2021 Update: I no longer keep this page up to date.
The content archive isn’t comprehensive, but it includes most of Coverage Critic’s substantive articles.
General Commentary
- Unlimited Plans At 2G Speeds Are Bogus
- Magical Growth In Subscriber Numbers
- The Cell Phone Service Confusopoly
- Location. Location. Location.
- 5G: Awesome But Overhyped
- Transparency & Prioritization
- MVNOs Hiding Host Operators
- 5G Latency BS
- Rethinking “Nationwide”
- Policies For Auto Pay Discounts
- Network Switching & Variable Pricing
- No Escaping Bad Customer Experiences
- Unlimited Plans: A Race To The Bottom?
- What’s Going On With Smartwatch Plans?
- Artificial Hotspot Limits
Prepaid & MVNO Carrier Lists
Fixed Wireless
Coverage Comparisons
Evaluation Commentary
- Consumer Reports:
- Global Wireless Solutions:
- Nielsen:
- Ookla
- Opensignal:
- Opensignal’s Methodology
- Questionable Early 2019 Results
- January 2020 Report Summary
- Mid-2020 5G Report Commentary
- PCMag:
- RootMetrics:
- RootMetrics’ Methodology
- Early 2019 Results Commentary
- Late 2019 Results Summary
- Dense City Center Results
- Proof & Network Evaluations
- Early 2020 Results
- Tutela:
- Other commentary:
Carrier-specific
- Altice:
- AT&T:
- AT&T Prepaid Review
- 2 Million Phones Unlocked Illegally
- AT&T Prepaid 8GB Plan
- Lies, Damned Lies, and AT&T’s 5GE
- AT&T’s “Best Network” Claim
- AT&T Launches $15 Plan
- AT&T’s Stream Saver
- Unlimited Plans Compared
- Prepaid Unlimited Plans
- Keeping The 5GE Icon
- Unlimited Starter Review
- $15 Plans Dropped
- Unlimited Extra Vs. Unlimited Elite
- Killer Deals on 8GB Prepaid
- Unlimited Starter Vs. Extra
- AT&T 5G Now “Nationwide”
- 6 Month Option For 8GB Prepaid
- Unlimited Extra Review
- 5G+ – Brilliant Marketing?
- Unlimited Elite Review
- Mobile Hotspot Plans
- AT&T’s 5G+
- Nighthawk Pro Details
- Mix-And-Match Program
- October 2020 iPhone Promo
- BOOM:
- Boost:
- Consumer Cellular:
- Cricket:
- DISH:
- Google Voice:
- Google Fi:
- Fi’s Unlimited Plan Has Limits
- Is Fi’s Unlimited Plan Worth It?
- Cheaper Alternatives To Fi
- Did Fi Shoot Itself In The Foot?
- Is Google Fi Worth It?
- Fi After The Merger
- Hello Mobile:
- Mint Mobile:
- Mint Mobile Review
- How Fast Is Mint Mobile?
- Reynolds ownership stake in Mint
- Mint’s Super Bowl Promo
- Super Bowl Promo Retrospective
- COVID-19 Unlimited Data
- COVID-19 Data Extended
- Easier Data Add-Ons
- iPhone SE Promo
- Mint Mobile Overview
- Unlimited Data Extended Again
- Mint Mobile Coverage
- Unlimited Plan Launch
- Unlimited Plan Limits
- Data Outage
- BYOD Program
- 5G Coverage
- Unused Data
- eSIM Rollout
- Treatmint Testing
- 2020 Black Friday Promo
- Red Pocket:
- SpeedTalk Mobile:
- Sprint:
- Tello:
- Tello Review
- Tello’s “Unlimited Everything” Plan
- Telo & The New T-Mobile
- Tello’s Coverage
- T-Mobile SIM Rumors
- BYOD Program
- Tello 5G Coverage
- 2020 Holiday Promo
- Teltik:
- Ting:
- Ting Review
- Reflections on Ting’s 20 For 20
- Planned Network Changes
- Updates On Planned Changes
- Ting Launches Verizon Service
- Early Review of Ting’s New Service
- Ting Overview
- Reflecting On Ting
- Hotspot Plan Drop
- Revamped Plans
- Total Wireless:
- TracFone:
- TracFone Teases SmartSIM
- SmartSIM Speculation
- TracFone’s $40 Per Year Plan
- TracFone Botching eBay Orders
- Twigby:
- T-Mobile:
- T-Mobile Prepaid Review
- Merger Officially Closes
- T-Mobile Connect Launches
- Unlimited Plans Compared
- Band 71 Explained
- Prepaid Unlimited Plans Details
- T-Mobile Connect Review
- Major Outage
- Outage in Hindsight
- Ray’s Outage Statement
- 4 for $100 & Misleading Claims
- Data Maximizer & Connect Plans
- 5G Latency BS
- Home Internet Expansion
- Essentials Review
- Mid-Band 5G Launch
- Hotspot Plans
- Essentials vs. Magenta
- Mid-Band Update
- Magenta vs. Magenta Plus
- Ultra Capacity 5G
- Revamped Hotspot Plans
- UNREAL Mobile:
- US Mobile:
- US Mobile Review
- New Unlimited Plans: Fees & Limits
- Improved Fee Transparency
- New Low-Cost Plans
- December 2020 Plan Updates
- Super LTE vs. GSM LTE
- Verizon:
- Verizon’s Taxes & Fees
- Start vs. Do More Unlimited
- Verizon Prepaid Overview
- Confusing Prepaid Promotions
- Incoming Student Discounts
- 5G Tethering Policies
- Revamped Shared Data Plans
- Prepaid Plan Updates
- Jetpacks: Plans, Pricing, Reviews
- Play More Unlimited Review
- Unlock A Verizon Phone
- Verizon Insurance Plans
- Auto Pay and Paperless Billing
- Unlimited Plans Compared
- Unlimited Plan Updates
- Tracfone Acquisition Planned
- New Connected Device Plans
- Phone Compatibility
- Get More Unlimited Review
- Subscribers Opt Unlimited
- LTE Internet Expansion
- BYOD Program
- Family Plan Details
- October 2020 5G Update
- MiFi M2100 5G UW
- Start vs. Play More Unlimited
- Galaxy 5G Updates
- Bluegrass Acquisition
- Do More Unlimited Review
- Discovery+ Partnership
- Enabling HD Streaming
- 5G Coverage Expansion
- Plans For Tracphone Subscribers
- Premium Network Access
- 5G Nationwide Vs. Ultra Wideband
- Visible:
- Visible Review
- Swap Program Improvements
- Party Pay Launches
- Visible Still Throttling Some Phones
- 5G Plans
- 5G Coverage
- $3 First Month Promo
- 5G For iPhones Launched
- Wing:
- Xfinity Mobile:
- Xfinity Mobile Review
- Xfinity Mobile’s BYOD Program
- Xfinity’s Pricing vs. The Competition
- Rapid 2019 Subscriber Growth
- Third-Generation Plans Released
- Phone Compatibility
- iPad Compatibility
- 5G Coverage
- Family Plan Details
- Yahoo Mobile: