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Cheat Sheet: US Wireless Carrier 4G and 5G Bands for Unlocked Phones [2024]

Kellen October 30, 2024 51

"Does this unlocked phone work with my carrier?" or "What are the US wireless carrier bands?" How many times have you asked that over the last several of years? I know we ask it often about Verizon or AT&T or T-Mobile networks. In a time where prepaid...

Whole Lot More Galaxy Devices Get October Security Patch

Tim October 24, 2024 1

Early last week, Samsung was shipping out quite a few October security patch updates to newer Galaxy devices, including those of the Galaxy Z series. This week, ten more updates are shipping, reaching devices like the Galaxy S20 series, Tab S8 and S9, and Note...

Verizon Family App Offers Location Sharing and More, Free to Postpaid Customers

Tim October 24, 2024 3

Verizon Family is officially launched after being tested since at least the mid part of this year. With the app, Verizon customers can keep an eye on their family members with real-time location sharing, as well as other safety features. Free to all postpaid...

Verizon Message+ is Shutting Down

Kellen October 3, 2024 25

Verizon has had a text message app called Verizon Messages, that everyone referred to as Verizon Message+, for at least 8 years. The app isn't something I ever considered using, as it has always been a bit behind in terms of UI trends, but it has at least 100...

Verizon: Service Restored Following Yesterday’s Network Outage

Tim October 1, 2024 12

Some time around 7:45am on the west coast, reports started popping up that Verizon was experiencing a network outage. At its absolute peak, roughly 1.6 million users reported issues with the network, according to Downdetector. How accurate that figure may be...

Galaxy S22 Series, Fold 4, Flip 4 Get One UI 6.1.1 Update in US

Kellen September 23, 2024 5

Samsung has started the week off by continuing to push its big One UI 6.1.1 update to another batch of devices. They already the Galaxy S24, S23, Fold 5 and Flip 5 with it, so now they are stepping a year back to the Galaxy S22 series and Fold 4/Flip 4 combo....

Disney Freaks Out Verizon Customers With Included Disney+ Bundle, But All Should Be OK

Kellen September 17, 2024 6

Disney+ announced back in August that they were raising prices on almost every single plan they offer, from stand-alone Disney+ to their various bundles, including those with Hulu and ESPN+. The news wasn't shocking, as we can't seem to go more than a couple...

Galaxy S24 One UI 6.1.1 Update Lands in US

Kellen September 9, 2024 8

When Samsung announced a week ago that it was (finally) ready to release the long-awaited One UI 6.1.1 update for most of its flagship devices, they told us that the Galaxy S24 series was up first. The update was scheduled to begin rolling out the minute they...