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Boost Mobile customers can expect a simpler phone bill. The prepaid arm of Sprint is now including fees and taxes in its service plans, the company said Friday. That means you don’t have to tack on those charges on top of the price of the plan. With fierce competition between prepaid phone services, this is …

It’s back-to-school days — time to stock up on school supplies. In my day, that meant buying a new lunch box, a Trapper Keeper three-ring binder or maybe even a graphing calculator. Today’s kids want phones. Whether your family provides that first mobile phone in elementary, middle or even high school, getting one has become an important milestone in our …

Now playing: Watch this: Battle of the Motorola budget phones: G5 Plus vs. E4 2:09 Australian millionaire Tim Gurner caused a social media storm earlier this year when he criticized millennials for buying avocado toast and four-dollar coffee instead of saving money. But if you like such edible amenities, giving them up to save money is difficult.  Fortunately, you don’t …

Like getting a new phone every year? Sprint would like to help you with that, regardless of your budget.  The telecom company is rolling out a new lease option called Sprint Flex that lets you pick a phone now and then decide at 18 months whether you want to continue your lease, buy it outright or just flat out return …

Now playing: Watch this: Comparing Verizon’s unlimited plan — and the catch 2:12 Verizon, one of the top carriers in the US, is introducing new pricing options for its prepaid phone plans. Starting June 6, you can get 3GB for $40, 7GB for $50 or 10GB for $60 a month. Unused data can be rolled over to the next month. …

Two years ago, a Google senior vice president named Sundar Pichai flew back to his birth country of India to launch a major new initiative aimed at connecting “the next 5 billion.” He was referring to the vast number of people who did not yet have a smartphone. The effort was called Android One, and the goal was to teach …

Starting Friday, Cricket Wireless customers will be able to binge online just a little bit more. The low-cost carrier is expanding its data cap, jumping from 2.5GB to 3GB for customers paying $40 a month, 5GB to 8GB for $50 a month, and 10GB to 12GB for $60 a month. The prepaid wireless service, which is owned by AT&T, has …

Touting it as a “free and convenient data-saving feature,” AT&T will roll out a new option that will stream video from your phone or tablet in standard-definition quality (about 480 pixels), rather than high-definition video (720 pixels and higher). The feature is called Stream Saver and will begin early 2017. AT&T will send messages to users when it is activated, …

Shoppers looking for a prepaid phone will have two more options to choose from on Verizon’s network. Starting November 13, new 5 GB and 10 GB data plans join the carrier’s 3GB and 6GB plans. 5GB plan: $50 a month gets you unlimited talk and text in the U.S., carryover data when you pay on time, mobile hotspot capabilities and …

Happy with your current phone but not your current network? Thanks to the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, it’s perfectly legal to unlock your phone and switch to a new carrier. Unlocking your phone is legal, but some restrictions, as they say, may apply. Your phone needs to be fully paid for, whether you have a completed installment …