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There has been a huge controversy regarding the health risks that mobile phones pose to humans through their usage. Innumerable studies have been conducted in order to find out whether such a problem actually exist or it is just rumours? However the studies have not been able to provide a clear picture of the existing controversy.

Mobile phones emit radiations that according to some scientists is hazardous to health and might cause brain tumour and other related ailments.But there is no solid evidence to evaluate the risks among long-term, heavy users and for potentially long induction periods.It is commonly seen as a result of many studies that it may take at least 10 years of exposure before researchers are able to detect any significant increase in related concerns.

So, after scrutinizing the entire situation, it is advisable to follow

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some safety tips to help reduce your microwave exposure:

- use an ear piece or Bluetooth as it will help directing the microwave exposure away from your head where the vulnerable areas of the brains have been shown to have the risk factors

- try to avoid giving kids cell phones as much as possible

- always receive a call from the left ear, because if you use the right one, it may affect brain directly.

However, these days mobile phones are created with highly advanced technology using the best materials and components. No brand can sustain in the market if its products are not safe and secure for the consumers

Ironically, and to our benefit, not all studies have shown negative results. So, at the end of the day, until this controversy settles down, it is advisable to be a little cautious while using your phones to be on the safer side as no one can do without them.

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Definition of Wi-Fi: How is Wi-Fi Useful for Mobile Phones?
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/wifidefinition.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/m/6/-/-/wifi.jpg" alt="Wi-Fi Alliance" style="width:175px;height:112px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Image � Wi-Fi Alliance</center></div>Wi-Fi, which is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, is short for wireless fidelity. A device with Wi-Fi can wirelessly connect to the Internet when it's range of a wireless router that is hardwired to the Web. While Wi-Fi can be used with many devices, how is the short-range technology specifically useful for mobile phones? What are some issues with Wi-Fi? <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/wifidefinition.htm">Learn all about Wi-Fi here!</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/04/definition-of-wi-fi-what-is-wi-fi-for-mobile-phones.htm">Definition of Wi-Fi: How is Wi-Fi Useful for Mobile Phones?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 08:55:34.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/04/definition-of-wi-fi-what-is-wi-fi-for-mobile-phones.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/04/definition-of-wi-fi-what-is-wi-fi-for-mobile-phones.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/04/definition-of-wi-fi-what-is-wi-fi-for-mobile-phones.htm&zItl=Definition of Wi-Fi: How is Wi-Fi Useful for Mobile Phones?">Email this</a>
Nokia 5130 XpressMusic for T-Mobile: Improved 6-Hour Battery Life
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 170px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/nokiacellphonereviews/fr/nokia5130xpressmusic.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/j/6/-/-/nokia5130xpressmusic1.jpg" alt="Nokia 5130 XpressMusic for T-Mobile" style="width:170px;height:220px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Nokia 5130 XpressMusic for T-Mobile Image � Nokia</center></div>If you want a budget cell phone with today's basic needs that doubles as a music phone, the Nokia 5130 XpressMusic might be for you. This candy bar phone was released after the Nokia 5310 XpressMusic and the higher-priced Nokia 5610 XpressMusic. The key improvement with the 5130 for T-Mobile is its six-hour battery life with up to 12 days of standby time when not in use at all. If you're looking for a major upgrade in the XpressMusic handset line, though, you might be disappointed. Is the 5130 a fit for you? Learn all about the <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/nokiacellphonereviews/fr/nokia5130xpressmusic.htm">Nokia 5130 XpressMusic here</a>! You can also learn more about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/nokiacellphonereviews/tp/nokiaphones.htm">other Nokia phones</a> and read about <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/cellphonereviews/tp/cheaptmobilephones.htm">more budget T-Mobile phones</a>, too.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/03/nokia-5130-xpressmusic-for-t-mobile-6-hour-battery-life.htm">Nokia 5130 XpressMusic for T-Mobile: Improved 6-Hour Battery Life</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 05:11:27.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/03/nokia-5130-xpressmusic-for-t-mobile-6-hour-battery-life.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/03/nokia-5130-xpressmusic-for-t-mobile-6-hour-battery-life.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/03/nokia-5130-xpressmusic-for-t-mobile-6-hour-battery-life.htm&zItl=Nokia 5130 XpressMusic for T-Mobile: Improved 6-Hour Battery Life">Email this</a>
Retail Study From 2009 Holidays: Mobile Shopping Leaves Much to Be Desired
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 157px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/i/6/-/-/keynote.jpg" alt="Keynote Competitive Research" style="width:157px;height:50px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � Keynote Competitive Research</center></div>New measurements were published on Jan. 28, 2010 from the nation's first in-depth study of the performance of leading mobile Web sites during the 2009 holiday shopping season. The results left much to be desired. Keynote Competitive Research, which is the industry analysis group of Keynote Systems, measured the performance of 10 retail mobile Web sites during the busy holiday weeks of Nov. 18, 2009 to Jan. 4, 2010. The 10 sites were Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Costco, Dell, Foot Locker, Musician's Friend, Sears, Target and Wal-Mart. The study measured the download performance for three pages on each site: loading the mobile site's home page, searching for a product and retrieving information about a specific product. Measurements for the Keynote study were taken from New York and San Francisco using data connections on the AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless cell phone networks. Average load times for mobile home pages ranged from 8.3 seconds in the best case with Best Buy to 34.4 seconds in the worst case. Search results ranged from 4.5 seconds for Wal-Mart to 37.9 seconds. Product information ranged from 5.7 seconds with Foot Locker to 26.8 seconds. "Wired Web [users] are used to much ... faster times and often expect pages to load in two seconds or less," said Ben Rushlo, senior manager of Web technologies at Keynote, in a statement. He added: "Even the best mobile Web sites take two to three times as long as that despite being optimized heavily for ... mobile [phones]. The worst sites are taking [more than] half a minute on average to load each page." The study also showed that mobile sites have much higher error rates than non-mobile sites. The overall range of availability was between 97.6 percent for Foot Locker to just 74.7 percent. Keynote says that consumers on the wired Web expect 99.5 percent or better availability. As such, even the very best mobile Web sites are not fully meeting consumer expectations. Only two mobile Web sites in the study achieved an overall availability better than 90 percent and three Web sites were below 80 percent overall. More cell phone studies <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/ringtonehaven/u/ringtonesaccessoriesmore.htm#s12">can be found here</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/01/retail-study-mobile-shopping-has-a-long-way-to-go.htm">Retail Study From 2009 Holidays: Mobile Shopping Leaves Much to Be Desired</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Monday, February 1st, 2010 at 19:24:23.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/01/retail-study-mobile-shopping-has-a-long-way-to-go.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/01/retail-study-mobile-shopping-has-a-long-way-to-go.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/02/01/retail-study-mobile-shopping-has-a-long-way-to-go.htm&zItl=Retail Study From 2009 Holidays: Mobile Shopping Leaves Much to Be Desired">Email this</a>
Price War: All-Unlimited Plan at AT&T, Verizon Wireless Costs $120; With a Catch, Cellular South Costs $79.99
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><a href="http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ab-cellphones&tid=4003"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/f/6/-/-/cellularsouthlogo.jpg" alt="Cellular South" style="width:175px;height:31px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Image � Cellular South</center></div>While AT&T and Verizon Wireless <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">recently lowered the price</a> of their unlimited plans to $69.98 and $69.99 per month respectively, that's just for voice minutes. What about text messaging and data? Once you add in unlimited texting and data, the new unlimited AT&T and Verizon Wireless plans jump up to $119.98 and $119.99 respectively. <div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><a href="http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ab-cellphones&tid=4003"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/h/6/-/-/cellularsouthmatrix2.jpg" alt="Cellular South unlimited cost matrix" style="width:175px;height:95px;border:none;" /></a> <center>View full-size cost matrix Image � Cellular South</center></div>Instead, how does $79.99 sound for unlimited talk, data and texting? Though perhaps you've never heard of the company, Cellular South hopes its offering sounds mighty attractive. Cellular South announced last fall this nationwide Smartphone Unlimited Plan for individuals and families with smartphones. You can even add a second line for only $39.99 more. Combined, that means you could get two fully unlimited lines with Cellular South for the same price as one line with AT&T or Verizon Wireless. But what's the catch? There's a big one. While its primary talk plans require a two-year contract just like the main plans at AT&T and Verizon Wireless do, Cellular South is only a regional carrier. The carrier's major issue is its very limited coverage. Customers participating in Cellular South plans must reside in select southern U.S. cities. If you don't (i.e. if you live in Chicago, San Diego or New York City), you can't use the service. Specifically, Cellular South customers must live in Mississippi; generally in and surrounding Memphis; Arkansas; west Tennessee; Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama; or Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties in Florida. If you're in one of these areas, you can then call nationwide. The carrier has a 50/50 rule that says at least half of your calls must originate from one of these areas. If you travel outside of such an area, your roaming is covered so long as it's for less than half of your usage. Along with a few others, Cellular South does offer one of the industry's heavy-hitting smartphones: Google's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://google.about.com/od/socialtoolsfromgoogle/p/android_what_is.htm">Android</a>-powered <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/htc_hero_sprint_review.htm">HTC Hero</a>. Other companies (and especially <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/tp/prepaidpayasyougowirelessplans.htm">prepaid wireless carriers</a>) offer lower-priced alternatives to the unlimited plans at AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile with better nationwide coverage. Learn more about Cellular South's unlimited pricing in <a href="http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ab-cellphones&tid=4003">this full-size cost matrix</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/29/price-war-at-limited-cellular-south-service-costs-80.htm">Price War: All-Unlimited Plan at AT&T, Verizon Wireless Costs $120; With a Catch, Cellular South Costs $79.99</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Friday, January 29th, 2010 at 20:42:09.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/29/price-war-at-limited-cellular-south-service-costs-80.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/29/price-war-at-limited-cellular-south-service-costs-80.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/29/price-war-at-limited-cellular-south-service-costs-80.htm&zItl=Price War: All-Unlimited Plan at AT&T, Verizon Wireless Costs $120; With a Catch, Cellular South Costs $79.99">Email this</a>
Apple�s iPad 3G Tablet is a Data-Only Smartphone; Are Voice Calls Coming?
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/latestnews/a/appleipadtabletvoice.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/d/6/-/-/appleipad2.jpg" alt="Apple's iPad tablet" style="width:175px;height:121px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Apple's iPad tablet Image � Apple</center></div>Apple on Jan. 27, 2010 unveiled the long-rumored iPad, which is its first tablet computer. With all the hoopla surrounding its launch, I'd like to hone in on two aspects of the iPad: <ol><li>The fact that it's essentially a data-only smartphone for surfing the mobile Web. <li>The conversation about its potential voice component (as you'd find in traditional cell phones and smartphones).</ol> There are six iPad models. Three have Wi-Fi (for free Web surfing where Wi-Fi zones exist) and three have high-speed 3G (for paid Web surfing anywhere with a good AT&T 3G signal). Learn more about the current data and potential voice element of the iPad is <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/latestnews/a/appleipadtabletvoice.htm">this new article</a>! Also, take our poll below about whether or not you'd use the iPad for voice calls. <center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE= "javaScript" SRC="http://guidepolls.about.com/cellphones/4721181704/poll.js?linkback="></script></center><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/28/apples-new-ipad-tablet-is-like-a-data-only-smartphone-are-phone-calls-comin.htm">Apple�s iPad 3G Tablet is a Data-Only Smartphone; Are Voice Calls Coming?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Thursday, January 28th, 2010 at 18:26:32.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/28/apples-new-ipad-tablet-is-like-a-data-only-smartphone-are-phone-calls-comin.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/28/apples-new-ipad-tablet-is-like-a-data-only-smartphone-are-phone-calls-comin.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/28/apples-new-ipad-tablet-is-like-a-data-only-smartphone-are-phone-calls-comin.htm&zItl=Apple�s iPad 3G Tablet is a Data-Only Smartphone; Are Voice Calls Coming?">Email this</a>
Wireless Trend Predictions for 2010
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/X/5/-/-/wirefly.jpg" alt="Wirefly logo" style="width:175px;height:62px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � Wirefly</center></div>Several wireless trends that gained traction in the last half of 2009 will continue to build steam in 2010, according to a Tuesday report from online cell phone retailer Wirefly. The company is an authorized dealer for every major cell phone carrier in the U.S. Wirefly's mobile trend predictions for 2010 can be found below. Price War Heats Up: Wirefly says carriers will keep investing in increasing their coverage areas, improving service quality and upping data speeds while driving down costs to consumers. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">Various price wars</a> went public last week. Continued Android Growth: With more cell phone and smartphone makers introducing various handsets on Google's innovative platform, the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://google.about.com/od/socialtoolsfromgoogle/p/android_what_is.htm">Android operating system</a> is set to make big gains in the smartphone market in 2010. Smartphone Surge Continues: Handset makers will continue to roll out new and improved smartphones to match the growing demand for consumers to stay connected with advanced feature requirements. In 2010, Wirefly says "the smartphone will be the norm and not the exception" for most consumers. App Store Growth: As more smartphones flood the wireless market, you'll see a greater presence of app stores and apps within them. Consumers are relying more on their smartphones for productivity, entertainment and communication. As such, consumers will no longer be satisfied with the standard applications that come installed on their phones. Instead, they will seek out and download specific apps that cater to their needs.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/26/wireflys-wireless-trend-predictions-for-2010.htm">Wireless Trend Predictions for 2010</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 at 02:16:33.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/26/wireflys-wireless-trend-predictions-for-2010.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/26/wireflys-wireless-trend-predictions-for-2010.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/26/wireflys-wireless-trend-predictions-for-2010.htm&zItl=Wireless Trend Predictions for 2010">Email this</a>
Alltel Wireless Launches BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone for $49.99
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 154px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/18/slimmer-updated-faster-blackberry-curve-8530-now-on-sale-at-sprint.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/K/6/-/-/blackberrycurve8530.jpg" alt="BlackBerry Curve 8530" style="width:154px;height:220px;border:none;" /></a> <center>BlackBerry Curve 8530 Image � RIM</center></div>Alltel Wireless announced on Jan. 21, 2010 the availability of the slimmer, updated and faster BlackBerry Curve 8530 to customers in the 91 markets it currently services. The smartphone is available for $49.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate and one-year contract. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 features a full <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/qwertydefinition.htm">QWERTY</a> keyboard, a trackpad for easy navigation and dedicated media keys to control your music and videos. It also includes built-in GPS for turn-by-turn directions, stereo <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/definebluetooth.htm">Bluetooth</a> support (i.e. for a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/bluetoothearpieces/tp/bestbluetoothheadsets.htm">wireless headset</a>), HTML Web browsing, a 2-megapixel camera with digital zoom and video recording, 256 megabytes of internal memory and expandable memory up to 32 gigabytes. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 even has a big feature that the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/blackberry_tour_review.htm">BlackBerry Tour</a> does not: Wi-Fi for hopping online at local coffee shops and such. At Alltel Wireless, the handset requires a qualifying Smart Choice Pack. Such plans start at $69.99 per month with unlimited data and email. The BlackBerry Curve 8530 from Alltel and one-year contract option (rather than a typical two-year agreement) is available only to customers in the 91 cellular market areas (CMAs) that Verizon Wireless is required to divest. These areas will continue to operate as Alltel Wireless until the sale agreements with AT&T and Atlantic Tele-Network are approved by the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Sprint released the BlackBerry Curve 8530 on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/18/slimmer-updated-faster-blackberry-curve-8530-now-on-sale-at-sprint.htm">Dec. 18, 2009</a> for $49.99 with a two-year contract and after a $50 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate. Verizon Wireless released the same phone on Nov. 20, 2009 for $99.99 with a two-year contract and after a $100 mail-in rebate. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/25/alltel-wireless-launches-blackberry-curve-8530-smartphone-for-49-99-after-rebate.htm">Alltel Wireless Launches BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone for $49.99</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Monday, January 25th, 2010 at 05:57:55.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/25/alltel-wireless-launches-blackberry-curve-8530-smartphone-for-49-99-after-rebate.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/25/alltel-wireless-launches-blackberry-curve-8530-smartphone-for-49-99-after-rebate.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/25/alltel-wireless-launches-blackberry-curve-8530-smartphone-for-49-99-after-rebate.htm&zItl=Alltel Wireless Launches BlackBerry Curve 8530 Smartphone for $49.99">Email this</a>
Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi Plus Go on Sale on Jan. 25, 2010 With Verizon Wireless
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 136px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/b/6/-/-/plampreplusverizon.jpg" alt="Palm Pre Plus for Verizon Wireless" style="width:136px;height:225px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Palm Pre Plus for Verizon Wireless Image � Palm</center></div>The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/palm_pre.htm">Palm Pre</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/10/26/following-the-palm-pre-palm-pixi-available-for-sprint-on-nov-15-2009-for-9999.htm">Palm Pixi</a> have made a big enough splash at Sprint that Verizon Wireless wants in on the action, too. The upgraded Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus will go on sale exclusively at Verizon Wireless on Jan. 25, 2010. The Palm Pre Plus will cost $149.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. The Palm Pixi Plus will cost $99.99 after a $100 mail-in rebate. Both smartphones require a new, two-year contract with Verizon Wireless to access that pricing. Through Feb. 14, 2010, Verizon is offering a free Palm Pixi Plus after a mail-in rebate when you buy one Palm Pre Plus or one Palm Pixi Plus. We learned <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/08/top-5-cell-phones-smartphones-at-ces-2010.htm">earlier this month</a> that the Palm Pre Plus doubles the storage capacity of the original Palm Pre from 8 to 16 gigabytes. It also features inductive (touch) charging and easier navigation. The Palm Pixi Plus adds more color choices and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://studenttravel.about.com/od/internetandtravel/f/what_is_wifi.htm">Wi-Fi</a>. New back covers for the Palm Pixi Plus cost $29.99 with Verizon Wireless and are available in pink, blue, green, orange and black. The Palm Pre Plus and the Palm Pixi Plus both require a $29.99 monthly data plan with Verizon Wireless paired with one of its traditional monthly minute plans or a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">newly priced unlimited plan</a>. Nationwide talk plans begin at $39.99 per month with 450 anytime minutes. Nationwide talk and text plans begin at $59.99 per month with 450 anytime minutes. Nationwide unlimited talk plans and nationwide unlimited talk and text plans cost $69.99 and $89.99 per month respectively. Nationwide unlimited family plans start at $119.99 per month for the first two lines. Nationwide unlimited talk and text family plans are $149.99 per month with the first two lines of service.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/22/palm-pre-plus-palm-pixi-plus-go-on-sale-on-jan-25-2010-with-verizon-wireless.htm">Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi Plus Go on Sale on Jan. 25, 2010 With Verizon Wireless</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Friday, January 22nd, 2010 at 16:54:26.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/22/palm-pre-plus-palm-pixi-plus-go-on-sale-on-jan-25-2010-with-verizon-wireless.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/22/palm-pre-plus-palm-pixi-plus-go-on-sale-on-jan-25-2010-with-verizon-wireless.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/22/palm-pre-plus-palm-pixi-plus-go-on-sale-on-jan-25-2010-with-verizon-wireless.htm&zItl=Palm Pre Plus, Palm Pixi Plus Go on Sale on Jan. 25, 2010 With Verizon Wireless">Email this</a>
Two Months Later, Prepaid Carrier Page Plus Cellular Lowers Voice Rates Again
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 148px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/k/3/-/-/pageplus.jpg" alt="Prepaid wireless carrier Page Plus Cellular" style="width:148px;height:35px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Image � Page Plus</center></div>Page Plus Cellular, which in Nov. 2009 <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/12/page-plus-cellular-lowers-price-of-standard-prepaid-wireless-plan.htm">lowered the price</a> of its standard prepaid wireless plan, is cutting your cost and adding more voice minutes to its pay-as-you-go calling plan yet again. The Wednesday announcement from prepaid wireless carrier Page Plus comes this week when <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">Verizon Wireless</a>, <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">AT&T</a> and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/19/price-war-following-changes-at-verizon-wireless-att-u-s-cellular-offers-unlimited-calling-plans.htm">U.S. Cellular</a> all lowered the price of their unlimited calling plans. The new Page Plus Cellular change, which went live on Jan. 20, 2010 at participating dealer locations, effectively lowers the per-minute rate customers will pay for its standard voice plan. Prior to this change, rates at Page Plus ranged from 6 cents to 12 cents per minute depending on the denomination of the refill card. The per-minute rate will now be 4 cents to 10 cents. The Page Plus refill cards will now offer 400 minutes for $25 (6.25 cents per minute), 1,000 minutes for $50 (5 cents per minute) and 2,000 minutes for $80 (4 cents per minute). The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/12/page-plus-cellular-lowers-price-of-standard-prepaid-wireless-plan.htm">$10 card changed</a> in Nov. 2010 to increase from 83 to 100 minutes (or 10 cents per minute). Minutes on Page Plus Cellular's no-contract, pay-as-you-go cards are valid for up to 120 days and will roll over if the account is refilled within that time. The carrier says low-use customers can maintain cell phone service for as low as $3 a month by refilling with $10 cards. While many Page Plus users subscribe to the carrier's pay-as-you-go pricing, the company also has monthly prepaid plans with voice, texting and data bundled together. Page Plus in Oct. 2009 launched its Talk n Text 1200 plan with 1,200 voice minutes, 1,200 text or picture messages and 50 megabytes of data for $29.95 a month. In Aug. 2009, it released its Unlimited Talk n Text plan for $39.95 a month. The prepaid wireless carrier, which is a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/mvnodefinition.htm">mobile virtual network operator</a> (MVNO), uses the nationwide Verizon Wireless network. Learn more about the other prepaid wireless carriers <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/tp/prepaidpayasyougowirelessplans.htm">here</a>. Learn which networks the prepaid wireless carriers use <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/a/prepaidwirelessnetworks.htm">here</a>. More information about Page Plus Cellular can be found below. <ol> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/25/prepaid-wireless-carrier-page-plus-cellular-expands-international-service.htm">Page Plus Expands Internationally</a> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/12/page-plus-cellular-lowers-price-of-standard-prepaid-wireless-plan.htm">Page Plus Lowers Standard Rate</a> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/10/20/independent-prepaid-wireless-site-rates-30-carriers-tmobile-tops-the-list.htm">Prepaid Wireless Carrier Ratings</a> <li><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/textmessaging/a/cheaptextmessaging.htm">Cheap Texting at Page Plus Cellular</a></ol><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/21/two-months-later-prepaid-carrier-page-plus-cellular-lowers-voice-rates-again.htm">Two Months Later, Prepaid Carrier Page Plus Cellular Lowers Voice Rates Again</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Thursday, January 21st, 2010 at 17:54:12.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/21/two-months-later-prepaid-carrier-page-plus-cellular-lowers-voice-rates-again.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/21/two-months-later-prepaid-carrier-page-plus-cellular-lowers-voice-rates-again.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/21/two-months-later-prepaid-carrier-page-plus-cellular-lowers-voice-rates-again.htm&zItl=Two Months Later, Prepaid Carrier Page Plus Cellular Lowers Voice Rates Again">Email this</a>
Price War: Following Changes at Verizon Wireless, AT&T, U.S. Cellular Offers Unlimited Calling Plans
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 193px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/j/3/-/-/uscellular.jpg" alt="U.S. Cellular" style="width:193px;height:53px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � U.S. Cellular</center></div>This week, competition is doing exactly what it's designed to do: lower the price for consumers while giving you more options. With new pricing going live <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">this Monday at Verizon Wireless and AT&T</a> for unlimited cell phone plans, national wireless carrier U.S. Cellular is making changes, too. Beginning today, U.S. Cellular has a new unlimited national individual plan for new and current users. It's $69.99 a month for unlimited voice calls. This matches the new pricing at Verizon Wireless for its unlimited individual voice plan. U.S. Cellular is also now offering an unlimited national family plan with two lines for $119.99 per month. With this plan, customers can get up to three additional lines for $49.99 each. The carrier's new family offering also exactly matches the updated share plan at Verizon Wireless. These new U.S. Cellular plans, though, don't take into account data usage. Also, the plans only offer incoming text and picture messaging for free. With U.S. Cellular, an unlimited messaging plan costs $19.95 per month for individuals or $29.95 per account for up to five lines on a family plan. U.S. Cellular charges $24.95 per month for unlimited messaging and data on its individual national plans and $49.95 per month per account for family plans on up to five lines. These plans are not available for "premium or smartphones". Chicago-based U.S. Cellular is the nation's fifth-largest full-service wireless carrier. It serves 6.2 million customers across the country. Verizon Wireless has about 89 million customers while AT&T has about 82 million wireless customers.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/19/price-war-following-changes-at-verizon-wireless-att-u-s-cellular-offers-unlimited-calling-plans.htm">Price War: Following Changes at Verizon Wireless, AT&T, U.S. Cellular Offers Unlimited Calling Plans</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 17:49:11.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/19/price-war-following-changes-at-verizon-wireless-att-u-s-cellular-offers-unlimited-calling-plans.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/19/price-war-following-changes-at-verizon-wireless-att-u-s-cellular-offers-unlimited-calling-plans.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/19/price-war-following-changes-at-verizon-wireless-att-u-s-cellular-offers-unlimited-calling-plans.htm&zItl=Price War: Following Changes at Verizon Wireless, AT&T, U.S. Cellular Offers Unlimited Calling Plans">Email this</a>
Price War: Verizon Wireless Cuts Pricing for Unlimited Talk, Text Plans; AT&T Cuts, Too
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 170px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/V/-/-/-/verizon_wireless.jpg" alt="Verizon Wireless" style="width:170px;height:78px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � Verizon Wireless</center></div>While AT&T continues to receive service complaints from iPhone users, Verizon Wireless on Monday upped the ante in its price war by debuting reduced pricing on its unlimited voice and text plans. Beginning today, the carrier's Nationwide Unlimited Talk plan is $69.99 per month to call anyone in the U.S. Its new Nationwide Unlimited Talk & Text adds unlimited texting for $89.99. Prior to this change, Verizon Wireless used to charge $99.99 for unlimited talk only. That plan now costs $30 less. The unlimited talk and text plan used to cost $119.99. It now costs $30 less. For $5 more per month, a prepaid wireless version of the talk plan costs $74.99 instead of $69.99 for the contract plan. The no-contract version of its talk and text plan is $94.99 instead of $89.99. While the carrier is continuing to offer its lower-priced, minute-based plans at the same prices, Verizon Wireless is also lowering the price of its share plans for families. Its Nationwide Unlimited Talk Family SharePlan is now $119.99 per month with two lines. Its Nationwide Unlimited Talk & Text Family SharePlan is now $149.99 per month with two lines. Each additional line (up to three) costs $49.99 extra. <div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 170px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/r/-/-/-/att.jpg" alt="AT&T" style="width:170px;height:78px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � AT&T</center></div>Verizon Wireless is also making a $9.99-per-month data plan with 25 megabytes mandatory for its high-speed <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/3g.htm">3G</a> customers. Consumers should be careful about monitoring these 25 megabytes because excess usage could be costly. A previous data plan for $19.99 a month will now be discontinued. The design of the changes is to capture market share from rivals of Verizon Wireless. The carrier also wants to convince customers to spend more money on higher-priced unlimited plans and to use data, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam said on a Jan. 15, 2010 conference call. For the purposes of simplification and to reduce the demands on the carrier's service staff, McAdam also said that Verizon Wireless is immediately reducing the number of mobile phones offered to 50 from 80 handsets. To fight back, AT&T on Monday debuted dollar-for-dollar changes. AT&T has cut the price of its unlimited voice and data plan for smartphones (like the iPhone) from $129.99 to $99.99 per month. That's a $30 savings. Verizon Wireless currently has about 89 million customers while AT&T has approximately 82 million wireless customers. Update on Jan. 19, 2010: U.S. Cellular also just announced <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/19/price-war-following-changes-at-verizon-wireless-att-u-s-cellular-offers-unlimited-calling-plans.htm">new unlimited national plans</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">Price War: Verizon Wireless Cuts Pricing for Unlimited Talk, Text Plans; AT&T Cuts, Too</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at 03:23:29.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/18/price-war-verizon-wireless-cuts-unlimited-talk-text-pricing-att-cuts-too.htm&zItl=Price War: Verizon Wireless Cuts Pricing for Unlimited Talk, Text Plans; AT&T Cuts, Too">Email this</a>
Motorola Brute i680: Ultra-Rugged Phone With Noise Cancellation
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 128px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/motorolacellphonereviews/fr/motorolabrutei680.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/_/6/-/-/motorolabrutei680.jpg" alt="Motorola Brute i680 for Sprint" style="width:128px;height:230px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Motorola Brute i680 Image � Motorola</center></div>The ultra-rugged Motorola Brute i680 for Sprint is designed for people who work outside or in extreme conditions. It meets military specifications for dust, shock, vibration, low and high temperatures, low pressure, radiation, salt fog, humidity and blowing rain. The battery on the military-grade Motorola Brute i680 is rated at an impressive 5.83 hours. The rugged phone is unusually thick and heavy, though, which may turn away some potential buyers. Is the Motorola Brute i680 for Sprint the perfect heavy-duty cell phone for you? <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/motorolacellphonereviews/fr/motorolabrutei680.htm">Learn all about the Brute here!</a><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/15/motorola-brute-i680-ultra-rugged-phone-with-noise-cancellation.htm">Motorola Brute i680: Ultra-Rugged Phone With Noise Cancellation</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 00:01:23.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/15/motorola-brute-i680-ultra-rugged-phone-with-noise-cancellation.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/15/motorola-brute-i680-ultra-rugged-phone-with-noise-cancellation.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/15/motorola-brute-i680-ultra-rugged-phone-with-noise-cancellation.htm&zItl=Motorola Brute i680: Ultra-Rugged Phone With Noise Cancellation">Email this</a>
Study: Consumers Want More Support Automation, Proactive Notifications
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 114px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/Y/6/-/-/forrester.jpg" alt="Forrester" style="width:114px;height:41px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � Forrester</center></div>In today's cost-cutting world, automation is becoming commonplace. Especially for the purposes of customer support, though, we sometimes just need a human. But despite common thought that consumers often prefer live agent interactions, a new study released on Wednesday reveals that consumers preferred automated telephone customer service systems in five out of 10 posed scenarios for straightforward interactions. The study, which was commissioned by Nuance Communications and conducted by Forrester Research on behalf of Nuance, revealed that 61 percent of people would rather check the status of a flight from their cell phone versus 49 percent wanting to speak with a live agent. It was also revealed that "consumers who frequently contact customer service from a wireless phone are relatively more amenable to automated telephone customer service channels," according to the study. The study said that 32 percent of people regularly use a cell phone to contact customer service. Users who call customer service from a cell phone rated automated telephone support systems higher than the consumers who don't regularly contact support representatives from a cell phone. Forrester says this is important due to its expectation that the number of wireless-only households will continue to grow and will reach 19 percent of all U.S. households by 2013. As part of the study, surveyed consumers also voted on their desire to receive proactive notifications. Most interested in doing so for the travel industry, the results show that a "strong majority" of consumers want at least one proactive notification alert via their choice of text message, voice message or email. More cell phone and smartphone studies can be <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/ringtonehaven/u/ringtonesaccessoriesmore.htm#s12">found here</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/14/study-consumers-want-increased-support-automation-proactive-notifications.htm">Study: Consumers Want More Support Automation, Proactive Notifications</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 00:01:39.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/14/study-consumers-want-increased-support-automation-proactive-notifications.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/14/study-consumers-want-increased-support-automation-proactive-notifications.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/14/study-consumers-want-increased-support-automation-proactive-notifications.htm&zItl=Study: Consumers Want More Support Automation, Proactive Notifications">Email this</a>
To Fight Heart Disease, Jitterbug Announces Jitterbug J Red Phone for Seniors
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 74px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/samsungcellphonereviews/fr/samsungjitterbugj.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/Z/6/-/-/jitterbugjred.jpg" alt="Jitterbug J in red" style="width:74px;height:250px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Jitterbug J in red Image � Samsung</center></div>Jitterbug, which targets its easy-to-understand <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/tp/prepaidpayasyougowirelessplans.htm">prepaid wireless plans</a> and phones at seniors, announced a new handset at the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/08/top-5-cell-phones-smartphones-at-ces-2010.htm">CES technology mecca</a> last week to support the fight against heart disease. The Jitterbug J cell phone in red has been released to support the America Heart Association's "<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.goredforwomen.org">Go Red For Women</a>" movement. Jitterbug says it is donating $500,000 to the American Heart Association (AHA) to help raise awareness so women can lead longer, heart-healthy lives. While the Jitterbug J in red is similar to the original Jitterbug J by Samsung, it's pre-programmed to receive AHA heart-healthy tips via text message. Users will get one tip a day for 12 months. Jitterbug also announced at CES a new service called the Jitterbug Wellness Calls. The company has partnered with world-renowned psychologist Dr. Brian Alman on a unique program of interactive calls designed to help listeners live happier, healthier lives on the inside and out. Jitterbug competes with <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/consumercellularplans/tp/consumercellularprepaidplans.htm">Consumer Cellular</a> for the senior market. My review of the original Jitterbug J <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/samsungcellphonereviews/fr/samsungjitterbugj.htm">can be found here</a>. Information about Jitterbug cell phone plans <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/jitterbugprepaidplans/tp/jitterbugprepaidwireless.htm">can be found here</a>. Doro also makes various <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/cellphonereviews/a/cellphonesforseniors.htm">cell phones for seniors</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/13/in-fight-against-heart-disease-jitterbug-announces-jitterbug-j-red-phone-for-seniors.htm">To Fight Heart Disease, Jitterbug Announces Jitterbug J Red Phone for Seniors</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 at 18:17:16.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/13/in-fight-against-heart-disease-jitterbug-announces-jitterbug-j-red-phone-for-seniors.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/13/in-fight-against-heart-disease-jitterbug-announces-jitterbug-j-red-phone-for-seniors.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/13/in-fight-against-heart-disease-jitterbug-announces-jitterbug-j-red-phone-for-seniors.htm&zItl=To Fight Heart Disease, Jitterbug Announces Jitterbug J Red Phone for Seniors">Email this</a>
Report: Half of Consumers Used Mobile Phones for 2009 In-Store Holiday Shopping
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/X/6/-/-/motorola.jpg" alt="Motorola" style="width:175px;height:37px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � Motorola</center></div>With many reports discussing <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/02/black-friday-2009-vs-cyber-monday-2009-cell-phones-name-black-friday-the-winner.htm">overall holiday sales</a>, Motorola on Monday released a specific holiday report about how consumers used their mobile phones while shopping in stores. The annual research study of holiday shoppers said "the usage and impact of mobile shopping technologies exploded during the 2009 holiday shopping season," according to Motorola. The report said 51 percent of consumers in 11 countries (including the U.S., India and China) used mobile phones for in-store activities such as comparison shopping and seeking peer feedback, product information and coupons. More specifically, Motorola said that 64 percent of Gen-Y shoppers (age 18 to 34) used their mobile phones for in-store shopping-related activities during the holiday season. Being that seven in 10 surveyed holiday shoppers reported flat or declining budgets last year, a quality customer experience grew all the more critical. Mobile technologies helped seal the deal. More than half of surveyed shoppers reported a better experience due to the use of mobile technologies from in-store salespeople (i.e. two-way radios and handheld mobile computers). Some 4,530 shoppers (age 18 to 65) completed the independent research study from Nov. 25, 2009 to Dec. 20, 2009 through research partners e-Rewards and TNS Research International. More mobile phone studies <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/ringtonehaven/u/ringtonesaccessoriesmore.htm#s12">can be found here</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/12/report-half-of-consumers-used-mobile-phones-for-2009-in-store-holiday-shopping.htm">Report: Half of Consumers Used Mobile Phones for 2009 In-Store Holiday Shopping</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 at 15:24:04.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/12/report-half-of-consumers-used-mobile-phones-for-2009-in-store-holiday-shopping.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/12/report-half-of-consumers-used-mobile-phones-for-2009-in-store-holiday-shopping.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/12/report-half-of-consumers-used-mobile-phones-for-2009-in-store-holiday-shopping.htm&zItl=Report: Half of Consumers Used Mobile Phones for 2009 In-Store Holiday Shopping">Email this</a>
Report: Led by Wireless Handset Segment, Strong 2010 Expected for Consumer Electronics Industry
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/W/6/-/-/cea.jpg" alt="Consumer Electronics Association, CES" style="width:175px;height:63px;border:none;" /> <center>Consumer Electronics Association Image � CEA</center></div>As the economy warms up, it's predicted that the consumer electronics industry will generate more than $165 billion in U.S. shipment revenues in 2010, according to the semi-annual forecast released on Jan. 7, 2009 by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The $165 billion figure would be a a slight increase from 2009. The CEA says the consumer electronics industry will see positive revenue growth in 2010 after a revenue decline in 2009. The CEA says the wireless handset category is expected to have a strong 2010 and will be the primary revenue driver for the consumer electronics industry this year. Within the mobile handset industry, the report says smartphones continue to lead the way. The CEA says smartphones will generate nearly $17 billion in shipment revenue and more than 52 million unit sales in 2010. "Smartphones ... are primed for strong growth as consumers continue to seek efficient, portable devices," said CEA director of industry analysis Steve Koenig. "With more consumers seeking content anywhere [and at any time], the demand for products facilitating these experiences will drive purchases going forward." Though cell phones will still outweigh smartphones this year, the report says smartphones will comprise more than 30 percent of total wireless phone shipments in 2010 with that percentage increasing in the years ahead. More cell phone and smartphone studies <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/ringtonehaven/u/ringtonesaccessoriesmore.htm#s12">can be found here</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/11/report-led-by-wireless-handsets-strong-2010-expected-for-consumer-electronics-industry.htm">Report: Led by Wireless Handset Segment, Strong 2010 Expected for Consumer Electronics Industry</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Monday, January 11th, 2010 at 15:24:00.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/11/report-led-by-wireless-handsets-strong-2010-expected-for-consumer-electronics-industry.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/11/report-led-by-wireless-handsets-strong-2010-expected-for-consumer-electronics-industry.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/11/report-led-by-wireless-handsets-strong-2010-expected-for-consumer-electronics-industry.htm&zItl=Report: Led by Wireless Handset Segment, Strong 2010 Expected for Consumer Electronics Industry">Email this</a>
Top 5 Cell Phones, Smartphones at CES 2010
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 111px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/S/6/-/-/ces.jpg" alt="CES 2010" style="width:111px;height:67px;border:none;" /> <center>CES Image � CEA</center></div>With CES now in full swing, here are our top five cell phones and smartphones emerging from Las Vegas. <ol><li>Pal Pre Plus: With Palm kicking off its comeback story at CES 2009 with the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/palm_pre.htm">Palm Pre</a> for Sprint, this year's tech mecca saw the new Palm Pre Plus for Verizon Wireless. Palm, which announced on Thursday its deal with Verizon Wireless, says the new smartphone will go on sale on Jan. 25, 2010. Pricing hasn't yet been announced. The Palm Pre Plus doubles the storage capacity of the original Palm Pre from 8 to 16 gigabytes and features inductive (touch) charging and easier navigation. <li>Palm Pixi Plus: Along with an upgrade to the Palm Pre, Palm also announced the new Palm Pixi Plus for Verizon Wireless. It'll be released on the same day. The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/palm_pixi_review.htm">Palm Pixi</a> upgrade adds <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/wifidefinition.htm">Wi-Fi</a> and more color choices. <li> <div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/V/6/-/-/htchd2.jpg" alt="HTC HD 2" style="width:175px;height:126px;border:none;" /> <center>HTC HD 2 Image � HTC</center></div>HTC HD 2: This CES unveiling becomes the first Windows Mobile smartphone to use today's popular 1 gigahertz Qualcomm processor. Another trademark of the HTC HD 2 phone is its very large 4.3-inch touch screen. <li>LG Lotus Elite: As an upgrade to the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/lg_lotus.htm">LG Lotus</a>, the still-squarish Sprint phone features an external touch screen, GPS, a 2-megapixel camera and dedicated shortcut keys for social networking, email and texting. The LG Lotus Elite will be available on Jan. 10, 2010 for $99.99 with a two-year Sprint agreement after a $50 mail-in rebate. <li>LG Rumor Touch: Very different than the original LG Rumor handset, this high-speed 3G cell phone has a 3-inch touch screen, a 2-megapixel camera, GPS and quick access to social networking links. A blue model of the LG Rumor Touch will be available in the first quarter of 2010. Its price hasn't yet been announced.</ol> Read more <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/06/preview-the-hottest-cell-phone-smartphone-news-at-ces-2010.htm">CES 2010 news here</a> about a washable cell phone, a cell phone leash, cell phone watch, cell phone projector and more.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/08/top-5-cell-phones-smartphones-at-ces-2010.htm">Top 5 Cell Phones, Smartphones at CES 2010</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Friday, January 8th, 2010 at 19:41:38.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/08/top-5-cell-phones-smartphones-at-ces-2010.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/08/top-5-cell-phones-smartphones-at-ces-2010.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/08/top-5-cell-phones-smartphones-at-ces-2010.htm&zItl=Top 5 Cell Phones, Smartphones at CES 2010">Email this</a>
Preview: The Hottest Cell Phone, Smartphone News at CES 2010
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 111px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/S/6/-/-/ces.jpg" alt="CES 2010" style="width:111px;height:67px;border:none;" /> <center>CES Image � CEA</center></div>The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which in 2010 runs from Jan. 7 to Jan. 10 in Las Vegas, is the industry's high-tech mecca for gadget news and releases. CES 2010 runs just before the Mobile World Congress, which is a global event specifically for wireless from Feb. 15 to Feb. 18 in Barcelona. Cell phones and smartphones have played a major part in previous CES shows and won't be slowing down this year. Here are some of the hot wireless items to watch for following CES. <ol><li>Washable Cell Phone: Cell phones can be a breeding ground for bacteria, but their worst enemy is likely being dropped in water. The Seal Cell from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.sealshield.com">Seal Shield</a> is said to be the world's first waterproof, dishwasher-safe and antimicrobial cell phone. The first few models plan to be released for T-Mobile. Thereafter, Seal Shield says it will have washable phones for AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint by April 2010. Prices for the phones aren't yet public. <li><div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 115px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/T/6/-/-/zomm.jpg" alt="ZOMM" style="width:115px;height:200px;border:none;" /> <center>ZOMM wireless leash Image � ZOMM</center></div>Cell Phone Leash: If you've ever lost your cell phone, you know how frustrating, time consuming and expensive it is to start all over with a new one. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.zomm.com">ZOMM</a> is being called the first "wireless leash" for mobile phones. It goes on your keychain and acts as your cell phone's guardian angel so you don't lose it. The ZOMM device needs to be in close proximity with your cell phone. If it gets too far away, it will sense the distance and alert you with a loud alarm. The item costs $80. <li>Cell Phone Watch: The W Phonewatch from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.kemplerusa.com">Kempler & Strauss</a> is said to be the world's smallest full-function <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/gsm.htm">GSM</a> cell phone watch. It's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/f/what_is_an_unlocked_cell_phone.htm">unlocked</a> so you can use it on any carrier, has a touch screen and features <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/definebluetooth.htm">Bluetooth</a>. Unlike LG's $1,300 watch phone, the W Phonewatch retails for $200. Look for the availability of the W Phonewatch at large retailers such as Best Buy and Target. <li><div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 100px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/U/6/-/-/lgexpo.jpg" alt="ZOMM" style="width:100px;height:200px;border:none;" /> <center>LG Expo projector phone Image � LG</center></div>Cell Phone Projector: At CES, LG is spotlighting its Expo smartphone with Windows Mobile. Featuring a 1-gigahertz processor, this phone for AT&T can project videos, photos and presentations stored on the phone. The Expo went on sale on Dec. 7, 2009 for $199 with a two-year AT&T contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. The projector, which attaches to the back of the smartphone, costs an additional $179. <li>Local TV Phone: The Tivit from <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.valups.com">Valups</a> is a device that beams a local TV signal to most mobile phones with Wi-Fi technology, which is becoming more common. In doing so, the $120 "Mobile DTV" (mobile digital television) device bypasses cell phone carriers. Tivit is said to go on sale this spring.</ol> So far, the major news of this week has been Google's release of its new <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/05/googles-nexus-one-superphone-on-sale-at-t-mobile-coming-to-verizon-wireless.htm">Nexus One</a> "superphone," which is being described as evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Its release, though, came from Google's headquarters on Tuesday rather than from CES.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/06/preview-the-hottest-cell-phone-smartphone-news-at-ces-2010.htm">Preview: The Hottest Cell Phone, Smartphone News at CES 2010</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010 at 16:28:19.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/06/preview-the-hottest-cell-phone-smartphone-news-at-ces-2010.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/06/preview-the-hottest-cell-phone-smartphone-news-at-ces-2010.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/06/preview-the-hottest-cell-phone-smartphone-news-at-ces-2010.htm&zItl=Preview: The Hottest Cell Phone, Smartphone News at CES 2010">Email this</a>
Google�s Nexus One �Superphone� Now on Sale at T-Mobile for $179, Coming to Verizon Wireless This Spring
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 128px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/Q/6/-/-/googlenexusone.jpg" alt="Google's Nexus One" style="width:128px;height:210px;border:none;" /> <center>Google's Nexus One Image � Google</center></div>Google says the Nexus One from HTC, which is the next device based on Google's <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/glossary/g/define_android.htm">Android</a> 2.1 operating system, can't even be contained in the word "<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/coveringthebasics/qt/cellphonesvssmartphones.htm">smartphone</a>". The company says it's a "superphone". No matter which word you call it, T-Mobile customers on Tuesday now have the chance to buy it for $179 with a two-year contract. One of the first features you should notice is its speed. Its 1-gigahertz processor from Qualcomm means you should see better multitasking, Google's Eric Tseng told reporters on Tuesday at its Mountain View, Calif. headquarters. Google employees were the first to get their hands on it <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/188230.asp">three weeks ago</a>. The new device has been eagerly anticipated ever since. While the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/iphone_3G_S_review.htm">iPhone 3G S</a> is generally known as a swift phone in terms of its processing power, software slowdowns have been widely experienced on the popular <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/fr/palm_pre.htm">Palm Pre</a> for Sprint. <div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 150px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/R/6/-/-/nexusone.jpg" alt="Google's Nexus One" style="width:150px;height:24px;border:none;" /> <center>Google's Nexus One Image � Google</center></div>Processor speed is an increasingly important element of a smartphone as its users demand more functionality from the full-featured devices. The Nexus One also has a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash, a 3.7-inch display and it's only 11.5 millimeters thick. That equates to 0.45 of an inch, which nears even the thinnest handset on our <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/cellphonereviews/tp/slimcellphones.htm">slim cell phone list</a>. It's a bit thinner than the iPhone 3G S, which is 0.48 of an inch thick. Surprisingly, the Nexus One only comes with a 4-gigabyte microSD card, but it's expandable to 32 gigabytes. It also has a light sensor, accelerometer (i.e. so the screen flips with you when you rotate it) and proximity sensor. If you're interested in the Nexus One but you're not at T-Mobile, you have two other options. It's available now in <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://smartphones.about.com/od/phonereviews/f/what_is_an_unlocked_cell_phone.htm">unlocked</a> form for a pricey $529. This means it's not tied to a certain carrier and can be used where you have service. Google also says the Nexus One will be available this spring at a discounted price with a Verizon Wireless contract. Engadget published the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/02/exclusive-google-nexus-one-hands-on-video-and-first-impressio/">first official review</a> of the Nexus One on Jan. 2, 2009, which says the Nexus One "is not very different than the <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/06/motorola-droid-worlds-first-google-android-2-0-phone-goes-on-sale-today.htm">Motorola DROID</a> in any substantial way".<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/05/googles-nexus-one-superphone-on-sale-at-t-mobile-coming-to-verizon-wireless.htm">Google�s Nexus One �Superphone� Now on Sale at T-Mobile for $179, Coming to Verizon Wireless This Spring</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 16:31:26.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/05/googles-nexus-one-superphone-on-sale-at-t-mobile-coming-to-verizon-wireless.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/05/googles-nexus-one-superphone-on-sale-at-t-mobile-coming-to-verizon-wireless.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/05/googles-nexus-one-superphone-on-sale-at-t-mobile-coming-to-verizon-wireless.htm&zItl=Google�s Nexus One �Superphone� Now on Sale at T-Mobile for $179, Coming to Verizon Wireless This Spring">Email this</a>
How to Receive a Corporate Cell Phone Discount
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 175px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/qt/corporatecellphonediscount.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/P/6/-/-/cellphonediscount.jpg" alt="Corporate cell phone discount" style="width:175px;height:203px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Corporate cell phone discount Image � Hans Neleman, Getty Images</center></div>A few minutes could save you up to 26 percent on your monthly cell phone bill without buying or signing up for anything new. But how? <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/frequentlyaskedquestions/qt/corporatecellphonediscount.htm">This new article</a> reveals the simple secret of the corporate cell phone discount. Are you already saving money every month on your cell phone bill because of a corporate discount? Did you recently get this discount activated? Tell us how much money you're saving in our poll below! <center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE= "javaScript" SRC="http://guidepolls.about.com/cellphones/2645637352/poll.js?linkback="></script></center><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/04/how-to-receive-a-corporate-cell-phone-discount.htm">How to Receive a Corporate Cell Phone Discount</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Monday, January 4th, 2010 at 18:00:28.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/04/how-to-receive-a-corporate-cell-phone-discount.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/04/how-to-receive-a-corporate-cell-phone-discount.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/04/how-to-receive-a-corporate-cell-phone-discount.htm&zItl=How to Receive a Corporate Cell Phone Discount">Email this</a>
Poll: How Many Text Messages Until You Make a Phone Call?
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 131px;"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/C/6/-/-/peoplequestion.jpg" alt="Cell phone text messaging etiquette" style="width:131px;height:175px;border:none;" /> <center>Image � Hans Neleman, Getty Images</center></div>Text messaging has dramatically changed how we use mobile phones. Texting has even noticeably reduced the amount of voice minutes we use. But cell phone etiquette comes into play with text messaging, too. While some people use texting for a back-and-forth conversation that could go on for dozens of short messages, others feel the exchange should only last for a few from each side. How many total text messages need to be sent per conversation until it's time to pick up the phone and talk it out by voice? Share your opinion in the new About.com poll below! You can take more <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/ringtonehaven/u/ringtonesaccessoriesmore.htm#s10">About.com cell phone polls here</a>. <center><SCRIPT LANGUAGE= "javaScript" SRC="http://guidepolls.about.com/cellphones/2423090628/poll.js?linkback="></script> </center><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/01/poll-how-many-text-messages-until-you-make-a-phone-call.htm">Poll: How Many Text Messages Until You Make a Phone Call?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 00:01:07.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/01/poll-how-many-text-messages-until-you-make-a-phone-call.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/01/poll-how-many-text-messages-until-you-make-a-phone-call.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2010/01/01/poll-how-many-text-messages-until-you-make-a-phone-call.htm&zItl=Poll: How Many Text Messages Until You Make a Phone Call?">Email this</a>
Share Your Answer: How Much Do You Use Cell Phone GPS?
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 159px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/u/ua/frequentlyaskedquestions/cellphonegps.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/O/6/-/-/cellphonegps.jpg" alt="Cell phone GPS" style="width:159px;height:225px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Image � Dieter Spannknebel, Getty Images</center></div>GPS is now heavily integrated into cell phones and <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/coveringthebasics/qt/cellphonesvssmartphones.htm">smartphones</a>. For the mobile user, the global satellites can now give us turn-by-turn driving directions and are utilized by a wide array of location-based smartphone applications. We want to know how often you use GPS and if you have any stories of when the technology was particularly useful to you. <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/u/ua/frequentlyaskedquestions/cellphonegps.htm">Share your answer here</a> and be published on About.com!<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/31/share-your-answer-how-much-do-you-use-cell-phone-gps.htm">Share Your Answer: How Much Do You Use Cell Phone GPS?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 15:02:21.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/31/share-your-answer-how-much-do-you-use-cell-phone-gps.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/31/share-your-answer-how-much-do-you-use-cell-phone-gps.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/31/share-your-answer-how-much-do-you-use-cell-phone-gps.htm&zItl=Share Your Answer: How Much Do You Use Cell Phone GPS?">Email this</a>
Best Bluetooth Headsets for Cell Phones
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 111px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/bluetoothearpieces/tp/bestbluetoothheadsets.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/D/5/-/-/solarvoice908.jpg" alt="SolarVoice 908 solar-powered Bluetooth headset" style="width:111px;height:175px;border:none;" /></a> <center>SolarVoice 908 Image � i.Tech Dynamic</center></div>Whether it's to satisfy the fashionista in you or it's for practical reasons, a Bluetooth headset for your cell phone is all the rage today. <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/bluetoothearpieces/tp/bestbluetoothheadsets.htm">This list of the best Bluetooth headsets</a> helps you separate the top picks from the products you should avoid. Among others, we feature a headset called the Motorola Endeavor HX1 with noise-cancellation and bone-conduction technology. The list also includes the SolarVoice 908, which is the first solar-powered Bluetooth headset with noise reduction for cell phones.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/30/list-best-bluetooth-headsets-for-cell-phones.htm">Best Bluetooth Headsets for Cell Phones</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 02:01:50.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/30/list-best-bluetooth-headsets-for-cell-phones.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/30/list-best-bluetooth-headsets-for-cell-phones.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/30/list-best-bluetooth-headsets-for-cell-phones.htm&zItl=Best Bluetooth Headsets for Cell Phones">Email this</a>
Early Termination Fees: 4 Steps for Spotting, Avoiding Costly Fines
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 155px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/a/cancelcontract.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/0/N/6/-/-/earlyterminationfee.jpg" alt="Early termination fees" style="width:155px;height:200px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Image � Tooga, Getty Images</center></div>Last month, Verizon Wireless surprised the industry by <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/13/verizon-wireless-doubles-contract-cancellation-rate-to-350-on-advanced-devices.htm">doubling its early termination fee</a> from $175 to $350 on its "advanced devices" (i.e. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/coveringthebasics/qt/cellphonesvssmartphones.htm">smartphones</a>). As if $175 for breaking a two-year cell phone contract wasn't high enough, 88 percent of About.com users responding to my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/poll.htm?poll_id=8153708608&linkback=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/11/13/verizon-wireless-doubles-contract-cancellation-rate-to-350-on-advanced-devices.htm">poll on the Verizon Wireless news</a> said "I'm at Verizon and now want to switch" or "I'm not at Verizon and now don't want to be". The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2008/07/31/history-in-the-making-judge-wants-no-fees-for-breaking-cell-phone-contracts.htm">long-controversial</a> early termination fee (ETF) is one way the major cell phone carriers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless) subsidize the cost of your cell phone and convince you to stay on a contract-based plan. <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/tp/prepaidpayasyougowirelessplans.htm">Prepaid wireless</a>, on the other hand, exists to break you free of contracts and early termination fees. Here are four new steps for spotting and avoiding costly fees from Consumer Action, which is a non-profit, membership-based consumer education and advocacy organization. <ol><li>Determine if you're in the ETF "penalty box". Many of us don't know if we'll be hit with an ETF if we switch. Call your carrier and ask. If you've had your plan for two years or more, though, you can safely assume that you're no longer in the ETF penalty box.</li> <li>Do the math on your cell phone penalty. If you're paying $90 a month now and switch to a cheaper cell phone service (such as a prepaid wireless plan for $45), you can "pay off" a $150 penalty in just three months. Thereafter, you would be saving $45 a month as compared to your current plan.</li> <li>If you're out of the ETF penalty phase and want to stay out, don't be lured back in. As your ETF penalty box draws to a close, don't be surprised if your cell phone carrier tries to get you back in through the allure of a new phone or more minutes.</li> <li>If you want to switch, watch for your carrier changing the terms of your contract. Major changes by a carrier to your contract terms can sometimes be used as the basis for escaping an ETF. If you want to switch and avoid an ETF, be on high alert for bill inserts, emails and phone calls that change your terms and ask for your approval.</li></ol> The ETF at AT&T is currently $175 per phone line. It's $200 at Sprint and T-Mobile per line. Finally, the ETF is prorated at Verizon Wireless so it drops $5 per month and it's either $175 or $350 depending on your style of phone. Learn more about how to <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/serviceplananalysis/a/cancelcontract.htm">affordably cancel your contract</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/29/early-termination-fees-4-steps-for-spotting-avoiding-costly-fines.htm">Early Termination Fees: 4 Steps for Spotting, Avoiding Costly Fines</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 00:01:39.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/29/early-termination-fees-4-steps-for-spotting-avoiding-costly-fines.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/29/early-termination-fees-4-steps-for-spotting-avoiding-costly-fines.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/29/early-termination-fees-4-steps-for-spotting-avoiding-costly-fines.htm&zItl=Early Termination Fees: 4 Steps for Spotting, Avoiding Costly Fines">Email this</a>
Definition of ETF: What is an Early Termination Fee?
<div style="margin: 5px 0pt 5px 5px; font-size: 0.8em; float: right; width: 96px;"><a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/earlyterminationfee.htm"><img src="http://z.about.com/d/cellphones/1/6/d/2/-/-/questionmark.jpg" alt="Question mark for cell phone definitions and glossary" style="width:96px;height:120px;border:none;" /></a> <center>Image � Chad Baker, Getty Images</center></div>The acronym <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/earlyterminationfee.htm">ETF</a> stands for early termination fee. An ETF is a fee charged by a cell phone carrier when you break your service agreement early. But how much are the ETFs at the major cell phone carriers? Why is there widespread criticism for ETFs? How can you break a cell phone contract affordably? What are the alternatives to contract-based service? For these answers and more, learn all about early termination fees in my new <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/od/phoneglossary/g/earlyterminationfee.htm">ETF glossary entry</a>.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/28/definition-of-etf-what-is-an-early-termination-fee.htm">Definition of ETF: What is an Early Termination Fee?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/">About.com Cell Phones</a> on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 20:09:45.<a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/28/definition-of-etf-what-is-an-early-termination-fee.htm">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&zu=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/28/definition-of-etf-what-is-an-early-termination-fee.htm#gB3">Comment</a> | <a href="http://cellphones.about.com/gi/pages/shareurl.htm?PG=http://cellphones.about.com/b/2009/12/28/definition-of-etf-what-is-an-early-termination-fee.htm&zItl=Definition of ETF: What is an Early Termination Fee?">Email this</a>

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