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Qualcomm announces its new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 mobile platform
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Qualcomm launches its latest flagship Snapdragon chipset to power the best Android phones of 2022. The new chip features improvements in AI, imaging, gaming, and more.
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The Motorola Edge 5G is a decent flagship-level Android phone that you can grab now with this stellar Black Friday deal.
More 5G in more places
T-Mobile extends 5G lead, 200 million covered by mid-band ahead of schedule
T-Mobile has opened up a huge lead in 5G coverage but its not slowing down. T-Mobile's fast mid-band Ultra Capacity 5G has reached 200 million people covered ahead of schedule. In total, it's 5G network covers 308 million people across the country.
5G for you
5G coverage map: Every US city with AT&T, Verizon, & T-Mobile 5G
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5G deployment is moving fast, and the list of cities with coverage is growing all the time. See if your U.S. city has coverage yet by Verizon, T-Mobile, or AT&T.
Most impressive
Qualcomm continues to dominate chip sales despite global shortage
Qualcomm announces its latest quarterly financial earnings, with numbers exceeding company and analyst expectations.
still in the green
T-Mobile earnings survive recent data breach with 'record-high' Q3 revenue
T-Mobile reports its Q3 financial earnings, with higher postpaid adds than Verizon and AT&T while addressing the recent cyberattack.
Higher speed with fewer wires
Netgear's 5G-enabled Orbi keeps you online even without a wired connection
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The Netgear Orbi NBK752 is a Wi-Fi 6 mesh system with an AX4200 tri-band connection and support for 5G internet. This router also supports wired internet connection so 5G can be used in the case of an outage so you can minimize downtime.
More speed!
Cricket Wireless customers get a free 5G upgrade and no more speed caps
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Cricket Wireless is removing the speed caps from its cheaper plans as well as unlocking 5G for customers with compatible devices. This upgrade impacts the $30, $40, and $50 plans which were previously limited to LTE and 8Mbps.
AT&T but faster
AT&T 5G is getting faster with C-band launching as 5G+ in December
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AT&T's 5G network has been limited by spectrum access with low-band and mmWave but coming in December of 2021, AT&T will being expanding its 5G+ network with C-band spectrum it got from an FCC auction back in February.
A nice boost
Qualcomm upgrades its mid-range Snapdragon offerings with more performance
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Qualcomm announces new Snapdragon chipsets for mid-range Android smartphones, bringing mmWave to more devices and boosting performance.
Faster 5G
Will mmWave 5G continue to improve in 2022?
The fastest 5G you can get is mmWave with carriers achieving speeds over 1Gbps in many locations. Still, coverage hasn't reached most people. Even with C-band on the horizon, mmWave is set to keep getting better in 2022.
Full speed ahead
Should you worry about data prioritization on prepaid carriers?
Every carrier uses prioritization to keep traffic flowing as efficiently as possible for its most valuable customers. Unfortunately, prepaid carriers often get the lowest priority, though users may not even notice it with enough capacity on the network. So if you're looking to save with a prepaid carrier, keep in mind that not all data is treated equally.
Even Faster 5G
T-Mobile extends its speed lead in Ookla's Q3 Mobile Report
T-Mobile takes the lead for mobile providers in Ookla's Q3 report with a median download speed of 62.35Mbps with an even greater lead in 5G-only results. Verizon fell short of T-Mobile's mobile performance but had some of the best results in fixed broadband.
5G for all devices
With 5G, should carriers to continue limiting mobile hotspots?
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Carriers have been touting 5G as a huge step forward in the way we use our phones with increased speeds and greater capacity. Even with increased premium data on many plans, hotspot capacity has remained mostly stagnant with plans maxing out at 40GB of high-speed tethering.
5G at home
T-Mobile's Big Fee Deal makes home internet even more affordable
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T-Mobile has reduced he price of its home internet service by $10. For $50 per month, covered users can get unlimited high-speed internet with fees and a Wi-Fi 6 gateway included.
Pick the right phone
Best phones for Tello 2021
The Pixel 5a is the best phone to try out Tello thanks to its low price and great 5G compatibility. This phone also works on other carriers if you decide to switch, making it a great companion to a contract-free lifestyle.
Affordable 5G
Boost Mobile's new Celero5G phone comes with a year of free unlimited data
Dish's Boost Mobile is launching an exclusive new 5G phone for $279 called the Celero5G. If you buy the phone before 10/31/2021, you also get 12 months of free unlimited data, talk, and text.
5g broadband
Upgrade your mobile computing to 5G with these hotspots
You can get a 5G hotspot for any of the big three carriers now, with Netgear taking the lead in terms of features. The Nighthawk M5 comes with Wi-Fi 6 support, and the AT&T version supports mmWave.
But don't call it a phone
Microsoft launches the new Surface Duo 2 with a ton of upgrades
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Microsoft unveils the Surface Duo 2 at its September 22nd launch event with several upgrades over the original dual-screen Android device.
the future is now
Get ready for the future with the best 5G phones you can buy today
Instead of only having a few smartphone makers release phones with 5G compatibility, it seems that the floodgates have opened. There are some really great 5G phones out there today, with even more coming soon. These are the best 5G phones you can get in 2021.
Goodbye 3G
T-Mobile is shutting down 3G next summer to make way for better 5G
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T-Mobile already announced the dates it would retire the Sprint network in 2022 and has now added its own 3G network to the list. T-Mobile's 3G network will be retired July 1, 2022.