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FCC to scrutinize cell phone fees, carriers undaunted
Increasing irritation about cell phone contract termination fees is causing some service providers to revamp their policies and either drop or minimize the fees.
Tags: cell phone, FCC, phone
Research articles 2008-06-13
Seven Ways to Escape Your Cell Phone Contract
You know the drill: To get a cell phone on the cheap, you have to sign up for a two-year service contract. But what if you want to get out of that contract (so you can buy, oh, I dunno, an iPhone 3G)? Normally you're subjected to a hefty early...
Tags: Phone, ETF, Cell Phone, Financial Services, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-07-16
Travel Tips from a Million-Mile Flier
Let's just cut to the chase, shall we? Business travel sucks. It's always been difficult. Today it's horrendous. In the next few years it could be unbearable as airlines consolidate routes and pile on fees. So veteran business traveler Marshall Goldsmith checks in to Harvard Business with...
Tags: Enterprise Software, Personal Technology, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Cellular Phones, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Tail End, Product Marketing, Airport, Cell Phone, Phone, Customer Service, Sean Silverthorne, Software
Blog posts 2008-07-10
Cell Phone Carriers May Not Fence in Users for Long
Cell Phone Carriers May Not Fence in Users for LongRE: Cell Phone Carriers May Not Fence in Users for LongThe "termination fee" is really not a real "fee" that cell phone providers want to charge. It mainly is a deterrent to prevent you or us clients from "phone hopping" from...
Tags: cell phone, cell phone carrier, cell phone company, Consumerism, telephone carrier, telephone company
Discussion threads 2008-07-09
Back Up Your Windows Mobile Phone with Free Dashwire Service
When you sync your Windows Mobile phone with your PC, you're automatically getting a backup of your data. That's good, but Dashwire is better: It automatically backs up everything on your phone -- contacts, text messages, photos, videos, phone settings, and more -- to the Web, where it's accessible from any...
Tags: Rick Broida, Software, Telecom & Utilities, Cell Phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Phone, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems
Blog posts 2008-07-02
Hewlett-Packard Adds Cellphones; Disney Opts Out
Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled two new cellphones, pushing the company, best known for its computers and printers, deeper into the lucrative mobile phone market.Hewlett-Packard Co. unveiled two new cellphones, pushing the company, best known for its computers and printers, deeper into the lucrative mobile phone market.
Tags: cell phone, Disney Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.
Research articles 2007-10-15
Use Billshrink to Find a Better Cellphone Plan
The idea behind Billshrink.com is pretty simple: you let them review your cellphone bills for the previous months, and they recommend a new, cheaper plan based on your phone usage. The site also features a neat Google maps mashup that shows you what reception levels different...
Tags: David Goldenberg, Carrier, Cell Phone
Blog posts 2008-04-21
Harris Interactive survey says mobile phone-only users continue
Cell phone usage is on the increase as Americans use fewer landline telephones, studies show.
Tags: cell phone, Harris Interactive, mobile, phone, survey
Research articles 2008-04-07
Why The Motorola Breakup is All Wrong
The proposed breakup of Motorola into two companies just doesn't make any sense. Here's my thinking: --It's just crazy for a board to cave in to someone like Carl Icahn. He doesn't have the long-term interests of anyone in mind other than his own, and his is...
Tags: Board, Cell Phone, Motorola Inc., Cell-phone Business, Corporate Governance, Cellular Phones, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, William J. Holstein
Blog posts 2008-03-27
10 Essential Numbers to Keep in Your Cell Phone
Every now and then it's a good idea to update your cell phone address book, deleting old numbers, reorganizing your speed-dial, and so on. While you're at it, follow Marc and Angel's recommendations for 10 handy numbers to keep in your phone. For example, find a local locksmith and add...
Tags: Rick Broida, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Cell Phone, Address Book, Phone
Blog posts 2008-02-18
CHINA MOBILE PHONE MARKET SHARE DROPPED 2% JAN-SEP
AsiaInfo Services 12-06-2007 China Mobile Phone Market Share Dropped 2% Jan-Sep GUIYANG, Dec 06, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Chinese mobile phone makers captured 33.8% of the domestic market in the first three quarters, decreasing 2% compared AsiaInfo Services ...
Tags: cell phone, China Mobile Ltd., mobile, mobile phone company, phone
Research articles 2007-12-06
Broadband Cell Phones: Is Your Marketing Plan Ready?
700MHz C. It doesn't sound sexy, but starting today this block of the wireless spectrum is to be auctioned off for more than $10 billion. Verizon, AT&T, and Google are expected to be the prime bidders for the "C Block" spectrum. Why so valuable?...
Tags: Telecommunications, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Spectrum, Cell Phone, Broadband, Phone, Marketing, Networking, Sean Silverthorne, Wireless, Wi-Fi
Blog posts 2008-01-24
How to Extend Your Cell Phone's Battery Life
Doesn't it seem like you never get enough talk time from your phone? If the battery's a couple years old, replace it -- batteries wear out. On the other hand, maybe you just need to do a better job managing and conserving power. WikiHow shows you how to make your...
Tags: Phone, Battery, Cell Phone, Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, Rick Broida
Blog posts 2008-01-17
Why Design Your Site for Mobile Phones?
I don't know about you, but I ride mass transit every day. Granted, it is the city of San Francisco, and it is one of the most connected cities in the country, but I'm sure the same axiom would hold across every urban area in the U.S. Until today,...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jonathan Haeber
Blog posts 2008-01-15
China's Mobile Phone Users Are Double the U.S. Population
The Chinese Ministry of Information wants the world to know how connected their population is. In fact, it may not be too difficult for a country over one billion strong to report that 539.4 million Chinese now use mobile phones, which would trump the entire American adult population more than...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Telecommunications, Cellular Phones, Broadband Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Chinese Ministry Of Information, Cell Phone, Broadband, Mobile, Phone, China, Personal Technology, Jonathan Haeber
Blog posts 2008-01-07
Jamie Siminoff: Visual Voicemail
For Jamie Siminoff, the way to becoming a successful entrepreneur sat in his voicemail. Called the New Caption of Innovation by AlwaysOn.com, Siminoff is CEO of Simulscribe, a voicemail transcription service that allows subscribers to read their voicemail on the internet or with their phones, instead of sifting through...
Tags: AlwaysOn.com, texting, business growth, Jamie Siminoff, Simulscribe, transcribing, cell phone, voicemail, Telecommunications
Videos 2007-12-13
California Senate Approves Legislation Restoring Cell Phone Cancellation Rights
SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The California State Senate approved Assembly Bill 1010 by Ira Ruskin (D - Redwood City) today. Cell phone users are a step closer to winning back protections against deceptive cell phone industry practices. SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 29 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The California State...
Tags: cell phone, phone, U.S. Senate
Research articles 2006-06-29
NOKIA, LG TO LAUNCH CELL PHONE PRODUCTION IN IRAN
According to "Tehran Times", an Iranian consortium has reached preliminary agreements with mobile phone producer, Nokia to launch a cellular phone production plant in Iran, early next year (Iranian year begins March 21, 2007). Three Iranian compAccording to "Tehran Times", an Iranian consortium has reached preliminary agreements with mobile phone...
Tags: cell phone, consortium, LG Electronics Inc., Nokia Corp., phone
Research articles 2007-02-11
Casio.(WHAT ENGINEERS WANT)(Casio PhoneMate Inc.'s G'zOne mobile phone)(Brief article)
A cell phone user shouldn't have to worry if they drop Casio's G'zOne Type-V mobile phone. The device has superior dust and vibration proofing and is resistant to water, shock, humidity, salt fog, and solar radiation, all of which maintain a strong A cell...
Tags: Casio Inc., cell phone, mobile, phone
Research articles 2008-02-01
Investigating Mobile Marketing
Mobile marketing, which refers to marketing on a mobile device like a cell phone, allows you to target prospects anytime, anywhere. Assuming that mobile devices are always on and connected, they're always available as communications media. This means you can access customers and prospects when they are at home, at...
Tags: Phone, Mobile, Cell Phone, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Marketing Association, Phonecasting, Advertising & Promotion, Network Operator, Mobile Commerce, Advertisement, Mobile Device, Marketing, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-11-19
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