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Tello Mobile, a low-cost wireless carrier operating on the country's largest 5G network, offers plans starting at $5 monthly and topping out at $25 for unlimited data, talk and text. Customers can build custom plans, switch anytime without contracts, and keep their existing phone number via eSIM activation.
Artificial Analysis has begun benchmarking small AI models that run directly on mobile phones, focusing on models that fit within 8 GB of memory after quantization, including KV cache at 8K context. The effort combines intelligence benchmarks with real on-device inference data gathered in partnership with Liquid AI, whose measurement methodology Artificial Analysis says it has independently validated.
Verizon's MVNO Visible introduced Visible One, a bundle merging its mobile service with Verizon Fios-based fiber internet under one bill. The base tier costs $55/month for 300Mbps fiber plus standard mobile service, while Visible+ Pro One costs $75/month for 1Gbps fiber and premium mobile with 5G Ultra Wideband and a smartwatch line. Both plans skip added taxes, fees, contracts, and credit checks, but require homes to already have an inactive Fios ONT installed.
T-Mobile has filed new disclosures showing 63 layoffs spread across 13 locations in Washington state as part of an ongoing wave of workforce reductions in 2026. The carrier has also been shutting down retail stores nationwide alongside these job cuts.
A longtime T-Mobile customer who switched to Mint Mobile to save over $100 a month outlines three common tradeoffs of using smaller carriers, starting with data deprioritization in crowded areas. At a packed concert venue, the user experienced noticeably slower uploads compared to customers on premium plans from major carriers, illustrating how MVNO traffic gets lower priority during network congestion.