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T-Mobile has continued adding customers to its network, announcing on Tuesday that it brought on 673,000 postpaid phone customers during its third-quarter earnings.  The carrier added a total of 1.3 million postpaid users to its network during the period. Postpaid customers, who pay at the end of the month, are valued more highly by the …

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Need to speed up your phone’s Wi

Using your phone as a hotspot gives you an internet connection anywhere, and one that’s far more secure than using free public Wi-Fi. But if you have an Android phone, you might not be getting the fastest speeds you can, which means that websites on your laptop or tablet, for example, load much slower than they could.  Testing out Sprint …

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T-Mobile continues to update its network to 5G, but subsidiary Sprint’s 3G network has a few more months before it’s taken offline. The carrier originally planned to shut down its antiquated network on Jan. 1, but as part of an ongoing dispute and an escalating war of words with rival Dish it has delayed those plans. The 3G network will stay …

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Will Google’s Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro work with 5G? The answer is complicated

Google’s new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, introduced at Google’s Oct. 19 Pixel event, both seem poised to rival the iPhone 13 and the Galaxy S21 as the best phones of 2021. They boast impressive cameras, fast processors and stylish designs. Where Google appears to differ from its Apple and Samsung rivals, at least on the first few days of preorders, …

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Surface Duo 2 review: Microsoft’s folding phone is innovative, but impractical

Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 is like a Swiss Army knife. It can morph into a digital book, a small tablet, a screen I can prop up just about anywhere or a mini-laptop reminiscent of the T-Mobile Sidekick. But it’s not the one thing I want it to be: an excellent phone. The Surface Duo 2 is Microsoft’s second-gen foldable device, and …

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AT&T profits rise as wireless, HBO Max subscribers flock in

AT&T again saw wireless customers return to the service amid aggressive promotions — particularly for the iPhone 13 — as overall profits surged in the third quarter.  The company posted a net gain of 928,000 postpaid phone customers, or people with higher credit scores who pay their bills at the end of the month, which it said was the highest …

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Verizon’s third

Verizon is making progress upgrading its user base to 5G phones. During its third-quarter earnings announcement on Wednesday, the nation’s largest wireless provider revealed that “more than one in four consumer wireless phone customers now have a 5G-capable device.”  In July the company said it had upgraded “approximately 20%” of its wireless customers to new devices. The continued boost in 5G …

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Buy a ‘free’ iPhone 13 with trade

The iPhone 13 lineup arrived last month, and as usual carriers rolled out tempting trade-in deals to entice people to switch over to Apple’s latest and greatest. (Here are some of the best iPhone 13 deals around.) AT&T came out of the gate essentially giving away the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Mini for a starting price that can …

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Getting more spam text messages? How to avoid and report the latest schemes

If you’re getting random messages from “AT&T” to claim a free perk or “FedEx” with alerts for an incomplete delivery, you may be tempted to click the link for more information. Don’t do it. These messages may seem real, especially if you have service with the provider that seems to be messaging you.  But before you get excited about your “reward,” there are …

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Motorola Edge 5G UW review: The middle child of phones

The Motorola Edge (2021) and Motorola Edge 5G UW are solid phones that boast premium features and a reasonable price. The phones are part of Motorola’s 2021 premium lineup. Up to this point, the Chicago-based company, which is owned by Lenovo, has spent most of 2021 launching a slew of sub-$500 phones in the US. These include the Moto G …

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