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<\/p>\n Rick Broida, our <\/span>, is always looking for a bargain. That’s not always as simple as typing a coupon code into a window on the payment page of a shopping site. Sometimes it takes some effort and experimentation. <\/p>\n That’s how it went down when Rick decided to <\/span>, which is in a limited-availability pilot phase and had just arrived in his area. It promises unlimited high-speed service for $50 a month, less than half what he was paying Comcast for cable internet. Here, he recounts his experience, from dealing with T-Mobile to setting up the gear and checking speeds to, ultimately, using the service day to day for work and play. <\/p>\n That’s just one of the many in-depth features and thought-provoking commentaries that appeared on CNET this week. So here you go. These are the stories you don’t want to miss: <\/p>\n Finally, a low-cost alternative to cable. But would it be fast and reliable? I decided to find out. <\/p>\n Rick Broida\/CNET<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Commentary: My family members were stranded without power amid 6 inches of snow and freezing temperatures — until Nextdoor and a stranger came to the rescue. <\/p>\n Natalie Weinstein \/ CNET<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The Dodo and We Rate Dogs are some of the friendliest spaces online, but videos and tweets about dogs, cats, cows and piglets aren’t just about spreading good cheer. <\/p>\n Screenshot by Kent German\/CNET<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n In 2021 Nagpur Escorts Service<\/a> aren’t just fighting against the stigma of sex work, they’re fighting for their right to be on the internet. <\/p>\n Robert Rodriguez\/CNET<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Georgia, Maine, Pennsylvania and others took mapping into their own hands, building their own granular data to pinpoint gaps in internet coverage and apply for federal funding. <\/p>\n Screenshot by Shara Tibken\/CNET<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Mississippi could become a broadband giant. <\/p>\n Michael S. Williamson\/The Washington Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The oldest Chinatown in North America was re-created in the video game by a group of students and recent grads to preserve the neighborhood’s rich history. <\/p>\n Mitchell Chang<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Accessibility tech is steadily improving. <\/p>\n Stephen Shankland\/CNET<\/p>\n <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n From grocery-getter to road-tripper to snow-blaster to campsite friend, over 12 months of testing, there wasn’t anything our Outback<\/a> couldn’t do — and do well. <\/p>\n<\/b><\/p>\n \t \t<\/span> <\/h2>\n
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