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14 December 2011 ~ Comments Off

How to change your caller ID online – Verizon

Did you know that consumers have a free way to change the name that displays when you make a call on your Verizon Wireless Smartphone? This works for any type of cell phone on Verizon and you can make the change yourself for free (business users must pay $1.99 per month). Verizon calls this Share [...]

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25 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

SIMPLE Mobile Unlimited $40 Plan – Up To 3G = 119 K Download?

Late last week I spotted that prepaid MVNO SIMPLE Mobile (a T-Mobile service carrier ultimately) was offering a $40 unlimited plan. This pricing, while low, is extraordinary for two reasons: It allows you to bring any unlocked GSM phone – including smartphones – to the plan. It offers seemingly unlimited downloads of data at “up [...]

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04 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Curve – $ 69 after Coupon

OfficeMax this week (9/4/11 to 9/10/11) has the BlackBerry Curve 8520 on sale for $79. This is $50 off the normal $129. Expect that this model is likely going to be replaced within the next few months as RIM begins to roll out newer versions. Virgin Mobile is a prepaid (no contract) providers of cellular [...]

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01 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Palm Pre Plus – $29

For those living in Sunnyvale California you may want to head to the Palm/HP store and score what Fatwallet members indicate a cut rate no-contract prices on Palm WebOS phones. Here’s a sample of what’s reportedly on sale: At the Palm/HP store. Address: 950 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Veer AT&T $55 Palm Pixi [...]

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25 August 2011 ~ Comments Off

Amazon Wireless offers TerreStar Dual Mode Satellite Phone For AT&T – $24.99/mo plus .65 minute

I just spotted this dual mode cellular / satellite phone up for sale on Amazon Wireless. With a price (on contract) of $799 the phone is definitely not for everyday use.  Sadly the OS is stuck back on Windows Mobile 6.5 – so it’s not something that you’d probably invest in for everyday around town [...]

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