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AT&T, Verizon, stall 5G network rollouts, 5G-compatible iPhone may not surface until 2020

As much as you’re hankering for 5G, it might not arrive quite as quickly as you’d like it to. America’s two biggest U.S. wireless carriers, AT&T and Verizon, are unlikely to have much in the way of true 5G service deployed by the end of 2019, perhaps backing the view that Apple won’t have support […]

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AT&T, other wireless carriers, state they’ll stop selling users’ location data come March

This could qualify as something of a relief. AT&T and the other big three carriers claim they will stop selling their subscribers’ location data in March. While optimistic, the company has already missed their June 2018 deadline for this change.

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New Apple Support scam/phishing techniques reported

The Apple Support scams are becoming more elaborate. A Jody Westby received an automated phone call on her iPhone as of Thursday warning her that multiple Apple user IDs had been compromised and said she needed to call a 1-866 number. Her iPhone displayed legitimate-looking contact information for Apple. It listed Apple’s correct street address, […]

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iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR eSIM support expands to 24 countries and 45 carriers

Apple’s eSIM support has gone live and has now expanded to 24 countries and 45 carriers. Previously, Apple’s eSIM support document laid out eSIM support across 10 different countries. After the last week, Apple’s list of countries and supported carriers now include the following:

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Verizon activates eSIM support for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR handsets

U.S. carrier Verizon has begun activating eSIM lines for Apple’s dual-SIM iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max handsets. Reports of the new activations have begun arriving via subscribers, with Verizon confirming support via Twitter. To add an eSIM line, the carrier is directing people to the “Join Now” option in the My Verizon […]