Combine the technologies of the fantastically popular Motorola RAZR razor phone and the musical iTunes ROKR rocker phone and what do you have? In this case, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. It's the Motorola SLVR L7 "Sliver" with iTunes for Cingular Wireless, and it's a beauty in both pink and silver attire.
The ruggedized case of the Motorola SLVR is a mere half-inch thin candy-bar form factor. That means you never have to unfold your phone to use it. Just take it in hand, press the feather-touch lighted keyboard, and you're ready to talk or be entertained.
Yes, the etched glowing keyboard is borrowed directly from the RAZR design. It's combined with a large high resolution color display that's perfect for viewing album art or photos.
Album art? Indeed. The L7 sliver phone is an iTunes player as well as a cell phone. You can download, store and play up to 100 Apple iTunes that you transfer from your PC or Macintosh computer. View your album art, as you listen to your iTunes through the included stereo headset. You can also enjoy audio books and podcasts that you download.
The Motorola SLVR contains a VGA quality digital camera the 4x digital zoom. It captures those spontaneous moments to view on the high res screen or share through multimedia messaging. Share the action by switching to camcorder mode and capturing video clips up to 30 seconds in length.
Other messaging features include standard text messaging with pre-created message templates, standard email, and instant messaging with AOL, Yahoo! and ICQ messengers included. You can even browse mobile web sites with the WAP 2.0 browser.
Yes, it's a fashion phone with elegant design, but the Motorola SLVR L7 Pink and Black are very capable cell phones in their own right. Battery life is outstanding at up to 6 hours or more of talk time. It lasts even longer when you are just listening to music. Memory is expandable, with a 128 MB TransFlash card included. The phone will accept cards up to 512 MB in capacity.
You'll love displaying and using the slim sliver L7, but sometimes it's just not safe or convenient to be holding a cell phone to your ear. At those times, you have the options to turn on the built-in speakerphone or clip a Bluetooth headset on your ear for hands-free conversations.
Other features include voice memo capability, downloadable graphics and ringtones, and a huge phone book with up to 1,000 of your best friends or colleagues. How much does this all weigh? Just about 3 ounces total. You'll barely know it's in your pocket or bag.
Or why have to choose? Select a shared minutes plan and get both the pink and black SLVR phones on your service. Or pick any two available models of your choice.
For the maximum variety of phones and service, find exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Pantech C300 Spy Camera Phone
Imagine yourself at the embassy reception. When nobody is looking, you slip quietly down a dark hall and into a file room where your target it located. Glancing over your shoulder to make sure nobody has followed, you remove a small silver device from your purse and un-fold it to photograph a secret military prototype. The built-in LED flash ensures a sharp picture even in the dimly lit room. Wait! There are footsteps echoing on the floor tiles outside. Without missing a beat, you quickly snap closed your spy-cam and slip through the doorway appearing as non-challant as possible. The security check at the exit notes only a few personal items including a "decorator" cell phone. You've fooled them all, thanks to your ultra-sophisticated and equally expensive Pantech C300 spy camera issued only to secret agents.
Ah, go ahead. Enjoy the fantasy. Even though you're not really Sidney Bristow and you're not in a foreign embassy, you're in the Embassy Suites hotel. Since they foolishly decided not to renew Alias for another season, who else is going to get to use the neatest technology designed as fashion accessories? If not you, who?
The good news is that this is one fantasy you can afford to indulge yourself. The Pantech C300 does, indeed, have the appearance of something the CIA might issue. But not with the usual government price tag. In fact, this phone is free. It's free with your Cingular Wireless service order and no undercover credentials are required.
The Pantech C300 is indeed the world's smallest and lightest flip phone. The gorgeous textured silver color case measures a palmable 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches. Weight? Featherweight. Just 2.5 ounces.
The outside of your C300 sports a vivid high resolution color display, the camera lens and flash. It fits easily into any pocket or bag, even a shirt pocket or those small high fashion purses. Flip it open and you'll find a larger high resolution color display and a nicely laid out keyboard. The display gives you a great view of the clear color pictures you'll take with the built-in VGA quality digital camera, plus pictures messages you receive from your fellow agents...er...friends. You can include sound as well as text with your pictures through the Pantech's multimedia messaging capability.
Of course, there are situations when it is not prudent to speak (wink, wink). For those you have standard SMS text messaging available, plus instant messaging with AOL IM, Yahoo! Messenger and ICQ all built-in. You can even browse mobile web sites using the included WAP 2.0 browser.
At other times, it may be unsafe or inconvenient to be holding a cell phone to your ear. No problem. Just switch on the built-in speakerphone and you can converse hands-free.
Games, graphics and ringtones are all downloadable to further personalize your Pantech C300. It even supports the newer more realistic MP3 ringtones. May we suggest, say, the theme from Mission Impossible?
Of course, if your mission is to acquire a completely different model phone or wireless device, there's no need to sneak around. You'll find exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Ah, go ahead. Enjoy the fantasy. Even though you're not really Sidney Bristow and you're not in a foreign embassy, you're in the Embassy Suites hotel. Since they foolishly decided not to renew Alias for another season, who else is going to get to use the neatest technology designed as fashion accessories? If not you, who?
The good news is that this is one fantasy you can afford to indulge yourself. The Pantech C300 does, indeed, have the appearance of something the CIA might issue. But not with the usual government price tag. In fact, this phone is free. It's free with your Cingular Wireless service order and no undercover credentials are required.
The Pantech C300 is indeed the world's smallest and lightest flip phone. The gorgeous textured silver color case measures a palmable 2.7 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches. Weight? Featherweight. Just 2.5 ounces.
The outside of your C300 sports a vivid high resolution color display, the camera lens and flash. It fits easily into any pocket or bag, even a shirt pocket or those small high fashion purses. Flip it open and you'll find a larger high resolution color display and a nicely laid out keyboard. The display gives you a great view of the clear color pictures you'll take with the built-in VGA quality digital camera, plus pictures messages you receive from your fellow agents...er...friends. You can include sound as well as text with your pictures through the Pantech's multimedia messaging capability.
Of course, there are situations when it is not prudent to speak (wink, wink). For those you have standard SMS text messaging available, plus instant messaging with AOL IM, Yahoo! Messenger and ICQ all built-in. You can even browse mobile web sites using the included WAP 2.0 browser.
At other times, it may be unsafe or inconvenient to be holding a cell phone to your ear. No problem. Just switch on the built-in speakerphone and you can converse hands-free.
Games, graphics and ringtones are all downloadable to further personalize your Pantech C300. It even supports the newer more realistic MP3 ringtones. May we suggest, say, the theme from Mission Impossible?
Of course, if your mission is to acquire a completely different model phone or wireless device, there's no need to sneak around. You'll find exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
LG VX8300 Outstanding Cell Phone Deal
How would you like an excellent cell phone for everyday use that is also packed with the latest technology? The LG VX8300 may be just what you're looking for. It's got all the goodies and it's available at a discount when you order it with Verizon Wireless service.
The LG VX8300 is an upgraded model of the highly popular VX8100. The case of this clamshell style flip-phone is a sophisticated satiny gray color. It reminds you a bit of the gray polished hematite stones. You may even find yourself wanting to rub the smooth shell. While you do, have a look at the exterior display and controls. Controls? Yes, the buttons on the outside of the case are functional. You use them to control the built-in music player when you want to access your tunes without having to keep the phone open.
That's the first remarkable feature of the LG VX8300. It's a music phone. The rounded hinge for the display has two small loudspeakers that face outward. These are for stereo music playback or the hand-free speakerphone. You can listen to your music this way or plug-in a stereo headset for private enjoyment.
Where do the songs come from? You can order and download them directly from the Verizon VCAST Music Store or load your current collection onto a MicroSD memory card using the optional Verizon Music Essentials Kit. VCAST is also a video-on-demand entertainment service that lets you access news, weather, sports and music shows in Verizon's VCAST coverage area, including most major population areas.
Another technology plus is the 1.3 Megapixel digital camera with flash and 4x digital zoom. It takes vividly crisp photos that are good enough to print. You also have the option to share them with your friends using multimedia messaging. Use your camera in video mode and it's a camcorder with up to 1 hour record time, depending on how much external memory you've added. You can pop in cards for up to 1 GB of storage.
The color main display on the LG VX8300 is larger than most. It's clear and easy to read. It also functions as a high resolution monitor for downloaded videos or to admire your collection of still photos. The external color screen shows important information such as battery life, signal strength, date and time.
Other advanced features include Bluetooth communications to support a wireless Bluetooth headset for really hands-free conversations on the go. The voice activated dialing is sophisticated enough not to need any pre-training of the phone.
Of course, you also have standard text messaging, email and mobile Web browsing available. Select one of the 15 preloaded ringtones or download polyphonic or the newer MP3 ringtones to really customize your phone. The built-in voice memo recorder lets you record up to 30 separate memos, each up to a minute long. Along with the included calendar, to-do list and 500 contact phone book, this may be all the personal organizer you need.
But how is the VX8300 as an everyday cell phone? We had a chance to try one and found it to be comfortable, easy to operate and having excellent voice clarity. Even if you never use the advanced features, you'll find this cell phone to be a real treat.
Another real treat is the special limited time offer that gives you the VX8300 free after rebate. Even the 2-day delivery right to your door is free. Can you beat that? Don't wait too long, though. This offer is available as of this writing, but may expire at any time.
Of course, if you have your heart set on a different model cell phone or perhaps a different cellular carrier, you'll find just what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
The LG VX8300 is an upgraded model of the highly popular VX8100. The case of this clamshell style flip-phone is a sophisticated satiny gray color. It reminds you a bit of the gray polished hematite stones. You may even find yourself wanting to rub the smooth shell. While you do, have a look at the exterior display and controls. Controls? Yes, the buttons on the outside of the case are functional. You use them to control the built-in music player when you want to access your tunes without having to keep the phone open.
That's the first remarkable feature of the LG VX8300. It's a music phone. The rounded hinge for the display has two small loudspeakers that face outward. These are for stereo music playback or the hand-free speakerphone. You can listen to your music this way or plug-in a stereo headset for private enjoyment.
Where do the songs come from? You can order and download them directly from the Verizon VCAST Music Store or load your current collection onto a MicroSD memory card using the optional Verizon Music Essentials Kit. VCAST is also a video-on-demand entertainment service that lets you access news, weather, sports and music shows in Verizon's VCAST coverage area, including most major population areas.
Another technology plus is the 1.3 Megapixel digital camera with flash and 4x digital zoom. It takes vividly crisp photos that are good enough to print. You also have the option to share them with your friends using multimedia messaging. Use your camera in video mode and it's a camcorder with up to 1 hour record time, depending on how much external memory you've added. You can pop in cards for up to 1 GB of storage.
The color main display on the LG VX8300 is larger than most. It's clear and easy to read. It also functions as a high resolution monitor for downloaded videos or to admire your collection of still photos. The external color screen shows important information such as battery life, signal strength, date and time.
Other advanced features include Bluetooth communications to support a wireless Bluetooth headset for really hands-free conversations on the go. The voice activated dialing is sophisticated enough not to need any pre-training of the phone.
Of course, you also have standard text messaging, email and mobile Web browsing available. Select one of the 15 preloaded ringtones or download polyphonic or the newer MP3 ringtones to really customize your phone. The built-in voice memo recorder lets you record up to 30 separate memos, each up to a minute long. Along with the included calendar, to-do list and 500 contact phone book, this may be all the personal organizer you need.
But how is the VX8300 as an everyday cell phone? We had a chance to try one and found it to be comfortable, easy to operate and having excellent voice clarity. Even if you never use the advanced features, you'll find this cell phone to be a real treat.
Another real treat is the special limited time offer that gives you the VX8300 free after rebate. Even the 2-day delivery right to your door is free. Can you beat that? Don't wait too long, though. This offer is available as of this writing, but may expire at any time.
Of course, if you have your heart set on a different model cell phone or perhaps a different cellular carrier, you'll find just what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Thursday, August 10, 2006
Going Hollywood With Amp'd Mobile
Hooray for Hollywood! No, not the movies. THE Hollywood cell phone by Amp'd Mobile. How cool is it? Suffice it to say that the recommended basic service plan for the Hollywood is called "End The Boredom".
That's Amp'd Mobile for you. The name Amp'd implies something hipper than the big cellular carriers with their big stores on every corner. Amp'd has an image designed to appeal to the 18 to 35 year old crowd, but there's no bouncer standing there at the velvet rope. If you think cool, Amp'd is for you.
Now lets take a look at the Hollywood model phone. If it seems oddly familiar, it's because Hollywood's heritage is the venerable Motorola E815. Hollywood is model E816 from Motorola and has all the hot technology that gives you digital photography, video on demand, and MP3 music in an easy to carry flip-phone.
The Amp'd Mobile Hollywood has a sleek black case with two color displays. The main color display is a vibrant high resolution design intended to support Amp'd Mobile's huge selection of video entertainment and games. In metropolitan areas that enjoy the EV-DO high speed data network provided by Verizon Wireless to Amp'd, you'll be able to watch your heart's content of entertainment shows such as MTV, VH1, programming from the big three TV networks, E! entertainment and Access Hollywood, cartoons, NASCAR and Supercross racing, sports from FOX, FUEL TV, Skateboarder, Snowboarder and Surfer, Accu-Weather, Food Network, and Import Tuner.
That's just a few. There are a lot more channels available. Many are included in the higher level services called Amp'd Overload, Amp'd Overdose and Amp'd TV. Other entertainment includes Amp'd Radio with linear streaming in a variety of genres, and games like Brothers in Arms, Splinter Cell, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and Downtown Texas Hold'em.
The Amp'd Mobile Hollywood lets you carry your own music with you with a built-in stereo MP3 player. Expandable memory lets you store more of your tunes. It also lets you store the sharp high resolution pix you take with the on-board 1.3 Megapixel digital camera. It has 4x digital zoom and can act as a camcorder with video length limited only by the amount of available memory.
Hands-free operations are supported with a speakerphone, Bluetooth wireless communications and awsome voice-dialing that requires no pre-training of the phone. While this phone is definitely worth showing off, sometimes you just need to clip a Bluetooth headset on your ear and put the phone back in your pocket.
The Amp'd Mobile Hollywood has lots of other useful features including voice memo, calculator, calendar, and a huge 1,000 contact phone book with up to 6 numbers per entry. Talk time is an impressive 280 minutes max, or over 4 1/2 hours. Standby time is up to 280 hours or almost 12 days before you need to return to the charger. Of course, heavy video viewing will reduce these times. Then again, there's always plenty more electricity in the wall socket.
Of course, if you have your heart set on a different model phone or perhaps a different cellular carrier, there are great deals on exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
That's Amp'd Mobile for you. The name Amp'd implies something hipper than the big cellular carriers with their big stores on every corner. Amp'd has an image designed to appeal to the 18 to 35 year old crowd, but there's no bouncer standing there at the velvet rope. If you think cool, Amp'd is for you.
Now lets take a look at the Hollywood model phone. If it seems oddly familiar, it's because Hollywood's heritage is the venerable Motorola E815. Hollywood is model E816 from Motorola and has all the hot technology that gives you digital photography, video on demand, and MP3 music in an easy to carry flip-phone.
The Amp'd Mobile Hollywood has a sleek black case with two color displays. The main color display is a vibrant high resolution design intended to support Amp'd Mobile's huge selection of video entertainment and games. In metropolitan areas that enjoy the EV-DO high speed data network provided by Verizon Wireless to Amp'd, you'll be able to watch your heart's content of entertainment shows such as MTV, VH1, programming from the big three TV networks, E! entertainment and Access Hollywood, cartoons, NASCAR and Supercross racing, sports from FOX, FUEL TV, Skateboarder, Snowboarder and Surfer, Accu-Weather, Food Network, and Import Tuner.
That's just a few. There are a lot more channels available. Many are included in the higher level services called Amp'd Overload, Amp'd Overdose and Amp'd TV. Other entertainment includes Amp'd Radio with linear streaming in a variety of genres, and games like Brothers in Arms, Splinter Cell, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, and Downtown Texas Hold'em.
The Amp'd Mobile Hollywood lets you carry your own music with you with a built-in stereo MP3 player. Expandable memory lets you store more of your tunes. It also lets you store the sharp high resolution pix you take with the on-board 1.3 Megapixel digital camera. It has 4x digital zoom and can act as a camcorder with video length limited only by the amount of available memory.
Hands-free operations are supported with a speakerphone, Bluetooth wireless communications and awsome voice-dialing that requires no pre-training of the phone. While this phone is definitely worth showing off, sometimes you just need to clip a Bluetooth headset on your ear and put the phone back in your pocket.
The Amp'd Mobile Hollywood has lots of other useful features including voice memo, calculator, calendar, and a huge 1,000 contact phone book with up to 6 numbers per entry. Talk time is an impressive 280 minutes max, or over 4 1/2 hours. Standby time is up to 280 hours or almost 12 days before you need to return to the charger. Of course, heavy video viewing will reduce these times. Then again, there's always plenty more electricity in the wall socket.
Of course, if you have your heart set on a different model phone or perhaps a different cellular carrier, there are great deals on exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Monday, August 07, 2006
LG Chocolate Phone Sweet Discount
I wonder how many people are going to forget themselves and bite down on the new LG Chocolate phone before they realize what they're doing? Oh, then they're going to be furious. Not because they've chipped a tooth. Because they've just marred the pristine case of this delicious techno-candybar.
Verizon's challenger to both the iPod and stylish cell phones everywhere is causing quite a stir already, and it only makes it's debut this week. How can you resist? This is dark chocolate, the kind that's good for you. The red navigation markings almost look like little bits of cherry embedded in a sea of sweetness.
Beauty is far more that skin deep on the LG Chocolate. The most advanced feature is the MP3 and WMA music player that accepts plug-in memory expansion cards up to 2 GB. That's enough for 1,000 songs. Clearly this is a rival to those stand alone music players, including that tasty fruit from Cupertino.
Oh, but the LG Chocolate phone goes beyond what you'll see in a solid state music player. How about listening to your song collection on wireless headphones. The Chocolate supports stereo Bluetooth streaming via the A2DP profile. You can also use a regular Bluetooth headset for hands-free cell phone calls, but you'll need a special stereo headset or a home stereo hookup that supports A2DP to enjoy wireless music.
Ever buy and download a song on your iPod or MP3 player? I'll bet not. You need high speed wireless download capability for that. It comes built-into the LG Chocolate because ... it's a cell phone! Browse, order and download songs from the Verizon Music Store using Verizon's VCAST broadband cellular network in the metropolitan areas where it is available. You can also download your current collection from your PC with an optional USB cable.
Another advanced feature of the LG Chocolate is the 1.3 Megapixel camera that takes photos good enough to eat..er..print. Enjoy them on the large high resolution digital color display, or share with friends via multimedia messaging.
The high resolution display will also be appreciated for watching video on demand from VCAST. Verizon's optional VCAST service includes news, weather, sports and entertainment shows updated daily.
Of course, if you really have a taste for another model of phone or cellular carrier, you'll find more great deals at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Verizon's challenger to both the iPod and stylish cell phones everywhere is causing quite a stir already, and it only makes it's debut this week. How can you resist? This is dark chocolate, the kind that's good for you. The red navigation markings almost look like little bits of cherry embedded in a sea of sweetness.
Beauty is far more that skin deep on the LG Chocolate. The most advanced feature is the MP3 and WMA music player that accepts plug-in memory expansion cards up to 2 GB. That's enough for 1,000 songs. Clearly this is a rival to those stand alone music players, including that tasty fruit from Cupertino.
Oh, but the LG Chocolate phone goes beyond what you'll see in a solid state music player. How about listening to your song collection on wireless headphones. The Chocolate supports stereo Bluetooth streaming via the A2DP profile. You can also use a regular Bluetooth headset for hands-free cell phone calls, but you'll need a special stereo headset or a home stereo hookup that supports A2DP to enjoy wireless music.
Ever buy and download a song on your iPod or MP3 player? I'll bet not. You need high speed wireless download capability for that. It comes built-into the LG Chocolate because ... it's a cell phone! Browse, order and download songs from the Verizon Music Store using Verizon's VCAST broadband cellular network in the metropolitan areas where it is available. You can also download your current collection from your PC with an optional USB cable.
Another advanced feature of the LG Chocolate is the 1.3 Megapixel camera that takes photos good enough to eat..er..print. Enjoy them on the large high resolution digital color display, or share with friends via multimedia messaging.
The high resolution display will also be appreciated for watching video on demand from VCAST. Verizon's optional VCAST service includes news, weather, sports and entertainment shows updated daily.
Of course, if you really have a taste for another model of phone or cellular carrier, you'll find more great deals at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Edgy Virgin Mobile Switch_Back Phone
Virgin Mobile is as innovative in the cell phone business as Virgin Airlines is in the transportation business. You can thank the ever creative Sir Richard Branson for that. Just how innovative? Consider the Switch_Back phone. I'll bet you've never seen anything like it.
The Virgin Mobile Switch_Back (yes, that's the way it's spelled. There's an underscore in there) is a highly styled candybar phone that flips open lengthwise to reveal a complete messaging center.
It's not hard to tell who this phone is designed to please. This machine is for the serious text, AIM and email messengers among us. You get a full QWERTY keyboard, navigation pad, and a generous color main display that measures 160 x 128 pixels. It displays over 65,000 colors for easy, clear viewing.
You also get a VGA quality digital camera with flash and timer. It's the right resolution to capture those spontaneous moments and share them via multimedia messaging. Standard SMS messaging is also supported with pre-created messaging templates and eZiText for predictive text entry. eZiText will display entire words after you type just enough letters for the phone to predict the word you have in mind.
Instant messaging? You bet. AOL Instant Messenger comes built-in. You also get an email client and mobile Web browser.
Just looking at the Switch_Back open and ready for messaging, it's easy to forget that you also have a cell phone. Close the case of your Switch_Back and you're holding a sculpted black candybar phone with silver trim. All the buttons you need for standard cellular operation are right at your fingertips. You also have an external display that measures 128 x 128 pixels and has the same resolution as the main display.
This phone has a built-in speakerphone for hands-free operation, advanced voice activated dialing that requires no pretraining of the phone, customizable ringtones, wallpapers and graphics, plus a 500 contact phone book with up to 6 entries per contact plus email and street address. Talk time is up to 180 minutes or 3 hours. Standby time is up to 152 hours or over 6 days. All this in a very cool package that measures just 4.3 x 2 x 1 inches and weighs-in at 4.1 ounces.
The uniqueness of the Switch_Back is matched only by the uniqueness of Virgin Mobile service. Normally, when you order a cell phone you select the minutes plan you want and then agree to a 2 year commitment for those service terms. Your order is subject to passing a credit check before your phone is shipped. If you don't pass the stringent credit check, you can't have the phone or service.
Virgin Mobile is completely different. You order your phone online with a credit card. It's immediately shipped to you with free 2 day delivery and your new Virgin Mobile account. What about the contract?
Contract? There is no contract.
So, what's the story on service? With Virgin Mobile, you are on a pay as you go basis. You can pay by the minute, pay by the text message, or pay by the month. You also get to decide if you want to control when money is added to your account or have your credit card charged automatically so you don't forget. There are lots of different rates available depending on how many, if any, minutes or messages you want to commit to per month. Long distance and roaming charges? You've got to be kidding. Domestic long distance and roaming in "Virgin" territory is included. No extra charge for these.
If those aren't enough choices or you'd really like a regular contractual plan with a great deal on a cell phone, find exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
The Virgin Mobile Switch_Back (yes, that's the way it's spelled. There's an underscore in there) is a highly styled candybar phone that flips open lengthwise to reveal a complete messaging center.
It's not hard to tell who this phone is designed to please. This machine is for the serious text, AIM and email messengers among us. You get a full QWERTY keyboard, navigation pad, and a generous color main display that measures 160 x 128 pixels. It displays over 65,000 colors for easy, clear viewing.
You also get a VGA quality digital camera with flash and timer. It's the right resolution to capture those spontaneous moments and share them via multimedia messaging. Standard SMS messaging is also supported with pre-created messaging templates and eZiText for predictive text entry. eZiText will display entire words after you type just enough letters for the phone to predict the word you have in mind.
Instant messaging? You bet. AOL Instant Messenger comes built-in. You also get an email client and mobile Web browser.
Just looking at the Switch_Back open and ready for messaging, it's easy to forget that you also have a cell phone. Close the case of your Switch_Back and you're holding a sculpted black candybar phone with silver trim. All the buttons you need for standard cellular operation are right at your fingertips. You also have an external display that measures 128 x 128 pixels and has the same resolution as the main display.
This phone has a built-in speakerphone for hands-free operation, advanced voice activated dialing that requires no pretraining of the phone, customizable ringtones, wallpapers and graphics, plus a 500 contact phone book with up to 6 entries per contact plus email and street address. Talk time is up to 180 minutes or 3 hours. Standby time is up to 152 hours or over 6 days. All this in a very cool package that measures just 4.3 x 2 x 1 inches and weighs-in at 4.1 ounces.
The uniqueness of the Switch_Back is matched only by the uniqueness of Virgin Mobile service. Normally, when you order a cell phone you select the minutes plan you want and then agree to a 2 year commitment for those service terms. Your order is subject to passing a credit check before your phone is shipped. If you don't pass the stringent credit check, you can't have the phone or service.
Virgin Mobile is completely different. You order your phone online with a credit card. It's immediately shipped to you with free 2 day delivery and your new Virgin Mobile account. What about the contract?
Contract? There is no contract.
So, what's the story on service? With Virgin Mobile, you are on a pay as you go basis. You can pay by the minute, pay by the text message, or pay by the month. You also get to decide if you want to control when money is added to your account or have your credit card charged automatically so you don't forget. There are lots of different rates available depending on how many, if any, minutes or messages you want to commit to per month. Long distance and roaming charges? You've got to be kidding. Domestic long distance and roaming in "Virgin" territory is included. No extra charge for these.
If those aren't enough choices or you'd really like a regular contractual plan with a great deal on a cell phone, find exactly what you are looking for at Cell Phone Plans Finder.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Dump The Old Cell Phone Blues
You got the old cell phone blues? That old phone of yours looks like a couple of dogs used it as a play toy? Your carrier is pressuring you to get a new phone because the one you have won't support E911? You're on the old analog network and you have to pay a surcharge to stay there? Your friends take one look at your phone and write you off as someone stuck in the past? Is that what's bugging you, Bunky?
I know why you've still got that thing. It works OK, your contract expired ages ago, and it's just too expensive and too much trouble to go sign up for something else. Those high pressure sales people jump all over you when you go anywhere near the phone display. If you don't watch it, you'll get railroaded into buying the wrong thing and be even worse off.
Well let me tell you, friend, that help has arrived. What would you say if I told you that you can get a brand, spanking new cell phone for free? How about if you got a cash back rebate on top of free? What if you could browse online, taking your time, with NO sales pressure at all. When you find what you want, you can order it in a few minutes right from your computer, or call a toll free number and a friendly customer service agent will assist you. How would you like a new phone under these conditions?
I thought so. You can browse to your heart's content at Cell Phone Plans Finder, where you can check out the various cellular carriers, the dozens and dozens of phone models they offer, and pick the service plan that works best for you.
I know why you've still got that thing. It works OK, your contract expired ages ago, and it's just too expensive and too much trouble to go sign up for something else. Those high pressure sales people jump all over you when you go anywhere near the phone display. If you don't watch it, you'll get railroaded into buying the wrong thing and be even worse off.
Well let me tell you, friend, that help has arrived. What would you say if I told you that you can get a brand, spanking new cell phone for free? How about if you got a cash back rebate on top of free? What if you could browse online, taking your time, with NO sales pressure at all. When you find what you want, you can order it in a few minutes right from your computer, or call a toll free number and a friendly customer service agent will assist you. How would you like a new phone under these conditions?
I thought so. You can browse to your heart's content at Cell Phone Plans Finder, where you can check out the various cellular carriers, the dozens and dozens of phone models they offer, and pick the service plan that works best for you.
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