How to use a smartphone without a service plan
A how to guide on utilizing the power of a smartphone, without that high monthly bill
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Free data for life tablets from T-Mobile and Walmart
T-Mobile has a service plan available which gives you free data for tablets, all without a contract. The catch is you only get 200mb of data per month but you can increase this for only $10 per month. There are a few different ways to choose from on buying your tablet. The first is Walmart sells two different models right off the shelf and they are Trio AXS 4G and HP Slate 7 HD for $149 and $185. The second is you can bring in the tablet you already own, as long as it has a SIM card slot and compatible with their towers. All you have to pay for is the new SIM card. The third is buying straight from T-Mobile, which has several tablets to choose from, including the popular iPad.
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Free calls and texts with Pinger Text free VoIP review
In the past I showed you how to make free calls and texts with an app called Mo+. Since the ending of Google Voice on third party apps, I would like to show you another app you can use. It is called Pinger Text free and is available for free on the Google Play store. With this app you simply create an account and you will receive an actual phone number. The only catch to using this app, besides needing an internet connection, is that you have to pay for outgoing calls per minute. But the good news is all texts and incoming phone calls are free. You also receive ten free minutes when you sign up. You can earn more minutes for free by watching videos or completing offers or you can purchase minutes at $1.99 for 100 minutes. That's about 2 cents per minute and they only count for outgoing calls, so that's not too bad.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Google Voice ending support for third party apps
Coming May 15, support for third party apps using Google voice will come to an end. This means that many of your free calling apps will no longer work or will go through another source. Some of these apps include Talkatone, GrooveIP, and Mo+. Google has supposedly been working on integrating voice into their hangouts app, but with only days to go there is no word on what will happen. It may be time to start looking for a replacement app if your relying on using your Google Voice account, as you might no longer be able to use it on your smartphone. A couple good apps are Pinger, which allows you to send free text messages with a real phone number and pay a small price to make calls, something like $2 for 100 minutes. Although you have to pay for minutes, they offer ways to earn minutes by watching videos and doing other things, so you can rack up minutes pretty quickly. Talkatone has also updated their app to go through another service which also gives you a free number and texting and calls cost $.99 for 60 minutes. Both of these options allow you to make free calls if the other person has the app as well.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Using a smartphone without a service provider
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Hey everyone, I just want to show you some uses for an old smartphone that you might have laying around somewhere. The phone is still very useful and can do many things even without a service provider. This phone I have right here does not currently have a carrier attached to it, but can still do a number of things, as long as I have the Wi-Fi available. The first great thing I can do is browse the web. It is always nice to have a portable web browser available. I can pretty much go to any website, do a Google search, whatever I wanna do. There is also an app available where I can make calls and texts just like a regular phone. I use an app called Mo+ and this app basically connects to a Google Talk account and it works just like a real phone but its over the internet, and Google will even give you a real number and everything. There's some limitations because I need the Wi-Fi available, but it doesn't cost $100 a month either, like a regular phone would. Another great thing I can do is play games. The Google Play store literally has thousands of games that I can choose from, many of which are free, and a lot of them you don't even need internet connection to play them once they're downloaded. I also have a Netflix app so I can watch Netflix videos, you could do Hulu Plus, YouTube, whatever and this phone actually has an HDMI port so I can hook it straight up to the TV. There is also something you can buy called a Chromecast dongle where you can stream videos directly to your TV from your phone, its like $35. I could download apps to listen to music like Pandora or iHeartRadio, a lot of local radio stations will have apps available to download, you can even download MP3s straight to your phone and listen to them. Another great feature for smartphones is camera app. Its always great to have a camera available when you're on the go. You never know when you're going to need it. Camcorder as well, it's all included. There's literally like a million apps available to download, some that you might you everyday like the Alarm clock, calendar, calculator, flashlight. A lot of apps that are great to have whenever you need them. So basically if you have an old phone laying around, its not worthless, and it can be handy for a lot of things. Yeah there's some limitations because you need Wi-Fi available but it is great to have. So don't throw your old phone away, it is still useful. Thanks everyone.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
The Google Play app store
The Google Play store is the official app store for Android smartphones and tablets. As of 2013, there are more than 1,000,000 apps available to download, many of which are free. With so many apps to choose from, the store is broken down into many different categories, as well as a search option. The Google Play store is a great place to find tons of apps and other software for your smartphone.
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