Verizon Finally Puts Its Sad, Unloved Streaming TV Service to Rest
Despite having the ability to pre-install Go90 on millions of phones, Verizon is finally pulling the plug on its floundering streaming TV service at the end of July.
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint Pledge to Stop Selling Your Real-Time Location to Data Brokers
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon say they wonât provide their customersâ location data to third-party data brokers, AP reported on Tuesday. A New York Times report in May touched off a major scandal by describing the ways location data, which all four major carriers in the U.S. share with data brokers likeâŚ
Here's How Limited Your Carrier's 'Unlimited' Phone Plans Really Are
At this point, anytime you see the word unlimited in relation to phone plans, you should probably just assume youâre being misled. And after seeing the hijinks Verizon is trying to pull with its latest âunlimitedâ cell phone plan, it seemed like a good time to check in on the other major carriers to get a sense of howâŚ
Verizon's New Phone Plan Proves It Has No Idea What 'Unlimited' Actually Means
Wireless carriers have already demonstrated an inability to understand what âunlimitedâ actually means, offering phone plans that habitually throttle customers who use more than 26GB or so of data every month. However, with the release of its new Above Unlimited plan, Verizon is pushing the mental gymnastics carriersâŚ
Yahoo Messenger Is Dead, Long Live Squirrel!
Verizon paid billions last year for the privilege of ushering Yahooâs services into the great unknown and on Friday it announced that Yahoo Messenger will bite the dust on July 17. Yahooâs new messaging service, Squirrel, is currently in private beta, but thereâs no direct replacement for Messenger at this time. YouâŚ
Against All Odds, ISPs Have Managed to Become Even Less Popular
Americans like their internet service providers even less than they did last year, which is quite the accomplishment since the companies werenât all that popular then, either. The American Customer Satisfaction Indexâs report on telecommunications companies found ISPs hit an all-time low this year.
Verizon Launched a Mysterious New Company With Unlimited Data for $40 a Month
At a time when weâre all waiting with bated breath to find out if our four major wireless carrier choices will become three, Verizon is funding a new low-cost âcompetitor.â Visible is a startup thatâs offering unlimited data, minutes, and messaging for just $40 per month. Of course, it has some caveats.
Verizon Signs Deal to Place the Saddest, Most Pathetic Bloatware on Samsung Devices [Updated]
In the latest chapter of Yahooâs fall from grace, the once-prominent internet company has been relegated to the role of bloatware on millions of Android phones, thanks to a new advertising agreement between Verizon and Samsung.
Flickr Takes Another Sad Turn, Gets Bought by Something Called SmugMug
In the latest of an endless series of unfortunate events to befall the once beloved photo-sharing service Flickr, the company has been resurrected from the grave of Yahoo and bought for an undisclosed amount by premium photo-hosting platform SmugMug.
Verizon and AT&T Reportedly Under DOJ Investigation for Potential Collusion
People have long accused Verizon and AT&T of abusing their market share to the detriment of the overall wireless market. But the two may have crossed a legal line: The Justice Department has reportedly launched an investigation into alleged collusion by Verizon and AT&T to make switching carriers more difficult thanâŚ
T-Mobile Fined $40 Million After Tricking Rural Customers With 'False Ring Tones'
T-Mobile has admitted it engaging in misleading calling practices with its rural customers, and as part of an FCC settlement, is coughing up $40 million.
The Rebirth of Palm Could Happen Later This Year
No, your calendar isnât wrongâitâs not the year 2010. But if a report from Android Police is to be believed, the once legendary phone brand Palm is going to make a return to stores sometime in the second half of 2018 on Verizon.
How Wireless Providers Are Quietly Screwing Over Some Customers
In April, Verizon will begin charging its customers a surprisingly high fee if they intend to pay their monthly bill over the phone with a representative. Itâs an overlooked practice thatâs spreading among big telecoms and provides huge profit potential while eliminating needs for human personnel. All the while, thoseâŚ
Here's What You Can Expect From 5G in 2018
At Mobile World Congress 2018, 5G was easily one of the biggest buzzwords thrown around. Now that shouldnât really be a big surprise, as this next evolution in wireless communication is being touted as the linchpin thatâs going to make things like superfast mobile internet, autonomous cars, and armies of flyingâŚ
Verizon Has a Bad Excuse for Why Itâs Locking Phones Again
For quite some time, Verizon has been the go-to major carrier if you wanted to buy an unlocked phone in the US. Thatâs because Verizon agreed to sell its devices unlocked after winning an auction of wireless spectrum offered by the FCC in 2008. But according to a report from CNET, Verizonâs policy is changing.
Silicon Valley Needs To Ban Forced-Arbitration Agreements. We Asked 10 Tech Companies If They Will
Last year, after former Uber engineer Susan Fowler published her blog post alleging the company was rife with sexual harassment and discrimination issues, the allegations against Uber and other Silicon Valley companies began to pour out. These were issues that had plagued women and people of color in Silicon Valley âŚ
Report: Verizon Dumps Huawei Phones as US Government Pressure Mounts
For a company hoping to gain fans and customers in the US this year, Huawei has had a rough start to 2018. Earlier this month, just a day before Huawei CEO Richard Yu gave a keynote speech at CES, reports came out that AT&T had canceled plans to carry Huawei phones in its stores. Now, according to a report fromâŚ
US Government Considers Nationalizing Part of 5G Network, But Trump's Own FCC Chairman Objects
The Trump regime is considering a plan to nationalize at least part of the 5G wireless network thatâs currently being developed by American telecom companies, according to a report by Axios. And while Reuters says it has confirmed the basics of the report (while noting itâs mostly just an internal spitballing sessionâŚ
Verizon, Other ISPs Won't Say How Badly They Plan to Fuck You Over Now
Now that the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission has decided to toss a massive favor to their friends in the telecom industry and revoke open internet rules, there may soon be no regulatory barrier preventing ISPs from implementing paid prioritization schemes or outright blocking or censoringâŚ
Verizon Says Exec's Joke About Installing a 'Verizon Puppet' at FCC to Kill Net Neutrality Was 'Funny'
Like bankers on a balcony, sipping champagne and sneering at a growing crowd of protesters angrily chanting from the gutters below, Verizon has taken to openly giving the finger to the throngs of Americans online desperate to defend net neutrality.
