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Choosing a Cell Phone

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T-Mobile rolls out new non-contract plans

T-Mobile is entering the non-contract world. And they're keeping it simple with just three plans. For $50/month the T-Mobile plan offers 500 MB of high-speed data, with Smartphone Mobile HotSpot service included. For $60/month, you get 2.5 GB of high-speed data and a HotSpot. In both these plans, data speeds ...

Paying full price for your phone can save you money

Some 100 million Americans are now on pre-paid phone plans, having migrated over from contract providers. The contract providers have really been bluffing people. They offer subsidized smart phones, usually around $99 or $199, but they make money back on the 2-year contract with much higher monthly rates. Yet because ...

With AT&T Mobility’s Digital Life system, a user can access home systems remotely via a smartphone or tablet. AT&T Mobility has a “test home,” with all of the company’s gadgets, located in an Atlanta suburb.

Save big on your monthly cell bill

I've now had my Google Nexus 4 for a couple of weeks and I can say it lives up to the hype. But I've been getting more questions about my cell phone plan than the phone itself! First things first, the Nexus 4 is Google's answer to the iPhone 5. ...

Android continues trouncing Apple in the marketplace

Android phones continue crushing Apple phones in the marketplace. Could that fact lead to a budget iPhone? The newest data shows 70% of recent smart phone sales were Android, 16% were various versions of the iPhone, and the other 14% was a combination of Blackberry, Symbian, etc. Exploiting this weakness, ...

Why paying full price for your phone will save you big money

Why paying full price for your phone will save you big money

OK, time to get a new iPhone. Getting it cheaply, subsidized from a Big 4 contract provider, sounds like the best deal, right? Not so fast. These numbers might really surprise you.

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Control your child's cell phone use

In the United States, it's common for kids to have cell phones by age 11, 12, or 13. Though in many families, that may happen when a kid is still in the single digits. To my mind, there's no exact right time to give a kid your cell phone. You ...

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More Americans going with no-contract cell phone carriers

If you're with a contract carrier for your cell phone service, odds are you're not happy. New data from the American Customer Satisfaction Index reveals that people are from unhappy to miserable with the Big 4 contract players. The highest rated one is Sprint, while the lowest rated is AT&T. ...

Cheap prices on hot smart phones

The hottest selling phone today is the Samsung Galaxy S III. And today only, Amazon.com is selling the Samsung Galaxy in white for 1 penny! The offer is valid only for new Sprint subscribers. With this deal, you get a true unlimited data plan from Sprint, which is a much ...

AT& T Mobility has a smart phone app that can access and control digital systems in a home. Bob Andres, bandres@ajc.com

Republic Wireless offers $19 unlimited smartphone plan

Republic Wireless  is now open to the public with its $19 a month unlimited smartphone service. With this innovative service, you get unlimited calling, texting, email, and web on a Motorola DEFY XT -- all with no contract. That means you pay the full retail price of $249 for the ...

Aliesa Azbill of Dayton uses a government-subsidized cell phone.

New $45 unlimited smartphone plan

T-Mobile is calling and they want your cell phone business with a couple of new developments that herald the end of the contract model in wireless. The 98-pound weakling of the Big 4 wireless world has a sub-brand called GoSmartMobile.com. They're offering a $45 a month unlimited talk/text/high-speed web (5GBs ...

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