WHAT: Quick ways to get info about an inbound call
WHY: Even if the caller ID isn’t blocked, you may not know where the call came from
COST: Zero (text messaging rates may apply)
If I get a phone call from someone whose number doesn’t match an entry in my Address Book it simply shows the number of [...]

As I mentioned in Part 1 of this post, I have taken the plunge and become one of the 14%. I have completely given up my landline service and am now living with just a wireless phone. The holdup in doing so was my desire to keep my current landline phone number [...]

I have taken the plunge and become one of the 14%. I have completely given up my landline service and am now living with just a wireless phone. Well, almost. That 14% refers to the households that have no landline service and only wireless service - in fairness, we’ve still got [...]

WHAT: Radio stations and broadcasts on your cell phone
WHY: Handy, free and entertaining
COST: Free basic service, charges upcoming for premium version (must have data plan from carrier)
There’s a ton of competition for traditional radio stations today - iPods, satellite radio, back-seat DVD players, video games, PSP-type devices and so many more. Sometimes, though, you [...]

WHAT: An easy way to leave a voicemail on someone’s cell phone without actually calling
WHY: Sometimes want to just leave a message for, and not talk to, someone
COST: Totally free (carrier text messaging rates apply)
I enjoy talking to my friends, my fiancee, my Mom and my business associates - most of the time. There [...]

WHAT: A simple way to keep up with changes on your favorite web pages via your cell phone
WHY: Sometimes you just can’t sit at your computer waiting for changes
COST: Absolutely free (text message rates apply)
If you’re a news freak, an eBay fanatic or just someone that wants to keep up with the latest entries on [...]

WHAT: A simple, effective way to get information about products using your camera phone
WHY: It’s easier than using bar codes or product codes, or entering information on a phone’s keypad
COST: Absolutely free (text message rates apply)
After being involved with, and following, the wireless industry for more than 20 years it has become pretty rare [...]

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about the “wireless Internet” - probably since the introduction of the iPhone - and whether it will ever reach the potential that people in the industry have been predicting it would attain for years.
As some of the readers of these discussions already know I was [...]

WHAT: An easy way to back up all of contacts on your cell phone
WHY: Phones are easy to lose and most people don’t sync their address books to their computers
COST: About fifty bucks
Amongst the resolutions for the new year calling for weight loss, exercise, paying more attention to one’s spouse or significant other and various [...]

WHAT: An easy way to try before you buy
WHY: It’s hard to find time to get to the stores
COST: Zero
How come I can walk into any car dealership and, within a few minutes, get behind the wheel of a $50,000 car, but can’t get to experiment with a $50 cell phone for more than a [...]