Are you one of the remaining Verizon customers with an unlimited data plan? You might have noticed recently that the carrier issued a new policy in which it was going to start throttling the heaviest data users on its unlimited plans. Good news: that's no longer going to happen. Verizon's original goal was partially to optimize its network in an effort to ensure fast throughput speeds...
Apple's new iPhones will launch this Friday with built-in Wi-Fi calling, but not every carrier offers support for the new feature. T-Mobile just announced that all its new phones will come with Wi-Fi calling, while AT&T says it hopes to make the upgrade early next year. Now Verizon has confirmed its own plans to get onboard, though it's still not a "top priority." Speaking at a...
Verizon has this weekend begun shipping the first iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pre-orders ahead of their launch on Friday, September 19. Customers are being given their tracking numbers and they can follow their orders online, but there’s little chance their new handsets will arrive early. Carriers have been known to send out iPhone pre-orders early in previous years — even Apple starts...
Sony’s had some trouble getting its flagship phones into the U.S. in the past, but it looks like the brand new Xperia Z3 could land on more than one American carrier. We already know the Z3 is headed to T-Mobile, while recent reports suggest it could be available from Sprint as well. Now a new report from PCMag has us thinking the device will launch on Verizon as well. The site claims...
Now more than ever we can be thankful that the U.S. government shot down AT&T’s intentions to acquire T-Mobile, and Sprint/SoftBank’s decision to back away from a similar bid. Industry pundits like myself and others had long argued that these sorts of acquisitions aren’t good for consumers. Marketplace competition is always better for the public. It’s why I still think the Comcast/...
Rumor has it Apple's next smartphone will pack a sapphire display, but it looks like the iPhone 6 won't be the first handset to feature the super-tough material. Earlier today Verizon announced the Kyocera Brigadier, a new Android handset boasting, you guessed it, a sapphire display. The Brigadier is available starting today for $99.99 with a two-year contract from Verizon, and it...
Pictures acquired by Droid-Life suggest Verizon will offer the budget-friendly LG G Vista beginning Thursday, July 31 for $99 with two-year contract. The images corroborate previous leaks, which pointed to a more watered down version of the G3. Now, we finally have the full-on specs, price and a release. According to promotional material, the G Vista will include a 5.7-inch 720p...
The HTC One Remix, known in other parts of the world as the HTC One Mini 2, is finally official for Verizon. It's been a long road of leaks and rumors, but in case you were holding out for a watered-down HTC One (M8), this is the device to get. As expected, the lower specs and cheaper build doesn't just mean you're getting an inferior experience, but you also get the benefit of the...
Finally, at long last, the HTC One Remix we’ve been (maybe) waiting so long for is going to launch for Verizon on Thursday, July 24. At least according to Evleaks, who dropped that date on his blog recently. We’ve been hearing about this device, which is essentially the HTC One Mini 2 with a Verizon logo emblazoned on the back, for a few weeks now. Aside from that, the device is merely...
Netflix and Verizon’s ongoing spat doesn’t look like it’s going to resolve itself anytime soon, and the biggest loser may end up being the customers of both firms. Netflix published its latest ISP speed results on Monday and Verizon managed to drop in the rankings. This happened even though Netflix pays Verizon to boost its streaming speeds. Verizon DSL dropped to the bottom of the...