When you have a telephone number, you can often access both the name and address associated with it without any other information. This process is called a reverse phone lookup. In the past, this type of lookup worked best with the phone numbers linked to traditional residential and commercial landlines. However, as cell phones became [...]
Ringtones are a type of a status symbol. Phone customers try their best to get the latest, greatest, craziest ring tones. As a result, purchasing ringtones on a prepaid cell phone is quite a lucrative business for phone service providers. The other day, my daughter voiced her opinion about having the standard ringtones that came [...]
Back in October 2010 the Federal Communications Commission instituted a plan to prevent bill shock. As a prepaid cell phone customer you may ask what the heck is bill shock? Bill shock, as defined by the FCC is a “sudden and unexpected increase in monthly [cell phone] bills that is caused by a change in [...]
Before attempting to send an email to a TracFone user, you should first know that TracFone does not own its own service network. Its customers are serviced by using existing networks belonging to service providers such as AT&T, Verizon and the like. Therefore, when attempting to send an email to a TracFone customer, you must [...]
If you have young kids and you’re deciding whether or not to get them a cell phone, Kajeet sounds like it’s the cell phone service for you. Kajeet is a prepaid service that was created especially for kids and for the parents who are concerned about giving their child a cell phone. Kajeet is a [...]
I know this is a site about prepaid cell phones, but every once in a while I come across something that is sort of related to prepaid cell phones (and not really), but I’d like to share. This time it’s Google Voice. The Big “G” has come out with a really neat way to keep [...]
With everyone having a cell phone now a days, when one rings its difficult to tell whose phone is ringing. After awhile all of the ringtones sound alike. Even if you do realize that your phone is the one that’s ringing you’re not sure if it’s a text alert or an actual phone call. There’s [...]
I know this blog is about prepaid cell phones but I wanted to throw this idea out there. What about Magic Jack? Think about it. If you work pretty much exclusively from a laptop or computer, you can make or receive phone calls for $20 a year. All you really need is a high-speed internet [...]
Most prepaid mobile phone carriers allow folks to send short email messages to a cell phone (called SMS messages for Short Message Service). In order to send such an email message, the sender must not only have the complete phone number of the cell phone (which means the area code and 7-digit number), but it [...]
NET10 offers a pre-paid cell phone service for California residents at a rate of 10 cents per minute. The 10-cent rate covers local, long distance and roaming charges which isn’t too bad when you stop to compare them to a few other prepaid cell phone providers. On their site they compare the NET10 phone rates [...]
Some parents may bristle at the idea of buying a cell phone for their children, worried about astronomical phone bills and unrestricted usage. Firefly Cell Phone The Firefly is currently the most popular cell phone on the market to be specifically aimed at children, and with its bright colour schemes, cartoony designs and screen animations, it [...]
Because of the increasing popularity of buying refurbished phones, you can pick them up just about anywhere. You can go to the manufacturer’s web sites such as Nokia, Motorola or Sony, or, you can purchase a refurbished cell phone through your cell phone service provider. Before signing up to purchase a new cell phone, look [...]
If you find that you spend most of your time on the computer sending emails, but you communicate with friends, family or children who prefer to text message, there is no reason either party should give up their preferred method of communicating. It is possible to send emails (for free) to folks who like to [...]
Hopefully you’re reading this because you already checked out which phones are unlockable and which ones are not. Assuming you have, here’s the next step. There are various ways in which to unlock a cell phone. The first is to call the service provider and request them to unlock the phone. Keep in mind, however [...]
