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07 April 2011 ~ Comments Off

Trup Saves on Overseas Cell Phone Roaming Costs

One of the hidden secrets of traveling overseas is that it costs an arm and a leg to use your cell phone. While not all cell phones can be used overseas – most that use GSM technology (like T-Mobile or AT&T) can be made to roam on the overseas GSM networks. Roaming is where the [...]

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21 March 2011 ~ Comments Off

Virgin Mobile Data Down For Some (ALL?)

Judging by message threads on their Facebook Page and an extensive 37 page chain of messages complaining about lack of consistent Virgin Mobile data coverage it appears the prepaid division of Sprint may be undergoing some sort of catastrophic spectrum meltdown.  The company has recently made a market for themselves with a dirt cheap $25/mo [...]

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19 March 2011 ~ Comments Off

iPad 2 Online Inventory Status Lookup For Target Stores

Tired of driving from store to store and peering in display cases only to find that they’re bare of any iPad 2 stock? Here’s a handy online inventory checker that someone over at Macrumors has created for checking all the area Target Stores based on providing either your zip code or state.

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19 March 2011 ~ Comments Off

Verizon Thunderbolt Free Mobile Hotspot Through May 15, 2011

I’ll admit that I’ve not yet ready every review of the new 4G Verizon Thunderbolt (essentially a Sprint EVO redesigned for the Verizon network and the 4G data service called LTE which is only available in some areas). This morning I noticed that through May 15, 2011 you will be able to use unlimited free [...]

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07 March 2011 ~ Comments Off

T-Mobile 3G Signal Booster Free

Here’s a hot deal for those of you with T-Mobile who live in a house, have a landline and are within a 3G signal area. For a limited time call 877-724-4659 and ask for a free T-Mobile 3G signal booster shipped to your house. Other carriers charge upwards of $249 (Verizon) for the same functionality. [...]

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