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When it comes to prepaid wireless, Tracfone is the grandfather. Launched under its current name in late 2000, Tracfone soon became a mainstay at Wal-Mart stores. Other competitors, such as Virgin Mobile and Boost Mobile, soon followed, but through the ear...

How much can an industry change in a year? Quite a bit, if we use the prepaid wireless industry as a barometer. Long a haven for cellular customers with poor credit ratings, prepaid wireless services have morphed over the past two years, with the major ov...

Here's a question that perplexed my parents for a number of years: What should I get my teenage kid for the holidays? Kids can change their minds on a whim, so what's hot one day can be extinguished the next. The one thing they will universally enjoy, tho...

The year 2008 has brought us a new wave of smartphones, from the iPhone 3G to the Android G1. However, for many phone fans out there, nothing topped the dual offering from Research In Motion: The BlackBerry Bold and the BlackBerry Storm. Both hit the mark...

So you've made the decision to get a wireless Internet plan, or you're at least doing your research to see if it's suitable for your needs. Excellent. You'll soon find out that there may be no more liberating service. Imagine not only being free from the ...

Prepaid cell phones have always had the stigma of being more expensive options for people who cannot pass a credit check, or who otherwise cannot afford a postpaid cell phone. While this notion certainly persists in the mainstream, many consumers are find...

Considering how well Research In Motion did with their last generation of BlackBerry smartphones, can they possibly top it with their newest line? After all, they doubled their U.S. market share from the second quarter 2007 to the same period in 2008. So ...