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By 2032, new gas generators like the ones planned by Oglethorpe would be limited to running 20% to 40% of the time without advances in carbon capture technology.”},{“_id”:”JOPJH4TKKBCLRGUMSAG3BPE4GQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721305674064},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Oglethorpe and other utilities appear to be hedging on those rules, which face legal challenges from some states, including Georgia.”},{“_id”:”OJFIAJJS3BGKVLJD6XEFXYMEAQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721305674065},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“If the current EPA rule stands, and if carbon capture technology becomes viable and affordable, our units could convert,” Teilhet said. “In the meantime we are taking the responsible steps to meet Georgia’s growing energy demands now and keep the lights on in rural Georgia.””},{“_id”:”VVYPME67XRET3MTXV5J3TNBEI4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721237630150},”type”:”text”,”content”:”The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy slammed the utility for moving forward with the projects.”},{“_id”:”VVYPME67XRET3MTXV5J3TNBEI4″,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721237630150},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Unfortunately, if these proposed fossil fuel projects do get built, Oglethorpe customers will likely be paying for decades for power plants that cannot be used to their fullest and are unlikely to show up during extreme weather,” the advocacy group said in a statement.”},{“_id”:”QRY7J4N365AF7DOZNCMXLOZSYQ”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721237630151},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Utilities have linked the projected rise in demand for power to new manufacturing plants and data centers. But many of those companies have their own clean energy goals and have expressed alarm at the slew of new natural gas projects.”},{“_id”:”3LRUXK44RZGENDB3YYXL4NXQAA”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721237630152},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“The first thing we hear is serious concern,” said Katie Southworth of the Clean Energy Buyers Association, which represents some of the biggest energy customers in the world, including Google, Amazon, Samsung, McDonald’s and Lockheed Martin.”},{“_id”:”AZ4H2U6JKZDNHKKQVVO7OY3DVM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721237630153},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“The next thing is, ‘Did the utility consider how I was going to meet my goals?’ and the answer is often just no, they hadn’t looked at it at all,” she added.”},{“_id”:”ARAC45Y47FGX7ILCX6BBUJT2XY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1721237630154},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Some of that could change. In May, federal regulators issued new rules for how utilities plan regional transmission, requiring them to include specific criteria such as corporate clean energy commitments. 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“When I am getting rid of a computer, I first take the cabinet [tower] apart if it’s a traditional desktop,” Clark says. “But most everybody uses laptops. I remove the hard drive from the laptop before I turn the computer into a recycling center.”
“},{“_id”:”WD4Q5LENHRFOVGRZCAMYZZUQIY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”In theory, someone could break into an electronics recycling center and find a lot of old computer hard drives. From there, it’s possible to commit identity theft.”},{“_id”:”K22YBT2N2ZH3FGUPA2DHSK3RQA”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Christa, Clark’s podcast producer, asked Clark how he learned to find and remove a hard drive from a desktop computer or a laptop. YouTube, perhaps? (There are a lot of videos on YouTube demonstrating how to remove hard drives.)”},{“_id”:”3IHCPHETVNE7TASI32VYPBIEFI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Clark responded and said he’s not sure how he learned it. He also held up his podcast laptop to the camera on the YouTube version of the show to demonstrate that some laptops make it challenging to get inside them and remove the hard drive.”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”CLKQOMOJYBEJDD4XMMDVCYZR5U”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”h-how-to-wipe-a-hard-drive-on-an-old-computer-you-re-throwing-away-or-donating”,”class”:[“wp-block-heading”]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”How To Wipe a Hard Drive on an Old Computer You’re Throwing Away or Donating”},{“_id”:”Z5BDUZUJPBD7FGVQLRPESJNPPE”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”It’s also possible to “wipe” a hard drive clean.”},{“_id”:”VRPPX7YU7RGI3KVI2HWWU3N4NA”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Best Buy has a guide on how to wipe a Windows hard drive, for example. The company also claims to have recycled nearly 3 billion pounds of electronics from 2009 to March 2023.”},{“_id”:”XND3CYWNHREYTFTSBDFM7X6I6Y”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”I can’t speak to the veracity of programs such as DBAN, that delete the contents of any hard drive, but many people strongly recommend them.”},{“_id”:”M4SLLFRMDFASJI3SBNUPANYXJY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”It’s possible to still recover information from a hard drive that has been wiped and reset, though. 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The age of technology allows us to connect internationally, do business from anywhere, learn just about anything and more.”},{“_id”:”KPWLA5ODEJHMVKAOB3FSFD52CU”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”But it also means that our computers often contain sensitive personal information. 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Downtown only had 615 units, but the number of proposed apartments in the city center is starting to increase.”},{“_id”:”N7LB77TFABDG7EME6ZZDNUV744″,”additional_properties”:{“comments”:[],”_id”:”IJH5RYNGHZHOHGQBAXRJIJCJPE”},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:””},{“_id”:”4HYHOAFQZBBI3EH7MAIFOHHEFE”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1720732443045},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Centennial Yards has already delivered or is currently building about 500 units, with more to come. McGowan said a lot of downtown’s challenges, such as its unsafe perceptions, would be alleviated by getting more people on the streets.”},{“_id”:”DPJ4VCTICVHF7LALRJA564W2QY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1719930017927},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Revitalizing a downtown … is not rocket science. It’s getting more people living downtown that will solve the problem,” he said. “We don’t need fancy consultants and expensive studies to tell us how to fix it. 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Julian Bene, a former Invest Atlanta board member who unsuccessfully sued to try to scuttle the incentives, still has his concerns about the project, but said additional affordable housing is a silver lining.”},{“_id”:”UHGUDSYIONFBLCEEKUN24CWRZY”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1719930017969},”type”:”text”,”content”:”“Adding supply of apartments has to be somewhat beneficial to everyone,” he said. “… I don’t believe in handing over $1.9 billion in tax subsidy for (a few hundred) affordable units, but I’m fine with there being (more) affordable units.””},{“level”:3,”_id”:”JPWNAELCMBFRFAAK2L4VHXEFWM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1720732443050},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Money left on tap”},{“_id”:”PKRNH6KTLVFJLNBN5ZB3VBMKYM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1720732443051},”type”:”text”,”content”:”CIM went before Invest Atlanta in June for approval to issue roughly $557 million in bonds to support the construction costs of its forthcoming entertainment district, the first time the developer tapped into its bundle of incentives.”},{“_id”:”5MQEFZ7DSNFPRJLFL6FI4QNOMM”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1719601049290},”type”:”text”,”content”:”Ben Vera, vice president of CIM, said the developer had to tally $400 million in project costs before it could access the bond financing, which will be repaid through future tax revenue streams generated within Centennial Yards. The bonds come from two sources: an “Enterprise Zone” the city created under state law for the Gulch’s redevelopment and the Westside Tax Allocation District. The Enterprise Zone allows the developer to collect 5 cents of the 8.9-cent sales tax on retail sales to repay bond investors.”},{“_id”:”V4ZPPRIIYFGSNJWENZLSFJOZBI”,”additional_properties”:{“inline_comments”:[],”comments”:[],”_id”:1720732443053},”type”:”text”,”content”:”There’s still a large amount remaining for subsequent development phases. The total EZ bond pool is up to $1.25 billion, while the Westside TAD pool is up to $625 million. 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A 10-block section of South Downtown was recently acquired by the founders of Atlanta Ventures, who plan to focus on business incubators and entrepreneurship spaces. 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\n(5-star scale)\n\n\n\n\nT-Mobile86.6%77.7881.3686.6787.83.73\n\n\nVerizon Wireless83.3%74.6880.1684.7688.323.29\n\n\nAT&T80.8%72.2374.5583.2384.963.14\n\n\n”},{“_id”:”W3ZIV3VV7ZCF7GJKQ46AZGVDQA”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”#tablepress-964 from cache”},{“_id”:”JKJY64OSZFBZZFXVZGRPCZNCLI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Data from Ookla’s 1H 2024 Connectivity Report (methodology)”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”CXCEZ4LPYVAJPJB2HXZJ4C4GAI”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”internet”,”class”:[“wp-block-heading”]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”The Fastest Fixed Internet Service Provider in 2024″},{“_id”:”MHLRZHK4MJGWBCEQW3W7WHYFXE”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”In the internet service providers category, AT&T Fiber provided the fastest connection. In the first half of 2024, AT&T Fiber customers saw a median download speed of 348.86Mbps. AT&T Fiber also recorded the fastest median upload speed of 288.31Mbps. In the following graph, you can see how AT&T Fiber compared to other fixed internet services from Verizon, Cox, Xfinity and Spectrum.”},{“owner”:{“id”:”ajc”},”address”:{},”auth”:{“1″:”b86aa65b58d9b0ab8fc2318739f87114a29b8ef8b2f4f0c9e22fadb45649d121″},”src”:”https://i0.wp.com/clark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/speed-score-1.png?resize=800%2C543&ssl=1″,”source”:{“system”:”arc i/o”,”name”:”Clark Howard”,”edit_url”:””,”source_type”:”wires”,”source_id”:”https://i0.wp.com/clark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/speed-score-1.png?resize=800%2C543&ssl=1″,”additional_properties”:{“editor”:”photo center”}},”type”:”image”,”distributor”:{“mode”:”reference”,”reference_id”:”19e74e53-bba3-4c5d-a445-1a2a4a7cd2fe”},”version”:”0.10.9″,”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY.png”,”licensable”:false,”width”:800,”_id”:”UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY”,”additional_properties”:{“fullSizeResizeUrl”:”/resizer/yU3BEXlNjcp2vtnxyezpLvhRh4w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY.png”,”originalName”:”https://i0.wp.com/clark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/speed-score-1.png?resize=800%2C543&ssl=1″,”mime_type”:”image/png”,”proxyUrl”:”/resizer/yU3BEXlNjcp2vtnxyezpLvhRh4w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY.png”,”restricted”:false,”galleries”:[],”originalUrl”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY.png”,”published”:true,”resizeUrl”:”/resizer/yU3BEXlNjcp2vtnxyezpLvhRh4w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY.png”,”expiration_date”:”2024-08-18T19:05:49Z”,”thumbnailResizeUrl”:”/resizer/v5SZBhEv8J20RucLliSweEitiH4=/300×0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOBTJGRBQW6Q3J34AKI46VNTEY.png”,”version”:1},”created_date”:”2024-07-19T19:05:50Z”,”last_updated_date”:”2024-07-19T19:05:51Z”,”height”:543},{“_id”:”6HNB3FINZZBNLOPB2PYNXEBKKM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”In addition to network speeds, Ookla also collected data on ISP consistency, video experience and consumer sentiment. AT&T Fiber earned the highest scores in nearly all categories with the exception of video experience. Verizon’s fixed internet service provided the best video experience with a median video start time of 0.56 seconds.”},{“_id”:”ZVKLDWDNKRHSBMOATKPALYTKWQ”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”tablepress-965″,”class”:[“tablepress”,”tablepress-id-965″,”tablepress-responsive”]},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”\n\n\nNetwork ConsistencyVideo ExperienceConsumer Sentiment
\n(5-star scale)\n\n\n\n\nAT&T Fiber95.2%84.743.72\n\n\nVerizon91.1%86.323.47\n\n\nCox91.6%85.272.79\n\n\nXfinity92.2%85.13.05\n\n\nSpectrum92.8%86.163.02\n\n\nFrontierNo data85.63No data\n\n\n”},{“_id”:”2BVAB7XEK5FIBEXPGX6C2K2U7Y”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”#tablepress-965 from cache”},{“_id”:”BIW3GKMEZRHSJHYKWPERYLDAFE”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Data from Ookla’s 1H 2024 Connectivity Report (methodology)”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”W2TQKCSGHBAW7ABF44EPDBUVIM”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”h-final-thoughts”,”class”:[“wp-block-heading”]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Final Thoughts”},{“_id”:”S2JT3KKPYVCLLHOJQDL36TN4HU”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Ookla’s 1H 2024 Connectivity Report found that T-Mobile’s mobile network has been the fastest, most consistent and most highly-rated so far this year.”},{“_id”:”AAXW7KUXLRBLDM3XTGDDHM74DA”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”These results are consistent with the latest data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index and J.D. Power. These companies have also found that customers are most satisfied with cell phone service from T-Mobile. You can see the highlights from these surveys here.”},{“_id”:”AVJJXNOWURBDNL74PARYKW3YX4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”When it comes to fixed internet service providers, Ookla found that AT&T Fiber has had the fastest download speeds and the most consistent network this year. Additionally, customers rate AT&T Fiber higher than other ISPs on a 5-star scale.”},{“_id”:”5JCSU4GBTBAHZKP5ZSCBYRKFKY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”This data is also consistent with ACSI’s latest Telecommunications Study, which found that customers ranked AT&T Fiber highest among Fiber ISPs.”},{“_id”:”TYIJ2YFFZ5B2FN2C3344SS2J7I”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”You can read Ookla’s 1H 2024 Connectivity Report here. To learn more about how this data was collected, check out Ookla’s Speedtest Methodology online.”},{“_id”:”24U7VENYMVCQXGAUTNYNSZBZ44″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”How does your mobile or home internet connection compare to the top networks in 2024? Check your download speeds at Speedtest.net, and let us know in our Clark.com Community!”},{“_id”:”3BL5QHKMYNEGHKPBF72B6FXY5M”,”additional_properties”:{“href”:”https://clark.com/cell-phones/fastest-cell-phone-and-internet-service-providers/?utm_campaign=cmg&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=REFERER”},”type”:”interstitial_link”,”content”:”This article was originally published on Clark.com”,”url”:”https://clark.com/cell-phones/fastest-cell-phone-and-internet-service-providers/?utm_campaign=cmg&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=REFERER”},{“_id”:”DAX4HMN7SNFRPF3DTCIW3LEUI4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”The post Report: The Fastest Cell Phone & Internet Service Providers in 2024 appeared first on Clark Howard.”}],”display_date”:”2024-07-17T19:03:43Z”,”credits”:{“by”:[{“org”:”Clark Howard”,”name”:”Dallas Cox”,”type”:”author”}]},”subtype”:”Wire”,”headlines”:{“basic”:”Report: The Fastest Cell Phone & Internet Service Providers in 2024″},”first_publish_date”:”2024-07-17T19:03:43Z”,”taxonomy”:{“primary_site”:{“path”:”/news/business”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Business”,”description”:”Atlanta business news, Georgia company news, blogs and videos from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news/business”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“AmpNav”:”/news”,”default”:”/news”,”MainMenu2024″:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:null,”SectionMap”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:null,”subnav_news”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”/news”},”site”:{“section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta business news, Georgia company news, blogs and videos from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta Business news and updates”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”Business”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”name”:”Business”,”_id”:”/news/business”,”ancestors”:{“AmpNav”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”MainMenu2024″:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[],”subnav_news”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”ComposerNav”:[“/news”]},”order”:{“AmpNav”:2006,”default”:2006,”MainMenu2024″:1003,”SectionMap”:1068,”subnav_news”:1005,”ComposerNav”:2008}}},”type”:”site”,”version”:”0.5.8″},”sections”:[{“path”:”/news/business”,”parent”:{“default”:”/news”},”_website”:”ajc”,”parent_id”:”/news”,”name”:”Business”,”description”:”Atlanta business news, Georgia company news, blogs and videos from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”_id”:”/news/business”,”additional_properties”:{“original”:{“parent”:{“AmpNav”:”/news”,”default”:”/news”,”MainMenu2024″:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”BottomNav”:null,”TopNavRedesign”:null,”SectionMap”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”MainMenuRedesign2021″:null,”subnav_news”:”https://www.ajc.com/”,”ComposerNav”:”/news”},”site”:{“section_comments_enabled”:”Yes”,”site_description”:”Atlanta business news, Georgia company news, blogs and videos from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution”,”site_title”:”Atlanta Business news and updates”},”navigation”:{“nav_title”:”Business”},”inactive”:false,”node_type”:”section”,”_website”:”ajc”,”name”:”Business”,”_id”:”/news/business”,”ancestors”:{“AmpNav”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”default”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”MainMenu2024″:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”BottomNav”:[],”TopNavRedesign”:[],”SectionMap”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”MainMenuRedesign2021″:[],”subnav_news”:[“https://www.ajc.com/”],”ComposerNav”:[“/news”]},”order”:{“AmpNav”:2006,”default”:2006,”MainMenu2024″:1003,”SectionMap”:1068,”subnav_news”:1005,”ComposerNav”:2008}}},”_website_section_id”:”ajc./news/business”,”type”:”section”,”version”:”0.6.0″}],”primary_section”:{“path”:”/news/business”,”name”:”Business”},”tags”:[{“text”:”clark”}]},”type”:”story”,”last_updated_date”:”2024-07-22T11:05:52.762Z”,”promo_items”:{“basic”:{“width”:150,”type”:”image”,”distributor”:{“mode”:”reference”,”reference_id”:”19e74e53-bba3-4c5d-a445-1a2a4a7cd2fe”},”url”:”https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EVYYQGFCUVMQF5MIYQ7A4I24SE.jpg”,”height”:150}},”canonical_url”:”/news/report-the-fastest-cell-phone-internet-service-providers-in-2024/F35PAZXZN5FSPAMFYPX35MHL5M”,”_id”:”F35PAZXZN5FSPAMFYPX35MHL5M”},{“content_elements”:[{“_id”:”ZBUG6YYXZJC7RC2D4TW6ZGSMMU”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boost Mobile and Boost Infinite have recently merged to become one cell phone service provider under Boost Mobile’s new brand. 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Now, Boost Mobile offers both prepaid and postpaid unlimited plans that begin at $25/month.”},{“_id”:”NF3Z6UWLYNE2LORJXX3SA3LYMI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Here are Boost Mobile’s newest plans along with their prices, features and additional perks:”},{“_id”:”2WICDQZRZJG4DFYW2IUME7J47U”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”tablepress-966″,”class”:[“tablepress”,”tablepress-id-966″,”tablepress-responsive”]},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”\n\n\nPlanPriceHigh-Speed DataMobile HotspotDevice DealsAdditional Perks\n\n\n\n\nUnlimited (Prepaid)$25 (plus taxes)30GBNot IncludedNonePrice Guarantee (valid as long as plan is active & enrolled in autopay)\n\n\nUnlimited+ (Prepaid)$50 (taxes included)40GBIncluded- Special deals on Android devices
\n- Up to $300 in device savingsGlobal Talk & Text included\n\n\nUnlimited Premium (Prepaid)$60 (taxes included)50GBIncluded- Special deals on Apple and Android devices
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\n- North America Connect included\n\n\n”},{“_id”:”VUNT2I62B5DC3AMJZKCB3O6UZM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”#tablepress-966 from cache”},{“_id”:”H2XRBTSWGFGB5BZSTBSWNLDTTE”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”All of Boost Mobile’s plans include unlimited talk, text and data. Once you’ve hit your monthly high-speed data limit, speeds will be reduced to 512Kbps.”},{“_id”:”QPQFFOIZ2ZHKFLYSVM56HKNWE4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boost Mobile also offers plan add-ons for an additional price. Here are a few popular options:”},{“list_type”:”unordered”,”_id”:”DDIKQUZJI5C3BC4W2SHCWHMMRU”,”type”:”list”,”items”:[{“type”:”text”,”content”:”Data hotspot ($10/month)”},{“type”:”text”,”content”:”10GB high-speed data ($10/month)”},{“type”:”text”,”content”:”Global Talk & Text ($10/month)”},{“type”:”text”,”content”:”North America Connect ($10/month)”},{“type”:”text”,”content”:”Global Roaming ($20/month)”}]},{“level”:2,”_id”:”NB7JEHLSKNEGPHSAQWPC5MYOIQ”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”h-boost-mobile-s-new-5g-network”,”class”:[“wp-block-heading”]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Boost Mobile’s New 5G Network”},{“_id”:”A36UWKQWJFB5HIY7M2WSOPRC4M”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”In addition to a new brand and new plans, Boost Mobile has also launched its own 5G network to compete with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.”},{“_id”:”PS3I243ANVD55CXLSCHU5BP4EM”,”additional_properties”:{“class”:[“wp-block-quote”,”is-layout-flow”,”wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow”]},”type”:”raw_html”,”content”:”\n
“Boost Mobile’s nationwide cloud-native Open RAN 5G network delivers customers a reliable 5G experience in wireless with blazing fast speeds and access to more towers than any other carrier, offering coverage across 99% of the country.”]]>
\nBoost Mobile Press Release“},{“_id”:”2CXMZFYYSRFVTOB6AN7RECLDUA”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”In the past, new Boost Mobile customers have had access to either AT&T or T-Mobile’s network depending on their device and location. Now, all Boost Mobile customers will have access to Boost Mobile’s new 5G network.”},{“_id”:”HXWBUSBZ5BFM3FWK5U6WRT53EY”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”However, Boost Mobile still partners with AT&T and T-Mobile to provide full coverage for their customers. The Boost Mobile network includes roaming coverage from both partner networks throughout the U.S., which means customers will be connected to the strongest network available when accessing mobile data.”},{“_id”:”YTKVUZ7YGZGL5ADTJT5Q55BDLI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boost Mobile is promoting the new 5G network by offering a 30-day guarantee to new customers. According to the website, customers who cancel within 30 days of activation will have the cost for Boost service fees refunded. To be eligible for the money-back guarantee, you’ll have to port in your existing phone number and enroll in autopay when you sign up. Activation fees, if applicable, and phone payments will not be refunded.”},{“level”:2,”_id”:”HYT7Z4W65FA7XCJFLLD2H2A67U”,”additional_properties”:{“id”:”h-final-thoughts-how-do-boost-mobile-s-new-plans-compare”,”class”:[“wp-block-heading”]},”type”:”header”,”content”:”Final Thoughts: How Do Boost Mobile’s New Plans Compare?”},{“_id”:”BKZEEF3WFNC2TMHLFZBDGXVLSM”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”While Boost Mobile has eliminated its cheapest limited-data phone plans, its new unlimited plan lineup still offers competitive prices.”},{“_id”:”VHB7PRQETFGEFEIQNC3OULHMGI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”For example, I often recommend Visible (Review) as one of the best cheap unlimited phone plans. Boost Mobile’s most affordable unlimited plan is the same price: $25/month. If you set up four lines of service, that’s $100/month for everyone to have an unlimited phone plan, which is always a great deal! Plus, Boost Mobile’s $25 unlimited plan comes with a lifetime price guarantee. The base plan price will not rise above $25/month as long as the line remains active and enrolled in autopay.”},{“_id”:”Y4PGWCONTBACRIXA36OMMT32Y4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boost Mobile’s Unlimited+ and Unlimited Premium plans ($50-$60) are also competitively priced. However, other plans offer more high-speed data for the same price. For example, the T-Mobile Essentials Saver plan costs $50/month for one line and includes 50GB of premium data. Plus, there are no multiline discounts with Boost Mobile. With four lines, you can get T-Mobile’s Essentials 4-Line Offer for $100/month ($25/line) with 50GB of premium data for each line.”},{“_id”:”R64BGF23LBGNVJIISHIAZAUFO4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Boost Mobile’s postpaid Infinite Access plans offer a comparatively low amount of high-speed data for $65/month (30GB) and no mobile hotspot. However, these plans do include a free device and annual upgrades.”},{“_id”:”CZ2OV6DCI5DHNPML7PB6SZQPFU”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”The most similar plan available is T-Mobile’s Go5G Next. This plan costs $100/month for one line ($56.25/line for four lines) and includes annual phone upgrades with the same device deals offered to new customers. However, T-Mobile’s plan also includes unlimited premium data, 50GB of high-speed mobile hotspot data and additional subscription perks such as Hulu, Apple TV and Netflix.”},{“_id”:”5CBRTGU2QZH7DCJTSBDRW5Y2A4″,”type”:”text”,”content”:”To learn more, be sure to read my full Boost Mobile review here. If you’re still shopping for the best phone plan, be sure to check out all of our top picks.”},{“_id”:”LX3DXYTAZFHE5BXO25CQJSIG4A”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Finally, if you do decide to make the switch to Boost Mobile, follow our step-by-step guide on how to switch carriers and keep your phone number.”},{“_id”:”4XB7PYAS2FBKFAEVJRLNNCPLQI”,”type”:”text”,”content”:”Are you a Boost Mobile customer? 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