insert_link Tech Made Simple Verizon Clears Up ‘Unlimited’ Plan Confusion with New Offerings (Or DO They)? For the past few years, Verizon has (rather confusingly) offered three different types of “unlimited” data plans, but now the carrier is looking to clear up that confusion by replacing them with four unlimited plans. Sorry, did I say “clear up”? I meant “make everything even more confusing.” As The Verge reports, the changes aren’t that sweeping: there are $5 price cuts across the board; new names for two […] todayAugust 9, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Verizon’s 5G Network Hits a New Milestone This week marks the release of Samsung’s $1,400 Galaxy S10 5G, which will briefly be a Verizon exclusive before moving to other carriers. And now that there’s a real, proper 5G phone on its network, Verizon has ramped things up. Coverage remains extremely limited: it varies widely and block by block. But when you find a good spot, it’s amazing. Tester Chris Welch (@chriswelch) just reported on The Verge […] todayMay 17, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Verizon Makes it Easier (and Cheaper) to Filter Spam Calls Annoyed daily, hourly, minute-by-minute by those annoying and incessant spam and robo calls? Verizon is finally taking steps to reduce the number of calls its customers receive, announcing last week that it now offers a free version of Call Filter, its robocall- and spam-call blocking service, which used to cost customers $3 per month. With the free version of Call Filter, Verizon customers get spam detection, blocking, and reporting. The […] todayApril 3, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Verizon’s Free Spam Protection Verizon has just announced that it will offer free spam and robocall protection to its subscribers starting this March. The "Call Filter" service, which was previously available as a $3 add-on, will be offered for free to all Verizon customers with phones that support the features, including iPhones and Android phones. It's about time: competing carriers T-Mobile and AT&T have been offering the same free spam filtering service for quite […] todayJanuary 24, 2019
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