About Zach Laidlaw
Zach is an experienced writer, self-proclaimed tech addict, and hobbyist gamer. Throughout his career, he's worked for Samsung and Apple, giving him a broad view of the mobile tech landscape at large. To learn more, connect on Twitter @ztlaidlaw
Latest Articles
Win a Roborock S6 robotic vacuum (Update: Winner)
Throw out that manual sweeper and never labor to clean your carpets again
Which phones lose their value the fastest (and what can you do about it)?
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Exclusive offer: Save up to $50 on Ting Mobile's premium plans for a limited time
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EcoFlow’s portable power solutions are great for camping, hiking, or natural disasters, and they're now up to $249 off
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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.
Serve, protect, and look damn good doing it: Spigen cases are ready to defend Samsung's most advanced gear yet
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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.
Upgrading to a new phone? Don't trade in your old one without seeing how much Decluttr will offer
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Today only: Save big on Roborock’s best smart vacuums
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Lock in the top resale value for your old phone with Decluttr now that Samsung preorders are live
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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.
Win one of 8 EarFun Free 2 wireless earbuds (Update: Winners)
Or save 25% on a pair with coupon code
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!
Recover your lost or deleted files with DroidKit, available to try for free today
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Unleash the power of Material You with this exclusive collection of colorful custom wallpapers
Want the wallpaper you see at the top of this post? Sign up for free, and it's yours
Android 12 is here, and if you're sporting a Pixel phone — like the fancy new Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro — you now have a ton of color customization options available to you, thanks to Material You. To take full advantage of everything it has to offer, you'll need a stash of cool, colorful wallpapers that really set off your homescreen. Subscribe to the Android Police Newsletter for free and claim a new wallpaper every week from now through the end of the year (and longer).
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).