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Verizon Prepaid now offering 5G ultra-wideband support on new plan

Verizon has just included its 5G ultra-wideband support for its prepaid customers.

Recently, the wireless carrier announced a new $75/month unlimited data plan that comes with 5G ultra-wideband support. This is the only Verizon plan that includes 5G ultra-wideband support. With this, data speeds are a lot faster than LTE data.

Cricket Wireless will no longer activate new 3G customers starting January 19

Cricket Wireless is following the footsteps of its parent company, AT&T. 

According to reports, Cricket will stop activating non-HD Voice-capable and non-LTE-capable devices on its network starting January 19th. This is in line with their upcoming 3G network shutdown, which is expected to take place in February 2022. 

Verizon expands 5G service to more cities this January

Verizon is starting the year with more 5G network expansions in the country. 

As revealed by Big Red, they will be expanding coverage of their 5G Home Internet service to Arlington, TX, Miami, FL, San Francisco, CA, Anaheim, CA, and St. Louis, MO starting January 14. On January 28, Phoenix, AZ customers will also gain access to their very fast home internet service.

AT&T pushing through with its 3G network shutdown schedule

Earlier this week, Verizon announced that they have pushed their 3G network shutdown to an indefinite date. But even though there is no specific date mentioned, the shutdown remains evident. Today, AT&T and Cricket Wireless have released more information about its 3G network shutdown schedule and it looks like it’s happening real soon.  

Verizon 3G network shutdown postponed to indefinite date

Verizon was supposed to shut down its 3G network by the end of 2019 but the schedule was pushed to the end of 2020. As revealed in a report, it looks like the wireless carrier is no longer in a rush to shutdown this network. 

Motorola reveals list of phones to get Android 11 update

Motorola has just released its official list of devices that are slated to receive the latest Android 11 update. This may be too late compared to other smartphone manufacturers, but it’s definitely better late than never. 

Here are the devices that will be receiving the latest OS update:

T-Mobile offering $300 discount on Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+

T-Mobile is currently running a discount on two of its 5G-enabled tablets -- the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+. 

T-Mobile launches two technologies to improve 911 calls

T-Mobile is working on two new technologies to help improve the way emergency calls are handled. 

Earlier this week, the Un-carrier revealed these two technologies called the Location-Based Routing (LBR) and Next Generation 911 (NG911). Through these two technologies, the wireless carrier hopes to provide better service for emergency calls to be attended to as quickly as they can be.

Verizon’s 5G Nationwide now covers total of 230 million people

Verizon has expanded its 5G coverage to more areas in the US. According to their release, they have expanded both their low-band and mmWave coverage in the country. 

US Mobile increases data allotment on two plans

US Mobile has just revealed its latest update to two of the plans it offers. Customers will be pleased to know that these two plans now come with more data allotment. 

The two plans that the MVNO updated today include the following:

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