Articles by Stuart Sweet

DISH rolls out… smartphone repair?

OK, it’s a little curious. DISH today rolled out a smartphone repair service open to everyone, not just DISH customers. It’s curious because, well, there’s certainly no shortage of smartphone repair services out there, and from…

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New Review: SureCall Fusion4Home Cellular Booster

It’s the industrial-strength cellular signal booster for home use. SureCall’s new Fusion4Home is priced for regular folks but beats large building boosters in performance. This booster’s so powerful, you might actually end up turning the…


AT&T takes steps toward 5G

One gigabit per second from anywhere. At a time when most Americans don’t even see one tenth that speed from a wired connection at home, it seems fabulous, something to dream about. Of course, wireless internet…









AT&T to introduce $10 broadband

AT&T takes its commitments seriously, and one of those commitments is low-cost broadband. 10Mbps may not be “blazing fast” by today’s standards but it’s more than fast enough for email, general web surfing, and even a…





Starz rebrands its Encore channels on DIRECTV

The circle is now complete. That doesn’t have a lot to do with the story, but it’s fun to say now and again. Starz has completed its rebranding, first announced a month ago, by officially naming…