Wireless Carriers: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

After a natural disaster, the carrier's top priorities are restoring towers and reconnecting them to the grid. At a recent event, we got an up-close look at the equipment that makes it happen.

The support page for T-Satellite says the carrier is offering roaming through Canadian carrier Rogers and New Zealand operator One NZ.

The home fixed-wireless service requires signing up for Visible’s discounted phone service first.

Skylo, a Verizon and Google partner and Starlink Mobile competitor, asks the FCC for permission to serve up to 10 times as many devices.

'We’re seeing a lot less usage than we were originally thinking,' T-Mobile's CEO says, while indicating the company’s ground-based cellular network has been meeting customer needs.

The Federal Communications Commission dismisses SpaceX's requests to use other radio bands that Globalstar and Ligado Networks already have access to.

Satellite-to-phone service use on Android phones has been growing in the US but remains low, according to data from Ookla.

Xfinity Mobile Plus and Xfinity Mobile Select offer lower prices than older plans they replace but lose multiple-line discounts.

The FCC is also granting AST SpaceMobile limited use of the 430 to 440MHz band, despite objections from amateur 'ham' radio operators.

New Glenn’s reused booster lands on a drone ship, but AST’s BlueBird satellite faces a fiery end.

The announcement suggests SpaceX's partner, T-Mobile, might eventually offer the same cross-border access for US customers.

The upcoming 'Clone' feature from Really Wireless promises to create an AI agent that can use your voice to screen calls, schedule appointments, and handle spam calls on your behalf.

United’s rollout of free Starlink Wi-Fi is only beginning to expand beyond regional jets, leaving most passengers without a useful perk in the meantime.

Globalstar provides satellite connectivity on iPhones, but Amazon and Apple say the $11.6 billion deal won't change anything. For now, it creates a new rival to SpaceX's Starlink Mobile.

A new job posting from SpaceX mentions the company wants to develop compact 'multi-chip modules' to handle radio frequencies for Starlink Mobile.

US Mobile reveals more details about its Starlink partnership. But the discount only lasts for six months before the Starlink Residential service reverts to its normal pricing.

The carrier's CEO says the plan is to bundle Starlink's residential broadband service, although access to cellular Starlink Mobile will come later, too.

Like other deals at the T-Mobile-owned prepaid service, this combination offering requires paying for a year of service up-front.

Despite a projected 2029 launch, the hype cycle is ramping up. With major technical hurdles and unclear benefits over 5G, do you need to worry about upgrading right now? We break it all down.

T-Mobile's restocking fee has increased by up to $10, depending on the phone.