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.
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Port request and new activation forms: what information you need to move your number or activate a new line.
March 25, 2015
For Dealers
There are no CDMA MVNOs left. Verizon decommissioned CDMA on January 3, 2023; Sprint’s went dark March 31, 2022. What replaced the
November 25, 2014
For Dealers
GSM meant AT&T or T-Mobile. T-Mobile retired the last US GSM network in August 2026. What matters now is which of three
November 25, 2014
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