Prepaid Wireless News

By Joe Paonessa • 03/27/23

Over the last several months LycaMobile has been running some pretty aggressive promos including deeply discounted phone plans and buy three months ge...

Are Your Pre-Owned Handsets Carrier Compatible?

By Jon Horovitz • 03/24/23

Mobile carriers operate ever-changing networks in their management of protocols such as 5G and 6G. This impacts billions of devices operating on those...

A New Crowd-Sourced Cellular Coverage Mapping Tool Has Launched

By Joe Paonessa • 03/21/23

Today, Stetson Doggett of BestPhonePlans.net launched a new crowd-sourced cellular coverage mapping tool in conjunction with SpeedSmart. The new tool...

DISH Shows Lack Of Commitment To Ting Mobile, Formally Rejects Option To Purchase Ting Brand Name

By Joe Paonessa • 03/21/23

In August 2020, DISH and Tucows jointly announced that DISH had acquired some Ting Mobile assets from Tucows. However, DISH did not buy the Ting Mobil...

Tello Mobile Fifty Percent Off Flash Sale March 2023

Tello Mobile Offering 50% Off Any Plan Above $10

By Joe Paonessa • 03/16/23

Tello Mobile has just launched a flash sale. The prepaid provider is offering new customers and new lines 50% off for their first month of service. Th...

T-Mobile Agrees To Purchase Mint Mobile, Is It A Move To Stifle Competition?

By Joe Paonessa • 03/16/23

Yesterday, T-Mobile announced that it reached a deal, pending regulatory approval, to purchase Ka’ena Corporation including all of its subsidiaries an...

Is Your Data Safe?

By Jon Horovitz • 03/10/23

There is an ongoing discussion on what would you rather lose, your wallet or your cellphone? My unscientific research tells me that the 50+ age group...

Boost Mobile Is Activating Some Customers On DISH’s Native 5G Network

By Joe Paonessa • 03/08/23

Several weeks ago, DISH began sending out “rainbow SIMs” to dealers. Rainbow SIMs allow dealers to activate service on the AT&T, T-Mobile, and DIS...

PureTalk’s New TV Ad Pitches 100% Money-Back Guarantee & 50% Off

By Joe Paonessa • 03/07/23

PureTalk has launched a new TV ad pitching to viewers that they offer a 100% money-back guarantee with 50% off. PureTalk’s homepage is now strongly hi...

Boost Mobile Customers, Dealers, Still Suffering Effects Of Cyber Attack

By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23

It’s coming up on two weeks since DISH Network was hit by a cyber attack knocking many of its systems and websites down including its Boost brands. At...

Free Samsung Galaxy A03s On Display In Walmart (Photo Via Wave7 Research)

Verizon Prepaid Samsung Galaxy A03s Is Free At Walmart

By Joe Paonessa • 03/06/23

The Verizon Prepaid Samsung Galaxy A03s is now free at Walmart with in-store activation. The firm Wave7 Research noted in its latest prepaid report th...

Visible by Verizon Deal Save Up To $10 On Unlimited Plan

Visible Unlimited Plans Up To $10/Month Off, Get One For $25/Month

By Joe Paonessa • 03/01/23

Visible by Verizon has launched a new promotion valid for the entire month of March. Customers can get up to $10/month off a Visible unlimited plan in...

MobileX Exits Beta, Now Available To Everyone

MobileX Launches Out Of Beta With Several Big Plan Updates

By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23

MobileX launched in beta to a limited number of testers in November of 2022. Today, MobileX has officially exited beta and is welcoming new subscriber...

DISH And Boost Mobile Websites Still Partially Down And Redirecting To Error Pages After Cyberattack

DISH & Boost Mobile Outage Continue On, Smells Like Ransomware Attack

By Joe Paonessa • 02/27/23

The DISH Network has been experiencing an outage that began last Thursday, February 23, 2023. It’s now Monday, the 27th. The outage coincided with the...

Mint Mobile Deals Include 1Yr Service With Phone Purchase, Pixel 7 Is $389

By Joe Paonessa • 02/17/23

Mint Mobile continues to run phone and plan bundle deals. Perhaps the hottest offer right now is the bundling of 6 months of free service with the pur...