Category Archives: Carriers

No Free Prepaid T-Zones For Android

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For many years T-Mobile in the U.S has offered a little freebie to its Pay As You Go customers – T-Zones,  a walled garden of mobile web sites. It includes basic account management features  like checking you balance, adding funds and switching between the two available prepaid plans.  That’s hardly unusual, lots of operators have free mobile web based account management sites for users without data plans,  but the T-Zones homepage also offers unlimited access to the ABC News mobile … Continue reading →

No More Annoying Balance Messages With AT&T Prepaid Data

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One of my biggest complaints back when I used AT&T’s  GoPhone prepaid service was the annoying  service messages (image) that would constantly pop up and interfere with whatever I was doing.  I was paying $20/month for unlimited data. But whenever I did anything with the browser or an app that consumed data like Google Maps or Nokia Email, an alert would pop up saying “The last transaction cost 0.00 USD…” I’d have to press the right soft key to dismiss … Continue reading →

T-Mobile USA Data Price Increases – Bandwidth Issue or Greed?

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Are US GSM/HSDPA carriers running out of bandwidth?  It sure looks like it.  First AT&T killed the “unlimited” data package for GoPhone pay as you go users, then they took away the option to sign up for unlimited data for users on GoPhone hybrid prepaid plans.  Now T-Mobile has raised data prices across the board for postpaid and hybrid users. Data has never been offered on T-Mobile pre-paid AT&T’s actions will decrease revenue so I can’t see any reason they … Continue reading →

AT&T Pulling the Plug on Unlimited Prepaid Data!

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Remember the $19.99/month unlimited MediaNet data add-on for AT&T’s GoPhone Pay as You Go (PYG) plans that the carrier launched in April?  Well, it looks like the party is almost over. Phonenews.com has confirmed that the widely rumored demise of the plan is true.  November 11th or 12th is the last day that you will be able to purchase the feature. You can currently stack up to three $19.99 packages for 90 days of service. Assuming that that Nov 11 … Continue reading →

T-Mobile To Go’s Free Mobile Web

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In the US at least, every subscriber to T-Mobile’s prepaid service gets free access to the mobile web. Before you get too excited I have to point out that it’s a walled garden and a small one at that. In the garden you can find the usual pricey carrier downloadable games and ringtones, view your plan’s prepaid balance and expiration date and add money to the account. But there’s more, T-Mobile gives prepaid users unlimited access to seven off-portal sites … Continue reading →

PopUps Spoil $20/Month Unlimited PrePaid Data

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Last week I wrote about ATT’s new prepaid data offer, $19.99/month for unlimited 3G. Naturally, I had to try this out so here are my experiences. It generally works very well. There is one issue, though and it’s so stupid I have a hard time believing it. After every data use a Network Service Message pops up on the phone telling you how much you spent and what your balance is. None of the other US prepaid carriers do this, … Continue reading →

ATT’s $20/month unlimited HSDPA Pay As You GO

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Update: As of Nov. 2008, this package is no longer available! AT&T’s $20/moth prepaid data add-on now includes only100 MB. See AT&T Pulling the Plug on Unlimited Prepaid Data! for more details. It looks like we finally have unlimited data in the US on a prepaid plan, and it includes 3G. ATT is now offering an unlimited data Feature Pack at $19.99 per month to GoPhone Pay As You Go users. This particular option was previously only available to customers … Continue reading →

WIND Italy – Great Deal for Travelers

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My wife and I spent last week vacationing in Florence (Firenze), Italy. A truly incredible place for art and architecture. Naturally I wanted to have mobile web access while on vacation. The only affordable way to do this is with a local SIM card. Because I was arriving late the Saturday before Easter and knew the mobile shops were going to be closed until at least Monday, I decided to go the eBay route. There’s always a bit of risk … Continue reading →