I am traveling away from home (Spain) and my iPhone battery died 2 months ago. I was going to buy a battery but instead I bought a new iPhone because it was so much cheaper in the USA than in Spain. Someone told me to keep the old dead phone plugged in at all times which I’ve tried to do although there have been some lapses due to travel. The SIM card is real in the old phone but I think my Spanish carrier will be able to change it to an eSIM, which the new phone requires. But Im very anxious about whether there will be a problem and I’ll lose my Spanish phone number, etc.

I hope I’ve been paying my Spanish phone account. I just tried to check but the site was down. I fear my account and phone are linked to a dead phone and can Movistar,my provider have canceled my account? Im going home tomorrow and full of anxiety about this.

I currently have a Samsung S23 Plus (IPS68) Is there a cheap way to transfer from one carrier to another and get a s24 or 25 plus?

I current have a Galaxy A71 5g through T-Mobile. I've had this phone for nearly 6 years, and it's starting to show signs of aging. I've been looking at phones because I plan on switching carriers to an MVNO, and I refuse to pay the extra $60/mo for me and my wife (she has the same phone) to upgrade phones.

Of all carriers, Mint has the best prices for the phone plans we would want, but they run on the T-Mobile network. The issue with the T-Mobile network for us is that our service is very hit or miss where we live. We live in a small, rural town within an hour from a major city. Because our phones are so old, would a phone upgrade improve the spotty service? Or is the better option going to be changing provides IE AT&T/Verizon? I've looked online, but the answers seem kind of mixed.

I've had an S20 Ultra since about July/August of 2020 - coming up on six years.

I haven't really had my ear to the ground in the way of new phones, but I may need one soon. Looking to just buy it outright. Any suggestions? I'm in Canada.

Hello, I've had an AT&t prepaid wireless plan for about 2 decades now. It gives me about 500 minutes of talking and unlimited text. It does not come with data. Well I'm no longer able to group message people because it requires data. AT&Ts only solution is to constantly be adding data to my phone or upgrading the plan. I only pay $25 a month and I really really don't want to spend more especially for something that I've honestly never needed before. So I might be looking for a different plan. I really don't care about mobile data, it's nice to be able to add a little bit here and there but for the most part if I need internet while I'm out and about I just stop in a fast food place and use their Wi-Fi. And that's only if I really truly need it which is almost never.

Are there any good plans out there that are affordable? What do you guys recommend? Should I just bite the bullet and upgrade my plan? Any help is much appreciated, thank you!

TELUS Review

After more than 27 years as a TELUS customer, I have reached the point where I can no longer ignore the breakdown in customer service, billing accuracy, and follow-through on commitments.

I went through a retention process after escalating concerns to the executive office. At that time, I was persuaded to stay based on specific credits, discounts, and pricing agreements. However, only part of what was agreed was actually applied. I am still missing close to $1,000 in expected credits and adjustments.

Despite multiple follow-ups over several months, including repeated emails to the executive support team, there has been no meaningful resolution and in some cases no response at all. This lack of follow-through is the core issue.

The situation is not about one billing error. It is about consistency and accountability:

• Agreed credits were not fully applied
• Billing adjustments were only partially implemented
• Repeated escalation emails were left unresolved
• There has been no clear confirmation of what is still outstanding or when it will be fixed

For a company that positions itself as customer-focused, the experience has been the opposite. Long-term loyalty does not appear to carry weight in resolving issues once they become complex or require executive intervention.

In Canada, there are only a few major telecom providers. That makes customer retention even more important. Despite that, the approach I experienced did not reflect urgency or ownership, even after decades of loyalty.

At this point, what is missing is not information, it is execution and accountability.

So a few months ago I had my phone stolen. I have that phone number suspended instead of insurance covering for a new phone I added another line and got a brand new phone and number. I was wondering if I had insurance replace the old one now would I get in trouble if I have it to a friend afterwards?

I’ve been using an iPhone for quite a fee years now. Way back when they discontinued the iPod Classic because it was the only way to make use of my massive library of music on iTunes. However, physical has dropped in popularity and I’ve moved to using Apple Music now and that’s, fairly recently as I understand, become available on android devices. I’m seeking to upgrade my phone later this year from an iPhone 14 to something newer to hold myself through going back to school.

I use my phone for navigation, music, communication, and a little gaming here and there. I don’t have any gaming subscriptions and I’d usually prefer to play emulated gameboy, NES, and SNES stuff over most of the slop that populates the stores nowadays. Looking for recommendations as to which way to go. I figured waiting until fall/winter would give me access to the 18(assuming that’s what they call it), but I’m not sure if it’s even worth it to continue with iPhones now that the whole reason I got them is no longer something that’s relevant.

Thanks in advance folks!

My in laws are trying to switch over to t-mobile from atf, t-mobile wants 500 down for 3 lines. Att I do t what they want. They are trying to save money. Any ideas.

I've been wanting a wifi only phone for a while to use as a work phone basically (just outlook and Teams). I went to Walmart to just pick up one of their prepaids for this purpose, and the worker told me that it wouldn't work for that??? I tried to press her about it but she was really confident so I ended up just leaving.

I don't really know much about it, so was hoping y'all could shed some light! Was she right? Where can I get a cheap phone (50 less) if I only want to use it for wifi?

I’m getting sick of these spam robot calls. Does anyone have any suggestions to mitigate them? My phone is basically unusable at this point because every unknown number ends up being some fake insurance quote extended warranty or random silent voicemail. I’ve blocked so many numbers and it somehow feels even worse if that's even possible.

So if I chose no data plan and just calls am I able to text over WIFI? I will be on WIFI 100% of the time so I am hoping I can text over WIFI.

I’m not sure what I need to look for to figure this out myself so I thought I’d ask some real people. I did a quick Google search and it said that AT&T, Verizon and Mint Mobile were some of the best but I wanted some second opinions

I have the coolest job of getting people lower bills on their phone or the newest phone and sometimes both I do this business to business and all I want is to minimize my walking and help everyone on here save money. Based in slc,Utah but I help everyone in the states

high(1kish), mid 500 ish, budget (300ish and below).

any super amazing deals you think are out there.

oh, don't feel the need to have to know about each range. can just do one (or none for that matter).