Last Update: September 20, 2018
Can you believe a hidden iPhone Payment plan is the best one available? Be careful where you start your shopping.
Smartphone Product Cycle
Last Update: September 21, 2018
Verizon Wireless Unlimited Data 2018
In 2017 Verizon Wireless brought back the Verizon Unlimited Plan. Previously they had an unlimited data plan but stopped offering it for years. Those with grandfathered unlimited data hung onto it fiercely.
Last update: 9/21/2018
The transition from 2 year phone contracts to AT&T Next installment plans
AT&T Wireless announced that the 2 Year Contract is ending January 8, 2016. New and Existing Customers will only be able to buy phones using the Next Installment Plan after this time. The move from the long time 2 year phone contract that included hardware and the plan, to separate the plan from the phone started in 2016.
Last Updated: August 29, 2017
Almost everyone has a smartphone or will have one shortly. Their usefulness is undeniable. This convenience comes at a high cost and multi-year commitment. We examine the major smartphone providers, their wireless plans and costs, to help you make a more educated decision.
Last Update: 9/21/2018
Verizon replaced the Edge plan with Verizon Monthly Device Payments. Unfortunately his plan does not have the upgradeable part of Edge. If you want this feature, please check out the AT&T Next Plan.
Read our analysis of AT&T Next vs Verizon Monthly Device Payments vs Apple iPhone Upgrade Program vs Apple iPhone Payments
Last updated 3/26/2016
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Almost everyone has a smartphone or will have one shortly. Their usefulness is undeniable. This convenience comes at a high cost and often a multi-year commitment. We examine some little known companies that can take the average cell phone bill from just under $150 to as little as $30 a month. It is surprising that only 1-2% of subscribers switch to other carriers every year, they must feel married to their service.
Important: As with any mobile wireless plan, you need to ensure you have coverage where you need it. Home, work, play, you need signal otherwise it does not matter what the price is.
Last updated 8/14/2015
This is the second part of our How to Find the Best No Contract Smartphone Plan 2015 article.
NET10 Wireless
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An iPhone car vent holder is a handy accessory that allows you to securely mount your iPhone onto the air vents in your car. This type of holder typically features a clamp or cradle mechanism to hold your iPhone in place, along with a clip that attaches to one of the air vents in your car.
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Hardware, durability and cost are not the only considerations that go into deciding between an Android or iPhone.
The software or operating systems that power our devices do as much to shape the character of a particular phone as the look and feel of the machine itself. It’s also in this internal software that the most stark differences exist between Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS.
It’s the debate that only gets more intense as smartphone ownership nears 50 percent of the American populace — which phone is right for me? Android or iPhone?
Choosing the right device can be a tough decision. After all, given a two-year commitment requirement with a mobile provider, the device you choose can be with you for quite a while unless you want to pay a hefty early termination fee.
