Cell phones and credit
In many countries outside the U.S., cell phones have replaced credit cards. In Japan and Finland, for example, travelers rarely carry cash, checks or credit cards, but rather swipe their phones or send text messages to pay for train rides.
In the U.S., the cell phone hasn’t yet [...]
Server outage loses customer data
Last week, one of the biggest tech companies in the United States experienced a server outage. Several Sidekick smartphone owners lost personal data such as appointment dates, phone numbers and other information when Microsoft’s server went down a couple of weeks ago.
Data services for Sidekick users [...]
I was as mad as BEEP
The first time I signed up for cellular telephone service, it was with Cingular. I wanted two phones so that my fiancée and I could communicate during our wedding planning phase, so I signed up for a family plan with shared minutes. At first the [...]
My Touch 3G deals for T-Mobile customers
Among an ever-growing collection of available smartphones, T-Mobile is releasing its latest offering, the T-Mobile My Touch 3G. The announcement falls just on the heels of Apple releasing the iPhone 3G S. Coming out after the new iPhone definitely isn’t going to help T-Mobile.
T-Mobile [...]
Making free calls with your T-Mobile phone?
We all need to save money these days. Instant payday loans and credit cards are there in a pinch, but relying upon them regularly can be a financial no-no. If you have a T-Mobile cell phone, however, there may just be another way that [...]