Back Door Wireless Inside Scoop
Our Catalog of Wireless Inside Information

• Battery Chargers-They're Free at Hotels: If you forget yours while traveling, ask your hotel for one left by another guest.
  
  
• Can't Make a Call? Try Text Messaging: Text Messaging can get through in areas with poor cellular service or during an emergency. Many 911 centers now accept Text Messages for emergencies.
  
  
• Carriers: What are They?
  What is a network?  There's a fine line between what we call the wireless companies and those that just use their towers. We have a detailed explanation about which is which.
  
  
• Cheaper Wireless Secrets: The guide to cutting your wireless bill down to as low as ZERO!
  
  
• Contact the Back Door: Our email address is not a secret  but it's exclusively for "insiders"...like you.
  
  
• Contract: How to Get Out if It: If you happen to be stuck in a contract, here's how you to get out of it at no or little cost.
  
  
• Coverage Maps: Get more maps than those shown by the carriers, some with lots more detail.
  
  
• Discounts on Wireless Phones and Service: If you're buying  a wireless device, make sure you've checked our sources for the lowest prices on wireless products.
  
  
• Discussion Forum: When we find a tasty morsel of cellular secrets we talk about it on our Wireless Noise discussion group.
  

• Email to Text Message Addresses: You can send a Text Message as easy as sending an email...no phone needed!
  
  
• Emergency-Only Wireless Service: There are phones that give you access to first responders with NO monthly charges!
  
  
• Employee Discounts on Wireless: You can get a hefty discount on cellular based on where you work.  We have the list of links and eligibility.
  
  
• FREE Wireless Service: This is not a gimmick, there's more than one way to end up paying NOTHING (or almost nothing) for your wireless service!
  
  
• Identify Carrier & Location by Phone Number: Most cellular numbers can be tracked back to the carrier and the location.
  
  
• Keep Your Number: While you don't "own" your wireless number, you can take it with you when you change carriers, wireline or wireless.
  
  
• LifeLine and LifeLink Plans: These are programs that provide FREE or discounted cellular service if you receive one of a large number of government-support services.
  

• Not Saving Money on a New Plan? Do the Math on your wireless plan to make sure you're getting the best deal.
  
  
• Number Management: Everything you wanted to know about your wireless phone number and how to change it, hide it, or get one where you want it.
  
  
• Roaming? Why You Can't Get Your Voice Mail: Your phone works differently when you're roaming, especially out of the country.
  
  
• Search the Back Door: Can't find the inside information you're looking for?  Let us help you search for it.
  
  
• Secrets List: Our most popular page of secrets you didn't know to look for.
  
  
• Subsidized Wireless Service: There are programs for FREE or discounted cellular service if you receive one of a large number of government-support services.
  
  
• Switch to a New Carrier: Our how-to guide to changing wireless carriers and how to do it right.
  
  
• Wireless Noise: Our discussion page about secrets, deals and information that we have recently discovered.