This is a busy time of year. There are graduations, weddings, summer vacations and many people will be beginning a new chapter of their lives. And let's not forget Fathers Day. Lots of life changes, lots of gifts and lots of expenses. What to do?
If you need a new cell phone and you need to give a great gift, you've come to the right place. When you activate a new Sprint PCS plan with a new Samsung phone, you will receive a free Samsung yepp™ Digital Audio Player. Download mp3 or WMA files to the 64 MB flash memory. Attach the included belt clip or neck strap, plug in the headphones and move to your favorite tunes with no skips or jitters, because there are no moving parts to disrupt the music. A $59.99 value, your new, free mp3 player will arrive in the same box with your new Samsung cellphone. This offer expires June 20th, so go to our online cell phone store today to place your order.
Maybe you'd rather have a new Ultra Compact DVD Player. If so, T-Mobile has what you need. Just select any new T-Mobile plan with any phone, and you'll receive a certificate that can be redeemed for a flip up DVD player that can handle all the current formats, includes a 21 function remote and S-cables to connect it to your TV.
These are both limited time offers, so order today. Not available in your local stores, you need to buy your new cellphone online to qualify. Just enter your zip code in the form and then select either Sprint PCS or T-Mobile as your preferred carrier.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Make Cheap International Phone Calls on Your Long Distance Service
How would you like a long distance calling plan that offers exceptionally low per minute phone rates on your usual long distance calls plus jaw dropping cheap calling rates on international phone calls?
This is something brand new. It's called IBN TEL Low Rates Long Distance. It's a traditional long distance service that you use with your current residential local phone service. When you want to make a long distance call, you just dial 1 plus the area code and the number you want to reach. That's it. You don't have to dial any access numbers or pin codes to get the low rates. They're automatically built into the service.
What kind of rates are we talking about? U.S. long distance rates start at 2.5 cents per minute. To find out what you'll pay, you need to take a few seconds and check for your particular location. Go to our IBN TEL service page and enter your area code and first 3 digits of your phone number in the "check availability" box on the right side of the page.
Now how about those International rates? You can call Canada for 2.5 cents per minute, Australia for 2.9, Belgium for 2.9, and China for 2.9. What? It only costs 2.9 cents per minute to call China? Since when? Since now!
You can also call Germany, Italy and Hong Kong for the 2.9 cents per minute rate. If you have relatives in any of these countries you can probably call them as cheaply as if they lived in the next state. Of course, if you are using the "too expensive" excuse to avoid calling certain parties, it might be wise to keep this to yourself.
Calls to other countries also cost less than you'll find on other long distance plans. Brazil is 8.5 cents a minute. India is 19.5 to most locations but 11.9 to Bangalore. You can call Japan for 3.9 cents a minute. Mexico is 16.9 cents a minute but 6.9 to Mexico City. Check the International Calling Rates to other countries you are interested in.
Along with the low domestic and International calling rates, IBN TEL offers 6 second billing. That means that for charging purposes you calls are timed in 6 second increments. You'll save money if your current long distance plan charges the more typical increments of 60 seconds.
What about monthly fees? There are no regular monthly fees. There is a billing fee of $1.95 if you make less than $20 worth of long distance calls in a particular month. You have a choice of receiving an online bill or a regular paper bill monthly.
But aren't bundled local and long distance plans the modern way to go? Maybe and maybe not. It takes a LOT of long distance calling to cover the monthly cost of a bundled plan. That's just within the USA. International calls are not included in your bundle and tend to be at fairly high rates. Most people are better off getting local phone service from their local phone company and switching to a lower cost long distance service like IBN TEL.
If you want to save a bundle on your in-state and state to state long distance and enjoy super low rates to other countries, you should give the IBN TEL cheap phone calls service a closer look.
This is something brand new. It's called IBN TEL Low Rates Long Distance. It's a traditional long distance service that you use with your current residential local phone service. When you want to make a long distance call, you just dial 1 plus the area code and the number you want to reach. That's it. You don't have to dial any access numbers or pin codes to get the low rates. They're automatically built into the service.
What kind of rates are we talking about? U.S. long distance rates start at 2.5 cents per minute. To find out what you'll pay, you need to take a few seconds and check for your particular location. Go to our IBN TEL service page and enter your area code and first 3 digits of your phone number in the "check availability" box on the right side of the page.
Now how about those International rates? You can call Canada for 2.5 cents per minute, Australia for 2.9, Belgium for 2.9, and China for 2.9. What? It only costs 2.9 cents per minute to call China? Since when? Since now!
You can also call Germany, Italy and Hong Kong for the 2.9 cents per minute rate. If you have relatives in any of these countries you can probably call them as cheaply as if they lived in the next state. Of course, if you are using the "too expensive" excuse to avoid calling certain parties, it might be wise to keep this to yourself.
Calls to other countries also cost less than you'll find on other long distance plans. Brazil is 8.5 cents a minute. India is 19.5 to most locations but 11.9 to Bangalore. You can call Japan for 3.9 cents a minute. Mexico is 16.9 cents a minute but 6.9 to Mexico City. Check the International Calling Rates to other countries you are interested in.
Along with the low domestic and International calling rates, IBN TEL offers 6 second billing. That means that for charging purposes you calls are timed in 6 second increments. You'll save money if your current long distance plan charges the more typical increments of 60 seconds.
What about monthly fees? There are no regular monthly fees. There is a billing fee of $1.95 if you make less than $20 worth of long distance calls in a particular month. You have a choice of receiving an online bill or a regular paper bill monthly.
But aren't bundled local and long distance plans the modern way to go? Maybe and maybe not. It takes a LOT of long distance calling to cover the monthly cost of a bundled plan. That's just within the USA. International calls are not included in your bundle and tend to be at fairly high rates. Most people are better off getting local phone service from their local phone company and switching to a lower cost long distance service like IBN TEL.
If you want to save a bundle on your in-state and state to state long distance and enjoy super low rates to other countries, you should give the IBN TEL cheap phone calls service a closer look.
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
Low Long Distance Phone Rate Search Engine
Which is best for you, a bundle of local and long distance phone services or separate local and long distance calling plans?
Time's up! The real answer is that it depends completely on your particular location and calling pattern. A bundled plan is best for some people. But for many others, keeping your current local phone company for local calls only and switching your long distance service to a competitive provider will give you a lower total phone cost per month.
For instance, I just tried a quote on our Quick Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator for our phone line in Illinois. This quick calculator assumes that you have one phone line and make 100 minutes of Interstate calling per month and 100 minutes of Intrastate long distance calls for a total of 200 minutes. All I did was enter my area code and the first 3 digits of the phone number. That's enough to identify which local phone company you are using. In about a second, it put up a chart of 10 long distance providers and what each would charge per month. It's like a search engine for long distance service.
In this case the winner is Unitel Long Distance with inter-state calls at 2.7 cents per minute and Illinois calls at 1.9 cents per minute. There is no monthly fee, so the cost of the 200 total long distance minutes would be $4.60.
Now, I can get local phone service with Caller ID for about $23 a month. Using my current local phone service with UniTel long distance gives me a total phone cost per month of $28 more or less. I say that because we pay for local calls by the call and the rates varies with the time of day. Also, the quick calculator doesn't figure in any taxes or government mandated fees. Those tend to be the same no matter what service you have. You can get an estimate on how much they are by clicking on the Total LD amount link on the calculator results page.
OK, so $28 for separate local and long distance service. How does that compare with bundled? A 200 minute bundled plan here is $33.99 less taxes and surcharges. I could also get an unlimited plan for $49.99 a month. That would be great if I talked a lot more on the phone than I really do.
But, wait. Even if you're a big talker, don't jump for that unlimited plan yet. If you want to same money, it's worth doing a little extra research. For that, we'll use a Detailed Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator. This one lets you enter the number of in-state and out of state minutes you actually call each month. You can also include calls to other countries and the calculator will include them in the total. You'll get a fair assessment of which service will give you the lowest total long distance bill. With UniTel long distance, I would have to make more than 1,150 minutes a month of intrastate and interstate long distance calls for an unlimited bundled plan to save me money.
Now, here's your money saving assignment. Find your phone bill and see how many minutes of long distance calls you make per month. Be sure to include Intralata or local long distance calls which are billed by your local phone company unless you elect to have your competitive long distance provider bill them, usually at the in-state rate. Use either the Quick Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator or the Detailed Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator to search for the best rates in your location. Rates vary by state and even within states depending on which phone office serves you. Now compare what you pay now with what you would pay with a different long distance provider and compare that to bundled local and long distance service offers.
Voila! You now know what your best phone service option is! Congratulations. All you need to do now is place your order so you'll pay less for phone calls in the future. With either of the long distance calculators, you can simply click on the name of the provider and you'll be taken directly to that service for more details and easy online ordering.
Can businesses also save money on their long distance calls? You bet. For a business location rather than residential, use the Detailed Business Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator.
Time's up! The real answer is that it depends completely on your particular location and calling pattern. A bundled plan is best for some people. But for many others, keeping your current local phone company for local calls only and switching your long distance service to a competitive provider will give you a lower total phone cost per month.
For instance, I just tried a quote on our Quick Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator for our phone line in Illinois. This quick calculator assumes that you have one phone line and make 100 minutes of Interstate calling per month and 100 minutes of Intrastate long distance calls for a total of 200 minutes. All I did was enter my area code and the first 3 digits of the phone number. That's enough to identify which local phone company you are using. In about a second, it put up a chart of 10 long distance providers and what each would charge per month. It's like a search engine for long distance service.
In this case the winner is Unitel Long Distance with inter-state calls at 2.7 cents per minute and Illinois calls at 1.9 cents per minute. There is no monthly fee, so the cost of the 200 total long distance minutes would be $4.60.
Now, I can get local phone service with Caller ID for about $23 a month. Using my current local phone service with UniTel long distance gives me a total phone cost per month of $28 more or less. I say that because we pay for local calls by the call and the rates varies with the time of day. Also, the quick calculator doesn't figure in any taxes or government mandated fees. Those tend to be the same no matter what service you have. You can get an estimate on how much they are by clicking on the Total LD amount link on the calculator results page.
OK, so $28 for separate local and long distance service. How does that compare with bundled? A 200 minute bundled plan here is $33.99 less taxes and surcharges. I could also get an unlimited plan for $49.99 a month. That would be great if I talked a lot more on the phone than I really do.
But, wait. Even if you're a big talker, don't jump for that unlimited plan yet. If you want to same money, it's worth doing a little extra research. For that, we'll use a Detailed Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator. This one lets you enter the number of in-state and out of state minutes you actually call each month. You can also include calls to other countries and the calculator will include them in the total. You'll get a fair assessment of which service will give you the lowest total long distance bill. With UniTel long distance, I would have to make more than 1,150 minutes a month of intrastate and interstate long distance calls for an unlimited bundled plan to save me money.
Now, here's your money saving assignment. Find your phone bill and see how many minutes of long distance calls you make per month. Be sure to include Intralata or local long distance calls which are billed by your local phone company unless you elect to have your competitive long distance provider bill them, usually at the in-state rate. Use either the Quick Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator or the Detailed Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator to search for the best rates in your location. Rates vary by state and even within states depending on which phone office serves you. Now compare what you pay now with what you would pay with a different long distance provider and compare that to bundled local and long distance service offers.
Voila! You now know what your best phone service option is! Congratulations. All you need to do now is place your order so you'll pay less for phone calls in the future. With either of the long distance calculators, you can simply click on the name of the provider and you'll be taken directly to that service for more details and easy online ordering.
Can businesses also save money on their long distance calls? You bet. For a business location rather than residential, use the Detailed Business Long Distance Phone Rate Calculator.
Monday, May 02, 2005
Star Wars Video Phone plus 2 Free Movie Tickets
Have you seen the new Star Wars video phone from Sony Ericsson yet? It's their z500a model that has been tricked out for all you George Lucas fans. The Limited Edition Star Wars Commemorative Phone comes with collectible TIE Fighter sound effect, C-3PO Ringtone and Star Wars Character Graphics. The Episode III: Revenge of the Sith game and video clip are pre-loaded. With the optional Star Wars faceplate, this is THE cell phone for the Jedi Master in you! You'll get a mail-in rebate for your Star Wars changeable covers.
So, what kind of phone is under all that great customization? Glad you asked. The Sony Ericsson z500a includes a VGA digital camera with 4x zoom, video capture, streaming multimedia viewing capability for 3GPP Video and MPEG4, wireless multi-player gaming, PC synchronization, mobile web browsing with WAP 2.0 and more. It can handle polyphonic ringtones with 40 chords, MP3 ringtones, ringer profiles and picture caller ID. Download more 3D and Star Wars graphics, MIDI, Supertone or MP3 ringtones, and change the removable covers to build your perfect phone.
And don't worry about having to stay tethered to your charger. You'll have up to 600 minute of talk time(10 hours) and up to 264 hours of stand by time(that's 11 days!). When you do need to recharge, you'll have a car charger that comes along at no cost as a bonus.
You'll find many more great cell phones and cell phone plans at Cell Phone Plans Finder. Compare cell phone plans now.
So, what kind of phone is under all that great customization? Glad you asked. The Sony Ericsson z500a includes a VGA digital camera with 4x zoom, video capture, streaming multimedia viewing capability for 3GPP Video and MPEG4, wireless multi-player gaming, PC synchronization, mobile web browsing with WAP 2.0 and more. It can handle polyphonic ringtones with 40 chords, MP3 ringtones, ringer profiles and picture caller ID. Download more 3D and Star Wars graphics, MIDI, Supertone or MP3 ringtones, and change the removable covers to build your perfect phone.
And don't worry about having to stay tethered to your charger. You'll have up to 600 minute of talk time(10 hours) and up to 264 hours of stand by time(that's 11 days!). When you do need to recharge, you'll have a car charger that comes along at no cost as a bonus.
You'll find many more great cell phones and cell phone plans at Cell Phone Plans Finder. Compare cell phone plans now.
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