Google Inc., which owns the most popular and widely used search
engine in the world, will be launching their line of mobile phones,
the first to run on the company’s operating System, Android,
right in schedule.
June 19, 2008
Verizon Communications Inc. is preparing to offer discounts
to their wireless customers who subscribe to Verizon’s Internet
or television services but who do not have a land line phone
June 18, 2008
Sprint’s new Samsung Instinct, the most feasible competition
for the iPhone, is not only being launched first but will also be
less expensive, so a writer for the Washington Post is launching
a comparison.
June 17, 2008
Although it is by no means as widespread as email spam, text
message spam on phones is becoming increasingly common – and
annoying. According to the Seattle P-I, however, there are several
things cell phone users can do to block unwanted texts – 1.5
billion of which are expected to strike people this year.
Time Usage (Frequency of use)
Most carriers offer packages that allow for different rates based on
usage. If you plan to use the phone only occasionally, select and economy
plan. If you make frequent calls, it may be more economical to sign up
for a plan that provides a certain amount of free minutes of usage. Heavy
users should sign up for a service plan which provides a higher monthly
fee, several free hours and the lowest rate of air time
Minimal Usage : For safety and emergency
Minimal usage really means under 20 minutes or so a month. If you want
to have a phone nearby in case of emergencies or want to give your child
a phone in case they are late, then you fit into this category. Most companies
offer plans such as "security plan" which normally keep your
phone active without any included minutes. Per minute costs can be anywhere
from 25-40 cents so you can see that these plans are intended for those
who won't use the phone too often. These plans normally cost fewer than
20 dollars a month. Alternatively, you can seriously consider a prepaid
plan.medium usage : To keep in touch with the people close to you
Medium Usage
Medium usage would constitute anywhere from 100-500 minutes a month. Although
this seems a lot, you would be surprised how quickly minutes go by. Those
people who start off with the security plan and start using an average
of 50 or so minutes a day are much better off choosing a plan with at
least 100 minutes as you can see the difference. 100 minute plans normally
cost 20-25 dollars a month. Most plans in the 100-500 minute range cost anywhere from 20-30 dollars,
on average. They are intended for those people who want to use their phone
at least a little bit per month but not extensively.
High Usage
Normally, one can consider high usage to be over 500 minutes. Most people
requiring these types of minutes are either using them for business or
really have to stay in touch with all of their friends at all times of
day. Some people actually cancel home phone service and use their cell
phones instead. This normally happens with the higher packages such as
2000 minutes or so. Prices for these plans can range from 35-70 dollars
a month.
If you want to know more about how many minutes
to buy, click here.
June 23, 2008
