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Why can't I have a data-only plan for my smartphone?

Today 68% of American adults own a smartphone. That is approximately 216,852,000 of us. But have you really ever thought about how much time you spend using that device? According to recent studies, we spend anywhere from 3.3 hours (pdf) to 4.7 hours per day on

Phone Numbers Are Stuck In The Dark Ages. Why?

Remember the days of desktop email clients? Me neither. It was what feels like a nano-second in time, before the emergence of Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, the now all-powerful GMail and the multitude of other webmail solutions available today. ![Outlook 2016](/blog/content/images/2015/08/giphy--55-.gif) The original idea

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How Cloud Services Work With Contacts

Remember when you got your first smartphone? For me, it was Christmas Day 2007. I saw that perfectly-shaped patented box, dressed up in Santa Claus wrapping paper, sitting under the tree and I couldn’t wait to tear the baby open. I recall going back to school so vividly, mostly

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Location Sharing: 5 Mishaps You Don't Want to Miss

We recently updated Charge Messenger with a location-sharing feature. Yay! Now users can easily drop their location within messages using the paperclip icon. ![paper clip icon](/blog/content/images/2015/08/IMG_0557.PNG) Finally!!!! A feature that makes meeting at a new happy hour spot far easier when you’

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Which Apps Use the Most Data?

App usage on mobile devices has been on the rise since their inception. Consequently, the amount of data used for said apps continues to soar to record highs as well. From communication to entertainment to navigation, we depend on applications and the data they consume to make our lives easier.