---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <20170615213020.GA6521@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:30:20 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: There's a secret way to get unlimited Verizon hotspot data for $50 a month By Chris Mills These days, cell carriers are pretty clear that they don't want you using mobile internet as an alternative to hardline broadband. With the exception of Verizon's weird smart hub router monstrosity, there's nothing that provides a useful amount of mobile data for a good price. Or at least there isn't if you're not a member of the Family Motor Coach Association. The FMCA has negotiated a special deal with Verizon for RC owners that gives you a Novatel MiFi 7730L wireless hotspot for free, and lets you have unlimited wireless internet (with a soft deprioritization threshold) for $50 a month. http://bgr.com/2017/06/14/verizon-unlimited-data-hotspot-deal-50-per-month/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20170615213603.GA6545@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:36:03 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Marissa Mayer resigns as Verizon closes 4.5B deal for Yahoo By Ingrid Lunden It's now official. After Yahoo shareholder approval last week, Verizon today announced that it has finally closed its acquisition of Yahoo, which it plans to combine with its AOL assets into a subsidiary called Oath, covering some 50 media brands (including TechCrunch) and 1 billion people globally. It will be led by Tim Armstrong, who was the CEO of AOL before this. As expected, Marissa Mayer, who had been the CEO of Yahoo and recently received a $23 million 'golden parachute' for her work there, has resigned. https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/13/verizon-closes-4-5b-acquisition-of-yahoo-marissa-mayer-resigns-memo/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20170615214028.GA6570@telecom.csail.mit.edu> Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017 17:40:28 -0400 From: Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> Subject: Verizon Just Started Selling an LTE-Only LG Flip Phone By Kellex It's not often that we talk about a basic flip phone around these parts. With smartphones available at almost any price point, it seems sort of silly to even consider a dumb or basic phone at this point. And today, that won't change as we talk about the newly released LG Exalt LTE that is now available at Verizon. The LG Exalt LTE is important because - as far as we can tell - this is Verizon's first LTE-only phone. When I say "LTE-only," I'm talking about the fact that this phone only connects to Verizon's LTE network, not their 3G CDMA network. If anything, it's the company's first 4G LTE dumb phone. That's kind of a big deal. http://www.droid-life.com/2017/06/15/verizon-just-started-selling-lte-lg-flip-phone/ -- Bill Horne (Remove QRM from my email address to write to me directly) ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Fri, 16 Jun 2017