Verizon planning to push biggest unlimited data users into capped plans

Ratcheting up the pressure on people grandfathered into unlimited data plans, Verizon is planning to force its greatest data consumers into picking a fixed plan or leaving entirely.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 10

Verizon confirms plans including price hikes, more data & added perks

Verizon on Wednesday officially announced its rumored new cellphone plans, launching July 7, which are costlier but in some cases include perks previously found only at other carriers, like rollover data.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 15

Verizon to hike prices, but boost data caps & perks to match competition

Verizon will soon raise the prices on all of its standard plans, but with the tradeoff of higher data caps and various other perks, according to a report.

Roger Fingas 9 years ago 23

AT&T hikes smartphone activation & upgrade fee to $20, matching Verizon

AT&T has quietly raised its smartphone activation and upgrade fee from $15 to $20, matching a similar fee imposed by Verizon earlier this week.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 25

Pebble brings iOS text replies to Verizon, adds customizable vibrations & more

Pebble on Monday announced a series of service and software updates for its multi-platform smartwatches, most notably enabling the iOS text reply feature for Verizon iPhones.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 7

Verizon planning $20 upgrade fee even for customers of Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, leak suggests

Starting April 4, Verizon will be charging a flat $20 fee to upgrade most devices bought for its network — even when a customer is using Apple's iPhone Upgrade Program, according to a leaked memo.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 31

Netflix admits to throttling video on AT&T & Verizon, says it was to protect viewers

Netflix has been throttling video for AT&T and Verizon mobile subscribers for over five years, the streaming service has newly admitted, claiming it was in customers' best interests.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 40

How to enable Wi-Fi Calling in iOS 9.3 for Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile iPhones

With Monday's release of iOS 9.3, all four major U.S. cellular carriers — including the latest addition, Verizon — now support Wi-Fi Calling on Apple devices. Here's how to activate the feature on supporting networks.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 27

FCC greenlights further testing of LTE-U by Verizon & Qualcomm

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has approved additional testing of a cellular technology called LTE-U, controversial because it can operate over the same bands as Wi-Fi routers.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 1

Verizon joins AT&T in launching sponsored data access, raises net neutrality concerns

Verizon on Tuesday officially announced FreeBee Data, a service that will let businesses sponsor data access so subscribers can load some apps, websites, or downloads without it impacting their monthly limits.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 20

New York investigates claims that Verizon, TWC & Cablevision fail to deliver promised Internet speeds

The New York attorney general's office is probing claims that three major Internet service providers — Verizon, Cablevision, and Time Warner Cable — aren't living up to the speeds they advertise to subscribers.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 48

Verizon asks FCC for waiver to enable Wi-Fi calling features

Verizon has submitted a petition to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, asking for a waiver that would allow it to enable Wi-Fi calling on its network.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 7

Verizon plans to share 'supercookie' tracking data with AOL ad network

Beginning in November, Verizon will start sharing the data gathered by its so-called "supercookie" identifier with AOL's ad network — potentially raising privacy and security concerns, a report noted on Wednesday.

Roger Fingas 10 years ago 33

Verizon jumps on annual iPhone upgrade bandwagon with new trade-in offer

Following the announcement of new iPhone upgrade incentives this week, first by T-Mobile then Sprint, America's largest wireless carrier Verizon debuted its own yearly upgrade path on Thursday, saying it offers benefits over lease-type plans.

Mikey Campbell 10 years ago 28

Apple says iPhone 6s units will be available for walk-in purchases at stores this Friday

Both the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus will be available to purchase at Apple retail stores, carrier stores, and select authorized resellers starting this Friday, Apple has announced.

Neil Hughes 10 years ago 15

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