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.
News
Mint Mobile now charges $30 for the first Unlimited line and $20 for each added line, 2 to 5 lines, paid three
October 29, 2026
News
Noble Mobile bought SmartLess Mobile on Oct 26, 2026. Customers keep plan pricing and stay on T-Mobile. No action needed yet.
October 27, 2026
News
Straight Talk plans now include 5G Ultra Wideband and more hotspot data at the same $45, $55 and $65 prices, Verizon said
October 20, 2026
News
BestCellular.com tracked 317 US carriers and phone brands. 165 shut down, were sold, merged or renamed. The free dataset maps each brand
October 20, 2026
News
T-Mobile announced T-Mix on Oct 26, 2026: Standard $55, More $75, Loaded $95 for one line with AutoPay, plus Picks. Launches in
October 16, 2026
News
AT&T is selling AT&T Mexico to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2 billion. AT&T says US service, account numbers and transfer
October 16, 2026
Guides
How to unlock a phone: who qualifies and how to request it at 14 US carriers, with wait times read from each
October 11, 2026
Guides
The BLU S1 was the first Sprint-certified BLU handset, released September 2017. Sprint’s network shut down in 2022. Here is whether the
September 20, 2026
How To
A rejected port-out does not mean you lost your number. The nine causes, the exact fix for each, and what to do
September 19, 2026
News
Best Cellular is advising on the shut-down of over 100 Sprint retail stores run by Mobile Now, a subsidiary of Simply Wireless.
April 3, 2019
Apps & Tips
Eight of the strangest Android apps ever published, from an app that does nothing at all to novelty tools that make you
July 26, 2018
Guides · How To
How to protect your phone’s privacy without paying for an antivirus app: lock screen, app permissions, location settings and the habits that
July 23, 2018
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