@radven

Technomadic Adventurer & Mobile Technology Expert. Mobile Internet Resource Center: https://xitter.cf/t.co/5CSk5zDQxq Only lurking on X now - find me on Bluesky!

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Today's feature story over at The Mobile Internet Resource Center may prove to be the biggest news to hit the communication industry since Marconi. 🚀 @elonmusk - Can you confirm the details?
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Story link: rvmobileinternet.com/spacex-…

SpaceX Forges “The One Network To Rule Them All” After Acquiring AT&T, T-Mobile, And Verizon In A...

In our late 2025 satellite industry update on SpaceX's move to compete with cell carriers, we mentioned that Elon Musk joked at an industry summit about potentially buying Verizon to get access to...

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I was curious about the cellular modem in the Apple Watch Ultra 3. Google's AI told me the Ultra 3 does not exist and is "misinformation". @grok on the other definitively told me it uses a Qualcomm X75 and the Apple Watch support mmWave?!?! AI - so so useless at time!
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Adding to the AI #fail amusement - @grok actually linked to a non-existent @iFixit Apple Watch Ultra 3 teardown (gave a 404 error) as definitive evidence of the X75 modem being in the Apple Watch. Do better, @grok!
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ChatGPT at least acknowledged it could not find the answer, but guessed @mediatek was the 5G RedCap modem in the new Apple Watch models. I guess we will have to wait for a teardown. Anyone have one yet? Hey, @iFixit ???
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Every year since the iPhone 6 launch in 2014 I've published an analysis of Apple's newest iPhone models focused exclusively on mobile connectivity. Here is my take on the iPhone 17 and Air (and the N1 and C1X chips): rvmobileinternet.com/apples-…

Apple's Cellular Evolution: iPhone 17 and iPhone Air Debut Along With New N1 Wi-Fi an C1X Cellular...

Yesterday,  Apple announced this year's batch of new iPhone models: the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro & Pro Max, and the super-slim iPhone Air. Every other site on the Internet will be talking about the...

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FYI - I am personally only lurking on Twitter/X lately to keep up on work-related news. For any interaction - find me over on Bluesky or (reluctantly) Facebook. bsky.app/profile/radven.bsky…
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We are going to experiment with posting more Mobile Internet content onto social media - but over at Bluesky. Follow MIRC over there.
Mobile Internet Resource Center@RVMIRC14 Feb 2025
We haven't used Twitter/X in years, but in case anyone still follows us here... We have moved to Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/rvmobileint…
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I just published our annual deep dive on what is new in the iPhone 16 lineup, focused exclusively on the mobile internet front. The big surprise - LTE-LAA (band 46) has been dropped. Wi-Fi 7 is new, and satellite messaging is here too. rvmobileinternet.com/iphone-…

iPhone 16 Brings Wi-Fi 7, Messaging via Satellite, and an Odd Cellular Regression - Mobile Internet...

Yesterday,  Apple announced this year's batch of new iPhone models - the mainstream iPhone 16, the large-screen iPhone 16 Plus, and the new flagship iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max. With 5G...

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I've been doing these annual analysis posts going back to the iPhone 6S in 2015. It is fun to look back on the changes each year.
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Hey @elonmusk - you often point out how great Starlink is for playing video games. But with the $1/GB pricing of the Starlink Mini Roam data plan, it will actually cost more to download many games from Steam than it will to purchase them! I think you need to rethink this.
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Starlink Mini Launched – Disappointing “Mini Roam” Data Plan Dashes Nomadic Dreams Starlink has sent out an email with details on the Starlink Mini, and the accompanying data plan. And the plan is a MAJOR disappointment. rvmobileinternet.com/starlin…

Starlink Mini Dish Launched - Disappointing “Mini Roam” Data Plan Dashes Nomadic Dreams - Mobile...

This week has been a roller coaster in the world of Starlink. We reported earlier in the week on all the new details revealed in posts by Elon Musk and on the Starlink website about the upcoming...

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We’ve got all the latest details on the upcoming Starlink Mini - including power consumption details. This is looking very likely to be a hit product in the RV and boating markets: rvmobileinternet.com/elon-te…

UPDATED: Elon Teases Starlink Mini Details - Cheaper Hardware and Subscription Cost? - Mobile...

Over the weekend, Elon Musk teased some new information about the upcoming Starlink Mini system via posts on his X timeline - revealing for the first time information about pricing and availability....

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My thoughts on the #dearmoon cancellation. “Instead of a moon trip, we have a few words in white on a black background. I don’t know what to say right now. There are no perfect words. So I’ll leave this alongside a jumble of thoughts, which will undoubtedly unravel further…
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Today marks EIGHTEEN years since I first set off on the road, trading a Silicon Valley career for a life of adventure and exploration. Here's my annual Nomadiversary post - with some exciting news... We are launching a Technomadia TikTok channel! technomadia.com/2024/04/eigh…

Eighteenth Nomadiversary: Time To Embrace TikTok? | Technomadia

Today marks EIGHTEEN years since I first set off on the road, trading a San Francisco apartment and a Silicon Valley career for a life of adventure and exploration. So how has it been going? Time to...

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SpaceX Introduces New Crazy Fast Starlink Ludicrous & “Plaid” Service Tiers "Starlink Plaid uses the laser interconnects normally used in between Starlink satellite to beam an optical signal directly to the Plaid customer." There is a catch though... rvmobileinternet.com/spacex-…

SpaceX Introduces New Crazy Fast Starlink Ludicrous & "Plaid" Service Tiers - Mobile Internet...

Following in the footsteps of Tesla, SpaceX today has announced two new premium tiers of Starlink service. The speed tiers are (of course): Ludicrous, and Plaid. These tiers bring some significant...

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Yep, this is pretty much how I’ve been feeling on Twitter for the past year. *sigh*
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@TEDchris8 Feb 2024
Incredibly important conversation going on right here. I know so many admirers of @elonmusk - including me, I'll admit it - who are perplexed and dismayed by his recent relentless drift toward people whose opinions he himself would have regarded as extreme a year ago. @chuckcook has been a tireless champion for Tesla and its FSD roll-out. When you start losing people like him, it surely... surely... should be some kind of reality check. Elon argues that Chuck is ignoring the existential risk to American civilization. But I think the biggest risk to that civilization comes from unbridgeable political division, and Elon's latest provocations here are actually making the problem worse. There was a time, early in the Twitter/X takeover when Elon was arguing convincingly that the loudest voices where at the extremes, and he, along with 80%+ of America and the world did not share those opinions. But now, to many of us, it seems that he's being pulled closer and closer to extreme opinion. In today's world, dismay and disgust are more powerful motivators than love and support. So this move can only be negative-sum in terms of Elon's overall influence. He is gaining a few new rabidly enthusiastic supporters. But losing far, far more. It's pretty heartbreaking to see. I really think this is a moment when those who care most about Elon - his friends, his family, board members, anyone he might listen to - need to step up and urge him to rediscover the possibility that people like Chuck have his best interests at heart. Elon, I happen to believe you could be on the verge of achieving astonishing things with X. In many ways the platform has advanced under your ownership (Community Notes my favorite example). It continues to innovate at incredible speed, despite - or because - of having only a quarter of the workforce it had. This is a genuinely incredible achievement and flies in the face of much of the snarking among progressives. But I really think you're in danger of handing your enemies victory after all, just by making it harder and harder for anyone remotely in the center to listen to you. You said something brilliant when you first took over this platform. You said you wanted to maximize unregretted user-minutes. This is exactly the right metric. But the tragedy right now is that for literally millions of people, the minutes they regret most when they come to X are... your posts. It's not just what they say, nor their aggressive tone. It's the fact they come from you, the powerful owner of the platform. To be clear, I'm not talking about all of your posts... there are still plenty featuring imaginative humor and exciting tech revelations. But too many come over as ignoring basic human values of respect and kindness. You won the admiration of countless millions around the world by opening up new possibilities for a genuinely exciting future. Many of those millions, I'm pretty certain, feel heartbroken and betrayed by your latest moves. There is a way to articulate the beliefs you have about the risks of unfettered immigration, and the over-reach of wokeness, without needlessly antagonizing so many. You own the playground. You cannot become the playground bully. Please don't write this off, Elon. There's a better way where you can champion vigorous debate on this platform from all sides without letting yourself constantly get dragged into the mire. Meanwhile... I'm with Chuck.
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There is a new generation of Starlink Hardware - a next generation Starlink Standard that ditches the robotic auto-aiming system: rvmobileinternet.com/breakin…

Breaking News: Next Generation Starlink Standard Hardware for RVs Revealed - Mobile Internet...

SpaceX has updated the Starlink website with some details about new Starlink hardware that is seemingly targeted towards "RV's, nomads, and campers" and for residential use - an entirely new Starlink...

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Our annual analysis of what is new (on the mobile connectivity front) in Apple's latest iPhone models: rvmobileinternet.com/iphone-…

iPhone 15 Brings Minor Mobile Internet Enhancements & Roadside Assistance via Satellite - Mobile...

Yesterday,  Apple announced this year's batch of new iPhone models - the mainstream iPhone 15 and large-screen iPhone 15 Plus, and the new flagship iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. With 5G...

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