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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.
Save a total of $60 on this Ting Mobile plan with unlimited talk and text + 22GB of uncapped data
This article is sponsored by Ting Mobile
This isn't a tough equation: You're likely paying too much for your cellphone service, and Ting Mobile offers an easy way to fix that. From now through June 30th, you can get a Ting Mobile Unlimited plan for just ( off) a month on one line for the first three months.
Dish buys Republic Wireless, continuing its carrier shopping spree
It's the third MVNO the company has purchased in the last year
Dish, the parent company of Dish Network, Sling TV, and both Boost Mobile and Ting as of last year, is still very much in the M&A mood. It's just purchased Republic Wireless, yet another Mobile Virtual Network Operator. News of the acquisition was posted to Republic's forums by CEO Chris Chuang.
Ting Mobile replaces pay-as-you-go model with simpler plans following Dish acquisition
Ting customers can keep their existing plans, if they want
Ting Mobile's main draw over the years has been its customizable pricing, where you only pay for the calls, texts, and data you actually use. That resulted in lower prices for people who didn't use much cellular data, but Google Fi, Visible, other MVNOs have put up more of a fight recently. Under new leadership by Dish, Ting today announced that its pay-as-you-go scheme is being replaced with more traditional plans.
Dish acquires Ting Mobile to help create its new wireless network
Dish will work with Ting's parent company to manage its network empire
Ting has been a popular MVNO carrier for years for folks who doesn't use their phones very much. Much like Google Fi, the network's pricing is oriented towards people who are close to Wi-Fi most of the time, but Ting does stand out with its choice of multiple networks to choose from (it added Verizon just this year). Dish today announced that it has acquired Ting's customer base, and will use Ting's parent company to kickstart its new carrier operation.
Ting Mobile now offers SIM cards powered by Verizon
Ting customers can now choose between Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile SIMs
Ting is an incredibly popular MVNO carrier, where customers are billed only for the calls, texts, and data they actually use (similar to Google Fi and Xfinity Mobile). The carrier already allowed customers to use either GSM or CDMA SIM cards, even across different lines on the same account, and now there's an additional CDMA option.
Ting is a massively popular MNVO carrier, where customers are billed only for the calls, texts, and data they actually use — similar to Google Fi and Xfinity Mobile. The carrier offers both GSM and CDMA SIM cards, but Ting said last year that its GSM option would go away. Thankfully, Ting has reversed course, and its customers won't lose access to any networks.
Ting Mobile has been a popular MVNO carrier for years. Much like Google Fi, it's oriented towards people who don't use a lot of cellular data, with the option to mix-and-match tiers for minutes, texts, and data usage. A major strength for Ting has been the ability to use either a GSM or CDMA network, but that will soon go away.
Motorola has long been king of the mid-range selection here in the US, and the new Moto G6 continues that trend, mixing impressive specs like a 5.7" 1080p 18:9 display, dual-camera system, and Android 8.0 Oreo with an affordable price. That's why Ting and Android Police are teaming up to give away three brand new, unlocked Moto G6 phones.
The Moto X4 is one of the company's latest midrange phones and an immensely capable device. It isn't a flagship, but it's a bit above your standard mid-range expectations. Granted, the $400 cost to grab one makes that abundantly clear, and that price is one of the few drawbacks. Thankfully for you, we've teamed up with Ting, the smarter choice for phone service, to give our readers a chance to win one of three Moto X4s.
The announcement for the Moto E4 earlier this month had us pretty psyched. There's a lot to love about the phone, as the specifications for Motorola's latest E series devices are great for the price. And, now the wait to get your own is over. As of today, you can pick up the Moto E4 at carriers like Republic Wireless and Ting, and you can even buy it unlocked directly from Amazon for use with other carriers. There is no word yet on the power capacious Moto E4 Plus, so if you were holding out for that, the wait continues.
We already covered that Amazon will sell Prime-exclusive Moto G5 Plus models with lockscreen ads, but other retailers have begun to take pre-orders for the phone as well. Best Buy, Motorola, B&H, and Ting are now selling the G5 Plus, with a release date set for March 31.If you need a refresher, the Moto G5 Plus is the more-powerful of the two 2017 Moto G phones. It has a 5.2" 1080p display with Gorilla Glass 3, a Snapdragon 625 processor, 12MP back camera, 5MP front camera, and a 3,000 mAh battery. The G5 Plus is available in 'Lunar Gray' and 'Fine Gold, and on top of that, you can pick between 2GB RAM/32GB of storage and 4GB RAM/64GB of storage.Standard pricing for the 2GB RAM/32GB model is $229.99, and the 4GB RAM/64GB is $299.99. For your convenience, we've listed every model from every retailer we can find. If you find more stores selling the G5 Plus, let us know in the comments.
Ting is a pay-as-you-go mobile virtual network operator (say that three times fast) that relies on the Sprint and T-Mobile networks. For people who use only a few minutes or megabytes a month, the provider is a cheap way to own a smartphone. But if you measure your data usage in gigabytes, then the savings go away fast.
Samsung's Galaxy S7 is one of the most impressive Android smartphones released to date, and this is not just my opinion, but that of almost everyone I've talked to about the phone. It has a fantastic build quality and finishing, one of the best displays we've seen, a powerful processor (regardless if it's the Exynos or Snapdragon version), a capable camera, and decent-to-amazing battery life.So how would you like to win one from us and our friends over at Ting?You've sure heard of Ting, the MVNO that only wants to charge you for what you use instead of offering you plans with plenty of bundled options that you may never need. Ting has just got its hands on a Galaxy S7 and has unboxed it, and now it wants you to enjoy the same experience with your own phone.[EMBED_YT]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LDTrvAhodE[/EMBED_YT]Unfortunately, this contest is only open to US residents, so we apologize in advance to our international readers. But the good thing is that you'll be able to choose between a CDMA Galaxy S7 in Black from Ting's own shop or an International GSM Galaxy S7 in Gold from Amazon. In order to enter, you should use the widget below:Android Police + Ting Samsung Galaxy S7 GiveawayThe contest runs from today and until May 18, 2016, at 11:59PM PST and the winner will be chosen at random afterward and notified.Good luck!
If you're an AT&T customer, you can have a free cup of coffee (or anything else from Starbucks that costs less than five dollars) on Ting. The budget-focused MVNO is offering a $5 gift card to AT&T users just for checking to see if their current phone is compatible with the service. Head to this address, enter your phone's IMEI number to check if it's compatible, enter your phone number (to make sure it's an AT&T account), then give them your email address to get your gift card. Not bad.
Remember when we poked fun at MVNO Ting for using an old Android Police mockup for advertising the phone? Then they spotted our story any someone at Ting decided to take our ball and run with it? That was fun. It turns out those Ting folks are pretty swell, and to prove it, they'd like to give one of you a Nexus 6 for free, gratis, and nothing. We've got a 32GB blue Nexus 6, a $499 USD value, just waiting for a new home with an Android Police reader.
Budget MVNO Ting Officially Recommends The Nexus 6, Complete With Android Police Watermark
Ting "recommends" the Nexus 6.
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Ting would like you to know that the Nexus 6 works great with its low price MVNO service. And it does: thanks to the N6's all-inclusive radio setup, the phone sold on the Play Store in the US can be used on both the company's CDMA and GSM network setups. There's just one problem - that's not a Nexus 6.
There are plenty of pre-paid MVNOs in the US, but Ting has consistently offered some of the best deals. However, it only worked on Sprint's network. If that wasn't a good fit for you, tough. The company recently started testing a GSM service on an invite-only basis, but now it's open to everyone. While it's still technically beta, you can add a GSM phone to Ting right now.
Ting has attracted many customers with its low-cost, pay-for-what-you-use tier-based approach to mobile service (give me a second, I'm sure I could fit more hyphens into this sentence), but some have been put off by the company's reliance on the Sprint network. Starting February 2015, folks will have a choice. Ting will start offering a GSM option for people who just want to pop a SIM card into their existing unlocked phone.