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3 Tips for getting the best cell phone deal
#1. Understand your needs
What do you really use your cell phone for? Unlimited anything always seems attractive, however, “unlimited” typically comes with a hefty price tag. I happen to have an unlimited data plan – a relic by today’s standards – but I only use 25MB of data per month. So what do I with it? Well, I check and respond to emails repeatedly when on the road. I can’t say I enjoy typing emails on my phone so I keep it short; however, I do approximately 150 emails per month. I don’t do a whole lot of web browsing from my device, in part because the experience isn’t the greatest, (HTC S720 – Slider Keyboard) but I do browse the web as more of a necessity. For example to win an argument or prove a point – I Google It -, to find a location or the contact information of a business or to get updated scores of games. The cell phone market usually communicates data plans in gigabytes (GB), so to put it differently I use 0.025 GB of data per month. So if I had a 1GB data plan I would be able to do 40 times as much as I do per month all things being equal. The biggest culprit we hear off when it comes to exceeding one’s data plan is watching videos from YouTube on your cellphone. That is the fastest way to run up a huge bill if you aren’t careful, so some common sense is required. Know where you stand in terms of data usage, check out this table to learn more about what you can do with the various data plans.
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How to Dry a Wet iPhone
Don’t panic there is hope… well sort of.
I recently got caught in the rain on my motorcycle. I didn’t realize that my iPhone was in an outside pocket that didn’t have a waterproof liner. I rode home in the pouring rain for over an hour. When I finally got home the phone was still on and drenched. The phone was so wet there was water dripping from the bottom of the phone. I immediately turned the phone off and begun to dry it with a towel. I removed the SIM card and noticed that the water had gotten into the phone. I got out a blow dryer and begun to blow cool air into the phone from every opening. (Never use hot air as there are several sensitive areas that use a delicate adhesive that may loosen and cause more damage). I continued drying the iPhone for 2 hours, alternating the direction of the air from the top of the device to the bottom. Read the rest of this entry »
iPhone Messenger – Ping!
Push Email Notifications for iPhone
New APP from the guy who brought you Smart Dial, Memory Sweep, PushGmail and seven more apps. Now you can message your friends from one iPhone to another iPhone using Ping! Similar to the Blackberry Messenger, with push notifications. Using a unique Ping! ID you will be able to message your friends with an iPhone or iPod touch. Both parties will need a Ping! ID to use the service. The app is free and you will not be charged additional carrier charges, like text messaging fees.
The design and layout is similar to the SMS app and it behaves in the same way. Any messages you send will instantly arrive at the recipients’ iPhone. If you’re not using the phone, a notification will pop up on the home screen. Read the rest of this entry »
Photo Contest Winner Picks iPhone
myCELLmyTERMS.com First Contest Winner
Congratulations to Colleen Cole of Brampton Ontario, the first place prize winner of “Summer in Toronto” photo contest for her submission Dad at The Game.
Colleen Cole (snickerzmom) won the “Summer in Toronto” photo contest on Lenzr.com and then had a choice to make…
On Sept 3rd 2009, she met Paul Peic of myCELLmyTERMS inside the Arriba restaurant on the north side of the Rogers Centre in downtown Toronto. They talked about her cell phone strategy as the Blue Jays rehearsed on left field below. Colleen is a smart phone ‘early adopter’ who purchased a HipTop II phone (released as the ‘Sidekick’ in Canada) back in April 2005. She was busy taking pictures with her phone back then too.
The meeting was the perfect end to an exciting promotion that just happened to coincide with another family visit to a Blue Jays game (playing New York Yankees) with her father, who is the subject of the winning photo. Here’s Paul presenting Colleen with her choice of phone.
Fix your iPhone 3Gs Apps without rebooting!
Saving my iPhone Apps – from frustration to Success
A few days ago, I ran into a problem with my iPhone 3G. I tried running several of my apps and none of them were working. When I tried to run them, they immediately would turn off and go back to the iPhone home screen. After several attempts, I decided to reset the iPhone and then turn it back on to see if that would fix the problem… no luck.
Blackberry Messenger
Blackberry’s Instant Messaging
Another great feature of the blackberry is its’ Instant Messaging capability. The ability to communicate in real time from one blackberry device to another is a real advantage for businesses and consumers alike, regardless of where they are located, for FREE, unlike SMS/text messages. Amazing! Read the rest of this entry »
iPhone Music Controls
How to Play Your iPhone Music from the Home Screen
There is a way to listen to music on the iPhone without having to unlock the phone with the slider bar. Most people stumble on this feature by accident.
When the iPhone is locked, you can access controls to listen to your music by double clicking the home button. A pop up window appears with a triangle for play, and both a rewind and fast forward icon. This saves time by allowing you to listening to your music without having to go through unlocking the phone with the slider bar, pressing iPod, selecting a song and then pressing Play. The only downfall is that it will only play the Playlist or Album that was playing before you locked the phone. Read the rest of this entry »
iPhone Earphones Tips & Tricks
The iPhone’s Earphones Do More Than You Think!
The little button on the earphone wire is used as a microphone and a multi function device. By clicking on this button once you can either answer or end a call.
It also has many uses when listening to your music.
While Listening to a Song
- clicking once pauses the song
- clicking twice brings you to the next track
- clicking three times takes you to the song prior to the one you are currently listening to
Cell Phone Tips – Conference Calling with the iPhone
Conference Calling on the iPhone
The iphone is the only phone that allows you to conference in up to five callers at the same time.
Adding callers to the conference call is simple. There are two steps to add a caller. First, use the add call feature while on a call, then click merge calls when connected to the second caller. This will start the conference call off. You can now add more callers following the same steps. The coolest thing is that the call waiting feature still works on the iphone even when in conference, you can even add an individual that is calling on the other line to the conference! Read the rest of this entry »
