Cell Phones

Based on the way I wrote the blog entry title, it sounds like we are playing an online version of Family Feud.
It seems that everywhere you go these days, there is no escaping the cell phone. They are attached to people - literally attached to the ear or to the hip by a belt […]

Before I talk about where to download free ringtones no matter which cellular service you use, let’s take a step back for a minute.
Do you remember when all cell phones made the same ringing sound? OK, admit to that and you’ve just dated yourself. Even calling the sound “ring” is […]

What’s your wallpaper for your cell phone?
Do you customize is it or just use the default choices that come with the phone. I actually have mine set to plain white right now because I noticed that, depending on the picture, some of the information on the screen can be hard to see with a […]

What is it with people stealing cell phones? Is there really much of a black market for stolen phones these days? I remember that being a problem years ago when both price plans and the actual phone units and the per minute charges to consumers were outrageous. (Well, OK, more outrageous than […]

What is the one cell phone carrier you would avoid at all costs?
I can say that I know a decent amount about the industry (having once dealt with it at a corporate level) and they are all pretty much the same in my opinion. You need to be very careful dealing with any of […]

Do you know about all the little extra features that are packed into your cell phone?
These are some that are on mine and I bet they are on yours too if you start exploring the various menu options.
I have a calculator, currency converter, and world clock with a map. I simply manipulate the cursor […]

Besides the obvious such as talking on the phone, using it to play music, text messages, video games, and using it to surf the Internet and check e-mail, to what non-conventional uses have you put your phone?
I’ve used the light from the display as a flashlight both inside the house and out of the house […]

Did you notice that thanks to cell phones you never know anybody’s phone number any more? Years ago, we actually had to memorize numbers and keep a Rolodex or similar device right next to the phone. It’ so funny, I haven’t thought of that in years (outside of the office of course).
Anyway, these […]