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Verizon Wireless Tweaks Data Plans

Following the lead of AT&T, but with a few differences, Verizon Wireless has launched tier pricing for data.    Until the change, Verizon had two data plans, one for $9.99, the other $29.99.   The $9.99 was optional on feature phones, required on multimedia phones.  The $29.99 one was  unlimited, and required for smartphones, including BlackBerry and Android devices.  For feature phones, a $1.99 per MB pay per use option was also available.

How to Choose a Straight Talk Network

Straight Talk, a no-contract service that offers two of the cheapest cell phone plans currently available, announced this week that they have expanded their service to include the AT&T network. 

Cheaper International Calling from a Cell Phone

This is the latest in our series of how to reduce your cell phone bill. Do you call internationally (from the U.S.) on your cell phone?  If you are using your cell phone provider for international long distance, you probably have run up some pretty significant bills.  

AT&T Launches New Data Pricing

In a move that will eventually be copied (in some form) by other wireless (and possibly home broadband) providers, AT&T has moved to a tiered, usage-based data pricing for its smartphone devices.

Use Prepaid to Cut your Cell Phone Bill

This is the fourth in a series of how to cut your cell phone bill. It wasn’t that long ago that prepaid was an afterthought in the cell phone marketplace. 

AT&T Increases Termination Fees on Smartphone and iPhone

**Update June 1:   The list of advanced devices that incur the higher $325 termination fee has now been published by AT&T

Cell Phone Prices Vary by Retailer

We’ll preface this tip with an example.     Let’s say you wanted to sign up for a 2 line AT&T family plan today. Specifically, you are going to get the AT&T Family Talk 700 plan ($69.99/month).with a BlackBerry Bold 9700 for each line.     Before you buy, you decide to check the price from 3 websites:   AT&T, BestBuy and MyRatePlan.  Here’s what you would see for the cost of two phones

Free 411 Directory Assistance

The cell phone companies make directory assistance almost effortless…dial 411… get the information… and get connected automatically.   Of course, if someone paid you $1.79 (Sprint, T-Mobile) or $1.99 (AT&T, Verizon) for each 411 call, you’d make it easy for them to connect as well.

Directory assistance charges can really add up:  10 calls a month comes out to over $200 a year.

AT&T, T-Mobile Waive Activation Fees

For those in the market for a family plan today, T-Mobile is waiving activation fees on 2 or more lines.   Unfortunately this offer is for today only.

Reduce Data and Text Messaging Bill

Don’t Overspend on Data and Text Services. Cut your data and text messaging bills.This is the first in a series of suggestions to help you reduce your cell phone bill.

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