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Verizon offers $20 account credit to subscribers affected by mass outage
Verizon has announced a $20 account credit for affected users as a token of apology. The telecommunications giant acknowledged falling short…
Apple Watch owners frustrated by Verizon activation glitches
Some Apple Watch users say they’ve been unable to activate the Verizon cellular plan for their new wearable. The carrier suggests users try…
Wells Fargo hikes Apple price target after Verizon results
Wells Fargo has raised its price target for Apple following Verizon’s disappointing second-quarter earnings report. Verizon reported…
Verizon misses quarterly revenue estimates on slow U.S. smartphone upgrades
Verizon missed quarterly revenue estimates on Monday due to slow smartphone upgrades in the United States, dulling strong growth…
Verizon’s outlook on iPhone upgrades likely to affect Apple’s stock price
Verizon’s earnings report on Monday will be closely watched for clues on Apple’s upgrade cycle. Verizon, a major iPhone carrier, could offer…
Verizon ups price for Apple Watch cellular plans
In an email to customers on Thursday, Verizon announced a $5 per month price increase affecting plans tied to Apple Watch and…
How to get your piece of Verizon’s $100 million settlement
Verizon customers claimed in a class action lawsuit that Verizon has charged its post-paid individual consumer wireless service account…
T-Mobile is significantly faster than AT&T and Verizon – report
In its latest report, Opensignal finds that T-Mobile users in the U.S. have 2.5 times faster download speeds than AT&T subscribers and…
Major U.S. carriers offer hefty Apple iPhone 15 launch promos to woo subscribers
Major U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, are offering substantial iPhone 15 promotions for customers, with…
T-Mobile utterly dominates Verizon, AT&T in U.S. wireless speeds
Ookla’s Speedtest Intelligence reveals T-Mobile was the fastest top mobile operator in the United States during Q2 2023 with a median…
2023 U.S. Carriers Shootout: Verizon vs. T-Mobile vs. AT&T
In 2023, which U.S. cellular carrier – Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T – offers the best mix of performance, coverage, and value?
Arrival of Apple’s new iPhone 14 family sets off slew of wireless carrier promotions
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the new iPhone 14 family, kicking off a slew of sales promotions from the top three wireless carriers in America…
Verizon expands ultra-fast 5G Ultra Wideband coverage via C-band spectrum rollout
Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband just got another big boost. After recent successful trials, Verizon has started deploying with 100 MHz of C-band…
Best iPhone carriers: Verizon vs. AT&T vs. T-Mobile
A look at the best phone carriers in America, covering Verizon vs. AT&T vs. T-Mobile alongside some of the best affordable iPhone plans from…
AT&T ups legacy plan pricing to push customers to upgrade to new plans
AT&T is raising prices on legacy mobile-service plans in an effort to squeeze more revenue from customers by pushing them to new…
Apple’s new ‘on-device authentication’ removes carriers from the buying process
Apple changes the way American customers can purchase iPhones. “On-device authentication” removes wireless carriers from the buying process…
Verizon increases iPhone 13 lineup subsidies to match competition
Verizon said on Friday it is increasing its subsidies on offer for Apple’s newly launched iPhone 13 lineup, in a bid to attract more…
AT&T, Verizon offer free Apple iPhones for long-term customers
AT&T covers the entire price of an iPhone 12 Mini and most of a standard iPhone 12 – essentially free Apple iPhones in exchange for…
Verizon offers free Apple Arcade for unlimited subscribers
For its smarter customers, Verizon will include an up to 12-month subscription to Apple Arcade ($4.99/mo.). Those with lesser brainpower can…
Verizon offers up to $1000 for cracked or water damaged phone
Beginning Thursday, April 1, new and existing Verizon customers can trade in a cracked or water damaged phone and get up to $1,000 off…
T-Mobile leads the 5G rollout race in the U.S. – report
For the first time, T-Mobile wins Opensignal’s award for 5G Download Speed. Opensignal’s T-Mobile users saw average 5G download…
Verizon and Apple team to swap out entire fleets of corporate-owned phones for 5G iPhones
Apple and Verizon introduced “Verizon 5G Fleet Swap,” that allows customers to trade in their entire fleet of phones & upgrade to iPhone 12 …
Carrier wars seen boosting Apple iPhone 12 sales
Wireless carriers eager to attract new subscribers to their 5G networks are likely to provide a lift to Apple’s December-quarter sales …
Good news for Apple and consumers: The 5G iPhone is reigniting the carrier subsidy wars
Apple and consumers are in the driver’s seat as the carriers, with the launch of Apple’s iPhone 12 family, offers aggressive subsidies …
Apple prepares to launch 5G iPhones into unprepared U.S. market
Apple is set to feature 5G as a significant new technology to this year’s batch of iPhones, but the U.S. network is still not ready for 5G …
An October iPhone 12 launch is a big 5G win for Verizon
Time is of the essence for both Apple and Verizon. The lack of a September iPhone launch shortens Apple’s fiscal Q1 sales window, but it…
Verizon Unlimited plans add new perks, access to Apple Music, Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+
Verizon customers get more movies and shows, more sports, more data and more ways to save. Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+1 will be included…
Apple and Verizon offer six months of Apple News+ free for new iPad buyers
Apple and Verizon are partnering on a new promotion for Apple News+ beginning this week. Any iPad activated through Verizon will qualify for a free…
5G speed shootout: Verizon offers extremely high speed service
Opensignal’s latest 5G analysis found that all ten carriers measured saw much faster speeds for their users on 5G compared with 4G, with speeds between…
Here’s who benefits from ‘massive’ slowdown in smartphone sales
The COVID-19 pandemic is massively slowing the pace of smartphone sales and that could benefit many wireless carriers, Morgan Stanley says…
Verizon gives all customers extra 15GB of high speed data
Verizon wireless consumer and small business customers will see an additional 15GB of data added to their plan for no additional charge…
Verizon launches Yahoo Mobile, a $40-per-month cell service
Using the 25-year-old Yahoo brand, Verizon is launching a new mobile phone service called Yahoo Mobile which operates on Verizon’s 4G LTE network…
FCC looks to fine U.S. carriers $200M over improper location data sharing
The U.S. FCC is set to propose fining four major U.S. carriers at least $200 million in total for improperly disclosing consumer real-time location data…
Verizon’s nationwide 5G launch could be ready for Apple’s new 5G iPhones
Verizon plans to launch 5G wireless service across the U.S. later this year, just in time for the fall release of Apple’s widely-expected 5G iPhones…
There are three types of 5G and most of what you’ll get is not super-fast
There are three types of 5G being built in the United States including low-band, mid-band and high-band mmWave 5G…
Carriers are adopting ‘Caller ID on Steroids’ to put an end to robocalls
Spam and robocalls are such a widespread problem — Americans endured over 26 billion of them in 2018 — that the FCC has stepped in…
How Apple Card could put pressure on Verizon and AT&T
Apple’s brand new Apple Card credit card with Goldman Sachs could be a disruptive force in more than just the banking industry…
Faster internet is coming, but not for everyone
Benefits of the broadband advances are mostly going to consumers who already have plenty of options for robust internet connections…
How Apple’s next iPhone threatens Verizon, AT&T, other carriers
The next model of Apple’s iPhone, expected this fall, may have a surprise that’s more profound than…
Hotspot device lets iPhone users experience 5G speed right now
Verizon has launched its first 5G hotspot device today, giving users in select US cities the ability to take advantage…
PC Mag reveals America’s Fastest Mobile Network 2019: AT&T
We’ve been testing mobile data speeds for 10 years now. This time around we drove 9,652.5 miles through 30 US cities…
