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  • You'll need an iPhone 14 to see all of AT&T's 5G network

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    B-Mc-C said:
    Here in Orange County, CA, I get regular AT&T 5G, not their 5G+ faster stuff. After reading the recent articles about how great T-Mobile has gotten, and knowing their 5G UC is supposed to be amazing, I tried the new 90 day test drive last week. My plain old AT&T 5G is 150mbps, T-Mobiles 5G UC was 41mbps. The upstream was abysmal, coming in at 2Mbps on T-Mobile vs 24mbps on AT&T. I have tested this in many areas around here and the results are similar. You really do get what you pay for. Very excited about this even faster midband and love that it will be restricted to only the latest devices.
    Odd. I just ran SpeedTest on the T-Mobile UC network.  Got 541 Mbps download, 30.5 Mbps upload. Wonder if it’s network congestion or setup. 
    scstrrfwatto_cobra

  • Brazil stops iPhone sales until Apple includes an AC charger

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    hackintoisier said:
    Why not just include a charger in the purchase for those who request one, and for others who don’t need one, no charger required. 
    Bingo

    If you need one, here you go. 

    Don’t need one?  Thank you and have a nice day. 
    watto_cobra

  • European politicians on the cusp of requiring USB-C in all smartphones

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    Still cannot for the life of me figure out how this helps anything…. How often are people switching back and forth between iPhone to Android/other?  I could maybe see if the turnover was 100% every year, but it’s not…. I’m just not seeing where the “excess e-waste” is coming in here?  Heck, I was actually okay with ditching the charging cables and bricks with iPhones - we’ve had a standard plug for quite a while now, I don’t need new charging equipment every couple of years if the old ones still work fine!
    StrangeDaystwokatmewmagman1979viclauyyctmay

  • Netflix blames account sharing for first subscriber loss in a decade

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    After the ever increasing prices, combined with less compelling content, I ditched Netflix about 2 years ago. I restarted my account last year when I switched to T-Mobile, but that was only because it was included in my plan. I’ve watched a few things here and there, but generally find myself watching other services first. 
    watto_cobra

  • Russia's top tech giant is harvesting data from millions of iOS users

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    BiggieTall said:
    “ The apps that use the AppMetrica API include games, messaging services, location-sharing tools, and "hundreds" of virtual private network (VPN) apps. Seven of the VPNs that researchers identify explicitly target a Ukrainian audience. Total downloads of apps with the API reach the hundreds of millions.”

    Name names please
    I know…. At least a few would be good!  I’d want to do a bit of an audit on my device…
    watto_cobraKha0ss