Just last month I went over the data on my cell phone plan. I hate when that happens because I don’t like paying any more on my cell phone bill than I have to.  I had received a notice that I was about to go over but never really payed attention to just how much mobile data I use on my phone as well as the Wi-Fi data.

I am now using My Data Manager, an app that provides data usage monitoring tools to help people like me to save money on their cell phone bills.

 

Free app to track data usage

Just until this week you could only use the app to track data on one device. The My Data Manager now allows you to track data usage across all users of your shared or family plan. Those who are a part of the plan create a group within the app and link their usage. The app then offers an accurate and collective view of data usage. …

Read More »

Disclosure – I am a Trunx Brand Ambassador. All opinions are my own.

Last month I told you about Trunx, a handy app that allows allows you to backup the photos and videos on your cell phone as well as your desktop computer. Trunx allows you to backup and organize your photos in the cloud for FREE.  The Trunx App not only provides you with unlimited photo storage, you can also use the app to share those memories with your family and friends.

With the Trunx app you can use the SharedPix feature to share photos and videos by placing them into shared albums. I don’t know about you, but it is annoying to try to text message or email someone a picture just to get an error back that the file is too big. With SharedPix you can avoid those annoying messages by creating a private album with Trunx and share it with others so that they can add to the album. With these shared albums you have access to those memories from any device at anytime. …

Read More »

According to a new study by Intel and Toluna, most Americans (79%) are excited about the chance to learn and try the new technologies that are out there but  half are frustrated that they have no access to them beyond what they read or see on TV and in the media . Best Buy and Intel have teamed up to bring new Intel Technology Experience Zones to 50 of their stores across the U.S that allows customers to play, explore and be inspired by the power of technology.

I am lucky and my city happens to have a Best Buy with the new Intel Technology Experience  Zones. I made a trip to Best Buy this past weekend just to checkout this new technology for myself and have a little fun. I love new technology so a trip to Best Buy without the kids is what I did. …

Read More »

The reviewer has been compensated in the form of a Best Buy Gift Card and/or received the product/service at a reduced price or for free.

A couple months ago I was looking up different roller coasters on YouTube and found that various users had videotaped their experience using a GoPro camera. I thought that was something I would love to do one day. A couple years ago I went ziplining and wanted to record it. I brought a handheld camera but there was no way I was taking my hand off that rope to take any footage.

This year I will be asking Santa to bring me one of the new Go Pro HERO Action Cameras that you can find at Best Buy!

I didn’t realize before just how fancy these cameras really are. Now that I have done my research and read about the different features I know that I wouldn’t mind having one of these. The husband also mentioned that he wouldn’t mind if we had one either which is a plus.

If I had a GoPro Hero camera I could take pictures like this…

You can find these cool GoPro Hero Action Cameras at Best Buy that would be a great gift for many of our wish lists this year.  Best Buy currently has the broadest variety of action cameras from top brands.

Here are some of the details for these awesome cameras:

• GoPro HERO4 Black: the most advanced GoPro ever, featuring improved image quality and a 2x more powerful processor with 2x faster video frame rates1, HERO4 Black takes award?winning GoPro performance to a whole new level.
• GoPro HERO4 Silver: the first-ever GoPro to feature a built-in touch display. Controlling The camera, playing back footage and adjusting settings is ultra-convenient—just view, tap and swipe the screen. With 1080p60 and 720p120 video, and 12MP photos at a staggering 30 frames per second, HERO4 Silver combines powerful, pro-quality capture with the convenience of a touch display.
• GoPro HERO: Featuring high?quality 1080p30 and 720p60 video, and 5MP photos up to 5 fps, HERO captures the same immersive footage that’s made GoPro one of the best-selling cameras in the world. 12x more powerful processor with 2x faster video frame rates.

GoPro cameras make perfect holiday gifts for those that like to take photos and videos from kids and teens to the gadget gurus. GoPro’s new line of cameras allow you to capture and share those once in a lifetime memories and make them last a lifetime. For more information on these products visit: https://www.bestbuy.com/GoPro.

What would you do if Santa brought you a GoPro Action Camera this year?

 

 

 

 

 

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.

In just a couple weeks when school starts I will have a daughter that is a senior and who will also be driving. I have had it pretty easy and she has made it through the first few years of high school just needed an iPod to stay in touch with her friends. Since she will be driving I have been wanting her to have more than just an iPod. Since she is a beginning driver, I want her to have a cell phone just in case of any type of emergency. I remember when I was driving at 16 and got in an auto accident and had to go door to door to find a phone to call my mom for help. I don’t want that to ever happen to her.

The last couple months I have been looking around at different cell phone options that would be affordable for not only me but for my daughter.  We have been looking at different #Phones4School. Last week I decided to go with with Walmart Family Mobile Plan. Not only do they have affordable rates, they have a phone on rollback right now that I couldn’t pass up.

Right now Walmart has the Alcatel One Touch Evolve Smartphone on a very GREAT rollback price of only $29.88. This phone is regularly priced at $79.88. This phone goes with the Walmart Family Mobiles that offers lowest priced UNLIMITED plans.

I don’t know about you but a smartphone for under $50 is pretty cheap. This one is even cheaper and under $30.

This phone is perfect for my daughter. It isn’t expensive so if she loses or breaks it, I am not going to be that upset. For those of you that have children that you want to buy a smartphone for, this is a great first smartphone for teens. The Alcatel One Touch Evolve is 3G capable, has a 5Mp camera, a 4″ touchscreen and the ability to send emails, text and surf the web.

If you have a teen that likes to text and surf the web, the Walmart Family Mobile works well because they offer unlimited plans at great prices. They also have no annual contracts, no credit checks and no deposit required. This network is through T-Mobile’s Nationwide Network that includes voice and text roaming with coverage reaching 280 million. For those looking for a plan with unlimited talk, text and & web there is a special promotion available.  The Unlimited Talk Text & Web has been decreased from $39.88 to only $34.88/month. This price will remain the same for the life of the service plan for the primary line if purchased during (07/18/14 to 10/31/14).

Since I finally got out of my contract with my cell phone provider I have been looking at all of the others out there. So far I think the Walmart Family Mobile Plan is a great and affordable option, especially for those looking for a phone to send their children to school and college with. They have cell phone plans as low as $19.88/month depending on what you need. We started out with the best option for my daughter.

For more information on the Walmart Family Mobile Plan visit: https://www.walmart.com/cp/Family-Mobile/1076544. You can also now follow Walmart Family Mobile on Twitter be sure to follow Family Mobile @FamilyMobile.

 Does your family use the Walmart Family Mobile Plan?

This post is partnered with #CollectiveBias and all thoughts have been my own…