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

Tim May 26, 2021 22

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...

Report: T-Mobile, Sprint in Active Talks Regarding Merger

Tim September 19, 2017 14

According to sources close to the matter, who spoke to CNBC, T-Mobile and Sprint are in active talks regarding a stock-for-stock merger. If you feel like you're having déjà vu, don't worry, you're not. Reports such as this have seen light before, but the...

Sprint: LTE+ Speeds Have Increased 28% in Seven Months

Tim August 11, 2017 15

According to Sprint, its LTE+ speeds have increased dramatically over the past seven months, to the tune of 28%. In select markets, 15 to be exact, it holds the fastest download speeds available, according to recent Ookla data. As for which cities those are,...