11.21.19 T-Mobile home internet adds competition; Juice jacking invades public charging ports; Five Below raises prices

Published: Nov. 21, 2019, 10 p.m.

b'Home internet has been way too expensive without much competition. Monopoly cable companies have cornered the market in most of the country. Clark predicts this is the last year we\\u2019ll be suffering that lack of competition. In 2020 & 2021, we\\u2019ll see the roll out of various forms of high speed home internet, changing the equation for consumers. T-Mobile has launched a wireless home internet service for a flat $50 a month, no contract \\u2013 no data caps. It\\u2019s largely rural now with expansion expected. Over the next 2 years, overhyped 5g will be rolled out.\\xa0For cellular customers, T-Mobile is launching 5g for about 2/3rd of the country\\u2019s population the first week of December, but certain phones are required. This will be for early adopters in the first wave. AT&T and Verizon will also roll out fast home internet, plus satellite internet will be an option. T-Mobile is out of the gate here early.\\n\\nCriminals have infiltrated courtesy USB charging stations in airports, caf\\xe9\\u2019s, hotel rooms etc. They have installed illegal reading devices that can skim the info from your device. Ports and cables now pose a risk. They can install malware allowing them to steal your data. Go back to charging your devices in a traditional outlet, with a charging brick or portable batty. Don\\u2019t use the easy USB port, cause they\\u2019re also easy for criminals to invade in order to drain your info.\\n\\nThis Christmas season is the first that one of the nation\\u2019s fastest growing retailers has a presence in much of the country. Five Below \\u2013 a shopping mecca for teens, offers affordable gifts. Most items are sold at $5. Five Below sources their own goods, overseeing the design and manufacturing of their private label merchandise. Hurt by tariffs, they now have \\u2018Ten Below\\u2019 corners within their stores, forced to break the $5 barrier. Five Below follows a business model perfected by Aldi. Aldi sources their private label goods as well, allowing consumers to save around 40% on groceries. Sourcing allows retailers to undercut the price of competitors\\u2019 goods. Five Below shoppers determine quality of goods over time.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'