News tagged with prepaid phones
Greeks to register prepaid cell phones
Jun 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Greece's prepaid mobile phone users will now have to register their identities in a bid to tackle illegal immigration and other crime, the communications minister said Tuesday.
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Tracfone tests cheap unlimited plan on Verizon
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Tracfone Wireless, the country's largest provider of "prepaid" cell phones, is quietly testing a new service that appears to be a response to the fierce price competition in the prepaid market.
Microsoft adds app access to non-smart phones
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. is giving people with regular cell phones access to the same kinds of programs that smart phone owners have embraced.
Cut-rate prepaid plans shake up wireless industry
Apr 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- As wireless carriers start reporting first-quarter results this week, investors will be looking at the effects of some spectacular price cuts for prepaid cell phone service.
AT&T to sell iPhone without contract for $599
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Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- AT&T Inc. said Thursday it will start selling iPhones without requiring a two-year contract, but they will cost $400 more.
Smart phones seem to be recession resistant
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Dec 31, 2008 |
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As consumers pull back on spending, at least one tech product is staying hot enough that it could defy the recession: smart phones. Overall handset sales are slowing, and some of the biggest makers of the devices are ratcheting ...
Review: 10 ways to save on calling costs
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The cost of making phone calls has been dropping rapidly in the last few years. If you want take full advantage of that, you'll need to try some new things, because the phone companies aren't going ...
Despite prepaid lift, Sprint Nextel loss widens
May 04, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Despite a widening net loss, Sprint Nextel Corp. finally got some good news in its long recovery Monday, as a big surge in "prepaid" customers offset another nightmarish drop in valuable subscribers ...
Cell phone users rack up accidental data charges
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Verizon Wireless is looking into ways to prevent subscribers without data plans from accidentally starting up the Web browser on their phones and racking up $1.99 in fees each time.
Verizon Wireless to FCC: smart phones more costly
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Verizon Wireless says it started charging customers more to break service contracts for smart phones because those devices cost much more.
Motorola loss widens; analysts see worrisome signs
Apr 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Motorola Inc. defeated low expectations Thursday, posting a smaller first-quarter loss than Wall Street had expected and regaining its position as the world's fourth-largest maker of cell phones.
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