Indianapolis will get 5G service later this year. On Thursday, AT&T said the capital of Indiana would get next-generation mobile service by the end of 2018, part of the company’s roll out of 5G to a dozen cities this year. AT&T has already begun preparations for the service in Indianapolis, which will be the 7th city to get …
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Not everyone is a fan of T-Mobile’s plan to merge with Sprint. On Monday, a host of groups, including Consumer’s Union, Common Cause and Public Knowledge filed a joint petition asking the Federal Communications Commission to kill the T-Mobile-Sprint deal. They expressed concern that the merger would remove one aggressive competitor and ultimately lead to higher prices. “The proposed merger …
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It was just about a year ago that CNET’s Scott Stein called the Moto Z2 Force “a great phone… but no bargain.” Sure enough, Motorola’s modular marvel had a starting price of $730. What a difference a year makes. For a limited time, both Sprint and Best Buy are offering the Motorola Moto Z2 Force (64GB) for $120. See it …
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Sprint’s insanely low offer for wireless service is back, if a little bit more sane. The nation’s smallest national wireless provider will bring back its Unlimited Kickstart plan for a limited time. The original sale, which launched in early June, offered a basic unlimited data plan for $15 a month. It’s back this time, but $10 more expensive at $25 …
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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 ($230 at Target) is currently its best phone. There are two storage options this year: 128GB or a whopping 512GB. And with the addition of a bigger battery, bigger screen and a new S Pen, the Note 9 looks to be a surefire hit. Samsung and its partners opened preorders on Aug. 10, and full retail …
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The next-generation of wireless technology, known as 5G, is poised to change our lives. Once it actually gets here. But how will 5G look and work when it does? T-Mobile is aiming for broad coverage and has committed to building a nationwide 5G network by 2020. “Our view is 5G should be everywhere,” President and Chief Operating Officer Mike Sievert …
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The next phone in the LG V series may be a little over a month away, with LG releasing a follow-up 5G phone soon after. The LG V40 may be released the first week of October, or on the following Friday (Oct. 12), according to a Korean report by ETNews. LG’s V-series phones are the brand’s most premium devices and …
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Qualcomm has a plan to bring super speedy 5G connectivity to consumers’ smartphones by next year. The chipmaker said Wednesday that its upcoming 5G platform will feature a system-on-a-chip built on the 7-nanometer mode process. When paired with the company’s Snapdragon X50, it’ll enable what Qualcomm calls the first 5G-capable mobile platform for mobile devices. Qualcomm said it’s already begun …
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OnePlus‘ next flagship phone will get a feature that’s new to the company: the backing of a major US carrier. T-Mobile will be the exclusive US carrier partner for the OnePlus 6T when it launches in October, according to several people familiar with the launch plans. That includes a specific version of the OnePlus 6T optimized for T-Mobile’s network, the …
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Thunderous applause erupts as I enter the building. I look around and blanketing my field of vision is a small army of black-and-magenta-garbed T-Mobile employees shouting, screaming and waving thunder sticks at me. They form a path deeper in, yet I’m already dizzy and overwhelmed from the sensory overload. As far as greetings go, this is insane. I walk through …
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