Consumer Cellular is known for budget-friendly phone plans that start at $20 a month. For this year’s review, I took Consumer ...

The secret? Switch from AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon to a smaller provider like Consumer Cellular or Mint Mobile. Consumer Reports members who have done this said they’re saving close to $500 a year.

By age 15, almost all children have a cell phone. Jump to insight Over half (62.79%) of the world's internet traffic comes from mobile phones. Since 2015, cell phone ownership has increased 20%.