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T-MobileSep 11, 2026 What Happened to US Cellular The regional carrier that covered rural Maine, Iowa and the Pacific Northwest no longer sells wireless service. T-Mobile bought the customers, the stores and about a third of the spectrum. What's… AT&TSep 11, 2026 AT&T Cut Single-Line Prices, Not Family Prices Three of AT&T's four postpaid tiers got cheaper for one line. Every multi-line rate stayed exactly where it was, compressing the gaps between tiers from $20 to $10. Carrier NewsSeptember 10, 2026 Your iPhone Just Got Another Free Year of Satellite Satellite features come free for two years from activation. Apple has now added a third year for iPhone 14, 15 and 16 owners — with a cutoff date that has already passed, so whether you qualify is… Carrier NewsSeptember 10, 2026 Everything Apple Announced on September 9 A foldable iPhone at $1,999, iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199, and two new watches. Read as a phone-plan story rather than a hardware story, three details matter more than the fold: eSIM-only, mmWave, and… DealSep 3, 2026 How to Get a Free 5G Phone at Metro Metro is advertising six phones at no cost and two iPhones at a discount. The offers are real, but “free” means three different things across them — free at checkout, free after a rebate, and free… VisibleAug 28, 2026 Visible One Bundles Fiber and Mobile on One Bill Visible's first converged plan pairs its mobile service with Verizon Fios fiber, self-installed, taxes included, no credit check. Eligibility is the narrow part — it only opens to homes that… Cash App MobileAug 28, 2026 Cash App Mobile Puts an AT&T Plan Inside Cash App Block's payments app now sells phone service: one $40 plan on AT&T's network, taxes included, activated entirely in-app. The restrictions are where it differs from every other AT&T MVNO. VerizonAug 28, 2026 Verizon Is Giving Away Free Tickets to Every NFL Home Game A week-long takeover of the Verizon Shine drops in the My Verizon App, running August 31 through September 4. The tickets are the headline, and they are claimed first-come, first-served in hourly… DealAugust 20, 2026 Galaxy Phone Deals All three major carriers will get you to zero on a Galaxy S26 Ultra. The credits are identical; what differs is which plan qualifies, what trade-in counts, and how many years you owe them. DealJuly 30, 2026 Black Friday iPhone Deals: How to Tell a Good One From a Trap The biggest carrier offers of the year land in late November. Nearly all of them are three-year commitments wearing a discount's clothing — here's how to price one before you commit. DealJuly 27, 2026 Xfinity Mobile Deals: What's Actually Worth Taking Xfinity Mobile's real offer isn't a phone promotion — it's Verizon's network at $30 to $45 a line, with the first year sometimes free. The catch is that it all requires Xfinity Internet. Carrier NewsJuly 21, 2026 How Fast Is Starlink? Max Speeds and Performance Explained Starlink advertises 400+ Mbps, but most homes see 45–280 Mbps down and 10–30 Mbps up. Where the gigabit numbers really live — and when home users might get them. DealJuly 15, 2026 Android Phone Deals at the Major Carriers (2026) Carriers run Android deals with the same mechanics as their iPhone offers — trade-in credits over 24–36 months, plan-tier requirements, and switcher rebates. Here's what's current on the most… VerizonJuly 12, 2026 Verizon Now Powers Every New BMW: What It Means for You Every newly built BMW and MINI in the US now connects through Verizon's 5G network. It's not your phone plan and it's not free in-car Wi-Fi — here's what the deal actually covers. Carrier NewsJuly 9, 2026 Google Voice Adds Two Paid Plans, No Workspace Needed Voice Starter ($10/mo) and Voice Standard ($20/mo) bring call recording, number protection, auto attendants, and Gemini call notes to personal Gmail accounts. The free tier stays. AT&TJuly 9, 2026 AT&T Build-A-Plan Adds Home Internet: What It Really Costs AT&T Build-A-Plan now stacks Fiber or Internet Air home internet from $35/mo onto your mobile service. The real math, the $200 hardware catch, and who the bundle actually fits. VerizonJune 22, 2026 Verizon Drops Fees & Debuts “Simplicity” Plan Verizon eliminates upgrade fees, launches the tierless “Simplicity” plan, and introduces a 3% cash-back loyalty program. DealJune 20, 2026 iPhone Deals: Verizon, T-Mobile & AT&T (2026) The majors all run aggressive iPhone 17 offers — structured as bill credits over 24–36 months when you trade in and sign up for a qualifying unlimited plan. The “free iPhone” only stays free if…

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