in September 2018. reader comments 40 with 30 posters participating Share this story Verizon has made a deal to use Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to add capacity to the Verizon cellular network and provide fixed-wireless Internet service in rural parts… Read More: Verizon will use Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellites to extend… »

Verizon’s Visible cell customers hacked, leading to unauthorized purchases

reader comments 53 with 37 posters participating Share this story Numerous Visible Wireless subscribers are reporting that their accounts were hacked this week. Visible runs on Verizon’s 5G and 4G LTE networks and is owned by Verizon. Suspicions of a data breach at Visible started Monday when some customers saw unauthorized purchases on their accounts: @Visible… Read More: Verizon’s Visible cell customers hacked, leading to unauthorized purchases »

Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was hacked for five years

Getty Images | d3sign reader comments 95 with 70 posters participating Share this story Syniverse, a company that routes hundreds of billions of text messages every year for hundreds of carriers including Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, revealed to government regulators that a hacker gained unauthorized access to its databases for five years. Syniverse and carriers… Read More: Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was… »