Phone Mouth

Abe S. asked:


Before we begin I feel that it is important to explain that only some kinds of phones can be unlocked. Specifically phones that are compatible with the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) network and have SIM Cards. GSM phones contain a small, removable card, known as a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module). This SIM Card is programmed with your carrier’s subscription information and it stores your phonebook information. A SIM card can be removed and placed into another GSM phone, allowing you to quickly switch handsets while keeping your contacts and carrier’s subscription information.

Now that we have cleared that up and you find that you fall into the proper category to be a candidate for an unlocked cell phone read on…

If you are a customer of any of the many wireless carriers that are using GSM SIM Card technology, including but not limited to such carriers as AT&T/Cingular, T-Mobile and Alltel, and your contract is expired or about to expire you might be hesitant to take the leap of signing a new 2 year contract just to get a small discount on a new phone (or perhaps a really cheap free phone).

Ask yourself this “Am I ready to commit to another 2 year contract just to get a discounted cell phone? or would I rather buy an unlocked phone and have my freedom back?” and let’s face it, the discounts given on new phones simply do not justify a new 2 year commitment. Why not look into getting yourself an unlocked cell phone.

You might be wondering “Are unlocked phones as good as the phones I get from my carrier?”, the answer is Yes, in fact when originally manufactured, all GSM SIM Card cell phones are unlocked. That means they can be used with any SIM card from any cell phone service provider, as long as they use the same frequency bands and they usually do. But your service provider locks them in order to lock you into their service. The cell phones you purchase unlocked are the same cell phones just without the restrictions!

“Are there other benefits of buying an unlocked cell phone?” Yes, you can also use unlocked cell phones Worldwide. As we all know when a phone is locked the wireless carrier that locked it forces you to pay what are usually very high roaming charges when you take your phone out of their network and use it elsewhere in the world. However, with an unlocked cell phone, you can travel anywhere in the world and simply buy a pre-paid GSM SIM Card from that location. After purchasing your GSM SIM Card you can then simply place it into the cell phones GSM SIM card slot (replacing your previous GSM SIM Card) and use the phone Worldwide without the ultra high costs.

So when it comes to cell phone and the question to commit or not to commit to a new 2 year cell phone contract? We strongly vote again it! Just say no and get your freedom back.



Hollie

Brad Robinson asked:


o cry bucket of tears should you lose a cell phone. It’s not worth those precious tears of yours. Certainly, brand-new mobile phones still aren’t that cheap these days. But there’s one better alternative and it’s to buy used phones. It’s practically all over the country already.

There are a lot of healthy reasons to purchasing a used cell phone. Let’s discuss about convenience first. Buying a pre owned cell phone will save you from hassles and sickening formalities of signing a contract with phone network companies. Most of us have experienced the situation and there’s no prize for the discomforting feeling of having to go through those pages of warranties and rules because you lost your phone. Activating pre owned cell phones only takes just minutes and can be done right at the comfort of your own sofa.

Let us say that you are a subscriber to Cingular, T-Mobile, or ATT, simply remove your SIM card from underneath your cell phone battery (in most cases, this is where you will find the SIM), and re-insert it into your newly bought pre owned cell phone, and then the problem’s fixed! Yes, you heard it right, there’s no need to worry much over losing a phone because the solution is as easy as simply going down to your local cell phone providers’ place of business and asking them for a new SIM card. For Verizon, Metro PCS, and the like, where SIM card is of no use, you only have to dial *611 on your newly acquired pre owned cell phone, and a customer representative from your local phone provider will provision your phone with your existing account over the air.

How about the one closest to you pocket, practicality? The financial difficulty in purchasing a new cell phone (indeed, new ones can be very expensive!) is moot and academic topic considering that you can always have a pre owned cell phone from the neighboring shops. You will help keep considerable amount of money with used cell phone rather than if you buy a new one. Plus, the great thing is, pre owned cell phone works just as well. Pre-owned phones are normally regenerated phones so its warranted that their capabilities and quality is still at par with new ones. Why waste great amount of money for a same thing and of same value? Buy the savings instead for other much important goods. Phones, notwithstanding what others say, still remain a luxury so you need to be smart and perceptive on the amount of money you spend with them.

Above, I already talked about two huge reasons (convenience and practicality) and they basically cover everything why you should buy a pre owned cell phone, but they are too concentrated on what’s good for you. I have to kick one in that’s for the whole community: purchasing used cell phones will do something good for the environment. Cell phones are made up of various toxic chemicals, including lead and mercury. Over time, these harmful chemicals will leak out, and once in the ground, will eventually enter our water system. That only spells a bad future for us, a horrible future for our children. It’s even sadder to note that many, if not most of these discarded phones, are far from being useless.

So save the tears if you just lost a phone, you have a way smart option with used ones. Keep the tears for rainy days, it’s not worth it over phones.



Susanna

DAVIDB asked:


We live in Pennsylvania and our daughter lives in Ontario, Canada. We would like to talk with our daughter on a weekly basis but we don’t want to have to pay alot of money with a monthly contract(s) (unless necessary ).
Any suggestions, ideas, comments.
We live in Pennsylvania – USA
Our daughter lives in Ontario – Canada
We are trying to find away ( if possible ) around having to pay roaming charges? Any cell phones users that do calls between US / Canada and vise-versa and have 1st hand experience in this area would be appreciated. Thanks very much. What about programming only our telephone # into the phone so she can only call us – vise-versa ?

Magdalena

Christine Peppler asked:


As cell phones continue to shrink and their functions expand, they become increasingly inaccessible for millions of those with even a mild decline in vision, motor skills, or hearing. In addition, the associated cell phone plans are so complex that anyone who would benefit from having a cell phone for limited use, such as family communication and emergency use only, are deterred from making a commitment to such services. Obviously, there are a significant number of older individuals who fall into this category of people; those who could live more independently or more safely with such services but are limited by the complexity of the devices and the plans.

The need to offer cell phones and cell phone plans better suited to those older individuals who encounter difficulty with the average device is slowly being recognized, giving options and hope to such users and those who may care for them. A year or two ago GreatCall introduced the Jitterbug, a cell phone designed with the needs of many older individuals in mind. The Jitterbug posseses larger buttons, big fonts on a more visible screen, good volume, and simplified, easy to understand functions. The phone is designed for the purpose of sending and receiving voice calls and messages minus many of the functions that complicate other cell phones and are generally not desired by many older users. Jitterbug phones even come complete with 24 hour operator assistance as needed to place calls or add individuals to a users personalized phone list.

In addition, the Jitterbug offers cell phones plans that are affordable as well as comprehensible. There are a handful of plans to choose from but all offer calling that costs the same whenever and where ever a user calls and eliminate roaming, long distance, and time of day restrictions. None of the plans require a long term contract or termination fees and start as low as $10/per month.

The Jitterbug however, has perhaps made another significant contribution to the evolution of cell phones and cell phone plans. It would appear that other manufacturers have taken notice and are awakening to the needs of this segment of the population, and the needs of all of those who would prefer more simplicity.

Verizon recently rolled out the “Wireless Coupe” a cell phone targeted toward the older population. Certainly, this phone is a step forward although perhaps a bit more complex than the Jitterbug. With large buttons and big screen font, some “in case of emergency” buttons for single button dialing, and a discounted rate plan for those who use less talk time and have a fixed income it certainly is a step in the right direction. The cost of the phone is a mere $19.99 but requires a 2 year contract. Verizon’s America’s Choice 65 Plus cell phone plans are a compliment to their “Wireless Coupe”. The two options include a single line plan which provides 200 anytime minutes and 500 night and weekend minutes for $29.99 and a two line plan with 450 anytime minutes and 100 night and weekend minutes for $59.99. Clearly, these plans are a bit more complex than the Jitterbug plans but should still be attractive to anyone who is seeking an option that is more appropriate and accessible for people needing basic calling functions only.

Further evidence of the growing awareness of the need for simplicity and affordability is a cell phone plan AT&T announced a short time ago. AT&T’s Senior Nation 200 Plan provides users with 200 anytime minutes, 500 Nights & Weekend minutes, and unlimited in network mobile-to-mobile calling all for $29.99/month.

Although these recent entrants may not offer perfect solutions, they are certainly an indication that calls for more basic cell phones and cell phone plans are not falling on deaf ears. With more players recognizing the need to market to this segment of the population, consumers are bound to benefit as competition begins to heat up.



Hugo

Justin S asked:


Let’s say I have a Verizon cell phone, my friend has a Sprint cell phone, and my other friend has a Cingular cell phone. We all have the same area code. Is there a way to know if the three phones will tell the same time without actually putting them side-by-side and comparing them? Do cell phones use a cell tower to get their time? What do cell towers use? Do the various major carriers all use the same source to set their clocks?
Thank you for the answer re: networks recording when calls are made. Do all networks (e.g., Verizon and Cingular) synchronize off the same time source? Is this something regulated by the Government?

Flossie

dudi asked:


Cell phone news is very important for the people who wanna know about the new cell phones or the specifications.for us who always using internet is very easy to find the web or blog who provide all about cell phones.cell phone news is very important for me because I can know about the new cell phone that release by vendors.beside that we also can take many informations about cell phones.If we lack informations about cell phones that is very embarrassing because cell phone has become a part of our life.

Yes,At the moment cell phone has become the part of our life that can not be separated.cell phones make an easy way to communicate with the other person,pamily or others that far away from us.so in my opinion we are very need about cell phone news.there are many benefit if we know about the new cell phone because each day the vendors always release the new cell phone to the market.

The other benefit we also can know the cell phone review that explain the the specifications,designs,features and much more.cell phone review is very helpful for the people who wanna buy a new cell phone so she or he can make decision which one who suitable and needed by the user.beside we can know cell phone news and review we also can know the new vendor because there are many new vendors who fight on this market.but we can not underestimate to the new vendors because they make the cell phone with good quality and after sale service.but the leader in cell phone market is still nokia.

I think no one can beat nokia because they are very inovative such as for design,feature.ETC.but honestly I still like samsung for my own cell phone.



Estella

OCgal4ever asked:


My husband and I want to be on a family plan for our cell phones. We want to go with AT&T, but the phone I want is carried in one place and the one he wants is at another place. Can you buy a family plan cell phone at 2 different places?

Nathan

Evangeline asked:


Generally, when it comes to choose new cell phones and wholesale cell phones,people can make absolutely different tendencies. Many consumers put the brands of cell phones as the utmost concern, while some others pay more attention to how many functions the cell phone has.

Before cell phone buying, buyers should learn about some knowledges of a kind of cell phones they have in mind. But it is quite likely that many people purchased cell phones that might not be suitable for them by just following what others did.

Today, an increasing number of new functions are added into cell phones. They are usually made as the leading promotional points by the cell phone companies. Yet, it is important to ask ask a question: are all those functions useful to you?

You would think that a camera can bring more fun to your using experience. But when you look to the cases of some feature-rich cell phone owners, not a few of them grow tired of the feature after a transitory period of freshness feeling. And since camera is not the most important function of the cell phone, it lag  far behind the professional cameras. It’s obviously a better choice for those who take great interest in photographing to add the money saved from cell phone to a professional camera.

The same logic is adequate for MP3, Bluetooth functions as well.

For some people who just want to use the cell phone for telephoning, it is better to consider carefully before purchasing, because the more functions the phone has, the higher price it has. Don’t be fooled by the cell phones which have all features that cell phones can have, and are charged at inconceivably low prices. This might mean that the quality of the cell phone might be unreliable.

If you just want to use the calling function with cell phone, you should investigate the battery life and the warranty. It is really troublesome to charge the cell phone almost everyday. Buy cell phones that have good performance of battery. Usually, batteries are also the bottleneck in the enhancement of cell phones. Cell phones with many functions consume electricity much faster than those with fewer features.

Another factor to consider about when buying a cell phone is the brand. Big brands usually tend to have better quality and durability, but with higher prices. If your budget is limited, it’s helpful to make clear which functions can be frequently used.  Some less famous brands are usually more affordable. With less money, you can buy a rich-feature cell phone. But if you just want to buy the cell phone for making calls for as long as much possible a span, then big brands are more ideal.



Lidia

sreejith asked:


For any person of this century, cell phone has become a part of his life without which he feels as if he is a handicap. The cell phone is one of the new inventions that have occurred in the 21st century. Even though some people are still new to the cell phones in many places of the world, there are other places where the cell phones have become history.

People cannot leave from their home without taking the cell phones with them. For majority of the people, cell phones are the most convenient way fro communication. The parents are also gifting the children with cell phones for many reasons. The major reason for these types of gifts is the concern about the safety of the children.

People find some or the other reason to use the cell phone. They are used to the habit of using the cell phone so much that people even make excuses for avoiding certain occasions where the use of cell phone may be restricted.

The major advantages of using cell phones are three:

1. the process of communication has been made faster and easier by the use of cell phones.

2. the accessories or the extra devices which are provided to the users with the cell phone make their life easier.

3. Last but not the least, cell phones act as safety devices also fro those who use it.

The main reason for the popularity that the cell phone has received during the past twenty years or so is due the faster and easier communication it has provided. Now a day, where the people don’t have time for anything, cell phone helps to convey your ideas fast. The organisations are using cell phones as a medium of interviewing the candidates.



Cathy

Mike Prull asked:


A mobile radiotelephone, often in an automobile, that uses a network of short-range transmitters located in overlapping cells throughout a region, with a central station making connections to regular telephone lines. Cell phone is also called as mobile telephone. Professional cell phone greetings are a simple, cost effective way to professionalize your image. First let’s look at what an unlocked cell phone. Some cell phones are designed to use a Subscriber Identification Module card or SIM card for short. A SIM card is a microchip that stores subscriber data. The SIM card is issued by a carrier and provides cell service by activating any phone into which it is inserted. A locked cell phone, however, will only recognize a SIM card from a particular carrier. If the cell phone is unlocked, it will recognize a SIM card from any carrier. The “lock” is software setting that keeps the cell phone “loyal” to one carrier.

The advancement in digital technology and microelectronics has included many applications like alarm clocks, calculators, Internet browsers, and voice memos for recording short verbal reminders, while at the same time making such telephones vulnerable to certain software viruses. Not only this cellular phones ad come up with camera which has the capability to send these photos to another cellular phone or computer. In many countries with inadequate wire-based telephone networks, cellular telephone systems have provided a means of more quickly establishing a national telecommunications network.

Do not allow children to use a cell phone, except for emergencies. The developing organs of a fetus or child are the most likely to be sensitive to any possible effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields.

If cell phones played a limited role in society there would be no debating their safety. Wireless communication is packaged into hip, little slide and flip phones that defy location. Talk when and where you want, take business on the road and enjoy a growing range of extra features that deliver music, video, messaging and Internet capabilities. Extraordinarily intuitive and convenient, though they are, cell phones are powerful telecommunications devices.

Well I’ve reached the point with cell phones where I feel the need to lay down the law. There are some real abuses of wireless technology being perpetrated all around us, and the time has come to create some social order out of the cell phone chaos. This is by no means an exhaustive list simply because as the technology evolves, new annoying traits will surely emerge. But commandments usually come in tens, so think of this as the first Ten Commandments of cell phone etiquette, with amendments to follow.

Telecommunications system in which a portable or mobile radio transmitter and receiver, or “telephone,” is linked via microwave radio frequencies to base transmitter and receiver stations that connect the user to a conventional telephone network. The geographic region served by a cellular system is subdivided into areas called cells. Each cell has a central base station and two sets of assigned transmission frequencies; one set is used by the base station and the other by mobile telephones. To prevent radio interference, each cell uses frequencies different from those used by its surrounding cells, but cells sufficiently distant from each other can use the same frequencies. When a mobile telephone leaves one cell and enters another, the telephone call is transferred from one base station and set of transmission frequencies to the next using a computerized switching system.



Florence