If you’re still hooked up with a Big Three carrier (AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon — Sprint is no more), I’ll wager you’re paying more than you need to for phone service. Maybe it’s time to consider switching? Even if you save just $20 a month — not an unlikely proposition — that’s a hefty $240 …
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T-Mobile has joined the streaming TV battle with an update to its TVision service that starts as low as $10 per month for live entertainment channels. Initially opening to postpaid T-Mobile users on Nov. 1, with postpaid Sprint subscribers able to sign up later in the month, the service will be available to everyone regardless of your wireless carrier at …
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Attention cord-cutters, the battle for your live TV streaming dollar got a bit more interesting. TVision from T-Mobile is getting a radical redesign and a nationwide launch as it looks to take on cable companies and streaming TV services such as YouTube TV, Sling TV and Hulu Plus Live TV. The original TVision service, which launched in April 2019, was …
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Verizon has a new, cheap 5G phone. TCL, which is known for selling Alcatel phones, on Tuesday introduced its $400 TCL 10 5G UW. It’s available exclusively on Verizon’s network starting Thursday. The device sports a 6.5-inch LCD display, a triple-camera array on the back and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. Unlike pricier phones, it lacks wireless charging, waterproof ratings …
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Your Apple iPhone 12 and its new MagSafe magnetic charger could bring some pain to your wallet. And no, we’re not talking about the phone’s $829 off-carrier price. In a new support document posted to its website last week, Apple told users they should always make sure to remove any wallet accessories from the back of their phones before using …
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Apple’s MagSafe, which allows you to magnetically snap on attachments, may be the new feature in the iPhone 12 family that provides you with the most immediate impact. And that’s knowing that the company — and the entire wireless industry — has spent a huge amount of time shining a spotlight on 5G. It’s almost sacrilege for me to write this. After all, …
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The iPhone 12 is now on sale, with a starting price of $799 in the US. (It’s pretty great, too: Read our iPhone 12 review.) The iPhone 12 Mini is available for preorder, starting at $699. There are lots of ways to buy Apple’s latest, but many of them involve financing the phone with a carrier that locks you into …
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Beginning Friday, Hulu With Live TV will no longer offer several Sinclair-owned regional sports networks, including more than a dozen Fox regional sports networks as well as the YES Network, home of the New York Yankees, and the Marquee Sports Network, which airs Chicago Cubs games. The streaming network reportedly sent a message to customers, saying it was “unable to reach an …
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Despite the coronavirus pandemic, AT&T’s wireless business is thriving. In its third-quarter earnings report Thursday, the company reported strong growth in mobile phone subscribers and streaming video subscribers for the three-month period. The company beat analysts’ expectations with revenue of $42.3 billion during the third quarter, which ended Sept. 30. Analysts had expected revenue of $41.6 billion, according to those …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Apple is expanding a new store design meant to help protect employees and shoppers ahead of an expected massive iPhone 12 launch. The new format, called “express,” puts plexiglass-protected sales counters in front with a wall of accessories and products behind them. Customers …
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