"Prepaid is now a viable option for more people." It's still a much less popular option than in other developed countries, where prepaid cell phones typically account for a third or more of consumer ...

While some phone service plans require lengthy contracts and cumbersome down payments, prepaid phones can be purchased, activated, and used faster than ever before. If you don’t want the hassle and ...

Whether or not the FCC winds up requiring wireless companies to alert customers about to get hit with overage charges, there’s one simple cost-effective way any cell-phone user can avoid fees for ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Prepaid phone plans can be a great cost-effective option for cellular connectivity. In exchange for ...

Serial entrepreneur Parvez Jasani, CEO of Zulie Venture Inc. The U.S. may be one of the last countries to move away from post-paid cell phone contracts to prepaid options, explains serial entrepreneur ...

Senator Chuck Schumer proposed a bill yesterday that would require anyone buying a prepaid cell phone to provide ID for the seller to keep so law enforcement could trace the phones if needed. The bill ...

Users of prepaid cell phones would pay a 75-cent tax, under a bill that won final approval Friday at the Oregon Legislature. (AP) SALEM – Oregon lawmakers found a tax they could agree on Friday. In a ...

Alarmed by the use of hard-to-track prepaid cell phones by terror suspects, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer and Texas Sen. John Cornyn have introduced legislation ...