"Prepaid is now a viable option for more people." It's still a much less popular option than in other developed countries, where prepaid cell phones typically account for a third or more of consumer ...

T-Mobile, which also has traditional cell phone plans, says it added 670,000 customers in the third quarter, more than half of which were prepaid. By contrast, prepaid represented 35 percent of the ...

Irvine’s Boost Mobile LLC, which markets prepaid cell phones made by parent Sprint Nextel Corp., is looking to grab market share as pay-as-you-go wireless service goes mainstream. “The stigma of ...

Whether or not the FCC winds up requiring wireless companies to alert customers about to get hit with overage charges, there’s one simple cost-effective way any cell-phone user can avoid fees for ...

Users of prepaid cell phones would pay a 75-cent tax, under a bill that won final approval Friday at the Oregon Legislature. (AP) SALEM – Oregon lawmakers found a tax they could agree on Friday. In a ...

If you hate the hassle and cost of traditional cell phone plans, a prepaid phone may be the best way to go. If you’re looking for recommendations for great prepaid phones, the following options are ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. For wireless subscribers, commitment is out and short-term relationships are in. This year, customers have been making a big ...

Wireless users are shifting from long-term commitments to no-contract options. A man on his mobile phone walks by a mobile phone store in New York. So far this year, customers have been making a big ...

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators proposed legislation on Wednesday to make it easier to identify buyers of prepaid cell phones, moving to close a ...

Meijer stores will begin selling the company's own brand of prepaid cellular telephones and phone cards. The Grand Rapids-based retailer, which operates two stores in the Bay City area, will offer the ...