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T-Mobile Will Spend $1,000 to Get You to Switch From Verizon or AT&T

Kellen October 21, 2021 31

Starting tomorrow, T-Mobile is going to make an offer that will be easy to consider if you are currently a customer of Verizon or AT&T and wouldn't mind making the move over to the "Uncarrier." A new promotion will get you enough money to payoff your...

Pixel 6 and 5G: This Should Clear Things Up

Kellen October 20, 2021 86

5G is so dumb. OK, that out of the way, let's talk about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and which versions have which kinds of 5G, because again, 5G is dumb. Shortly after yesterday's announcement from Google, people started attempting to pre-order the Pixel 6...

Please, Stop What You’re Doing and Take a Speed Test

Tim August 26, 2021 233

Earlier this week, T-Mobile was awarded the crown for fastest carrier in the US by PCMag, based on average download speed. As a T-Mobile customer, that's pretty cool, but doesn't necessarily align with my own personal experience. I live in a good area for T-...

T-Mobile is the New Speed King Carrier

Tim August 24, 2021 55

PCMag has published its Fastest Mobile Networks 2021 report, and based on its findings, T-Mobile is the new speed champion. This is a big development, as Verizon has been the champ nearly ever year since 2011. There were two years where AT&T snuck in and...

FCC Releases Sweet Mobile Data Coverage Map for All Carriers

Kellen August 6, 2021 40

For the first time ever, the FCC today released a mobile 4G LTE coverage map for all the major carriers, including Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and US Cellular. The map is super handy if you need to compare the coverage you might see from a particular carrier...

Tip: Turn Off RCS “Chat” When You Switch Phones or Else…

Kellen July 20, 2021 40

Now that Verizon has committed to RCS with Google, the three major US carriers are all onboard. RCS is here (unlike 5G) and will be a big part of your messaging experience going forward, assuming you have an Android phone. And while RCS is great and a big...

Is Truly Unlimited Data With No Throttling a Thing You Want?

Kellen July 19, 2021 72

When 4G LTE arrived, US carriers realized that data was the new way for them to milk customers out of extra cash. That led to the end of truly unlimited data plans and the introduction of tiered data, where you paid by the GB. Once they built those networks...

Samsung July Updates: Galaxy Note 20, Galaxy Note 9 Grab the New Patch (Updated)

Kellen July 16, 2021 4

Another day, another batch of updates are headed to Samsung's best phones, and not just the new ones. Today, we've got updates for both the Galaxy Note 20 line and the quite-old Galaxy Note 9. We keep mentioning this, but this is once again the July Android...