Carrier News, Porting and Phone Guides
Carrier shutdowns, sales, network switches, price changes and step-by-step porting guides from BestCellular.com. Every article is checked against the carrier’s own sources and dated, so you know it is current.
Apps & Tips · Guides
The five Android browsers worth installing, compared on speed, privacy, data saving and ad blocking, so you can pick the right one
June 27, 2018
Apps & Tips
Thirteen apps that turn your phone into a diet tracker, step counter or workout coach, with what each one does best.
June 23, 2018
Apps & Tips · How To
Archived page from the Best Cellular carrier era. Kept for reference: how connection speed tests work and what affects your mobile data
June 15, 2018
Apps & Tips · Guides
Your phone does far more than calls and texts. Practical ways to use it for productivity, organization, scanning documents and running your
June 13, 2018
How To · Apps & Tips
Step-by-step: move contacts, photos, texts and apps from your old phone to a new one, including Android to iPhone and iPhone to
June 12, 2018
Guides · How To
Archived guide. What to check before you buy a used phone: blacklist status, carrier lock, financing balance, battery health and network compatibility.
June 2, 2018
Guides
Archived commentary on how phone companies treat senior citizens, and what older customers should look for in a plan and a carrier.
May 30, 2018
Featured On · News
What the Sprint and T-Mobile merger meant for MVNOs that ran on Sprint’s network, and how those carriers had to move their
May 14, 2018
Guides
The truth behind free government phones: how Lifeline works, where fraud happens, and what that free phone really costs taxpayers and customers.
May 14, 2018
How To
How to remove or disable bloatware on an Android phone, what is safe to turn off, and what to leave alone.
May 11, 2018
How To · Guides
How to check your real signal strength in dBm on Android and iPhone, and what the numbers mean for calls and data.
May 1, 2018
How To · Guides
Seven safer alternatives to handling your phone while driving, from voice assistants to car mode and hands-free mounts.
April 27, 2018
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