AT&T will automatically block fraudulent calls in the coming months
AT&T has become the first major US carrier to automatically block fraudulent calls by default.
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AT&T announces HBO Max streaming service, with a variety of networks and ‘Friends’
AT&T and WarnerMedia have unveiled HBO Max, a new streaming service that will launch in the spring of 2020.
Your location data may have landed in the hands of bounty hunters and the black market
While carriers record locations of customers’ devices on their network, they have little oversight in terms of monitoring how that data is being used once sold to a third party.
AT&T is raising prices across all DirecTV Now packages come August 1
AT&T is jacking up the price of DirecTV Now, its subscription streaming service, by $5 per month across the board in order to bring the service cost “in line with the market.”
Skinny AT&T WatchTV live streaming service arrives on iOS and Apple TV
AT&T has officially launched the company’s new live streaming service, WatchTV. The skinny bundle is available to AT&T and non-AT&T customers alike.
AT&T gets approval to buy Time Warner for $85 billion
AT&T got final approval to purchase Time Warner. HBO, CNN, and film studio Warner Bros. will soon be owned by the No. 2 carrier in the U.S.
Major US carriers unveil cryptographically verified phone number authentication for apps
The yet-to-be-named mobile authentication platform aimed at countering problems like fraud and identity theft should launch commercially later in 2018, with internal trials schedule to start in the next few weeks.
US lawmakers attempting to stop Huawei from entering US market on national security grounds
The United States government is attempting to stop Chinese handset maker Huawei from entering the US market via AT&T.
AT&T gears up to launch one of the first 5G networks
Today, AT&T has announced its plans to be the “first U.S. mobile company to introduce mobile 5G service in a dozen markets by late 2018.”
iPhones can now connect to Project Loon balloons in Puerto Rico
Alphabet X’s balloon-powered Internet is now available to iPhone users in the Puerto Rico region.
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile will charge $10 per month for cellular Apple Watch service
Starting at $399, the cost of ownership of a cellular Apple Watch will increase by $120 a year.
What’s AT&T Stream Saver and how to turn it off?
Stream Saver is a new feature from AT&T that allows users to save cellular data by automatically streaming higher definition videos at a standard definition (480p). This feature has now officially been rolled out to all AT&T customers that are on a voice + data plan.
While Stream Saver can be a great feature if you’re on a limited data plan, it can also be overkill if you have a large data cap, or even an unlimited one. If you fall under that category and want to keep enjoying videos you stream in their full resolution, it may not be a bad idea to disable Stream Saver which has been turned on by default for all eligible AT&T customers.