Almost exactly two years after Starlink abruptly stopped offering a portability feature that combined aspects of the Residential and Roam plans, Starlink is officially sunsetting the Residential + Portability plan for good.  Portability was an add-on feature to residential plans that Starlink ceased offering in February 2023. Portability was a $25 add-on feature to the […]

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Straight Talk Wireless is a prepaid subsidiary of the Tracfone brand owned by Verizon, and they recently made some changes to their plan lineup. Of interest for mobile internet are the changes to their Platinum Unlimited Smartphone Plan. The Platinum Unlimited plan now comes with unlimited data on device, unlimited data available for mobile hotspot […]

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SpaceX's Starship is the largest rocket ever built, and when the system is fully operational and rapidly reusable it will be capable of delivering more cargo into orbit vastly more affordably than anything before. It absolutely dwarfs SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and even towers over historic giants like the Saturn 5 that took humans […]

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T-Mobile and SpaceX have a partnership to provide limited cellular service from space, and the FCC recently approved this direct-to-cell (DTC) service for commercial use. T-Mobile is launching a beta test for this capability in early 2025 and plans to expand service as more satellites with direct-to-cell capability are orbited. This is NOT Starlink high-speed […]

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Visible, Verizon's prepaid provider, has made a couple of changes to their Visible+ Plan. Previously, streaming on both Visible plans was limited to Standard Definition (480p). But now the Visible+ plan has the option for High Definition (720p) streaming.  If you are an existing customer, you must opt-in to get HD streaming. You can do […]

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T-Mobile announced some changes to its lineup of fixed-location Home and Small Business Internet options, which will be available starting December 11th 2024. These plans are not suitable for mobile use, and the new plan terms emphasize the requirement for fixed-location use only: For use only with select T-Mobile Gateways for in-home use at location […]

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Starlink recently added several new accessories to its official store, and there are some exciting new options to explore, especially for nomads.  One of the most highly sought-after accessories for some Starlink users is an official DC option for the Starlink Standard hardware. Users have been asking for a DC option since the first round […]

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Winegard, which acquired WiFiRanger back in 2020, is out with a new model of the Everest rooftop connectivity system, called the Everest 2.0. While the WiFiRanger lineage is still there, the branding is now exclusively Winegard, and the Everest 2.0 represents a product that fuses the features and technology of both Winegard and WiFiRanger. The […]

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