AT&T adds more data and a hotspot option to prepaid GoPhone plans
Article from Engadget:
AT&T is adding more data to its GoPhone prepaid smartphone plans without raising monthly fees in the process. If you’re currently paying $ 60 a month for 2GB, your allotment will jump to 2.5 gigs, while those on the $ 40, 250MB plan will now get 500MB per month. More data is only part of the value proposition for GoPhone customers, though; the new 2.5GB plan will now offer the ability to use your phone as a WiFi hotspot.
Additionally, the carrier is adding a new $ 45 plan that includes 1GB of data and unlimited talk — but note that this is only available at Walmart. While these updates are good news for current GoPhone subscribers, they’re not quite as competitive as T-Mobile’s pay-in-advance plans, wh…………………continues on Engadget
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Beware of callers asking for prepaid cards
Article from GoErie.com:
Assistant U.S. Attorney Abed Hammoud picked up the phone one day and the caller had a great discount for Dish Network. The pitch sounded pretty good; all Hammoud had to do was pay up front for six months to receive a hefty discount.
But what stopped Hammoud from opting for the deal — and ultimately losing hundreds of dollars to a con artist? The caller told Hammoud to go to the store and put his cash on a prepaid Green Dot MoneyPak card. Hammoud tracks economic crimes and knew that the money would be gone once the prepaid card numbers were read over the phone to the con artists. It’s as dangerous as wiring money to someone you do not know.
Legitimate companies aren’t asking consumers to wire cash immediately or buy prepaid money cards and then send off the card or read the numbers over the phone.
Now that spring is here, the scam season moves into full swing. Someone can drive up in the neighborhood and suggest high-priced and needless repairs for a home or car. Or they might have a deal on building a deck or installing an alarm system.
We’re looking at fake e-mails for the just-finished tax season that claim to need more information…………………continues on GoErie.com
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