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California man finds limits of Verizon FiOS unlimited data broadband service: 77TB

California man finds limits of Verizon FiOS unlimited data broadband service: 77TB
  • Posted May 24, 2013, 8:30 AM by Jesse Schoff | Filed in Industry News, The Web
  • Verizon offers unlimited data for their FiOS fiber-optic broadband service, but as one person found out recently, as with all things, it’s not truly “unlimited.” A California man, who goes by the handle Houkouonchi online and preferred not to be…

AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300

AT&T adds 30GB, 40GB and 50GB shared data tiers starting at $300
  • Posted March 18, 2013, 6:30 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in Mobile Computing
  • AT&T has expanded its shared data services to include several new packages that are better suited for data-chugging businesses and consumers. When the company first introduced its group data plans last summer, it offered bandwidth in blocks ranging from 1GB…

T-Mobile offers no-contract unlimited voice, text and data for $70

T-Mobile offers no-contract unlimited voice, text and data for $70
  • Posted January 9, 2013, 4:30 PM by Jose Vilches | Filed in Industry News, Mobile Computing
  • T-Mobile is looking to become the nation's "uncarrier" by making a series of moves aimed at easing the usual pains customers experience with rival wireless providers -- things such as high costs, complexity of contracts and congested networks. Last month…

FCC fines AT&T $700,000 in overcharging dispute, must issue refunds

FCC fines AT&T $700,000 in overcharging dispute, must issue refunds
  • Posted November 7, 2012, 1:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • The Federal Communications Commission has announced that AT&T has agreed to pay $700,000 in order to settle a claim that they moved select customers to a mandatory monthly data plan after promising them they could keep their existing pay-as-you-go plan. …

Research shows wireless carriers charge for data you never receive

Research shows wireless carriers charge for data you never receive
  • Posted September 14, 2012, 4:30 PM by Shawn Knight | Filed in Industry News
  • A new study suggests that wireless carriers might be overcharging customers for monthly data usage. It’s an important study now more than ever since many wireless providers are moving away from unlimited data plans as a direct result of the…

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