Choose cheapest smartphone plan with amount of data you need

In recent weeks, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, et al, have upped the ante by increasing — in some cases even doubling — the amount of data in monthly plans without raising prices.

To require more than a gigabyte of data per month, you would have to be addicted to movies and TV shows on your phone — and you would have to watch them away from your home wireless network without the benefit of a hotspot.

Carriers will still claim to have superior coverage over their rivals, but if you live in a metropolitan area, as most people do, chances are the coverage is about the same for all carriers.

[...] they all now boast 4G LTE speeds, and they all offer the latest-and-greatest phones.

Networking equipment generates electromagnetic radiation that takes the form of heat, but it can't disrupt molecules and turn you into a remake of “Attack of the 50 foot Woman.”

[...] the heat dissipates quickly, so that if you’re a foot away from the device, you’re safe.

[...] if it concerns you, why not move the modem away from the bed?