NBC's Consumer Bob Hansen interviews Art Neill on ways you can save money on your mobile phone bills. More.

Tired of the same old ball and chain you fall asleep to every night and wake up to every morning? Fed up with the monthly recurring burden you pay the ball and chain just to be able to talk when and where you want? No, this isn't about an over-protective parent or significant other.  We are talking about your cell phone contract. A pre-paid cell phone plan might just provide you with an escape from the monthly  burden.that some refer to as a wireless bill.

Sprint is charging a new monthly fee called the $4.99 Account Spending Limit charge.

AT&T requires you to have at least a $30 per month data plan when you sign up for their services with a smartphone regardless of whether or not you bought the smartphone from them or intend to use their data network.

Early Termination Fees continue to be an issue of contention between consumers, the wireless industry, and regulators. This time it’s Verizon Wireless who has caused a stir by creating a $350 Early Termination Fee for “advanced devices.”

A review of Verizon Wireless' new Motorola DROID Smartphone using the Android mobile operating system and why I'm taking mine back.

John Mattes, UCAN's embedded reporter, goes out in the field to investigate cell phone kiosks which house "authorized retailers". They make customers sign additional contracts for new phones and plans, that include hidden fees of more than $100 dollars.

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In which a simple 2 paragraph blurb about data recovery in the works for Sidekick users becomes a Tolstoy epic on data resilience and redundancy.  Good reading for that upcoming 18 hour flight to Tasmania.