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Maestas, 48, lives at Camp Resolution in North Sacramento and has a Lifeline phone, which are typically free or low-cost from the government. The number of people with these phones soared by more ...

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After the first big phone release of 2025 brought a new device to the top of our best phones rankings — take a bow, Galaxy S25 Ultra, the spring has given us a lot of low-cost phones to consider.