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Why Verizon is happy to pay half a billion to the FCC
Mo’ money, mo’ problems.
DISH finally doing something with its spectrum?
DISH jumps into an extremely crowded market.
AT&T doing more fixed wireless trials
AT&T’s new fixed wireless plans may not make sense to you, but they will… in the future. The company announced that they are operating trials of fixed wireless service to parts of Alabama, Florida, Georgia,…
In Depth: Is DIRECTV Satellite Going Away?
The web is abuzz with articles like this one at FierceCable after AT&T reported earnings for the fourth quarter. There have been a lot of naysayers out there who assume that satellite TV is a “dead…
STREAMING SATURDAY: Live TV Streaming and More in 2018
If you want live TV streaming news, you need more than just Stuart Sweet. He wrote me off this week, yet here I am bringing you what to look for in 2018 from the streaming service…
Our Predictions for 2018
Who knows what the future will bring? In 2017 we saw the growing dominance of DIRECTV NOW, the coming of DIRECTV’s Genie 2 and Hopper 3, and we finally saw Apple try to take back some…
Forget about Exede and WildBlue – it’s just Viasat now
Satellite internet is great if you can’t get wired service. For example, if you’re on a boat at sea, or if you’re really really remote. For decades, Viasat, Exede and WildBlue have been three of the…
DIRECTV to get rid of receivers by 2020?
If you believe the rumor mill and out-of-context statements from people like AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson, the writing’s on the wall for satellite, and for DIRECTV’s own branded receivers. Of course, Mr. Stephenson didn’t say that…
FOOL ME ONCE: Sprint and T-Mobile say, “Yeah, really calling it quits”
An official press release that came after the close of business Friday says the Sprint and T-Mobile are definitely calling it quits. Reuters picked it up and it looks like everyone else’s story is based on that story. I’ll…
You want headphones? We got your headphones right here
If you think SolidSignal.com is just for satellite stuff, prepare to be amazed. If you’ve never dug deep into our site, you probably don’t realize that we carry over 30,000 items of interest to amateur and…
How fast can cellular internet get?
Don’t worry, there’s no such thing as 8G. Yet. In fact, we’re really still in the 4G world. 5G is still a few years away, and if that doesn’t satisfy the techies, we should expect 8G…
Qualcomm explains Gigabit LTE better than I can
Well, they did invent the thing. Qualcomm is one of those companies whose products you use all the time without knowing it. Their chips are almost certainly in your phone right now, powering its ability to,…
So it looks like T-Mobile and Sprint will probably merge. (GROAN)
So apparently this is going to happen. Although I’ve spoken out against it over and over, It’s beginning to look more and more like perennial last-place contenders T-Mobile and Sprint are going to join forces to become…
UPDATED: The most current list of 4K DIRECTV-Ready TVs (for now)
DIRECTV recently published a new list of DIRECTV 4K Ready TVs on their site. It’s probably the simplest list I’ve seen, so I’m posting it here for you all to enjoy as well. DIRECTV 4K Ready…