Lock Your Phone. Discourage Bad Guys!
Lock your phone. It's quick and simple. Read this post, then invest the five minutes it takes to do it. OK, I understand. This seems to directly contradict our last post, but it doesn't, actually. Last time we were talking about Carrier locks, which prevent your phone from being used on other Carriers' networks. This time [...]
Unlock Your Phone. Unlock Its Value!
Unlock your phone. It's quick and simple. Read this post, then invest the ten minutes it takes to do it. Cell phone locking is one of the least understood and most anti-competitive practices around. Locking is done to ensure that a phone can be used on only one carrier's network. One very negative effect of [...]
Better iPhone Performance? Get in Line. Or Not!
Apple Gets Bitten Tell me it ain’t so Apple. Throttling the device I own due to “battery issues”? Apple recently confirmed what iPhone users have long suspected: older generation phones experience a significant decrease in performance when upgraded to newer Operating System versions. Things aren't always as they appear on the surface, however, and Apple's intentions might [...]
Smarter Business Buying and Selling Used Smartphones
At Cellbie, we think it’s time to Free the Phones! Deloitte Global has tabled some stats and predictions that support the burgeoning market for used smartphones by 2020 and beyond. Businesses and consumers deserve a trusted and efficient marketplace provided by Cellbie. The recent Deloitte study predicts that at least 10 percent of premium smartphones [...]
Free the Phones!
While toiling diligently in the back rooms of the wireless industry, we learned an interesting thing. Most people who sign a service contract with a mobility provider don’t realize that at the end of the term (typically two years) their phone could have substantial residual value. A startling percentage of us just excitedly pick out [...]