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Too often, cell phone users realize that the contract or provider that they’ve chosen to go with isn’t cutting the mustard. It could be that they don’t like their plan, their provider isn’t treating them well, or they can’t afford the costs anymore. Whatever the reason, if you’ve got a monthly plan, you’ve got a contract – and breaking it can be an exercise in extreme annoyance. A few years ago, breaking a contract was next to impossible. Like any legal document, it was virtually indestructible. However, the cell phone companies have realized the need for the ability for termination; so, they have allowed users to get out of their contract if they need to. However, it’s still not that easy, and there are things you’ve got to know before simply cancelling a contract.
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We’ve recently been browsing around Canadian cell phone providers to get a feel for the landscape up North. It’s definitely a ton different than it is in the U.S., and by different we mean more expensive. One thing we noticed was that one of Canada’s Big Three, Telus, had a calling plan called My Faves. Strange, we thought, T-Mobile has the same thing here. We wonder if they’re in cahoots. Turns out, they’re not, and T-Mobile has filed suit over Telus’s usage of the phrase.
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Did you know that in 2006, residential and pay phone spending was just $18 more per household than cell phone bills? So it makes absolute sense that 2007 is the year that cell phones become king. And that’s just on a residential level. If we’re going to take business into the equation, the cell phone superiority has been going on for years. But from a residential standpoint, this is just the beginning.
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Video games these days are full of amazing graphics and wonderful functions, and they’re literally feasts for the eyes and captivating for anyone who appreciates amazing work. Generation X and Y folks, however, might reminisce about the fun they had playing on the old Atari system or Commodore 64. If you’re a bit younger, you probably remember the joys of Super Mario on the NES or the ever-popular Legend of Zelda. No matter what your video game of choice was, good times were had by all – and why can’t they continue for today’s mobile world?
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Ho ho ho! Merry…happy…eh, whatever. It’s the holidays, which means you’re bound to receive plenty of calls from long-lost friends and relatives, wishing you a happy whatever it is you celebrate. Problem is, you probably don’t want to field calls from all of them. So you do what every other person in the world does: Send ‘em to voicemail. ::Sigh:: But that just means that you have to listen to their 15-minute message chronicling everything that’s happened since the last time you saw them. There is no easy way out…you have to pick your poison. That is, unless you’re with Alltel.
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With the ouster of Gary Forsee two months ago, Sprint has been searching for the CEO that will bring them out of the dumpster. Well, not that they’re getting killed — they’re still the No. 3 carrier in America by a decent margin. But they still need to turn it around before good ol’ T-Mo comes a knockin’. They found their man, though, naming Daniel “Herman” Hesse their new chief exec. He comes from Embarq, which was actually Sprint’s local-phone unit until it became a public company last year.
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That number puts in a semi state of shock. Two-hundred fifty million? We remember when the population of the U.S. was around that number — and that wasn’t more than five years ago. Just 10 years ago, there were 48 million U.S. wireless subscribers, and about 20 years ago there were just over 200,000. The craziest part is that there is still plenty of room for growth.
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It was reported late last week that T-Mobile was blocking Twitter sevice from their phones. Twitter has an opt-in, short code arrangement with T-Mo, though as of Friday it appeared as if the carrier was blocking the social networking service. This was speculated through Saturday. However, after hearing what Twitter is having to say on the issue, combined with a return to service — well, sort of — it seems to have been a technical failure all along.
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Cell phones are everywhere and in everyone’s hands, and if you haven’t gotten one, you’re unfortunately behind the times. It’s not that having a cell phone makes you more popular – although in many cases, the accessibility is a good thing – it’s more so because today’s society is on the move and communication has to be wireless. It’s relatively easy to get a cell phone, and if you want to stay with the times, it’s also pretty much a requirement.
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Sprint is struggling for an identity, and it seems nothing has gone right for them since their purchase of Nextel back in 2005. So, in an addition to drop a few extra pounds and prepare to come back onto the scene, they dropped their “problem” customers and picked a new marketing direction. They’re focusing on data services, so it makes sense that they’ve struck a deal with Fox Interactive Media, which owns MySpace.
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