Verizon won’t be throttling unlimited LTE data plans after all

If you were worried that Verizon would start throttling your unlimited data plan because you use it a lot, you can relax — Big Red just had a last-minute change of heart. The carrier tells Droid-Life that it has decided against pursuing “network optimization” (read: throttling) for uncapped LTE users. There’s no direct explanation for the about-face, but Verizon says that it “valued the ongoing dialogue” on slowdowns. In other words, it’s likely trying to avoid a clash with the FCC, not to mention angry customers, over a potential violation of net neutrality guidelines. Whatever triggered the provider’s second thoughts, it’s good news if you’ve felt that the unlimited service you pay for shouldn’t have any strings attached. Check out the full statement below.

[Image credit: AP Photo/John Minchillo]

Verizon is committed to providing its customers with an unparalleled mobile network experience. At a time of ever-increasing mobile broadband data usage, we not only take pride in the way we manage our network resources, but also take seriously our responsibility to deliver exceptional mobile service to every customer. We’ve greatly valued the ongoing dialogue over the past several months concerning network optimization and we’ve decided not to move forward with the planned implementation of network optimization for 4G LTE customers on unlimited plans. Exceptional network service will always be our priority and we remain committed to working closely with industry stakeholders to manage broadband issues so that American consumers get the world-class mobile service they expect and value.

Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless, Mobile, Verizon

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Source: Droid-Life

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NFL Sunday Ticket stays on DirecTV for the next eight years

Wondering if the NFL would take its supersized Sunday Ticket viewing package to another provider, or even to an internet company like Google? You can stop now — the league and DirecTV have “extended and expanded” their exclusive agreement for an unspecified number of years. According to Darren Rovell, it’s an eight year deal worth some $1.5 billion annually — more than the previous four year agreement that cost DirecTV about $1 billion each year. The big takeaway here? Things are staying mostly the same (DirecTV will stream NFL Network to its subscribers mobile devices), and AT&T’s agreement to purchase DirecTV is still on. This season DirecTV changed up its marketing for Sunday Ticket streaming to target apartment dwellers and college students that can’t get satellite dishes. That’s what a passage in the press release promising “expanded streaming rights” refers to, so for now, it doesn’t look like we’ll see a full online-only offering for football fans that only want to pay to watch out of market games every weekend.

BREAKING: NFL strikes deal with DirecTV for Sunday Ticket. 8 year deal, source says it is worth avg of $1.5 BILLION annually.

– darren rovell (@darrenrovell) October 1, 2014

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, AT&T

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Source: Darren Rovell (Twitter), DirecTV

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Lamborghini reveals 910-horsepower Asterion hybrid concept

Lamboghini has announced its first plug-in hybrid showpiece, and it’s quite beautiful. The Asterion LPI 910-4 packs in a 5.2-liter V10 with 610 horsepower, and its trio of electric motors beef up that latter figure another 300 (hence the 910 moniker). Those numbers puts the hypercar in the same neighborhood as McLaren’s P1 and the LaFerrari hybrid. In terms of speed, the blue machine can hits 0 to 60 MPH (0 to 100 km/h) in three seconds and tops out at just under 200 MPH (320 km/h). What’s more, the Asterion can hit 78 MPH (125 km/h) using only electric power, traveling around 31 miles (50km) without firing up the main engine. As this is more of a proof of concept than anything else, there’s no info on pricing and availability, or if more than one will even be made. However, feel free to ogle the leather-wrapped cockpit after the break.

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