As expected, mobile data usage grows in U.S.
We live in an increasingly mobile world, baby, so it comes as no surprise that mobile data usage in the U.S. has grown significantly so far this year. The second quarter number — $5.85 billion —...
View ArticleThe cell phone home security system
Among the things we love about cell phones are the ways they’re used outside of their intended functions. Remember the cell phone motion detector? Or how about the cell laser? We applaud the people who...
View ArticleQualcomm releases dual-mode laptop broadband card
Remember the days when you had to buy a USB WiFi card for your laptop? Clearly, those days are far behind us. The newest trend in external modems is broadband cellular cards, and even they are starting...
View Article100 Mbps wireless Internet on the way?
Well, if you consider three years “on the way.” Nokia is working on the technology, which will eventually be adopted as the 4G standard in the U.S. Presumably, at least, since AT&T and Verizon seem...
View ArticleAnyone for prepaid wireless broadband?
One thing I’ve noticed lacking in prepaid is mobile data. A few carriers offer it — most notably Cricket. But for the most part, mobile data isn’t readily available on a prepaid basis. And forget...
View ArticleForecast: Mobile phone transactions to hit $300 billion in 5 years
For those who are sick of hearing about the Virgin Mobile/Helio merger, we’ll start off the day with something else. For those who want more on the deal, it’ll come in a couple of hours. For now, we...
View ArticleReady Wireless now available at Airport Wireless stores
Prepaid wireless broadband is expensive. It carries the convenience of access without a contract, but what you lack in commitment you make up for in price. We’ve seen a few competitive pricing plans,...
View ArticleWhen will prepaid carriers offer tablets?
At this point it’s only a matter of time before prepaid carriers start to offer their customers tablet computers. Many, if not most, prepaid carriers already offer smartphones, and tablets are the next...
View ArticlePrepaid Cell Plans with Unlimited Data Plans
Prepaid cell plans with unlimited data plans The smart phone revolution has changed the way that we use our phone forever. Whereas in the past you may have been most concerned about overage costs for...
View ArticlePrepaid Data Comparsion Chart
Most prepaid carriers have some sort of monthly plan that gives you unlimited talk and text. But finding the right data in the prepaid market can be tricky, not to mention exhausting trying to search...
View ArticleSmartphone Data Usage Explained
If you aren’t familiar with data, it can be hard to decide exactly how much data you need for what you want to do. Minutes and text messages are much easier to measure and understand than GB and MB and...
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Boost Mobile’s New Data Boost Plans
Sprint’s MVNO Boost Mobile has introduced the data boost plans, which are not only cheaper than the previous offerings but, as the name suggests, double the data allowed. These new plans are available...
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Cricket Adds Data to Unlimited Plans
Cricket, the AT&T owned MVNO, announced this morning that they are increasing the data for customers on their prepaid unlimited monthly plans. Customers on the GSM network don’t have to do a...
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New MVNO Offers WiFi Only Service
Sprint MVNO TextNow has launched a WiFi-only prepaid brand, Touch Mobile, in the U.S. and Canada. Their slogan and goal is to “get the smartphone experience without the smartphone price.” Touch Mobile...
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New Prepaid LTE Mobile Hotspot
Most of this blog is aimed at prepaid cell phone services, but there are also companies that sell prepaid data hotspots. One such Sprint MVNO, Karma, has announced the launch of their first LTE...
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Best WiFi Calling MVNO Services
With all the recent craze over T-Mobile and other carriers suddenly offering wifi calling, I thought that it might be nice to take a look at some MVNOs that already offer this service for a fraction...
View ArticleForecast: Mobile phone transactions to hit $300 billion in 5 years
For those who are sick of hearing about the Virgin Mobile/Helio merger, we’ll start off the day with something else. For those who want more on the deal, it’ll come in a couple of hours. For now, we...
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FreedomPop Hotspot Promotional Offer
Hotspots can be extremely useful if you travel a lot or simply don’t have steady access to reliable internet for occasional use. However, those devices can sometimes be a little pricey and the plans...
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Reduce Browsing Data with Chrome
Yesterday I read a blog post by Ting that shows how to reduce your mobile data while browsing the internet with Chrome. Since I use Chrome anyway, I clicked the article and was amazed that I hadn’t...
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Mobile Data Usage to Explode by 2019
Unlimited talk and text is easy to find with just about any carrier. The only thing that really sets users and companies apart is data usage. In the last few years, data usage has grown quite a bit...
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