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Verizon Unlimited Ultimate vs. T-Mobile Go5G Next

Kellen August 31, 2023 25

Shopping for a wireless phone plan isn't that fun these days. Prices are going up, options are limited, and the freebies we once enjoyed as a part of plans are starting to disappear. But let's say you have a big budget because you need all of the data and...

Verizon Adds Unlimited Ultimate Plan, Its Most Expensive Yet

Kellen August 29, 2023 13

Verizon watched T-Mobile unwrap a really expensive unlimited plan last week and wanted to make sure it was included in the conversation. Today, Big Red announced the newest of the myPlan plans, as the Unlimited Ultimate, a more expensive unlimited plan with...

How Much Did Verizon’s 5G C-Band Upgrade Increase Your Speeds?

Kellen August 18, 2023 29

The massive C-band upgrade that Verizon announced this week is supposed to immediately boost your 5G speeds if you happen to live in an area that received more spectrum access. We listed out all of the major cities who could see that instant upgrade of 5G...

AT&T Customers Also Getting C-Band Speed Boost

Tim August 17, 2023 2

Earlier in the week, Verizon announced that customer 5G UWB data speeds would see an increase thanks to full access to the total amount of 5G C-band spectrum it bought back in 2021. Following that news, AT&T has confirmed the exact same, meaning more...

Verizon’s 5G Network Gets More C-Band Access, Should Boost Your Speeds Immediately

Kellen August 15, 2023 23

When Verizon spent all of those billions back in March 2021 to acquire C-band spectrum to try and catch-up to T-Mobile's huge lead in the mid-band 5G spectrum race, they were hoping to deploy it all by the end of 2023. Throughout much of 2022 and 2023, they've...

Verizon Pushes Major 5G Upgrades to 9 New Cities, 2 States

Kellen July 27, 2023 2

For the month of July, Verizon continued to push out major 5G upgrades in numerous cities as well as a couple of states. With August around the corner, we thought it was time for another update on where you might find improved Verizon 5G coverage. As far as...

T-Mobile’s 5G Network Wants to Send You 3.3Gbps Speeds

Kellen July 26, 2023 10

Downloading something at multi-gigabit speeds on your phone is probably an unnecessary feat that we also absolutely need. We're still nerds on some level and doing things at faster and faster speeds will never get old. We have fully convinced ourselves that "...

Verizon Pushes New Round of “Major” 5G Upgrades Across Several States, Cities

Kellen June 30, 2023 15

It has been about a month since we last shared news on a batch of Verizon 5G upgrades in several states and cities, so we're back with another update. Verizon calls these "major" with every news release, making them worth a quick share for those who happen to...