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Expo Mobile Migrating Customers To Selectel Wireless?
I was recently contacted by a person whose husband is a subscriber to Expo Mobile. She said her husband started receiving text messages from the company asking him to call Selectel Wireless. Upon calling Selectel Wireless, they were informed that Selectel Wireless would be taking over customer service for Expo
Read MoreConsumer Advocate Group Calls For Moratorium On Roll Out Of 5G Due To Concern It May Cause Cancer
The US Brain Tumor Association, sent out a press release today in regards to a recently completed study by the the US National Toxicology Program (NTP). The study found evidence that exposure to certain types of cellular radiation increased the risk of some types of cancer in male rats. The
Read MoreVerizon Wireless Offering 3 Months Of Free Service To Some Customers Impacted By Hurricane Michael
Verizon Wireless customers residing in Bay and Gulf counties Florida will automatically be credited with 3 months of mobile phone service for each line they have. The free service is being offered to help those impacted by Hurricane Michael. Both Verizon Wireless consumer and business accounts will receive the credits.
Read MoreT-Mobile Testing Out 36 Month Phone Payment Plans
According to one study, the average smartphone owner holds onto their phone for 32 months before upgrading. The same study says that over 20% of mobile phone owners hold onto their phone for over 3 years. There may be several reasons for the long time between upgrades. One is that
Read MoreAll Major Wireless Carriers Waiving Charges For Those Impacted By Hurricane Michael
All major wireless carriers are waiving overages potentially offering free service to those impacted by Hurricane Michael. T-Mobile and AT&T are allowing their customers to text short codes to make donations to various organizations that will be part of the disaster relief. T-Mobile’s Response T-Mobile is offering free calling/texting/data for
Read MoreGreatCall Acquired By Best Buy In $800 Million Deal
Best Buy announced that it has acquired GreatCall Inc for $800 million. The move was made to help expand Best Buy’s reach into the growing health space. The deal comes hot on the heals of Consumer Cellular’s recent launch into Best Buy stores. Consumer Cellular is a brand that has
Read MoreTello Mobile Offering ROK Mobile Customers 50% Off Their First Month
Several days ago ROK Mobile abruptly ended service on the Verizon network. Consequently subscribers were left scrambling for a new service provider. ROK Mobile publicly stated that it was their choice to end their MVNO agreement with Verizon. At least one dealer said otherwise. The dealer stated that it was
Read MoreROK Mobile’s Verizon Based Service Abruptly Ends, Here Is What To Do
ROK Mobile has had a rocky year. The MVNO repeatedly changed its phone plan lineup around. It had Sprint based plans that got discontinued and brought back at a later date. The same thing happened with the company’s Verizon based plans. This in itself was pretty troubling. Then, back in
Read MoreConsumer Cellular And T-Mobile Named Top MVNO And Carrier In Latest Market Force Study
Market Force Information (Market Force), just completed a research study that named Consumer Cellular America’s favorite MVNO and overall wireless provider. T-Mobile was named the best out of the big 4 wireless carriers. This marks the third year in a row that the customer experience research firm named those two
Read MoreRingPlus Founder Karl Seelig Now Runs Blockchain Company ChainBLX
RingPlus was an MVNO founded by Karl Seelig. It was not your everyday standard MVNO. Through RingPlus, Karl brought some new, experimental and innovative technology to the wireless world. The technology served as a vehicle to try and help the company achieve its goal of offering free and cheap cell
Read MoreDish Chairmen Charlie Ergen Claims Company Will Spend $10 Billion To Build Out 5G Network
Dish Network Corp. Chairmen Charlie Ergen gave a talk the other day at the Wireless Infrastructure Association’s Connect X conference. During his presentation he laid out a vague plan claiming that his company could spend $10 billion over the coming years to build out a nationwide 5G network. He calls
Read MoreStraight Talk Wireless Thinks Unlimited Data Means 60 GB
Some folks never learn. More than three years after settling a $40 million lawsuit over the improper use of the phrase “unlimited data,” Straight Talk Wireless is at it again. Straight Talk Wireless says its $55 “ultimate unlimited plan” comes with unlimited talk, text and data. However, a couple of Reddit
Read MorePrepaid Unlimited Data Plans From AT&T, Sprint, Verizon And T-Mobile Compared
A few days ago AT&T added a new prepaid unlimited data plan to its lineup and priced it at $85/month. It is the most expensive carrier prepaid unlimited data plan on the market. However, with auto pay billing enabled, the price of the plan drops down to $75/month. At $75/month
Read MoreRed Pocket Mobile Appears To Now Offer Unthrottled Data Speeds On The Verizon Network
I recently began testing service on Red Pocket Mobile for an upcoming review that I will be doing. I ordered a SIM kit and plan through Amazon. Red Pocket Mobile allows you to use any major wireless network for service. The SIM kit I ordered came with 3 different SIM cards.
Read MoreBestMVNO Awards: Best Of 2017, Year In Review
With 2017 now in the past it’s time to reflect back on the year as it pertained to the world of MVNO’s and no contract cellphone plan providers. This is the third annual BestMVNO.com end of the year MVNO and prepaid provider awards article and also the latest that the awards
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