A reader, Stephanie, asks.. Hi – I live in a rural area with spotty coverage. I have service through Straighttalk with the ATT APN. Am I able to input the Verizon and T-Mobile APN’s to see which has the better coverage Hi Stephanie, No unfortunately that
A reader Markus asks… Hi, do you still monitor this page, answer questions? If so, ever heard of this phenomenon? I have 2 Galaxy S4, Verizon unlocked that I bought on ebay – one was my phone until it fell and the screen shattered, camera sucks but still
A reader, Beth Ann asks, I also live in a rural area (zero service). I’ve had AT&T with a microcell until now. It died. My current phone is not wifi call capable, so I’ve ordered a Moto G6. Is there any way to discern whether Straight Talk will make wifi calls in my area
Please note that Total Wireless currently supports Wi-Fi calling. They added the feature in late 2019. You can find information about it on totalwireless.com. At the time I replied to this reader and when I previously reviewed totalwireless, Wi-Fi calling was not offered. If you are currently using Total Wireless, leave a reply
A reader, Shelby asks, Okay, so I am wanting to switch to Straight Talk.. from a Verizon plan. It says my phone is eligible and I can keep the same number. I would just need to get a new SIM that originates for Straight talk, etc. If I were to engage in
After watching my video My Google Project Fi Data Only SIM, A viewer, Mike asks.. I found this video on YouTube Is this still available? What is the charge for the data card.? Hi Mike, Yes, Google Fi Data Only SIM cards are still available. Based
A YouTuber, Kevin, asks… I dropped my phone getting out of my truck, cracked the screen. Anyway I am already on trac phone, can I buy a unlocked phone or trac phone and pull the sim card outta my old trac phone and put the sim in a new phone and still keep
a reader, Daniel, asks…. Why does Straight Talk’s AT&T network operate at full speed but Cricket Wireless is throttled down, because my grandma got a new smartphone but it’s from AT&T and the postpaid AT&T is too expensive I’m wondering which AT&T MVNO offers the most data for the best price, Straight
A reader Sue, writes… Hi Bob, Your site is very helpful! Thank you! I sold an old phone to a friend and when she activated it, Tracfone gave her a new number, added her to my account and kicked my phone off! After 2 very long days with customer service, it
Whenever I get a new phone, I usually get a case and a glass screen protector. While using a phone without a case and screen protector can be nicer than having your phone wrapped in plastic and glass, the case and class protect against drops and keep the phone and screen in new condition. I
Update: January 2020 I wanted to add an update. It appears that Tracfone completely removed the $50 One Year of Service Days add-on for some customers but not others. Customers that use BYOP smartphones such as myself report they no longer have the option. Customers that bought their phones directly from Tracfone report they
When I bought my Google Pixel 3 I decided to take advantage of their trade in program. I traded in my 128GB iPhone 6s for $221 in credit off the purchase of my Google Pixel 3. I’ve never traded in a phone before as I’ve always sold off my used phones on eBay. Since it
I picked up a Google Pixel 3 for myself around the 2018 Holidays. I want to spent a little more time using Android in 2019 but I wanted to do that if a pretty fast phone, a good camera, comes with Android 9.0 Pie, and gets regular software updates. My current Android phones are
Today I wanted to give an update about my getting my iPhone batteries replaced at the end of December. I took advantage of the Apple’s $29 Battery replacement program that ended on December 31 2018. I talked about this in my last video. This was the program they put in place when it was
Back in December I picked up a Mophie Wireless Charging Base from Amazon for $23. It’s a 7.5watt Qi Wireless charging pad that I am going to use to wirelessly charge my iPhone X. It currently sells for $40 at the Apple Store but you can now get a 2 pack from Amazon for $53