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The 6 Best Prepaid Phone Plans in 2023
When it comes to the best prepaid phone plans, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T aren’t the only names in town.
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Most people subscribe directly to mobile providers, such as AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon. However, if you’re looking to save money on your mobile plan, there are a number of smaller cell phone services that can get you solid service at a cheaper rate. A lot of the bigger providers tout unlimited plans as the big attraction, but smaller carriers still offer a variety of plans with high-speed data or even a better price on unlimited plans. If you’re interested in switching over, these are the best prepaid phone plans in 2023.
There are a ton of providers, but for the purposes of this article, I’m going to focus on just a few: Boost Mobile, Cricket, Mint, Google Fi, Tracfone, Metro by T-Mobile, Total by Verizon, Verizon Prepaid and AT&T Prepaid. Since these carriers also have so many different plan options, I’m also going to focus on the best options for under 5GB of data, under 10GB of data and unlimited plans.
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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Feb. 5, #500
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Feb. 5, No. 500.
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.
Today’s Connections: Sports Edition is a tough one. As an old-school Minnesota Twins fan, I was excited to see the last name of our most legendary player on the grid. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
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Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: QB is another one.
Green group hint: Hit it out of the park.
Blue group hint: Great gridiron signal-callers.
Purple group hint: Half of a thousand.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Football positions, abbreviated.
Green group: Members of the 500-HR club.
Blue group: First names of QBs to throw 500 career TDs.
Purple group: ____500.
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What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is football positions, abbreviated. The four answers are CB, OT, S and TE.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is members of the 500-HR club. The four answers are Banks, Bonds, Foxx and Killebrew.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is first names of QBs to throw 500 career TDs. The four answers are Aaron, Drew, Peyton and Tom.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____500. The four answers are ATP, Daytona, Indy and WTA.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, Feb. 5
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Feb. 5
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? The Across clues were kind of tricky today, but the Down clues helped me fill in the grid. Read on for all the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Battery warning from a smoke detector
Answer: CHIRP
6A clue: Word that can precede «book» or «tour»
Answer: AUDIO
7A clue: Extreme edge
Answer: BRINK
8A clue: Like a wobbly screw
Answer: LOOSE
9A clue: Type in
Answer: ENTER
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Alternative to streaming
Answer: CABLE
2D clue: One of the Great Lakes
Answer: HURON
3D clue: Dummy
Answer: IDIOT
4D clue: Wash under a tap
Answer: RINSE
5D clue: Game in which Paul Newman successfully cons a crime boss in «The Sting»
Answer: POKER
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Fitbit Launches Luffu, AI-Powered Health Tracking for the Whole Family
Soon, you may be able to access every family member’s health data in one place.
If you’ve ever wanted a way to keep all of your family’s health records in place, Fitbit may have come up with a solution. Fitbit, well-known for its fitness wearables, announced the launch of its own health care system on Wednesday.
Luffu, which translates to the Old English word for «love,» uses AI to create what it calls an «intelligent family care system.» The platform allows family members to share all their health information through an app.
It’s unclear when Luffu will be officially available, but you can sign up for the waitlist to get access to the limited public beta. Pricing or other details have not been announced.
Luffu will allow families to keep track of everyone’s doctor’s appointments, test results, vaccine records, medications, symptoms, diet and more. The platform uses AI to learn your family’s health history and patterns, and to alert you to any changes that should be addressed, such as missed medications or abnormal vitals. The AI function organizes the data submitted into the system. The app will also connect to third-party apps and wearables, such as the Fitbit.
Luffu is meant to lighten the mental load of family care by organizing all this health data in one place, its co-founder said.
«I was caring for my parents from across the country, trying to piece together my mom’s health care across various portals and providers, with a language barrier that made it hard to get a complete, timely context from her about doctor visits,» said Luffu co-founder James Park.
Luffu will include alerts and a space to log health and medication information via voice, text, photos, and other health portals and devices. The key medical information can be shared across the platform with spouses, caregivers and parents.
A representative for Fitbit did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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