Most people
choose a cell phone because of the "cool" factor or the status
symbol that it represents, but the truth is, all cell phone companies
carry attractive cellular phones. Choosing a carrier and cellular
phone service plan based on the phone
can make for a miserable cellular experience throughout the life of your
contract (which could be up to 2 years). By far the most important
factor you should consider when cell phone shopping, is the cellular
company. After all, you don't want to sacrifice...
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One
of the most competitive industries in the world is the
cellular service industry. With so much competition in one
market, a customer would be crazy not to shop around for the
among different cell phone plans. Recent
law changes are making even more of an impact on competitive
pricing. I'm talking about 2 laws in particular. The first law
that was recently passed allows customers to keep their same
phone number and take it to another carrier. The second law,
and probably the most important, is the fact that companies...
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Although
it's not the most important, by
far the most exciting part of shopping for cell phone deals
has to be
choosing the right cell phone. In fact, most people will base
their new cellular phone purchase solely on the style or cool
design of the phone. These days all cell phone companies will provide a
free phone with most of the features (camera, color screen,
ringtones, etc) just for signing up. Don't jump at the first
"hot" phone you come across...
more...
Cellular Phone Service Industry News
05/21/2008
06:12 PM
AT&T To Finish Deploying Faster 3G Network In June
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The HSUPA deployment is expected to put AT&T on par with Sprint and Verizon Wireless, which offer EVDO-based mobile broadband.
05/21/2008
03:33 PM
Lucent, Nokia win in Golden Bridge patent case
(Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. appeals court sided with
Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia (NOK1V.HE) on Wednesday,
upholding a lower court's finding that a Golden Bridge
Technology cellphone patent was invalid.
05/21/2008
03:31 PM
Mobile ads years away from breakthrough: execs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Advertising on mobile phones has enormous
potential to become a significant platform for marketers, but
any breakthrough is years away and major operators must work
together to succeed, executives said.