Samuel ContrerasWhen Samuel is not writing about networking or 5G at Android Central, he spends most of his time researching computer components and obsessing over what CPU goes into the ultimate Windows 98 computer. It's the Pentium 3. Grid List Latest articles by Samuel Contreras Don't clock out just yet, Samsung is still discounting some of its best tech for Cyber Monday By Samuel Contreras published 28 November 22 Samsung makes a wide range of products and has discounted a bunch of them for Cyber Monday and Cyber Week. Act today to get faster Wi-Fi as soon as today with these eero deals at Best Buy By Samuel Contreras published 28 November 22 Upgrade your home Wi-Fi with eero bundles on sale at Best Buy. Since Best Buy has stores all over the country, you can order one of these eero packs today and pick it up on your way home from work. Amazon Echo speakers make your home smarter and most models are cheaper than ever By Samuel Contreras published 28 November 22 Get one for every room or upgrade to an Echo with better sound in your living room. Stop paying modem rental fees with these Cyber Monday cable modem deals By Samuel Contreras published 27 November 22 You can save with your own modem whether you're looking to reduce your cable bill or want to be ready for new multi-gig internet speeds. Four of my favorite gaming routers are the cheapest they've been with Cyber Monday deals By Samuel Contreras published 27 November 22 Gaming routers are overkill by design so when you play, you can be confident you'll have the best ping possible. Looking at eeros for Cyber Monday? The eero 6+ is the best one and it's never been cheaper By Samuel Contreras published 26 November 22 AX3000 speeds with 160MHz support give eero 6+ all of the speed it needs without increasing the size. Mesh Wi-Fi is cheaper than ever on Cyber Monday, the secret is picking the right speed to get the best value By Samuel Contreras last updated 26 November 22 Mesh Wi-Fi kits use multiple compact routers to create a blanket of coverage in your home. Here's how to pick out the right mesh for your internet speed. The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite from Samsung is a $100 Black Friday tablet from a brand you can trust By Samuel Contreras published 25 November 22 The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is a cheap tablet but Samsung is supporting it like any other. This MediaTek-powered tablet has an Android 12 update ready to install and comes with 3GB of RAM. Wi-Fi should be fast in every room, make it so with mega 50% off savings on Nest Wifi from Google By Samuel Contreras published 25 November 22 Nest Wifi has plenty of speed for most people with strong coverage, easy setup and management, and the right price on a three-pack with this Black Friday deal. Save on your heating bill with Amazon's Smart Thermostat Black Friday deal By Samuel Contreras published 25 November 22 You can save even more with rebates from some power companies. Best external hard drives & SSDs for Chromebox 2022 By Jerry Hildenbrand, Harish Jonnalagadda, Samuel Contreras published 23 November 22 Why try to get by when adding storage is as easy as plugging it in? Here are some of the best external hard drives and SSDs for Chromebox. Verizon launches a 30-day trial with its fastest 5G network and hopes you'll stay By Samuel Contreras published 18 November 22 If you've got an unlocked phone with eSIM compatibility, like a Google Pixel or a Galaxy from the last couple of years, you can try Verizon's fastest 5G for 30 days with 100GB of premium data. Nest Wifi Pro Review: Honestly, it’s a bit disappointing By Samuel Contreras published 18 November 22 This is a fast mesh system but I don’t know who it’s supposed to be for. Which Echo speakers have eero built-in? By Samuel Contreras published 17 November 22 Your Echo speaker can improve your Wi-Fi, as long as you have 4th gen or newer. Best Fossil Gen 6 bands By Samuel Contreras published 15 November 22 Fossil Gen 6 comes in three sizes depending on which model you get so finding a new band is as simple as getting the right size. These bands are a good fit for Fossil’s Gen 6 smartwatches. ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 review: It’s fast as heck, but does anyone really need it? By Samuel Contreras published 15 November 22 Don’t give up any 5GHz speed with the upgrade to 6GHz Wi-Fi. TP-Link's Wi-Fi 7 lineup brings huge speed and capacity upgrades over 6E By Samuel Contreras published 14 November 22 TP-Link has been one of the clear leaders when it comes to Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, and with Wi-Fi 7, the company has a keen focus on creating complete home networking solutions. Best cheap Wi-Fi 6 routers 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 9 November 22 If you're looking to add support for Wi-Fi 6 to your network without spending a lot on speed and unnecessary features, you'll be happy to know there are more options than ever. Google Fi plans, deals, and prices: everything you need to know By Samuel Contreras published 8 November 22 Does Fi support 5G? How does it work? How can I switch to it? Here's everything you need to know about Google's take on wireless service — Google Fi. Best keyboards for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes 2022 By Samuel Contreras, Christine Persaud published 8 November 22 Whether you need it for a Chromebook tablet, or just want a full-size keyboard at your desk, you can get an excellent keyboard for Chrome OS devices of every style and connection type. Best smart power strip 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 7 November 22 Make your home's power smarter and more convenient. Best eero alternatives 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 7 November 22 Get eero-like coverage without using Amazon's router. Best Mint Mobile phones 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 7 November 22 Mint Mobile is a great fit for the best Android phones thanks to T-Mobile's fast and compatible 5G network. Mint Mobile works with the latest phones from Google, Samsung, and even OnePlus. Best phones for Visible 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 4 November 22 Visible is an excellent low-cost phone carrier, but only select Android handsets work with it. So here are the best ones you can get. Best Wi-Fi 6E mesh routers 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 3 November 22 ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 tops the list thanks to its low price and balanced performances while Orbi stands out with pure capacity and speed. 123456789Archives Android Central Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Android Central. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.
Don't clock out just yet, Samsung is still discounting some of its best tech for Cyber Monday By Samuel Contreras published 28 November 22 Samsung makes a wide range of products and has discounted a bunch of them for Cyber Monday and Cyber Week.
Act today to get faster Wi-Fi as soon as today with these eero deals at Best Buy By Samuel Contreras published 28 November 22 Upgrade your home Wi-Fi with eero bundles on sale at Best Buy. Since Best Buy has stores all over the country, you can order one of these eero packs today and pick it up on your way home from work.
Amazon Echo speakers make your home smarter and most models are cheaper than ever By Samuel Contreras published 28 November 22 Get one for every room or upgrade to an Echo with better sound in your living room.
Stop paying modem rental fees with these Cyber Monday cable modem deals By Samuel Contreras published 27 November 22 You can save with your own modem whether you're looking to reduce your cable bill or want to be ready for new multi-gig internet speeds.
Four of my favorite gaming routers are the cheapest they've been with Cyber Monday deals By Samuel Contreras published 27 November 22 Gaming routers are overkill by design so when you play, you can be confident you'll have the best ping possible.
Looking at eeros for Cyber Monday? The eero 6+ is the best one and it's never been cheaper By Samuel Contreras published 26 November 22 AX3000 speeds with 160MHz support give eero 6+ all of the speed it needs without increasing the size.
Mesh Wi-Fi is cheaper than ever on Cyber Monday, the secret is picking the right speed to get the best value By Samuel Contreras last updated 26 November 22 Mesh Wi-Fi kits use multiple compact routers to create a blanket of coverage in your home. Here's how to pick out the right mesh for your internet speed.
The Galaxy Tab A7 Lite from Samsung is a $100 Black Friday tablet from a brand you can trust By Samuel Contreras published 25 November 22 The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is a cheap tablet but Samsung is supporting it like any other. This MediaTek-powered tablet has an Android 12 update ready to install and comes with 3GB of RAM.
Wi-Fi should be fast in every room, make it so with mega 50% off savings on Nest Wifi from Google By Samuel Contreras published 25 November 22 Nest Wifi has plenty of speed for most people with strong coverage, easy setup and management, and the right price on a three-pack with this Black Friday deal.
Save on your heating bill with Amazon's Smart Thermostat Black Friday deal By Samuel Contreras published 25 November 22 You can save even more with rebates from some power companies.
Best external hard drives & SSDs for Chromebox 2022 By Jerry Hildenbrand, Harish Jonnalagadda, Samuel Contreras published 23 November 22 Why try to get by when adding storage is as easy as plugging it in? Here are some of the best external hard drives and SSDs for Chromebox.
Verizon launches a 30-day trial with its fastest 5G network and hopes you'll stay By Samuel Contreras published 18 November 22 If you've got an unlocked phone with eSIM compatibility, like a Google Pixel or a Galaxy from the last couple of years, you can try Verizon's fastest 5G for 30 days with 100GB of premium data.
Nest Wifi Pro Review: Honestly, it’s a bit disappointing By Samuel Contreras published 18 November 22 This is a fast mesh system but I don’t know who it’s supposed to be for.
Which Echo speakers have eero built-in? By Samuel Contreras published 17 November 22 Your Echo speaker can improve your Wi-Fi, as long as you have 4th gen or newer.
Best Fossil Gen 6 bands By Samuel Contreras published 15 November 22 Fossil Gen 6 comes in three sizes depending on which model you get so finding a new band is as simple as getting the right size. These bands are a good fit for Fossil’s Gen 6 smartwatches.
ROG Rapture GT-AXE16000 review: It’s fast as heck, but does anyone really need it? By Samuel Contreras published 15 November 22 Don’t give up any 5GHz speed with the upgrade to 6GHz Wi-Fi.
TP-Link's Wi-Fi 7 lineup brings huge speed and capacity upgrades over 6E By Samuel Contreras published 14 November 22 TP-Link has been one of the clear leaders when it comes to Wi-Fi 6 and 6E, and with Wi-Fi 7, the company has a keen focus on creating complete home networking solutions.
Best cheap Wi-Fi 6 routers 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 9 November 22 If you're looking to add support for Wi-Fi 6 to your network without spending a lot on speed and unnecessary features, you'll be happy to know there are more options than ever.
Google Fi plans, deals, and prices: everything you need to know By Samuel Contreras published 8 November 22 Does Fi support 5G? How does it work? How can I switch to it? Here's everything you need to know about Google's take on wireless service — Google Fi.
Best keyboards for Chromebooks and Chromeboxes 2022 By Samuel Contreras, Christine Persaud published 8 November 22 Whether you need it for a Chromebook tablet, or just want a full-size keyboard at your desk, you can get an excellent keyboard for Chrome OS devices of every style and connection type.
Best smart power strip 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 7 November 22 Make your home's power smarter and more convenient.
Best eero alternatives 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 7 November 22 Get eero-like coverage without using Amazon's router.
Best Mint Mobile phones 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 7 November 22 Mint Mobile is a great fit for the best Android phones thanks to T-Mobile's fast and compatible 5G network. Mint Mobile works with the latest phones from Google, Samsung, and even OnePlus.
Best phones for Visible 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 4 November 22 Visible is an excellent low-cost phone carrier, but only select Android handsets work with it. So here are the best ones you can get.
Best Wi-Fi 6E mesh routers 2022 By Samuel Contreras published 3 November 22 ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 tops the list thanks to its low price and balanced performances while Orbi stands out with pure capacity and speed.
