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Trade In Your Old Phone and Get a Free iPhone 17 Pro With T-Mobile

Tired of squinting through a cracked screen? Get the new iPhone 17 Pro on T-Mobile for free, whether you’re a new customer or already with T-Mobile.

By now you’ve certainly heard about the new iPhone 17 Pro. Even more likely, you want one, maybe even in the new Cosmic Orange color that has everyone talking. But who can afford to spend $1,099 or more on a new phone these days?

Fret not, iPhone fans: T-Mobile is offering a new iPhone 17 Pro for free when you trade in any phone in any condition, as long as you’re on the Experience Beyond plan. If you’re currently with another carrier or on another T-Mobile plan, you can switch to the Experience Beyond plan and still score the free iPhone 17 Pro.

T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan is loaded with freebies. In addition to the unlimited talk, texts, data, hotspot and satellite services included with the plan, you get Netflix, Apple TV Plus and Hulu streaming for free. Globetrotters will like the unlimited texts and up to 30GB of data in over 200 countries, plus free in-flight Wi-Fi and texting. The monthly price ($105 for one line, $100 with autopay) is also guaranteed for five years, a relief in these times.

Check out the specs of the new iPhone 17 Pro and get with the plan.

A new aluminum chassis and bold design

The iPhone 17 Pro is built with an aluminum unibody chassis that’s lightweight, strong and handles heat better than its titanium predecessors. It might measure just 8.75mm thick and weigh 7.27 ounces, but it feels like a dense brick in your hand.

As for the new design, the iPhone 17 Pro is a looker. While previous iPhone versions have an all-glass back, the iPhone 17 Pro has a contrasting aluminum and glass back, which gives it a graphic, retro effect. The front is also covered by the latest version of Ceramic Shield 2, which Apple says is three times more scratch-resistant. If the iPhone or Android phone you’re trading in has scratches all over its screen, your new iPhone 17 Pro should remain scratch-free for longer.

Lastly, there’s the new color trio. The iPhone 17 Pro’s lineup doesn’t include black, only a dreamy Deep Blue, a Silver and a vibrant Cosmic Orange.

A breakthrough battery and a new selfie camera

You know that square camera bump on the back of the old iPhones? It’s now a rectangular bar that runs across the back of the iPhone 17 Pro. This reconfiguration frees up space for what’s perhaps the iPhone 17 Pro’s top flex, the largest battery ever on an iPhone. You’ll get 33 hours of video playback on the iPhone 17 Pro; that’s 10 more hours than the 15 Pro, Apple says. CNET has also touted the possibilities of the bigger battery.

That same bar also houses three 48MP rear cameras. The telephoto lens, in particular, features a new 8X optical zoom. That’s double the zoom of the 16 Pro and a score for parents trying to zero in on their kid’s soccer game from the bleachers.

All of the iPhone 17 Pro’s front-facing shooters have been upgraded from 12 to 18 megapixels and there’s even a new selfie camera that will seriously uplevel your socials. The «Center Stage» lens keeps the focus on whoever’s holding the phone, even while you’re moving around.

The iPhone 17 Pro runs cool, even with its new chip

The iPhone 17 Pro comes with the blazing A19 Pro chip, which Apple claims is 40% faster than the one used in the 16 series. You can go full-throttle shooting videos, gaming and streaming with this chipset and not overheat, thanks to a new vapor-cooling chamber and the thermally conductive aluminum unibody.

Topping it off, the iPhone 17 Pro comes loaded with iOS 26 and its cutting-edge features, including Liquid Glass and the taffy-like control panel pull-down.

If you’re coveting the slick new iPhone 17 Pro but don’t want to spend the money, sign up for T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan and you’ll get a new iPhone 17 Pro for free with any phone trade-in.

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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 16, #889

Here are some hints — and the answers — for the NYT Connections puzzle for Nov. 16, #889.

Looking for the most recent 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, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is a fun one. As a pop-culture junkie and game lover, I enjoyed the purple category. If you need help sorting the answers into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.

The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.

Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time

Hints for today’s Connections groups

Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.

Yellow group hint: Different strokes for different folks.

Green group hint: Ho-hum.

Blue group hint: Flags often qualify.

Purple group hint: Do not pass Go.

Answers for today’s Connections groups

Yellow group: Technique.

Green group: Run-of-the-mill.

Blue group: Stripy things.

Purple group: Words on Monopoly squares.

Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words

What are today’s Connections answers?

The yellow words in today’s Connections

The theme is technique. The four answers are approach, method, philosophy and school.

The green words in today’s Connections

The theme is run-of-the-mill. The four answers are banal, everday, humdrum and pedestrian.

The blue words in today’s Connections

The theme is stripy things.The four answers are barcode, IBM logo, rugby shirt and zebra.

The purple words in today’s Connections

The theme is words on Monopoly squares. The four answers are avenue, parking, railroad and tax.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 16 #623

Here are hints — and answers — for the NYT Strands puzzle for Nov. 16, No. 623.

Looking for the most recent Strands answer? Click here for our daily Strands hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is tough. It’s a weird theme, and some of the answers are difficult to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Around it goes.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: They’re often on a roll.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

CARE, SCARE, CRASS, SWAT, PELL, HELL, SCAR, HALT, STENT, HALTS, TENT, POLL, LOTS

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

FOIL, SCARF, SHAWL, STOLE, FLATBREAD, CELLOPHANE

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is THATSAWRAP. To find it, start with the T that’s three letters up from the bottom of the far-left row, and wind down, over and then up.