Samsung’s popular Galaxy A series lineup will start hitting shelves in the US as early as this Thursday, starting with the $110 Galaxy A02S all the way up to the $500 Galaxy A52 5G. Of the five new Galaxy A models, there are three 5G-enabled phones, the Galaxy A32 5G, A42 5G and A52 5G. …
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Goodbye TVision, we hardly knew you. On April 29 T-Mobile will wind down its live TV streaming service, which launched just five months ago. Instead the wireless carrier will partner with other services, namely Philo and YouTube TV, by offering $10 off their monthly subscription prices. TVision was available to T-Mobile subscribers who wanted to replace a cable subscription with live …
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The end of Verizon’s 3G network is near, for real this time. After announcing in January that it would delay the shutdown date for its now two-generations old wireless service, on Tuesday the nation’s largest carrier revealed in a post on its website that it will be finally shuttering the service at the end of next year. “We will turn …
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T-Mobile’s weekly perks will now be available to its prepaid Metro by T-Mobile customers. The company’s customer rewards program, called T-Mobile Tuesdays, includes things like promotional offers and free items from Baskin Robbins, Redbox and Burger King. One of the more notable perks is a free one-season subscription to MLB.TV, which will kick off again this year starting March 30. The rewards program …
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OnePlus’ new OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro feature improved screens, faster performance and better cameras, but the one thing they’ll lack — at least in the US — is the same retail carrier support. Unlike last year, when its OnePlus 8 5G was sold through T-Mobile and Verizon as well as being available unlocked, this year’s 9-series phones will only …
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What are your priorities when shopping for a midrange phone? I suspect they’re the same as if you were shopping for a premium phone: Big screen, lots of storage, good cameras, excellent battery life and so on. Now, what if you could get that midrange phone at a budget price? For a limited time, you can: The unlocked Motorola One …
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Something strange is happening in the US, where wireless carriers once sold dramatically different phones, and buying an unlocked handset through a store that wasn’t your carrier was a risky proposition best left for the gadget-savvy. Now, two-year contracts are practically a thing of the past, most-wanted phones appear on all major networks, and phone-makers are beginning to succeed in …
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AT&T’s 5G network will start getting a boost later this year with the addition of some of its new wireless spectrum. At its analyst event on Friday, the carrier detailed its $27.4 billion purchase of additional midband airwaves in the recent record-breaking FCC auction. The company says it will begin deploying the first half of its spectrum purchase at the …
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Missed out on all of the holiday deals for Apple’s first 5G iPhone? Good news: Carriers are still enticing users to switch with discounts on the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro. We’re still seeing some amazing offers from the big three — Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile — with everything from free phones to huge rebates in the form of billing …
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When Apple or Samsung unveils a new smartphone, consumers can preorder the device within days and expect to get it in their hands within weeks. When Motorola introduced the first-ever cellphone, the DynaTAC, in 1973, it took another decade before consumers could actually use one. Talk about delayed gratification. Ironically, it took the team at Motorola just three months to …
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