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With some of the best Android smartphones now supporting 5G, it makes sense to consider investing in the new wireless standard. Today's 5G networks are based on sub-6GHz (sub-6) or millimeter-wave (mmWave), and both have different purposes. For example, sub-6GHz can travel long distances with speeds slightly higher than 4G. On the other hand, millimeter-wave has a shorter range versus sub-6Ghz with higher overall network speeds than 4G. Neither can combine speed and distance into one package deal, so we need C-Band to effectively bridge that gap as a good middle ground.
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Five ways to save mobile data and lower your monthly cellphone bill
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These days, you’ll find Wi-Fi just about everywhere you look — your home, the office, a favorite coffee shop, the local mall, and countless other places. So if you can access Wi-Fi pretty much anywhere you go, why are you still paying big carriers for data you don’t need? With some help from our friends at Ting Mobile — where you can get a Flex plan that saves you money based on how little data you use — we’ve compiled five ways you can reduce your mobile data consumption and kick costly carriers to the curb for good.
We’re giving away another Samsung Galaxy A42 5G phone with two months of Ting Mobile Unlimited 5G service (US)
If you’re not familiar with the Galaxy A42 5G and Ting Mobile’s Unlimited service, here’s a quick refresher.
If you missed out on winning a brand new Galaxy A42 5G with free Ting Mobile service earlier this month, you’re in luck. This week, we’re giving away another A42 5G with two months of Ting Mobile Unlimited to one lucky Android Police reader. Jump down for complete details.
Ting Flex is a full-fledged phone service with LTE/5G data for as little as $15 a month
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So far, we’ve covered how Ting Mobile’s Unlimited Plan stacks up against other carriers (spoiler: you can save quite a bit of money), but did you know that Ting Mobile also has Ting Flex plans for families and smart savers alike? Pay just $10 a month for unlimited talk and text, plus $5 for every gigabyte of shared data, and you can enjoy reliable service with none of the fluff you don’t need.
Win a Samsung Galaxy A42 5G phone with two months of Ting Mobile Unlimited 5G service (US)
Because a 5G phone is only as good as its 5G service
What’s better than winning a new Samsung Galaxy smartphone? Getting free cellphone service to go with it! This week, we’re teaming up with Ting Mobile to give away one Galaxy A42 5G phone plus two free months of Ting Mobile Unlimited service. Here’s everything you need to know.
This is how easy it is to drop your carrier for Ting Mobile
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By now, you’ve heard all about Ting Mobile and their variety of affordable phone plans starting as low as $10 a month, or how their customer care team is made of real people who are actually invested in helping you. This week, we’re detailing how easy it is to switch over from your current carrier to a Ting Mobile plan.
You can keep hoping your carrier’s customer service gets better, or you can just switch to Ting Mobile
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Phone carrier customer service is kind of like car insurance. You can spend weeks — if not years — without using it. Then one day *BAM*, you need help, and a moment of crisis is the worst time to find out your carrier’s customer service is garbage. This week, we’re detailing how Ting Mobile’s customer care team was designed to be anything but terrible, plus you’ll have an opportunity to share your own customer service nightmares. Read on for more!
Win a Pixel 4a 5G from Ting Mobile (Update: Winner)
And don’t forget to pair it with reliable 5G service from Ting Mobile
If you wanted a big phone from Google last year, there was only one option: the 4a 5G. And although this device fell into the “budget” category, its specs pit it directly against the pricier Pixel 5 in many areas. This week, our friends at Ting Mobile are giving away a brand new Pixel 4a 5G to one lucky Android Police reader, and here’s how you can enter.
Don't pay for data you don't use! Get the Goldilocks of mobile data plans, designed to fit just right
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Summer may be halfway over, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had in the sun before autumn comes our way. As you embark on epic adventures away from home, we’ve partnered up with Ting Mobile to answer the question: How much data do I need for summertime?
An ode to Big Carriers and why you need them (or why you really don’t)
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You love your big box phone carrier, right? They benevolently offer you everything that makes your phone worth using: expensive data, contracts that never let you go, and customer service you have to go out of your way to talk to. To celebrate everything endearing about the Big Carriers, we’ve compiled a list of reasons why you need them in your life (and more importantly, why you don’t).
Carrier showdown: Which unlimited phone plan reigns supreme?
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Unlike the name implies, unlimited cellular service plans aren’t created equal. Just take a quick glance around the web, and you’ll see that each plan has its own unique caveats that set them all apart. Today, we’re comparing some of the most compelling unlimited plans from Ting Mobile — which you can subscribe to for just ( off) a month on one line for the first three months — against Google Fi, Mint Mobile, Tello, Consumer Cellular, and T-Mobile.
Win a new Galaxy S21+ 5G from Ting Mobile (Update: Winner)
Then pair it with a Ting Mobile service plan starting at $10 a month
Just a little more than four months after launch, the Galaxy S21 series are still some of the hottest Android devices on the block, and now one can be yours. This week, our friends at Ting Mobile are giving away a new Samsung Galaxy S21+ phone with 5G. Here’s everything you need to know.
At the company's "5G Day" event in San Diego yesterday, Qualcomm announced that it had secured 18 OEM partners to build 5G devices using its new X50 5G modem in 2019. Notable among them are handset makers Nokia (HMD), Sony, Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, HTC, LG, ASUS, and ZTE. Conspicuously absent at the time of this writing is Samsung, though the two companies did just announce a long-term cross-licensing agreement, so you'd have to think they were on track to build a phone with this new modem, too.