T-Mobile has announced adding 5.6 million net customers during 2020. It’s the most customers added in the carrier’s history, T-Mobile revealed in its preliminary full-year results Wednesday. “Our focus on bringing unmatched value and experience to customers while building and delivering the nation’s best 5G network paid off with record-breaking results in 2020,” said Mike …
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Verizon’s 3G network will continue to hang around, despite previous plans to shut down the service over the past few years. In a statement given to Light Reading, Verizon spokesman Kevin King said the company is keeping the older wireless network running with no exact timeline for when the company will shut down the service. While there is no exact …
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T-Mobile’s relationship with OnePlus is expanding, and the nation’s second-largest carrier will begin selling the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and the 4G LTE-only N100 on Jan. 15. The carrier is pricing the N10 5G at $300, with the N100 running $180. T-Mobile says it will be the exclusive US carrier for both devices and will bring the two phones to …
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For the last few years, Mint Mobile has courted new customers by offering low rates — but with the stipulation that you have to buy service in bulk, prepaying for anywhere from 3-12 months. For example, a $240 payment will buy you 12 months of the carrier’s 8GB plan. If you’re willing to pay a bit more, you can get …
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From 5G connectivity to foldable screens, phone manufacturers are innovating faster than ever to capitalize on many carriers’ unlimited data, unlimited talk and unlimited text offerings. While Samsung’s Galaxy line and Apple’s iPhone are many people’s top smartphone choice, there are other cell phone-makers gunning for their place. Android phones with facial recognition, mobile phones with extended battery life and an …
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Clemson won the ACC and Ohio State won the Big Ten to set up a rematch of last year’s semifinal game that the Tigers narrowly won after the Buckeyes coughed up a big lead. The game features two of the top quarterbacks in college football, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields. This year, the two teams will meet …
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Alabama finished this most unusual college football season with its usual perfect record. The Crimson Tide went 10-0 and won the SEC title to capture the top seed in the College Football Playoff. Notre Dame joined the ACC for this season only and took a perfect record into the conference championship game, which it lost to Clemson. Despite dropping its …
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US President Donald Trump vetoed the annual defense spending bill Wednesday, after it was passed by Congress two weeks ago. Trump had threatened to veto the bill if Congress didn’t use the legislation to repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, a law that protects online platforms from liability for content posted by users. The $740.5 billion defense bill, …
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Cheap things come to those who wait — cheap phones especially. Last year, the LG G8X ThinQ with second-screen attachment started at $700, but right now you can buy it for $300. New. Unlocked. Should you? More on that in a moment. Here’s the deal: For a limited time, and while supplies last (my guess is they won’t last long), …
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For the wireless industry, 2020 was notable not just because of the coronavirus pandemic, but because it marked the true beginning of the 5G era. While the actual networks still have a long way to go to fully live up to the hype, they did usher in at least one welcome change: a renewed competition between wireless carriers. At the …
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