Unsung Sony Xperia XZ Premium is unsung no more | #PNWeekly 259

Erica Griffin, The Technology Nerd That Likes to Film Stuff, has filmed her takes on the OnePlus 5 and Xperia XZ Premium. We chat with her on our show!

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Sprint temporarily suspends T-Mobile merger talks to negotiate Comcast/Charter ‘partnership’

While an acquisition seems unlikely, the newly formed alliance betweem Comcast and Charter might be very interested in "partnering" with Sprint.

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In a paradox, Xfinity Mobile and YouTube TV launch | #PNWeekly 247

In this episode of our podcast, we also talk about Samsung's good and bad with the Galaxy S8 and Tizen as well as Russo-Canadian cellphone spies...

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Comcast previews Xfinity Mobile for its internet subscribers

The service is available only to Xfinity Internet subscribers and is intended to go after postpaid carriers with unlimited data and Wi-Fi hotspots.

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iPhone build costs, say hello to Allo, and a Comcast MVNO? | Pocketnow Weekly 219

How much does it REALLY cost to build an iPhone? Can any software truly be intuitive? Why is Comcast getting into the carrier game? We say hello to Google’s Allo messenger, and we have a BUNCH of smartphone announcements to chat about from Huawei, LeEco, and Blackberry! These stories plus your questions, so make sure you’re charged and ready for the Pocketnow Weekly!Watch the live video broadcast from 2:00pm Eastern on September 22th (click

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Appeals court will not take up AT&T, Comcast’s case against net neutrality

Broadband internet will remain a utility that the Federal Communications Commission can easily and strictly regulate, so ruled two judges to one in a federal appeals court. The decision tossed out petitions from AT&T, Comcast, Verizon and other telecom companies challenging the courts’ earlier agreement with the FCC’s declaration.“We have always expected this issue to be decided by the Supreme Court, and we ...

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Seven days until 104 applicants battle it out in 600MHz auction

At 6pm Eastern on March 29, all the possible US TV stations that would like to sell their broadcast spectrum will have committed to do so. From there, the Federal Communications Commission will work on a blueprint to sort out how that spectrum in the 600MHz band can be put together for sale. That leads up to the next step for the commission in the auctions process, setting up a clearing target.The order of ...

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“Productive” meetings between FCC, T-Mobile, AT&T and Comcast on zero-rate data

Those worrying about cascading impacts from the still-new zero-rated data programs have been looking toward what the FCC might assess them as. Are they net neutral policies or not? T-Mobile has had a colorful month in defending its own Binge On scheme from criticism while AT&T and Comcast have their own programs as well.The Commission asked representatives from the three companies to meet with them

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A weird cellular marriage between cable competitors Comcast and Verizon

Comcast may have stomped all over T-Mobile’s begging for an acquisition with this move, but it’s a weird one, indeed.Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said in the Q3 company’s earnings call that he is ready to act upon a three-year-old agreement with Verizon to set up as an MVNO using the latter’s network. Test runs are scheduled after a required six-month waiting period. Where we are in that time frame is unknown.The 2011 agreement, in which Comcast gave Verizon spectrum, also allowed the ...

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It’s happening: Carriers are moving to punish content providers

How do you like that “unlimited” data plan of yours? Whether it’s on your phone or to your home, “unlimited” has some pretty major pitfalls. Oh sure, for folks like you and I it’s pretty great! All the data that we want for one “low” price. That’s really good if you have LTE or HSPA+ and a good signal! In many cases your phone’s data plan is faster than your home’s Internet connection — or close enough that you don’t care. Back in the day, that wasn’t much of a problem. Other than downloading music, pretty ...

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