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Best Cellphone Plans of 2025: Our Top Picks

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-14 06:40:00

CNET staff -- not advertisers, partners or business interests -- determine how we review products and services. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. If you're feeling overwhelmed when evaluating all the phone plan options out there, you're not alone -- and it's not an accident. Carriers need to appeal to every type of customer, from people who want all the options to those who need only a small slice of features on a budget. We've put together recommendations from major carri

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US Mobile’s firecracker $249 Pixel 9 deal is coming back for the Fourth of July

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-14 06:56:39

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR US Mobile is bringing back its $249 Pixel 9 deal for new and existing customers. The offer discounts the Google flagship by a whopping 68% The deal goes live on Friday, July 4, 2025. US Mobile is once again getting ready to offer its wild Pixel 9 deal, which will see the $799 phone drop down to just $249 on the carrier. The deal is valid for both new and existing US Mobile customers. The only catch is that the device will be locked to the carrier’s n

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The End of Wireless Dead Zones? T-Mobile’s Starlink Service Launches in 3 Weeks

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-14 18:59:00

Imagine being able to send a text, video or voice recording from the remotest corners of the country. That's the future T-Mobile envisions, as its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service gets ready to launch on July 23. The alliance will provide direct-to-cell messaging service, called T-Satellite, which will also be available to AT&T and Verizon cellphone customers. T-Mobile says its goal is to “eliminate mobile dead zones for good” by utilizing 657 Starlink satellites that will b

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AT&T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-15 03:28:27

AT&T is rolling out a protection that prevents unauthorized changes to mobile accounts as the carrier attempts to fight a costly form of account hijacking that occurs when a scammer swaps out the SIM card belonging to the account holder. The technique, known as SIM swapping or port-out fraud, has been a scourge that has vexed wireless carriers and their millions of subscribers for years. An indictment filed last year by federal prosecutors alleged that a single SIM swap scheme netted $400 milli

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Mint Mobile Wants to Hook You Up With a New Samsung Galaxy S25+ and a Sweet Deal on Their Unlimited Plan

gizmodo.com Mike Fazioli 2025-08-15 15:10:53

If you’re not ready to switch your cellular service over to Mint Mobile yet, you can’t say it’s due to lack of effort on their part. It’s possible you missed their earlier deal offers that dramatically dropped the price of their Unlimited plan and a brand-new Samsung smartphone, and if that’s the case, you’re in luck because they’re back with another one. See at Mint Mobile Make the jump from your current provider to Mint Mobile, where you get access to the nation’s largest 5G network at consi

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Ultra Mobile raised its data caps without a price increase

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-08-17 07:21:51

T-Mobile is bringing some of its Uncarrier energy to Ultra Mobile, the carrier’s international-focused MVNO that operates on its network. It announced that its plans now have slightly higher data caps and more international perks, but with the same prices as before for new and existing subscribers — a rare thing to see these days. The plan with the most notable increase in data cap is its $39 per month tier, which jumps from 15GB to 24GB per month. It also includes 5GB of data you can use in Me

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T-Mobile’s Ultra Mobile brand revamps its plans, but who are they for?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-17 15:06:14

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Ultra Mobile has updated its plans to include more data and enhanced international calling and roaming features. Customers can save even more by choosing 3, 6, or 12-month payment options, which offer discounts of up to 30% per month. Ultra Mobile is a strong option for those who frequently call or travel internationally, though there are other options that might be worth considering, like Google Fi. T-Mobile has been gradually updating its plans acr

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Best Internet and Mobile Bundles for July 2025

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-17 12:07:00

Our picks 90001 Edit ZIP code Why we chose these providers Sort by Best internet and mobile deal Max download 300 Mbps Max upload 20 Mbps Prices starting at $20 per month Available Astound Mobile plans Provider not available in 90001 Edit ZIP code Or call to learn more: (866) 671-3650 Best cable internet bundle with unlimited mobile data Max download 250 Mbps Max upload 20 Mbps Prices starting at $60 per month Available Mediacom Internet and Mobile s plans Provider not available in 90001 E

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You can snag T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service on any carrier - how to get it for free

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-08-17 23:10:01

Kaye Marie Christofferson / 500px/Getty T-Mobile will officially launch its public Starlink satellite service on Wednesday, July 23. Currently in beta testing, the service will be available for any mobile phone user with a compatible device, including AT&T and Verizon subscribers. In its Monday news release, the Uncarrier explained what Starlink will offer. From the get-go, iOS and Android users alike will be able to send SMS text messages. Other features include MMS (Multimedia Messaging Serv

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T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Showing Up: Here's What to Know

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 22:00:07

Could you use a little extra money this summer? Check your bank account -- there may be an unexpected deposit from a company you may not recognize. It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are re

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T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It for Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-18 21:16:00

Going off-grid might soon be a thing of the past, as T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service gets ready to launch on July 23. The alliance will provide direct-to-cell messaging service, called T-Satellite, which will also be available to AT&T and Verizon cellphone customers. T-Mobile says its goal is to “eliminate mobile dead zones for good” by utilizing 657 Starlink satellites that will be used exclusively for cellphone service. T-Satellite has been in beta testing sinc

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T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It For Free

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-19 02:16:00

Going off-grid might soon be a thing of the past, as T-Mobile’s partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service gets ready to launch on July 23. The alliance will provide direct-to-cell messaging service, called T-Satellite, which will also be available to AT&T and Verizon cellphone customers. T-Mobile says its goal is to “eliminate mobile dead zones for good” by utilizing 657 Starlink satellites that will be used exclusively for cellphone service. T-Satellite has been in beta testing sinc

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Need a good alternative to the big three? These carriers are my top 3 recommendations

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-21 00:00:44

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority For years, many of us have gone directly to the big carriers for phone service. But with rising costs and the gradual disappearance of extras like streaming perks, is it time to consider an alternative? While it’s true that Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile control the only three mobile networks with wide national coverage, there are plenty of other carriers that piggyback off this same infrastructure. These providers can offer much cheaper alternatives to traditi

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Get a free Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus from T-Mobile with any trade-in - here's how

zdnet.com Allison Jewell 2025-08-20 22:30:14

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Newer phones may be getting more compact, but that doesn't mean there aren't bigger options available. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus would be a perfect contender if you need a bigger screen, a great camera system, and the latest mobile AI capabilities. Also: You can use T-Mobile's satellite service for free on any carrier now - here's how T-Mobile is now running an offer where you can get your ludicrously capacious Galaxy S25 Plus for free. All you have to do is trade in a phone

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Best Internet Providers in Greenville, South Carolina

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 22:17:00

What is the best internet provider in Greenville, South Carolina? CNET recommends AT&T Fiber as the best overall internet provider in Greenville thanks to its fast, symmetrical speeds, solid pricing and high customer satisfaction. Plans start at $55 a month and go up to $245 for the speedy 5-gig plan. If fiber isn’t available at your address, Spectrum is a strong backup, which also offers the cheapest plan in the area. You’ll also find options like Verizon 5G Home, T-Mobile Home Internet and sa

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Android 16 will alert users to possible Stingray surveillance, fake cell towers

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-08-20 21:37:00

Why it matters: As Android 16's new security features roll out with the next generation of smartphones, users will, for the first time, have a tool to detect invisible digital surveillance. Whether this prompts broader reforms in how such technology is used and regulated remains to be seen. Still, the feature reflects a growing awareness of the need to protect personal privacy in the mobile age. An upcoming Android update will introduce a warning system to help users detect one of the most elus

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T-Mobile Is the New Mobile Network Champ. I Got a Behind-the-Scenes View Into How It Got There

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-20 23:03:02

Last week T-Mobile announced that it's been named the Best Mobile Network in the US by Ookla, marking the first time the carrier has taken the overall top spot. That's based on half a billion real-world usage tests conducted over a six-month period. (Disclosure: Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) During a live event at its Tech Experience Hub in Bellevue, Washington, T-Mobile also announced a July 23 commercial launch date for T-Satellite, its Starlink-based satell

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The Trump Phone Is Already a Lot Different From Last Week

wired.com Verity Burns 2025-08-20 10:48:55

Apparently, things change quickly in the world of the Trump phone. It’s been 10 days since the Trump Organization announced it would be launching the $499 T1 smartphone, and in that time there have already been a confusing series of changes to a product that was initially supposed to be arriving as soon as August. Now, you can only expect it “later this year,” according to the most recent update of the Trump Mobile website, with all mention of it “coming soon” gone. That is not the only change.

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The first mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC debuted in 1983. What was its price?

techspot.com Unknown 2025-08-22 11:25:00

Choose wisely! The correct answer, the explanation, and an intriguing story await. Correct Answer: $3,995 The Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, released in 1983, was a groundbreaking innovation in the history of telecommunications. It was the first commercially available handheld mobile phone, launching a new era in personal communication. At its debut, the DynaTAC was priced at $3,995 – equivalent to more than $12,500 in 2025 dollars when adjusted for inflation--the DynaTAC was a luxury item accessible

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This lesser-known T-Mobile discount may be on its way out the door eventually

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-22 11:09:48

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile is phasing out its Philo and YouTube TV discount perk, though it might remain available for up to two more years. Customers will now pay Philo directly but receive reimbursement as a T-Mobile account credit. Those affected should monitor future communications from T-Mobile closely, as the offer might end earlier. If you’ve been with T-Mobile for a while, you might recall that it initially tried to break into the TV market with its TVision service

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Trump Mobile Math Doesn't Add Up: We Found Better Phone Plan Deals

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 07:15:00

When the Trump Organization announced its upcoming gold-hued T1 phone, it threw up a number of red flags for us. There was the poorly Photoshopped image along with technical claims that didn’t add up -- including the boast that the phone would be “designed and built in the United States.” (That claim has since been walked back, without explanation.) The phone was originally expected to launch in September 2025, but there’s currently no confirmed release date. To run the T1 phone, the organizati

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T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement Checks Are Arriving Finally: Here's the Scoop

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 09:41:00

Some extra cash would be useful about now, right? Check your bank account -- there may be an unexpected deposit from a company you may not recognize. It could be the money you're due from T-Mobile's 2022 class-action settlement. Those who qualify were told to expect settlement checks in April, but then that was moved to May. And now, in mid-June, as cited by Android Authority, Reddit users are saying they are seeing money in their bank accounts. Some are saying they received $56, but others are

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Best Internet Providers in Omaha, Nebraska

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-23 18:00:00

What is the best internet provider in Omaha, Nebraska? Omaha isn't the best place when it comes to fiber options, but you can still get dependable and fairly decent internet speeds. That's why CNET recommends Cox Communications as the best internet service provider in Omaha. Cox was the only ISP in town for high-speed internet for a long time. But things have changed now. There are a few more solid options to check out for you and your family. When you're picking an internet provider, think ab

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Here’s why I would avoid the big carrier stores in 2025

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-25 00:00:54

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Although the three main carriers have significantly increased costs over the past few years, until recently, they still stood out from prepaid services in several major ways. As I pointed out in another recent feature, that’s less true in 2025. Not only have perks and extras worsened, but recent moves have also undermined one of the biggest advantages postpaid carriers previously held: the presence of physical stores. Personally, I’ve been shopping without i

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The Website for Trump’s All-American Smartphone No Longer Promises It’s ‘MADE IN THE USA’

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-08-25 07:43:04

Earlier this month, the Trump Organization revealed its latest profit-making scheme: the T1, a golden iPhone knockoff that has aptly been dubbed the “Trump phone.” Alongside the new device, the Trumps launched a wireless mobile network called T1 Mobile, which purports to offer unlimited talk, text, and data. Given that Trump is the “America First” president, it was very on-brand for the company to promise that the devices would be manufactured domestically. Given that manufacturing a functioning

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After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-25 23:39:33

The Trump phone was announced last week with a claim that the device would be made entirely in America, and people were rightly skeptical. Trump Mobile's $500 T1 Phone "is a sleek, gold smartphone engineered for performance and proudly designed and built in the United States for customers who expect the best from their mobile carrier," the Trump Organization said in a press release. But with electronics supply chain experts casting doubt on the feasibility of designing and building an American-

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Trump Phone Site Drops Its 'Built in US' Claim. Here's All We Know About the $499 Phone

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-26 02:59:00

The Trump Organization jumped into the smartphone business on June 16, announcing a $499 gold-hued phone and a mobile phone plan, proclaiming on the Trump Mobile website that device would be "designed and built in the United States." It's a claim that many experts were skeptical about. Now, just over a week later, site has dropped that phrasing. Instead, new wording on Trump Mobile cites "American hands" and "American values" but steers clear of claiming the phone, called the T1, will be made i

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The Trump Phone no longer promises it’s made in America

theverge.com David Pierce 2025-08-26 11:09:24

When the Trump Organization launched the Trump Mobile wireless carrier, it also launched a flagship phone called the T1 Phone 8002 (gold version). One of the phone’s main selling points was that it was to be made in America. We figured that was unlikely to be true. And we were right: sometime in the last several days, the Trump Mobile site appears to have been scrubbed of all language indicating the phone is to be made in the USA. (Like, for instance, the huge banner on the homepage that says th

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Which operating system was targeted by the first ever mobile phone virus?

techspot.com Unknown 2025-08-26 15:35:00

Choose wisely! The correct answer, the explanation, and an intriguing story await. Correct Answer: Symbian Before becoming the iconic star of Super Mario Bros., what was Mario originally named? The first known mobile phone virus was Cabir, also referred to as Caribe. Discovered in June 2004 by Kaspersky Lab, Cabir primarily targeted mobile devices running the Symbian operating system, an OS widely used in Nokia phones during the early 2000s. Although the virus itself was not overtly malicious

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Survey reveals this is the T-Mobile alternative most people would go for

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-28 00:21:28

Joe Maring / Android Authority With over 131 million subscribers as of Q1 2025, T-Mobile is the second-largest telecom carrier in the US. However, recent decisions like retiring the Go5G lineup of plans in favor of the new Experience plans and unbundling taxes and fees from monthly prices have caused many users to start looking for alternatives in case they want to jump ship. We asked users what carrier they would choose as a T-Mobile alternative, and Google Fi and Visible turned up as the top

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Best Cellphone Plans of 2025: Our Top Picks

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T-Mobile Is Bringing Starlink to Your Phone. Check If You’ll Get It For Free

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Get a free Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus from T-Mobile with any trade-in - here's how

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The Website for Trump’s All-American Smartphone No Longer Promises It’s ‘MADE IN THE USA’

After a week, Trump Mobile drops claim that Trump phone is “made in the USA”

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The Trump Phone no longer promises it’s made in America

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