Do You Need Unlimited Data?
Well, summer is almost here which means that once again the prepaid carrier war is heating up. This time in addition to prices being dropped, more and more companies are offering unlimited data to go...
View ArticleFAQ: How to Deactivate Wi-Fi Assist on iPhones
All iPhones with at least iOS 9 or later have this nifty feature called “Wi-Fi Assist” which basically helps fix the issue of Wi-Fi signals being a little spotty at times. However, for prepaid iPhone...
View ArticleFAQ: How to Scan a QR Code Without an App
QR codes are one of those things that you probably don’t encounter every day because they simply aren’t very popular in the United States. However, every once in a while you’ll probably come across...
View ArticleFAQ: How Do You Hide Apps?
Unless you purchased your device straight from the phone manufacturer, chances are it probably came with a handful of useless apps and services I tend to refer to as “bloatware.” While you can disable...
View ArticleFAQ: How to Remote Wipe Your Android Phone
If you’re anything like me, you keep a lot of information on your phone. I don’t have any banking apps or anything, just for safety reasons, but I am logged into Google and have documents and things...
View ArticleFAQ: How to Pin an App Screen on Android
There’s nothing worse than handing someone your phone to show them something cool, only to find that they ‘accidentally’ wander from that screen onto another. It might be an accident, or it might not,...
View ArticleFAQ: What is the Difference Between GSM and CDMA?
GSM and CDMA are the two networks that U.S. carriers can use. The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) has been adopted by most of the globe, while Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) is...
View ArticleFAQ: What Does Airplane Mode Do?
Unless you’re a frequent flyer, airplane mode is probably one of those things that you never really think about. It was introduced when smartphones began to become more prolific as a way of ensuring...
View ArticleFAQ: Can I Use Any Phone on a Prepaid Plan?
Prepaid plans are extremely cheap and a great way to get good service without having to pay a ton of money every single month. But, when most people think about prepaid plans, they think about all of...
View ArticleWhich Carrier Has the Best Coverage?
Marketing is a pretty powerful thing and for your average customer, trying to decide which company and which network is best can be complicated. After all, they all boast that they have the “fastest”...
View ArticleFAQ: What is data used for?
In the wireless world, “data” is one of those words that gets thrown around a lot and it is used to cover a wide range of things. But, since data is easily the most expensive part of any...
View ArticleTips for Waterproofing Your Phone
Water and technology–especially delicate technology like smartphones–is never a good combo. But, unfortunately, water and liquids are a part of everyday life. I can’t explain how many times I’ve seen...
View ArticleFAQ: Is ‘Unlimited’ Really Unlimited?
I think that the word ‘unlimited’ is probably the most overused word in the mobile world. If you look at the plans, it seems like you can get just about anything unlimited — unlimited minutes,...
View ArticleFAQ: Taming your Android App Drawer
There are more than a million apps available on Google Play and probably more than half that many apps available via Amazon’s App Store. That’s a lot of apps, so it’s no wonder that the average...
View ArticleFAQ: What are NFC Chips?
If you have a smartphone, there’s a really good chance that it has an NFC chip. However, despite the technology being fairly common in phones over the course of the last few years, it constantly...
View ArticleTips for Creating a Secure Lock Screen
Your phone probably has a lot of personal information stored on it. From passwords to photos or even social media accounts which automatically log in upon launch. So, it’s not surprising that many...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn’t Care About Camera Megapixels
Whenever you see smartphone specs–even here on Prepaid Reviews–one of the things that the manufacturers always advertise is the numbers of megapixels. This phone has 5 MP but that one has 8, so...
View ArticleList and Explanation of Pre-installed Google Apps
Bloatware is the worst, and there is no one as guilty of pre-loading your phone with tons of random apps than Google. Personally, whenever I get a new device the first thing I do is go through and...
View ArticleTips for Managing Apps
No matter what you want to do, there is probably an app for it. After all, there are literally more than a million apps available on Google Play and iTunes together, so it’s easy to see why people...
View ArticleFAQ: What are Widgets?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know what an app is. However, if you look on the app list of your Android smartphone, you have probably noticed that there is a secondary tab...
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