Adam Doud/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Last week, while my beloved Cubbies were fighting for their playoff lives, I decided to see how speeds were doing on the three biggest carriers in the US. Since my hometown of Chicago was one of the first test beds for 5G, I’ve been maintaining an interest in it throughout …
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AT&T Is Paying Out $177 Million for Data Breaches. Learn Who’s Eligible and How to File a Claim
The 2024 Snowflake hack of AT&T’s cloud-based data was one of top five biggest data breaches of the year. AT&T/CNET In 2019, more than 70 million current and former AT&T customers had their private personal data leaked on the web. In 2024, a hack of AT&T’s data warehouse exposed the phone records of more than 100 million people. Now the …
Read More »AT&T Website References Next-Generation iPad Pro With M5 Chip
AT&T’s website references an unreleased iPad Pro model with an M5 chip, but it is unclear if it is an accidental leak, or simply a premature SEO play. Here is how the HTML title for the iPad page on AT&T’s website appears in Google search results: Shop Apple iPad Tablets: iPad Pro M5 Pre-Order Soon Here is a screenshot of …
Read More »I compared 5G network signals of Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T at a baseball stadium – here’s the winner
Adam Doud/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Last week, while my beloved Cubbies were fighting for their playoff lives, I decided to see how speeds were doing on the three biggest carriers in the US. Since my hometown of Chicago was one of the first test beds for 5G, I’ve been maintaining an interest in it throughout …
Read More »iPhone 17 is having cellular issues with T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, and others
The iPhone 17 is making its way to excited customers’ hands, and is bringing some problems too, apparently. According to multiple reports emerging online, iPhone 17 models are having cellular issues across multiple regions, regardless of whether it’s T-Mobile, AT&T, Verizon, or an MVNO’s services that the phones are using.Initial reports were being met with slight skepticism, and the belief …
Read More »Superiority of T-Mobile over AT&T and Verizon proven once again after Apple launch
Apple’s recently launched Watch Series 11, Watch SE 3, and Watch Ultra 3 are among the first smartwatches to support 5G. Small devices can’t support full-featured 5G, though, and instead use something called Reduced Capability (RedCap). For this reason, T-Mobile users might have a better experience than AT&T and Verizon customers.5G RedCap is a scaled-down version of 5G for power-conscious …
Read More »AT&T Walks Back Its System for Tracking Employees’ RTO Compliance
AT&T is reducing its reliance on an employee-attendance tracking system, admitting to workers that it hasn’t been fully accurate and is “driving people to the brink of frustration.” The system, known internally as presence reporting, automatically tracks the hours workers spend at their assigned office. Most are required to log at least eight hours a day, five days a week, …
Read More »A DIRECTV And DISH Merger Could Be Back On As Dish’s Spectrum Sale to AT&T Changes Everything
Last week a $23 billion deal between AT&T and DISH’s parent company EchoStar Corporation agreed to sell off valuable wireless spectrum licenses has reignited speculation about a long-dormant merger between satellite TV giants DirecTV and DISH Network. The transaction, announced earlier this week, marks a pivotal retreat for EchoStar—controlled by billionaire founder Charlie Ergen—from its ambitious vision of transforming DISH …
Read More »EchoStar Stock Soars 70% as It Sells Spectrum to AT&T for $23B Amid FCC Pressure
Key Takeaways DISH TV operator EchoStar announced the sale of low- and mid-band spectrum allocations to AT&T for $23 billion. The two firms also agreed to change their earlier network services deal to create a hybrid mobile operator relationship. EchoStar said the transaction resolves issues with federal regulators, who have been investigating whether it was meeting it wireless and satellite …
Read More »Micah Parsons is at AT&T Stadium to watch the Cowboys’ preseason game
Micah Parsons scrubbed all Cowboys content from his social media accounts Thursday after hearing Jerry Jones’ comments about their contract stalemate. So, everyone was curious whether the star edge rusher would show up to work Friday. He did, and he has. Todd Archer of ESPN reports that Parsons attended meetings at The Star on Friday morning. Some 2 1/2 hours …
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