Everyone is looking to save money these days. The economy is in the dumps. Prices on everything are going up and wages are going down. Cell phones have become an absolute necessity in this day and age. They can check email, make calls, browse the internet and you can even type up reports on them. Canceling a cell phone plan because it's too expensive just isn't an option for some people. Many people, therefore, look towards cheap phone plans so that they can save money and still have the connectivity that a cell phone offers you. There are a few ways to save money on your phone bill, and here's how.
First off, you need to heavily customize the plan that you're buying to fit the needs of you and your family. The most important aspect to a phone plan is how many minutes you're going to end up using. If your family likes to talk and you have teenagers you need to invest in a good amount of minutes. Going over your monthly limit is a sure way to put you in the poor house. If you don't need minutes don't spend the money on buying them.
Another important aspect to the customization aspect of cheap phone plans or buying cheap phones for sale is whether or not you need texting. Texting can be used for more than just pleasure. Many businesses use texting as a forms of communication. Some people simply would not be able to have a phone without texting. These people should consider investing heavily in a texting plan. May different companies offer unlimited texting for pretty cheap. If you're someone who only texts occasionally you can always get a plan that gives you a certain amount of texts a month. These plans are scary for some because if you do end up going over you're going to end up paying a large sum of money to your phone company.
The last aspect of the customization process is whether or not you want a data plan. A data plan lets you browse the internet and do other things online. If you buy a limited data plan you'll only be able to browse so much before you start to be charged. Unlimited data plans are great for businessmen who need constant access to the internet so that they can keep in touch with their clients, their bosses and other important people. Also, many teenagers and children like a data plan so that they can keep the internet with them.
Making your phone bill fit your needs is a great way to save money. Don't spend a premium on something you never use!
Practical Entry-Level Blackberry Curve 8530 Hits Market for $60/mo plan through MetroPCS
As of July 2010, MetroPCS is offering the Blackberry Curve 8530 for an affordable $60 unlimited monthly plan. Although this model has been available with other carriers such as Verizon and Sprint, MetroPCS makes this entry-level Blackberry accessible to its core customers through its "no-contract" plan. MetroPCS customers can expect to spend $230 on the Blackberry Curve 8530 model after a $50 prepaid Visa Card rebate. According to reviews from Nicole Lee of CNET.com (August 31, 2010), service for calls in San Francisco, CA came through clearly on both ends of the line and no background noise was reported.
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Callers and receivers both reported good volume on calls, clarity of call transmission and voices on the line were reported to sound "natural." No dropped calls were reported during CNET's testing of the MetroPCS service for the Blackberry Curve 8530. Mobile web pages were reported to have loaded in approximately 15 seconds while regular web pages took up to one minute to load. The image quality of video content was reported as "grainy," in part due to the low-resolution screen of the 8530 Blackberry Curve model.
The 8530 Blackberry model comes equipped with an 1150mAH lithium ion battery, giving customers an average talk time of 5.4 hours after being fully charged. Upon purchase of the Blackberry 8530, MetroPCS customers get an AC adaptor, a USB cable, a companion cd, and phone reference material.
Overall, reviewers of this phone option through MetroPCS liked the compactness and lightness of the phone's design, and that it came equipped with features like push-email; Wi-Fi; EV-DO; popular IM services like Blackberry Messenger; GPS; Bluetooth; access to the latest ringtones and games through the Metro App Store and Blackberry App World, and a 2.0 megapixel camera with zoom and video recording features.
The 8530 also comes with a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a useful addition for customers with upgraded headphones. Customers who buy cheap phones for sale most enjoyed what they reported to be "fantastic" sound quality and clarity. Metro PCS also offers features unique to their service, including the Metro Navigator, Metro Banking, Metro Back-up and Premium Directory Assistance. Negatives for the phone include a low-resolution screen and sometimes unreliable 3G service. Some users complained of a cramped QWERTY keyboard surface; though the keys of the 8530 have been raised for faster typing and the trackpad is an improvement over the older models' trackball. All in all, customers will likely appreciate the phone for the basics it gets right consistently and its low monthly plan through MetroPCS. Although the $230 price tag might seem steep, the bottom line might be well worth it in order to have freedom from annual phone contracts.
More Metro PCS Phones for Sale
Verizon Motorola Droid X for Sale
The Motorola Droid X, the latest Verizon Wireless Android-based smartphone, was released July 15th, 2010 after much anticipation, fueled by Verizon's advertising campaign which was launched on YouTube nearly a month earlier. The Motorola Droid X features a 1Ghz processor, which provides amazingly fast browsing speed when using Verizon's 3G network hot-spot capability. With 8GB of pre-installed memory, easily expandable to 40GB, Droid X is more than capable of nearly limitless storage.
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The Droid X uses MicroSD storage, making expansion not only very affordable but also readily available. Droid X's 4.3" FWVGA LCD crystal clear display is ideal for viewing text, photos or video. Easy OneTouch access to Droid X's features and functions is a snap with the Six Panel Car Dock Screen. The 400K pixel widescreen makes viewing movies or listening to music a whole new experience. Another plus; Droid X offers larger program launcher and application icons that make them easier to locate. Another helpful Droid feature is the Battery Utility, which allows the user to pinpoint which application is consuming power needlessly or excessively, making user optimization a simple task.
Droid X's virtual onscreen keyboard features Swype, the latest and easiest way to enter text. Swype is amazingly intuitive software that is changing the way smartphone users "type." Swype's revolutionary text-input technology allows users to drag their fingers from letter to letter to form words rather than the traditional "tapping." The "smart" feature virtually eliminates typos with it's intuitive "spell-correct" capability, making even the worst of spellers error-free.
Connectivity with other computers is also extraordinarily simple; plug the Droid X in, and it shows up as a USB drive. The Droid's unified e-mail inbox makes adding accounts from "outside" e-mail services a snap, and adding accounts from social networks is just as simple. With the Droid X's 8MP camera, the ability to take pictures or video has never been simpler, and Droid X's lightning-fast processor makes posting your content almost ridiculously quick and easy.
GPS, text-to-speech and live traffic/weather come bundled with the Droid X, and with Google's Android Market, thousands of applications and associated widgets are readily available, making the Droid X it's own "hot-spot." The Droid X's Power Widget allows the user to turn GPS, Wi-Fi, etc. on and off with a simple tap, saving battery power but still remaining easily accessible with another simple tap. Verizon's close association with Skype is also
a Droid X bonus, allowing users to "Skype-to-Skype" effortlessly, enabling virtual video conferencing when "face-to-face" is required.
Compared to it's peers, the Droid X holds numerous advantages, which you can be certain the competitors are
scrambling to integrate into their product. And after all, isn't imitation the sincerest form of flattery?
Other cheap phones for sale, and Verizon cell phones for sale:
Verizon HTC Droid Incredible For Sale
Verizon Motorola Droid for Sale
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Cricket Blackberry Curve 8530 for Sale
Cell phone company Cricket has taken the mobile phone market by storm with their no contract and no overages plans. They are four plans available that are all very reasonably priced. Each plan includes unlimited talk minutes to anywhere in the country. Free long distance, voice mail, and caller ID are also a part of each plan. There is unlimited text messaging as well.
In addition to their popular plans, Cricket has recently added more popular phones like the Blackberry Curve 8530. This sleek smart phone is light weight and is 4.29 inches tall and 2.36 inches wide and has a depth of .55 inches. This mighty phone has superior battery life that can sustain up to 4.5 hours of talk time and 10.5 days of idle time. Despite being small and thin, the phone is solid and can withstand being dropped.
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The Blackberry Curve 8530 is equipped with GPS navigation and Wi-Fi capability. It has a 2.0 mega pixel camera and recording capabilities with a 5x zoom and fixed focus for clear shots every time. It also doubles as a media player that streams mp3 music and video.The new trackpad takes the place of previous Blackberry model's trackball. It's 5.0 operating system also makes it powerful and has new settings that make the phone experience a better one. It has a QVGA display above a QWERTY keyboard.
The Cricket Blackberry plan has a low monthly rate that requires no contract. In addition to unlimited talk, text, long distance, and free voice mail and caller ID it features unlimited picture and video messaging. It also has 3 way calling, call forwarding, a data backup protection plan, unlimited mobile web browsing, and international texting capabilities.
It also has everything needed to enhance the Blackberry Curve 8530 like access to the Blackberry App World, Blackberry Push Email, and Blackberry Messenger which makes it distinct from other cricket phones for sale. It also features html web browsing. There are online discounts available such as free overnight shipping and web discounts offering substantial savings on the price of the phone.
Blackberry App World opens up a world of possibilities for Blackberry users. It features credit card and billing options, bar code scanning capabilities, low priced apps starting at .99 cents, new streamlined My World view, and new "Top 25" lists. There are plenty of free apps to download like facebook, Twitter, Drive Safely, and Map Quest.
Included accessories with the Cricket plan and telephone are a travel charger, standard lithium ion battery, a 2GB microSD card, and a USB cable. Available accessories are Bluetooth headsets, universal case with stud closure, and the iGo MicroUSB A97 Power Tip charger. This Blackberry is a great option when looking for cheap phones for sale.
Apple recently released the newest generation in their popular iPhone line: the iPhone 4G. In its fourth generation, the new iPhone 4 is the slimmest smart phone in the entire world and is also one of the fastest. The iPhone 4G is a fast and functional smart phone for staying in touch, entertainment and even business related tasks.
The first noticeable different about the iPhone 4 is its shape. The iPhone 4 has a flat back and front while the iPhone 3G and 3GS backs were curved. The body is shiny and made of glass, giving the phone a sleek and trendy look. The screen uses new technology called retina display. The screen resolution is 960x940 with 326 pixels per inch. These impressive numbers allow the iPhone 4 to have one of the crispest, most colorful and clear displays available on the market today.
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Apple improved iPhone battery life with its newest model. The iPhone 4 battery allows users 7 hours of talk time on a 3G network, 6 hours of internet browsing on a 3G network and 10 hours of browsing while connected to a WiFi network. The iPhone 4 has a standby battery life of 300 hours.
The iPhone 4 processor is also one of the fastest on the market. A fast processor increases the speed at which applications can be used. The iPhone 4 has multitasking ability, allowing users to switch back and forth between different apps.
Face Time is one of the more popular features that only the iPhone 4 offers. Users can use Face Time to video chat with each other, but to do so, they must be connected to a WiFi network. This is a valuable feature for friends, family, and business associates who need to communicate face-to-face but are physically too far away to do so. To accomplish Face Time, the iPhone 4 has a front facing camera which is meant to focus on faces from arms lengths away. The 5 megapixel traditional camera on the back of the phone may also be used to share live video feed.
iPhone 4 users no longer need to purchase expensive video camera equipment if they wish to take the occasional video at special events. The new iPhone is equipped with a High Definition video camera. Users can even purchase an iMovie app that makes editing videos on the iPhone 4 an easy task.
Apple is constantly redesigning and reinventing smart phone technology. With the iPhone 4G, the advancements are phenomenal. The iPhone 4G is the perfect phone for those who appreciate high quality smart phones with a lot of extra features.
The iPhone is a smartphone with an internet and it is a multimedia enabled. The iPhone is a touch screen device with a virtual keyboard. Its functions include a camera phone, a portable media player and have an internet.
June 29, 2007 was the day when the iPhone was out in the market. Time Magazine called the iPhone the Invention of the Year in 2007. The initial price was US$499 for the 4GB and US$599 for the 8GB. July 11, 2008 was when the iPhone 3G was released. It has a 3G data speed via UMTS with 3.6Mbps HSDPA downloading. Then there is the iPhone 3GS. It was released last June 19, 2009. It is an improved version. It has an iPhone 3.0 operating system. The camera has a higher resolution and video capability. It also has a voice control and has a 7.2Mbps HSDPA downloading.
The latest and the next iPhone to be released by Apple is the iPhone 4G and its not like typical cheap phones for sale. There are rumours that it will be released this July 2010. No one knows how it looks and what will be the latest application will be in the iPhone 4G. The security of Apple was always perfect. They have security locked armoured doors with codes that change every few minutes in their Cupertino office. But, despite their tight security, they still had a deficiency on their security. Gray Powell, an Apple software engineer working on the iPhone Baseband Software left the iPhone test unit at a beer garden in Redwood City. Then, that is where the leak of the iPhone 4G started. Gizmodo was able to get the unit and disassembled it.
The iPhone 4G according to Gizmodo has a front facing video chat camera. The back camera was also improved compared to the iPhone 3GS and has a flash. It has a micro SIM. No other cell phone uses the micro SIM. The iPhone runs a 4.0 Operating system. It also has an aluminium border and has a smaller screen but has a higher resolution. The phone measures 4.50 inches by 2.31 inches by 0.37 inches and weighs 140 grams. The battery is 5.25WHr at 3.7V
Iphone 4G Accessories
Otterbox Defender Case for the Apple iPhone 4G
US $199.99
