Verizon Wireless Plans to Launch LG V20 Ahead of Other Carriers

Some of the major US carriers like T-Mobile and AT&T have already been expecting a significant number of pre-orders related to LG V20. On the other hand, another major US carrier named Sprint is yet to start taking pre-orders for the same phone until 21st October, 2016.

Although T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T might be releasing the LG V20 on 28th October 2016, Verizon Wireless seems to have some other plans. The company is all set to make the competition fierce. Verizon Wireless has announced the launch of the LG V20 on Thursday October 20, 2016 for its Nevada phone service users. The company has also decided to release the phones for users in its stores a day earlier to beat the competition. The company plans to do it ahead of other carriers in order to seek new growth in the wireless sector. The company announced the availability of LG V20 this week.

The Exact Date of Availability in Stores:   

LG’s V20 is surely going to be ahead of the other carriers as it is likely to be available on Verizon Wireless this week. According to the report by Droid Life, Nevada phone service users will be able to get this phone in Verizon Wireless stores on 27th October, 2016. Otherwise, users can buy this phone on the Verizon Wireless’ website before the date specified.

The Price of LG V20:

Coming to the price, the company has not revealed it yet. However, according to some rumors doing rounds on internet in this regard, the device is likely to cost around $769 to $800. In addition to that, the company plans to offer a free pair of B&O Play earphones to Nevada phone service users who buy LG’s V20. Needless to say, every cellular phone service subscriber in Nevada must be expecting slightly higher prices as compared to the prices set by the other carriers.

The Purpose of launching LG V20 Ahead of Other Carriers:

The company has been struggling to gain new growth in the wireless sector for a long time. Therefore, launching LG V20 ahead of the other carriers in the United States could give Verizon Wireless an opportunity to seek new growth in the wireless sector. This is possible only when the company beats other carriers to the punch. And this might just be a perfect opportunity for the company.

This Is Exactly What Phone Service Subscribers in Nevada Will Get in the LG V20:

At this juncture, it is worth stating that there will surely be some promotions by the company about the handset. Users can expect a 5.7 inch display that is very much capable of supporting 1,440x2560 resolution. It has 4 GB of RAM, a powerful Snapdragon 820 processor and a 3200 mAh Battery. The phone has plenty of other features too.

Coming back to the point, the company may have decided to seek new growth in the wireless sector, yet it will not be easy for Verizon Wireless in the presence of other strong carriers like T-Mobile, AT&T and Sprint etc.

Keep coming back to our website as we will keep posting all sorts of latest news in this regard. 

T-Mobile Restores Cellular Phone Services After Serious Network Connectivity Issues

It appears as though this is not a good time for T-Mobile. Recently, T-Mobile’s cell phone service users faced network connectivity issue again. The customers certainly did not appear to be happy with it. They logged into their social media accounts and started expressing their annoyance in this regard.

What Exactly Happened?

A lot of T-Mobile customers lost cellular their connection in places where they should otherwise have full connectivity signals. Customers faced this problem mainly because of a carrier settings update that is related to iOS 10.

Apple Insider Confirmed the Glitch

This glitch has been confirmed by Apple Insider. This technical glitch kept the editor’s iPhon6 totally offline in an area which generally receives full strength of signals. He had to reboot the phone in order to get rid of this annoying problem. 

Customers Reaction

The T-Mobile Cell phone service network wasn’t facing such a problem for the first time. It has happened in the past too, and the customers didn’t seem to be in a forgiving mood this time. They started complaining to the company through social media. Some of the complaints were aggressive as customers were openly expressing their annoyance about the quality of T-Mobile’s network.  Some of the customers even predicted expected excuses about this problem by T-Mobile. Some of them openly threatened to give up using T-Mobile Cellular phone services, particularly after facing a similar problem for a second time in less than 30 days. Customers were also asking for some kind of compensation whereas some customers also complained of their work suffering.

T-Mobile Acknowledged Some Calling Issues

The company acknowledged some sort of calling problem nationwide for a particular period of time during the early hours on Friday morning. Therefore, CEO Mr. John Legere tweeted and said that the company is aware of this issue. He further assured a quick solution to the problem.

T-Mobile Support Staff Got into Action

The Company’s support staff advised all customers facing this problem to restart their phones in order to get connected to the network. Restarting the phone helped many cellular phone service users get connected to the network again. However, this solution did not work well for some subscribers. Some received five bars on their cell phones whereas some users hardly got one or two bars on their phones in the same area. However, they were happy to get connected again to the network. They applauded the way T-Mobile handled the problem and resolved it.

T-Mobile Issued a Statement in This Regard

Now the T-Mobile media department got into action and released a statement on the situation. Actually, the company’s media department confirmed to the associated press that “the issue is fully resolved”. As for the cause of the service interruption, T-Mobile’s media department kept quiet but thanked all customers for keeping their patience.

Although the problem has been resolved, the company should not relax as this has happened twice in less than 30 days. Instead, the company think tank needs to do a lot of serious work to determin appropriate actions to make sure that this does not happen again. Now it will be very interesting to see the way T-Mobile prepares itself to eliminate any possibility of such a problem in future.

Verizon Wireless Has Fine-Tuned Its Network to Keep Customers Communicating During Hurricane Matthew

A hurricane named Matthew continues to head towards the eastern cost of the United States. This is why Verizon Wireless, one of the premiere government cell phone service carriers in the United States has already taken necessary measures to ensure hassle-free cellular phone service for all its consumers in Florida, up the eastern seaboard and across the region. The company is relying on the most reliable and largest 4G LTE network to carry out the task.

The Company Has Fine-Tuned Its Network Significantly Since Last Year's Storm Season:

Following are the highlights of this network enhancement:

•    Additional Services related to the most advanced 4G LTE (Long-Term Evolution) network.
•    Significant addition of capacities at many cell sites.
•    Considerable fortification of coverage along evacuation routes.
•    Deployment of Long-Term Evolution (LTE) advanced technology and installing new in-building network systems at important places like hospitals, high-traffic public places, government and other emergency facilities and other key venues.
•    Super-switch network processing centers specifically designed to resist any catastrophe such as category 5 hurricanes.

What Else:

With hardened shells, power generation at a very large scale, various types of redundant operations and technologies as well as other backup systems deployed/installed, and hassle-free cellular phone services to the users are the main highlights of the efforts put in by Verizon Wireless.

Deployment of Engineers and Technicians:

All the practiced engineers and technicians of Verizon Wireless are burning the midnight oil in order to prepare all sorts of emergency services. They are also focusing on staging extra equipment and continuously conducting drills to ensure that their cellular phone service subscribers can rely on their services when they need it at crunch time, says Mr. Sergei Mislevy, executive director of Network operations at Verizon Wireless.

Some More Reliable Efforts by Verizon Wireless in This Direction:

In addition to that, the company is making some more reliable efforts in this direction for ensuring hassle-free networks for all its customers. The list of ongoing efforts by Verizon wireless includes the following:

•    A full emergency response plan that includes preparing emergency command centers in case of storm or any other kind of crisis.
•    Network technicians working at Verizon Wireless focus on utilizing high-tech mobile equipment dedicated to measuring the quality of the company’s wireless voice calls and data services across the state.
•    Verizon Wireless has a huge fleet of CoWS, CoLTS and GOaTS (Cells on Wheels, Cell on Light Trucks and Generators on Trailers). This fleet can easily be rolled into hard-hit locations or areas where extra capacity of the network is identified as being needed for keeping cell phone service users communicating.
•    Pre-arrangement of fuel delivery for mobile units as well generators for keeping the network up and running in full swing even if the electricity breaks down for an extended period of time.
•    Capable on-site generators for erecting new cell sites.
•    New and extended fuel tanks dedicated to extending power generation capacity of generators for ensuring hassle-free cell phone service for users. 

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All of these initiatives taken by Verizon Wireless are an essential part of the heavy network investment exceeding the amount of $111 billion since the company’s inception in the year 2000 for increasing the coverage and reliability as well as the capacity of its premiere network spread nationwide including the addition of new services. 

Finally:

Now only time will tell the success rate of the quality of improvements that Verizon Wireless has made in this direction.

AT&T Fined $450,000 for Carrying Out Wireless Operations beyond License Parameters

The time does not seem to be good for AT&T.  The company has been fined for almost $450,000 by the FCC (The Federal Communications Commission). On last Friday, FCC carried out an investigation and found the cell phone service provider carrying out unauthorized operations of fixed wireless stations throughout the contiguous US and Puerto Rico in manners other than those mentioned on the stations’ licenses. AT&T had been doing so for more than four years. 

What are the Wireless Stations Used for by the Cell Phone Service Providers?

Understanding the use of wireless stations by the phone companies will help you understand the whole issue in a better way. Actually, the phone companies utilize the wireless stations for connecting phone calls as well as the television signals straightaways between the towers in specific areas where connection is not feasible using standard wire line or fiber optic cable. Mainly, cost and terrain can be held responsible for this. 

Coming Back to the Point:

According to the FCC, AT&T, the cell phone service provider has agreed to pay the fine of $450,000 in the process of resolving lengthy government investigation. In addition to it, the company has also agreed to not to repeat any such behavior, thing or the activity in future, confirms the statement released by the Federal Communication Commission’s announcing the agreement.  

As for Reasons of Fine: 

The Federal Communications Commission says that AT&T did not review the licenses timely. And the cellular phone service provider took these licenses as a part of its acquisition of CCC (The Central Communications Corporation). According to the FCC, almost 240 licenses were under question. Out of these 240 licenses, AT&T required almost 59 licenses needed filling for MMA (Major Modifications Applications) whereas 190 licenses needed minor modification applications, confirmed the Federal Communications Commission.

AT&T Says:

On the other hand, AT&T, the cellular service provider, also released a statement in this regard. It seems that the statement was directed towards saving company’s market reputation. According to this statement released by the AT&T, some minor discrepancies were discovered during the investigation carried out by the Federal Communications Commissions as the result of review of the licenses recently acquired. Company’s cellular phone service users and other carriers have not been affected by this, said AT&T. in addition to it, the agreement to pay the fine has resolved the fine first proposed by the Federal Communications Commission in the year 2015.

Finally, the company has agreed to implement a compliance plan for reviewing all of the wireless fixed microwave stations acquired in future transactions for ensuring license compliance. Moreover, the cell phone service carrier will also file periodic progress reports directed towards displaying AT*T’s compliance efforts as well as correct any kind of noncompliance found or noticed during the review process within the timeframe of 60 days of discovery. Now it will be very interesting to whether the company lives up to its promise to save its market reputation and takes all of the steps suggested by the FCC or not.

Enjoy HD Videos, Superfast Tethering and Internet with T-Mobile and Sprint's Expensive Unlimited Data Plan

These days wireless customers seem to be very fond of high quality video content. Considering their penchant for high quality videos, T-Mobile and Sprint Communications, two of the premiere government cell phone service carriers in the United States, are ready to thrive on this craze of their valuable customers.

They are Heeding Calls:

Both of the premiere government cell phone service carriers have introduced “Easy to Afford” unlimited data plans for cellular phone service users with some compromises.  Sprint Communications added more expensive data plans offering less compromises. Similarly, T-Mobile also followed the footsteps of Sprint Communications and came up with a bit more expensive of a data plan for all of its customers on Monday. 

These new, expensive data plans offered by both of the companies to the users differ in terms of data and other things currently on offer. Let’s see what both of the companies are offering to their valuable customers in these expensive data plans.

T-Mobile One Plus Data Plan:

The company has launched the One Plus data plan during the month of August 2016. It was initially priced at $70 per month. As T-Mobile noticed that some of the cellular phone service users are ready to pay an extra amount of money for enjoying high quality video content, it now has increased this plan price up to $95.

What Is the Difference Between This Expensive Data Plan and more Affordable Data Plans of T-Mobile?

Expensive Data Plan

There is some difference between T-Mobile’s recently launched expensive data plan and the other cheap data plans for cellular service users.

·        Consumers willing to pay more money for the best video content experience can relish full HD videos on their mobile phones.

·       They will be able to use their phone to connect or tether other devices such as a laptop for enjoying superfast internet speed.

Cheap Data Plan:

Coming to the cheap data plan, let’s take a look what it offers: 

1.  It only provides DVD quality video.
2. The tethering speed was very slow.

However, users are given unlimited data usage, texting and calling in both of the plans.

This is what Sprint Communication’s Plan is:

Talking about Sprint Communication’s expensive data plan, it was launched by the company at least a week before T-Mobile came up with its own expensive data plan. However, Sprint Communications, a premiere government cell phone service carrier, successfully undercut T-Mobile’s price of the expensive data plan. Sprint Communications raised the price of its expensive unlimited data plan from $60 to $80 as a starting price.

The Difference:

Both the cheap and expensive unlimited data plans of Sprint Communications offer unlimited calling, data usage and texting. The only difference is in terms of the quality of the video content limited by Sprint Communication’s cheap unlimited data plan.

The latest pricing battle is the result of constantly slowing growth of the US wireless market. Consumers are not taking any significant interest in switching their careers either. This has also played a crucial role in slowing down the growth of the wireless market in the entire United States at least for the last five to six years. But with the arrival of Apple’s iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, most of the carriers, including T-Mobile and Sprint Communications, can expect an increase in the defection rate. 

T-Mobile Issues Tips for Customers to Stay Connected with Their Loved Ones During Hurricane Hermine in the Southeast

A hurricane named Hermine is expected to strike in the southeast as a category 1 storm tomorrow early in the morning. This is why T-Mobile, one of the government cell phone service carriers in the United States, is preparing its network. The company has deployed its operations and engineering teams and is continuously monitoring weather patterns.

Some of the necessary steps being taken by T-Mobile:

As a government cellphone service provider, the company is leaving no stone unturned to prepare necessary equipment as well as providing supplies to help its valuable customers stay connected before, during, and after the storm.

The company is preparing…
•    Generators for backup
•    COW (Cell-on-Wheels)
•    Fuel tanks

The company has also decided to set up a command center in crucial areas where the storm is likely to impact. The company will closely manage network traffic with the help of its GEO-Redundant Network Operation Centers. If needed, further coordination for responses will be initiated.

Mentioned below are some of the tips suggested by T-Mobile, a government cell phone service provider, to increase their chances of getting connected with their loved ones before, during and even after the storm.

•    Keep your Phone fully charged
•    Save the battery life of your phone
•    Prefer texting over calling
•    Keep your calls short and to-the-point.
•    Don’t let your phone get wet
•    Utilize Wi-Fi calling

Let’s see how following these useful tips will help you connect with your loved ones and do many important things before, or after the storm.

1. Keep Your Phone Fully Charged:
T-Mobile has suggested all of its private and cellular Phone Service users to keep their phone battery fully charged.  You should also charge your cellphone in case of electricity breakdown. Car chargers and portable chargers will be very handy in such a situation to keep you connected with your loved ones. If possible, look for several other options right now in your nearby retail stores.

2. Save the Battery Life of Your Phone:
You must utilize the power saving mode available in your cellphone to save the battery life. Reducing screen brightness, turning all of your location based service completely off and reducing application’s usage and downloads will also help.

3. Prefer Texting over Calling:
Since text needs less network resources, it will be the most productive and easy option to know about the wellbeing of your loved ones during and after the storm, suggests T-Mobile.

4. Keep Your Calls Short and To-The-Point:
The company has also suggested that users keep their calls short and to-the-point to ensure network availability for others during severe weather conditions.

5. Don't Let Your Phone Get Wet:
T-Mobile has strongly suggested everyone to keep their phones dry or cover them using some waterproof covering. This will save your phone from getting damaged because of moisture.

6. Utilize Wi-Fi Calling:
Just in case cellular phone service does not work, then utilizing Wi-Fi is the best option for you for calling or texting purposes. Using Wi-Fi calling, T-Mobile customers will be able to call or text their loved ones. You just need to have a Wi-Fi capable phone in the absence of cellular phone service network, and have a Wi-Fi network connection.
•    iOS users should go to Settings> Phone> Wi-Fi Calling
•    Android Users should go to Settings > More Connection Settings > Wi-Fi Calling

If needed, T-Mobile has suggested all its customers to drop a call to 611 (Customer Care Number) using their handset.

Verizon Wireless Soon Introducing Three Carrier Aggregation Technology for Boosting Network Speed up to 300 Mbps

Verizon Wireless is all set to speed-up its network like never before. The company is about to exceed its LTE (Long Term Evolution) network speed over 300 Mbps. This is likely to be done using a technology called TCA (Three Carrier Aggregation). 

This technology utilizes separated lanes of spectrum to help them get used as a single wider lane. Its industry competitors like Sprint and AT&T have already been making the most of 2x Carrier Aggregation technology for a while now.  Sprint named it’s version “LTE Plus”. The company has been hiding the availability of Three Carrier Aggregation technology, apparently at its disposal for a long time.

The Possible Outcomes of Verizon Wireless’ Decision of Introducing Three Carrier Aggregation Technology

Using this technology, Verizon Wireless will become the first government assistance cell phone service provider to conduct a large scale roll-out of TCA (Three Carrier Aggregation).  This move to provide more speed and capacity to mobile users surely rang the warning bells for Sprint and T-Mobile. However, both Sprint and T-Mobile have been working on Three Carrier Aggregation publicly. Therefore, it is clear that Verizon Wireless, the government assistance cell phone service provider, needs to pull its socks up to convert its narrow competitive lead in the market into a big lead.

According to the information provided by trustworthy sources of Verizon Wireless, the company has already been using TCA (Two Carrier Aggregation) in most cities whereas Three Carrier Aggregation technology is being utilized in just a very few cities. The company has confirmed the speed range of Two Carrier technology at a maximum of up to 225Mbps. It effectively bonds 700MHz with the 1700 MHz Spectrum. Using Three Carrier technology, this range will easily exceed the speed of 300 Mbps. This variety of spectrum allows the company to add 1900MHz spectrum to make it even faster. 

But the Story Is Full of Twists:

This technology does not support every mobile set. Therefore, it is important for all mobile users interested in using it to have that right phone that is supported by this technology for various reasons mentioned below:

• This is service will not easily support most of the mobile phones in use today. Users will have to upgrade their government cell phones to one that supports this technology to help them be able to use it.
• Its speed will also vary as per the individual bandwidth.
• All of the government cell phone service providers use different speeds for every band of spectrum. This results in the end spectrums used with a varying amount of speed with various width pipes when they are merged together.
• The level or capacity of those frequency pipes also comes into play.

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All in all, it is not a cakewalk to deploy this technology for utilization over long distances. And Sprint, having a huge amount of spectrum is the best example of it, says a company insider.

That Is Merely the Outline of the Whole Story:

All of the reasons mentioned above don’t completely describe Verizon’s clear intentions behind making this decision. So far, Verizon Wireless has confirmed the list of mobile phones that support Three Carrier Aggregation technology that may include the following mobile phones:

• Samsung’s Galaxy S7, Note 5, Note 7 and the S6 Edge Plus
• HTC 10
• Apple’s iPhone 7
• LG V20

Verizon Wireless has confirmed the news that they are striving to complete all sorts of firmware updates for phones supported by the Three Carrier Aggregation technology. With the help of this new technology, the company is expecting to expand its consumer base and consolidate on its narrow market lead over Sprint and T-Mobile as a government assisted cell phone service provider. It will be very interesting to see what the outcome of this technology will be on company’s plan to seek new growth in the wireless sector.