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T-Mobile Dominates Latest Network Speed, 5G Availability Metrics

Tim January 18, 2022 23

Speedtest Intelligence, provided by Ookla, has the latest figures concerning network speed, consistency, 5G availability, and other markers among the top three mobile US carriers: T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T. As the data shows, T-Mobile is crushing the...

Use Cricket Wireless’ $60 Unlimited Plan, Get HBO Max for Free

Tim August 19, 2021 9

When shopping for a mobile carrier, it's so much more than coverage and reliability these days. In 2021, it's all about which provider is offering the best freebies, with Cricket Wireless upping its offering for $60 Unlimited customers to include HBO Max free...

There’s a New 5G Report Card, Each US Carrier Gets a Trophy

Tim May 26, 2021 17

There's a new 5G report card from RootMetrics this week, with the data-minded folks accumulating speed and reliability numbers from across the country, then compiling them into multiple easily digestible graphs. If you're shopping for a carrier and want to...

If You Don’t Like Your New Sprint Service Within 30 Days, It’ll Refund You Everything

Tim April 12, 2019

Sprint is now offering a 100% Total Satisfaction Guarantee. With this, the carrier is so confident that you'll enjoy its improved LTE, that should you not within the first 30 days of service, it will refund you the phone costs, service charges, and any fees....

Comparing Carrier Freebies: Who Gives You the Most Free Stuff?

Tim April 10, 2019

After years of using a prepaid plan through AT&T, I recently made the switch to T-Mobile. I did this because with the MLB season back in swing, I wanted to take advantage of the carrier's offer of a free MLB.TV subscription, which carries a value of $119....

First Bad Android Q News Arrives, Because It Involves Carriers

Kellen January 21, 2019

The Android Q news cycle kicked off last week, thanks to a leaked build that revealed mostly positive changes coming our way. The new permissions controls look great, as does the dark mode. It might not all be great, though. Android Q appears ready to include...

My Body is Ready for All the 5G Carrier Trash Talking

Tim January 2, 2019

You've already heard us say that 5G, in its early rollout days, is kinda awful. However, it is fun to watch network operators, such as Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile take jabs at each other concerning who has the best 5G offering so early in the game. We...

Verizon Gets Top Honors for Fastest Mobile Network From PCMag, Followed Closely by T-Mobile

Tim June 12, 2018 17

PCMag posted its Fastest Mobile Networks 2018 report this morning, concluding that Verizon is the overall champion among the four major US carriers. On PCMag's scoring system, Verizon ranks at a 99, followed by T-Mobile at 93, with AT&T coming in at 88 and...