Tips & Tricks Archive

You just got a new phone. Before you’re even out the door, someone’s asking if you want to add protection for a few dollars a month. It’s a fair question to sit with: is phone insurance worth paying for, or is it just another fee tacked onto your bill? The short answer: it depends...

Thinking about bringing your current phone to a new carrier—or headed off on vacation? Before you do, there’s one thing worth checking: whether your phone is “carrier locked.” It sounds technical, but it’s a simple thing to check. Here’s everything you need to know.  What does “carrier locked” mean? When you buy a phone through a wireless carrier, that carrier may set up the phone to...

Get billing help without waiting on hold—just send a text. No logging in, no phone tree, no store visit. Just your phone and a text message. What is SMS self-help?Consumer Cellular’s SMS self-help lets you get account information sent straight to your phone, just by texting a short command to our short code. #PAYMENT:...