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As a cell phone expert, I’m worried about the future of prepaid carriers

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-11 08:00:52

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Once dismissed as the domain of teenagers, bad credit consumers, or even shady activity, prepaid wireless has transformed into a real competitor in the smartphone age. Today, the prepaid market offers everything from ultra-budget choices to services that deliver an experience nearly indistinguishable from premium postpaid service. But this evolution comes with a new concern: over-saturation. There are now well over a dozen reputable prepaid carriers, along w

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Lost RCS support in Google Messages since last month? You’re not alone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-14 22:13:48

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR RCS in Google Messages has been down in several regions since early August. Reports from Reddit and Google forums mention outages in Kenya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and other countries. Google says carriers must act to restore RCS, fueling speculation it pulled back its Jibe support. Rich Communication Services (RCS) is supposed to be the future of texting on Android, and even Apple has agreed to support the modern replacement for SMS. However, while RCS

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You have just two more days to get a year of US Mobile unlimited for less than $200

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-26 06:44:46

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR US Mobile is marking its one-year “Super Carrier” milestone with limited-time promotions ending September 28. Unlimited Premium costs $299 per year ($24.90/m) or $35 per month with uncapped data and 20GB international roaming, while Unlimited Starter costs $199 per year.Pixel 10 phones are discounted with annual Unlimited plans: Pixel 10 from $499, Pixel 10 Pro from $669, and Pixel 10 Pro XL from $789. If you’ve been thinking about giving a new phone

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Survey reveals more of you need to shop around for carriers, you’re missing out

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 00:00:24

Colleague Joe Maring recently chronicled his switch from T-Mobile to Visible after ten years as a T-Mobile customer. He also revealed a few things he learned after a month with his new carrier , and it sounds like this was a long-overdue move. We were curious to find out the last time our readers switched carriers, so we posted a poll. Almost 6,000 votes have been tallied, and here’s what you told us! A massive ~42.6% of respondents said they last switched carriers 10+ years ago. This was by f

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T-Mobile now officially owns UScellular

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-08 15:45:10

T-Mobile has sealed the deal on its UScellular acquisition. In exchange for $4.3 billion, T-Mobile gets UScellular’s customers, stores and 30 percent of its spectrum. If you’re a UScellular customer, you don’t have to do anything. "UScellular customers stay on their existing plans with no changes for now," the carrier said. You can continue to manage your account through UScellular’s website. You can also still turn to the T-Mobile-owned carrier for customer support. The $4.3 billion wasn’t th

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Thinking of switching to T-Mobile? Its trial program now gives you less time but more features

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-22 15:25:51

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile has reduced its free eSIM “Network Pass” trial period from 90 days to 30 days and renamed it “T-Mobile Trial.” T-Mobile Trial now includes benefits like up to 250GB of high-speed tethering data, limited international usage, and in-flight Wi-Fi. To start the trial without ditching your current carrier, download the T-Life app on an unlocked eSIM-compatible phone. T-Mobile added more postpaid subscribers than any other carrier in the last quarter,

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A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-05 05:45:07

Security researchers say they have caught a surveillance company in the Middle East exploiting a new attack capable of tricking phone operators into disclosing a cell subscriber’s location. The attack relies on bypassing security protections that carriers have put in place to protect intruders from accessing SS7, or Signaling System 7, a private set of protocols used by the global phone carriers to route subscribers’ calls and text messages around the world. SS7 also allows the carriers to req

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It seems the big three US carriers are skipping out on the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-22 15:31:43

TL;DR The Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is official, but none of the three major US carriers are currently offering it directly. Customers on Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile will need to buy the Z Flip FE unlocked or finance it through Samsung or a retailer. Boost Mobile and Xfinity Mobile are offering the Z Flip FE for free as part of a promo for their postpaid plans, though more carriers could eventually follow. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are now official, and this year also brings a new family

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Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users

arstechnica.com Unknown 2026-01-24 05:30:50

With Verizon seeking permission to lock phones to its network for six months or longer instead of the current 60 days, a coalition of advocacy groups yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to reject the cellular carrier's petition. "Phone locking distorts market competition, raises switching costs, and contributes to unnecessary e-waste," the groups said in a filing. "It impedes consumers' ability to take full advantage of the devices they already own, forces them to purchase new

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T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service launches on July 23

engadget.com Unknown 2026-02-24 15:00:50

T-Mobile's satellite service, or simply called T-Satellite, with Starlink will be available across the US starting on July 23, even to customers of other carriers. The company said the service can cover 500,000 square miles of area that traditional carriers can't reach, which are mostly remote locations far from cell towers. T-Satellite will support texting for both Android and iOS devices at launch. Android owners will also be able to send MMS, images and short audio clips from the start, while

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Latest Tech News

As a cell phone expert, I’m worried about the future of prepaid carriers

Lost RCS support in Google Messages since last month? You’re not alone

You have just two more days to get a year of US Mobile unlimited for less than $200

Survey reveals more of you need to shop around for carriers, you’re missing out

T-Mobile now officially owns UScellular

Thinking of switching to T-Mobile? Its trial program now gives you less time but more features

A surveillance vendor was caught exploiting a new SS7 attack to track people’s phone locations

It seems the big three US carriers are skipping out on the Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE

Verizon’s request to lock phones supported by police, opposed by users

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite service launches on July 23

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