Prepaid Customers No Longer Limited to "Low-Tech Phones …

One of the last remaining barriers to broader consumer acceptance to prepaid phones in the United States is now crumbling as prepaid cell phone companies are introducing more and more sophisticated handsets that can be embraced by younger text- and Web-oriented wireless customers, Full story. … Following news that Nokia is closing its flagship retail store in London, the company has added that it also plans to close three more stores in Sao Paulo, Chicago, and New York

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Sprint CEO declines comment on T-Mobile buyout report, says …

July 28th, 2009 Sprint focuses on prepaid with Virgin Mobile dealNEW YORK — Sprint Nextel Corp. is intensifying its focus on the fast-growing market for prepaid cell phone service with a $483 million deal to buy Virgin Mobile USA Inc. ….

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Traveling Internationally with The Cell Phone Junkie « Mickey Papillon

If you have your service through a GSM provider, then activating an international plan works with almost any phone , but what if you with Verizon or Sprint, who use CDMA?

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Being Smart About Your Smartphone Abroad - Gadgetwise Blog …

Just take an unlocked GSM quad-band cell phone (ideally with tri-band 3G) and a SIM for a prepaid carrier in that country. “Traveling” SIM’s are for the most part an even bigger ripoff than roaming. I did on my recent trip to London, ..

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