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Some iPhone 12 users report experiencing drops in 5G, LTE cellular coverage

This is why iOS and overall firmware updates exist. A number of users have reported that their iPhone 12 units have been reporting persistent drops in cellular coverage. The reports have surfaced on Reddit, Apple’s support forums, and the MacRumors forums, wherein some users have described suffering issues when walking or in transit and some seeing […]

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iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini available at $30 discount for U.S. customers through AT&T and Verizon, no reasons given for price differential

And now, the caveat that decides whether you see this as a carrier-based incentive or a reason to go thoroughly bananas. As reported, Apple’s U.S. price for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini is $30 less if you’re buying it through Verizon or AT&T. In short, if you buy it through T-Mobile, Sprint, or […]

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FCC issues combined $200 million in fines to AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile for selling geolocation data to third-party aggregators

It probably wasn’t the best idea to sell their customers’ geolocation data to third-party aggregators in the first place. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Friday issued a total of $200 million in fines to the nation’s four largest cellular carriers for selling access to real-time consumer geolocation data to third-party aggregators. AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, […]

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TRACED bill raises robocall fines up to $10,000 per call

If you’re looking for some measure of vengeance against robocalls, it’s en route. Congress approved a bill on Thursday that raises the fine for robocalls up to $10,000 per call. The bill has been going the “Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED)”. Per the Verge: Once TRACED is enacted, the Federal Communications […]

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T-Mobile 5G network boasts 200 to 400 percent speed improvements over company’s 4G LTE, location and pricing remain points of contention

If you were looking for some benchmarks as to T-Mobile’s newly-launched 5G network, the cool cats at Venturebeat have some numbers for you. During testing, the low-band 5G downloads peaked at 227Mbps, or two to four times faster than T-Mobile’s LTE service at the same locations, and far higher than the aforementioned 20 percent estimate. […]