iPhones Showing ‘SOS’ Due to Major Verizon Outage Across the U.S.

Verizon is currently experiencing a major outage that is affecting many customers across the U.S., including iPhone users. Affected users may be unable to send or receive phone calls, send or receive text messages, or use cellular data. As a result of the network being down, many affected iPhone users are seeing “SOS” displayed in […]

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Galaxy Tab S9 series gets One UI 6.1.1 update with Galaxy AI features in the US

Just a few days ahead of the Galaxy Tab S10+ and Tab S10 Ultra’s official launch, Samsung released the One UI 6.1.1 update for its existing flagship tablet lineup. That update is now available for the Galaxy Tab S9, S9+, and S9 Ultra in the USA. According to Verizon, which is one of the two […]

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Verizon launches Samsung’s latest Galaxy devices on pre-order

Verizon has just officially revealed its pre-order pricing strategy for the new Galaxy device lineup Samsung announced at Unpacked 2024 earlier today. The US carrier offers the entire product lineup, save for the new Galaxy Ring. Among all the carriers, AT&T has exclusivity over Samsung’s first smart ring at launch. Starting with the latest foldable […]

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Verizon International Roaming Outage Affecting Customers Worldwide

There appears to be an ongoing outage with Verizon international roaming across multiple countries, with Verizon U.S. customers abroad complaining about the issue on social networks and Verizon’s Community Forums. Customers traveling internationally have been without service since late Wednesday for hours at a time, with many losing cellular, text, and data. That has left […]

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Samsung boss meets Verizon CEO for even closer collaboration

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong recently met Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg to discuss how their companies can improve collaboration. Lee recently left South Korea to embark on a trip to meet Samsung’s close partners and various political figures across the world. Lee is visiting New York, Washington DC, and Silicon Valley in the US during […]

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Some AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Customers Report Issues With Calls

There appears to be an outage with at least one U.S. cellular carrier, with customers unable to place or receive calls. AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon customers have been complaining about the issue on social networks, and there are also reports of outages on the Down Detector website. It is not clear which carrier is experiencing […]

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Galaxy A23 5G gets May 2024 security update after One UI 6.1

Recently, Samsung released One UI 6.1 to the Galaxy A23 5G. Now, the company is rolling out the May 2024 security patch for the smartphone. At the moment, Samsung has made the latest security update available for the variant of the Galaxy A23 5G that Verizon sells in the United States. It carries the model […]

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Galaxy S10 gets a year old security update in the US

Samsung launched the Galaxy S10 series in 2019. After rolling out three new versions of Android and security updates for four years to the three devices in the lineup as promised, the company stopped releasing regular software updates to them in April 2023. The last regular update brought the March 2023 security patch. After that, […]

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FCC Fines AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Almost $200 Million for Illegally Sharing Customer Location Data

The United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced [PDF] that it has fined AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint/T-Mobile $196 million collectively for illegally selling access to customer location information without consent. Sprint and T-Mobile (now merged into T-Mobile) have been fined $12 million and $80 million, respectively. Verizon has been fined almost $47 million, and […]

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Verizon USA is the first to release One UI 6.1 for Samsung’s 2023 flagships

The One UI 6.1 update is finally here! It is rolling out to the Galaxy S23 series, the Galaxy Z Fold 5, and the Galaxy Z Flip 5, and later today, it will also start reaching the Galaxy S23 FE and Samsung’s flagship Galaxy Tab S9 lineup. The first country to get the update for […]

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Verizon slashes $180 off the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones

Austin Kwok / SoundGuys The new Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones went straight onto our best headphones list, in part because of the fantastic features on offer from the headset. If they were beyond your budget at the $430 retail price, a $180 discount from Verizon today gives you a chance to own these premium cans […]

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Verizon lets you add a second number to your existing phone for just $10 per month

Verizon has announced a new option, which lets you add a second phone number to the same phone for just $10 extra per month. It’s called Second Number and it’s pretty self explanatory, though note that if you get a Second Number after June 5 it will be $15 per month as that’s when the […]

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Deal: get a free Google Pixel 8 from Verizon if you add a line

Google’s Pixel 8 just won the coveted Best Smartphone award at MWC 2024 in Barcelona, so perhaps you’d like to have one? If that’s the case and you haven’t pulled the trigger already, then Verizon has an absolutely outstanding deal for you right now. The carrier will practically give you a Pixel 8 with 128GB […]

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The possibilities are (almost) endless with this Verizon Fios deal that gets you a $300 gift card

If you’re looking to sign up for a new internet plan, Verizon has a great deal going on right now. The company rotates bundles available for new subscribers on a regular basis. Sometimes you can get an Xbox Series X for free. At other times, signing up for Verizon Fios will get you a free […]

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OnePlus 12R isn’t working on Verizon yet, although it should be

While the OnePlus 12 works fine on Verizon, the same unfortunately can’t be said about its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. According to some user reports, the phone simply doesn’t work on Verizon, even though it definitely should. It’s the first time that an R series device launches in the US, and it seems […]

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OnePlus 12R isn’t working on Verizon yet, although it should be

While the OnePlus 12 works fine on Verizon, the same unfortunately can’t be said about its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. According to some user reports, the phone simply doesn’t work on Verizon, even though it definitely should. It’s the first time that an R series device launches in the US, and it seems […]

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OnePlus 12R isn’t working on Verizon yet, although it should be

While the OnePlus 12 works fine on Verizon, the same unfortunately can’t be said about its more affordable sibling, the OnePlus 12R. According to some user reports, the phone simply doesn’t work on Verizon, even though it definitely should. It’s the first time that an R series device launches in the US, and it seems […]

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Samsung starts testing Open RAN networking for Verizon

Samsung has announced that it has completed the conformance and interoperability of the Open RAN (O-RAN) technology for its LTE and 5G NR telecommunication equipment on Verizon’s network. The two companies are embracing openness in networking hardware, thanks to the South Korean firm’s vast experience in O-RAN and V-RAN technologies. Samsung tests O-RAN compatibility with […]

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One UI 6 (Android 14) available for Verizon’s Galaxy A14 5G

Samsung surprised everyone by releasing the Android 14/One UI 6 update for a budget phone like the Galaxy A14 5G well ahead of some flagship Galaxy smartphones (including the expensive Z Fold and Z Flip foldables). As always, though, the update didn’t reach every market on day one. In fact, the rollout is still underway, […]

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