DIY Life Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Prepaid mobile phone - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prepaid_mobile_phone

   Prepaid mobile phone. A prepaid mobile device, also known as a pay-as-you-go ( PAYG ), pay-as-you-talk, pay and go, go-phone, prepay or burner phone, is a mobile device such as a phone for which credit is purchased in advance of service use. The purchased credit is used to pay for telecommunications services at the point the service is accessed ...

3. History of prepaid mobile phones - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_prepaid_mobile...

   The history of the prepaid mobile phones began in the 1990s when mobile phone operators sought to expand their market reach. Up until this point, mobile phone services were exclusively offered on a postpaid basis (contract-based), which excluded individuals with poor credit ratings and minors under the age of 18 (the typical age of contractual ...

4. Electronic reloading - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_reloading

   Electronic reloading. With prepaid mobile phone service, topping-up or reloading is needed to continue using the services of the operator. There are several ways to reload a prepaid mobile phone. The most common approach involves purchasing a prepaid card. However, due to security concerns and for added convenience, electronic reloading has ...

5. Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unlocking_Consumer_Choice...

   The Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act was introduced into the United States Senate on March 11, 2013 by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D, VT). [8] It was referred to the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. On July 15, 2014, the Senate voted to pass the bill with unanimous consent. [8]

6. Federal telephone excise tax - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_telephone_excise_tax

   The federal telephone excise tax is a statutory federal excise tax imposed under the Internal Revenue Code in the United States under 26 U.S.C. § 4251 on amounts paid for certain "communications services". The tax was to be imposed on the person paying for the communications services (such as a customer of a telephone company) but, under 26 U ...

7. Authorization hold - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authorization_hold

   Authorization hold (also card authorization, preauthorization, or preauth) is a service offered by credit and debit card providers whereby the provider puts a hold of the amount approved by the cardholder, reducing the balance of available funds until the merchant clears the transaction (also called settlement), after the transaction is completed or aborted, or because the hold expires.