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Hi, I have a Sony Xperia XA2 Ultra H4233 64GB phone that I'm using on the Cricket Wireless network. I did a search on google and this forum but couldn't find anything specific to my issue. The Issue Everything works on my phone; talk, text and data. I get 4G LTE data signal. The...

Normally if a company wants to collect some data it is practice that they tell you what they will be collecting and give you an option to opt in or out. It appears that OnePlus is gathering data and sending it back to their severs. A developer made the claim after discovering his data was being...

T-Mobile seems to be the only major carrier looking out for the customer these days. They know that this is their only chance to break up the duopoly and take a favorable market share. They have been using this tactic to their advantage to include taxes and fees in their plan prices, offer...

Verizon just dismissed more than 8,500 customers in rural areas for using a "substantial amount of data". Verizon of course offers "unlimited data" to their customers. Many of the customers dismissed were on these unlimited data plans. Verizon was apparently spending too much money to get their...

Here we go again! It looks like Verizon has been caught red handed throttling video from Netflix and Youtube. The Netflix speed test tool "fast.com" has revealed that Big Red is throttling Netflix traffic. Verizon says they are just testing Video Optimization. According to the fast.com users of...

We recently learned that anywhere between 6million and 14million Verizon accounts have been exposed thanks to a 3rd party vendor. The vendor was in charge of improving a residential and small business wireline self service portal. This was confirmed to be specifically related to wireline...

I have tmobile and when i pull down the status bar its not there. Even in button order its not there. WTF? Even though I have unlimited data I still like to shut it off when on wifi. Its actually a pain in the ass to find it settings too. And I think theres no way to pin in to the home screen??

AT&T is giving you yet another reason to upgrade your package to the Unlimited Plus plan. They had already been giving a $25 credit to go towards DirecTV or Uverse Tv, but now they are sweetening the deal even more. The plan will now include free access to HBO even if you are not subscribed to...

Many of you may know that I was one of the final grandfather unlimited plan holdouts. For the past several years I have been clinging on to my 8 year old Alltel unlimited data plan. The plan included 500 shared minutes, free minutes nights and weekends, free minutes Verizon to Verizon, free...

There was one more perk to Verizon's New unlimited plan that was announced yesterday. At the very worst time ever to buy a phone Verizon will actually give you a free aging flagship just before all the new flagships come out when you trade in your current device. The fine print states that you...

There has been lots of excitement surrounding the announcement of Verizon's new unlimited data plans. Everyone wants to know exactly how the pricing structure will be with this. Verizon initially mentioned that they price would be $80 for a single line and $45 per line for four lines. While it...

It looks like Verizon is pretty serious about their new Unlimited Data Plan. They aired the above commercial during the Grammys this evening. This seems to be an "if you can't beat them join them move" as the other 3 major carriers have been offering unlimited data for a while now. The big plus...

Hello all, Recently I have been experiencing an issue with background data. Suddenly my phone (Droid Turbo running Marshmallow, stock non-rooted) has been acting up. I do not receive any notifications which require use of data unless my screen is unlocked or even forced to look. This includes...

Just as it was beginning to look like carriers may be trending back towards unlimited data plans the two largest carriers are actually taking measures to end these types of plans for good. Earlier in the week we found out that Verizon is going another step forward towards ending Grandfathered...

Last week in the midst of all the CES madness Verizon made a few major changes to their policies. They have totally done away with 2 year upgrades for basic phones and smartphones. They had previously done away with 2 year contracts, but had decided to let existing customers continue to buy...

There have been caps on home data for some time. However many home internet providers have removed caps over the past few years as data demands have increased. Everyone streams video these days. Either you are watching youtube videos here and there or watching Netflix. My family watches more...

Now that most of us are on limited data plans it is very useful to have tools and widgets to show your data usage. You can now add a network indicator to your status bar without having to root your device. The Systyem Glow app adds a glowing indicator which pulses to show you when data is being...

Jacob Ajit a 17 year old Thomas Jefferson High School student from Faifax Virginia was messing around with a T-Mobile prepaid phone one bored Friday evening. He quickly discovered that he could gain access to unlimited 4G data on the network for free. A T-Mobile prepaid sim card allows you to...

Setup: Four Lines are on the Nationwide Talk & Text 2000 Lines 1 and 2 are basic, dummy lines Line 3 has 5 GB of Data Line 4 is an UDP Is there a way to move the first three lines to a newer plan and save money and get more data while leaving Line 4 alone? Thanks guys

The proverbial Axe was just dropped by Verizon. For years we have seen the writing on the wall and the reckoning is finally here. If you are an unlimited data user who actually uses what you pay for expect to be disconnected by Verizon starting August 31. This is all part of a major migration...