Consumer Cellular News
In-depth Consumer Cellular news and analysis. Expert insights on new plans, phones, and promotions
By Joe Paonessa • 10/07/24
Wave7 Research noted in its latest prepaid report that Consumer Cellular has launched a new rate on its unlimited plan for persons aged 50 and up. Eligible customers can get t...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/19/24
Consumer Cellular is offering new customers two months of free service when they purchase any phone and activate an account by July 31, 2024, on approved credit. A heavy dose...
By Joe Paonessa • 04/19/24
Consumer Cellular has relaunched a second-month free promotion, as noted in the latest edition of Wave7 Research’s prepaid report. BestMVNO reported the same type of offer run...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/20/24
Consumer Cellular has launched a new promotion as detailed in a recently filed prepaid report by the firm Wave7 Research. New customers can receive a $5/month discount for the...
By Joe Paonessa • 11/09/23
Consumer Cellular recently launched an ad campaign that’s surprisingly centered around a new flip phone from the brand, the $69 IRIS Flip. The campaign, “Shot on Flip Phone,”...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/13/23
Consumer Cellular has a new “free month” offer out as noted in the latest prepaid report issued by the firm Wave7 Research. The offer was announced by Consumer Cellular in a b...
By Joe Paonessa • 06/16/23
In March 2022, Consumer Cellular signed Ted Danson to be their company spokesperson. Soon after that, Danson appeared in a plethora of TV ads touting the brand. His face was a...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/27/23
Consumer Cellular has recently eliminated some plans from its online offerings. A total of three plans are now available for purchase, down from six. Last October, the company...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/09/23
Consumer Cellular has launched a new promo. Customers that add-a-line will get a free month of service. The free line is valued at $15. Previous Consumer Cellular promos over...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/20/22
Consumer Cellular, the MVNO that targets an older demographic has released a new phone plan for AARP members. Those who have a membership can now get two unlimited lines for $...
By Joe Paonessa • 10/17/22
Consumer Cellular has added more data to its wireless plans. Some plans have almost doubled their data allotments like the $25 3GB plan which got a data bump up to 5GB. Wave7...
By Jon Horovitz • 08/19/22
Consumer Cellular has been one of the greatest success stories in the MVNO space. Founded in 1995 in Portland, Oregon, Consumer Cellular helped to pioneer providing cellular...
By Joe Paonessa • 07/01/22
In March of 2022, Consumer Cellular announced that it got itself a new celebrity spokesperson in actor Ted Danson. Immediately thereafter, BestMVNO reported that Consumer Cell...
By Joe Paonessa • 03/28/22
Consumer Cellular has a new celebrity spokesperson in actor Ted Danson. Consumer Cellular is a wireless brand that markets itself to seniors. At 74 years old, Danson himself i...
By Joe Paonessa • 02/28/22
In early January, BestMVNO reported that an unknown provider was headed to Walmart. Evidence at the time suggested that Consumer Cellular was the provider most likely to be mo...