TWITTER CELL PHONE USERS: 2009

Friday, August 7, 2009

How To Save A Cell Phone Dropped In Water.

Step 1
Remove the battery immediately. This reduces the risk of a short circuit. Place the battery in a windowsill inside or outside. Do not put it near a heat source.

Step 2
Dry your phone with an absorbent cloth.

Step 3
Remove all the screws from your phone.

Step 4
Carefully pry your faceplate off your phone with the flat edge and remove the rubber number pad.

Step 5
Dry the inside of your phone with a cotton swab to be sure you get all the liquid from the crevices.

Step 6
Dry your phone with a blow dryer on medium at a distance of 3-5 inches for approximately ninety minutes.

Step 7
Shake your phone just to be sure there is no water remaining.

Step 8
Replace rubber number pad and faceplate on your phone.

Step 9
Replace all screws.

Step 10
Replace the battery in your phone. If possible, you may want to buy a new a battery to ensure against acid leakage.

Shrinking Your Cell Phone Bill

The current economic climate has many Americans tightening their belts and reexamining their spending. Although many cell phone users would never give up the service, there are ways to reduce the amount you spend each month.

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Contributor Becky Worley explains how to stop overpaying for cell phone service.
The idea of examining your cell phone bill might be overwhelming. The bills read like complicated stereo instructions and is can be tricky to figure out how many minutes you need, how many text messages you send and receive and if you're getting the most from your Internet service.
"GMA" Technology correspondent Becky Worley cuts through the confusion and shares secrets that can help you significantly reduce your cell phone bill.
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Analyze your BillMyValidas.com analyzes your phone bill and suggests a cheaper plan by the same carrier. The site claims 4 out of 5 people overpay for cell phone service and says it can save you an average of 28 percent per year. A single use is only $5.
MyValidas.com suggested a new plan that would save Worley $240 a year. Billshrink.com, is another online analyzer can help reduce the cost of household bills.

Find a 'Just Right' PlanSome people don't realize just how long they talk or the number of texts they send in month. The amount can quickly add up and if your plan doesn't allow for enough talk time or texts, you'll be charged overage penalties. Conversely, some buy more minutes and services than they need and end up wasting money.
If saving money on your service is important, it is worth staying on top of your usage. You can look back on your last couple of bills and determine how your plan is working for you. If you decide a change is in order, contact your provider, most will also help make sure you're budgeting your talk and texts.

Consider Prepaid PlansGoing unlimited can often save big money. Paying for the service in advance sometimes gets you more for your money and you can be sure that you'll never incur any overage charges.Make Your Phone Bare BonesDo you really need to send all those texts? After examining the bill, you may discover that some of the features you subscribe to may not be worth the money. Your service is not set in stone. Contact your provider and drop the services that you can live without.
Some carriers are offer unlimited calling for 24 hour periods for as low as one dollar a day.

Quit Your CarrierIf serious about savnigs, your search for the perfect plan might come down to switching carriers. This might mean signing a contract, but could be your best option. But consider any early termination charges you might incur.

Friday, July 24, 2009

How To Save Money On Your Cell Phone Bill.

Cell Phones & Wirelesss Devices

Cell phones can be very convenient, but before you sign a contract for wireless phone service, you will want to ask yourself a few questions.

Where can you make and receive calls? Most cellular providers now promote their plans as local, regional or netional. A local plan offers a low cost option if most of your calls are near home. Regional plans generally offer a much larger geographic area, sometimes in several states. If you call outside the area covered by these plans, you will pay long distance and roaming charges in addition to the airtime used. National plans are the most expensive, but they let you use your phone anywhere in the country for a single per-minute price. Roaming and long distance charges are replaced by a single, predictable flat rate.

How often will you use the phone? If you just need a phone for emergencies, an economy plan with a few minutes a month might be all that you need. On the other hand, if you are going to be a heavy user, a plan with several free hours and the lowest airtime charge is a wiser choice.

Is a family plan option available? Instead of individual cell phone plans for each member of the family, you can share one cellular service plan among several phones. Everyone shares the same pool of monthly minutes. The cost of the additional numbers per month is usually less than if you purchased individual accounts.

Is there a trial period during which you can test the service? Many people experience dead spots where a cell phone doesn't work. A trial period lets you test your service in places where you will be using it, for example, in your office, in all the rooms of your house, in your car, and in other places where you travel.

Are there any fees or limits on changing your plan? Some providers charge a fee if you want to downsize or upgrade your plan. Others limit how often you can make changes.

What happens if you want to cancel your service? Most providers have a penalty. This is a concern if you have to move out of the area covered by your plan. By the way these cell phone companies DO send you collections for these early termination fees, so don't mess your credit up with this!

Pay-As-You-Go-Plans

If you want cell phone service for emergencies or aren't sure how much you will actually use a cell phone once you get it, you may want to consider a prepaid cell phone before you commit to along-term wireless contract. With a prepaid cell phone, there is no contract to sign and no monthly bill to worry about. You will know exactly how much you will spend. The downside of prepaid plans is that in some cases you pay more per minute, and if you don't use the phone for an extended period of time, you could lose the money in your account!

Text Messaging

Do you send a lot of text messages or no? If not you may wanna take a look a the text messaging plan being offered by your carrier to make sure you find a text plan that equals out to the amount of text you send every month, If you go over your text message usage this can get very costly because most if not all carriers charge you a per text fee for every one message that you go over with your text plan. This can get very expensive.

Picture Messaging

Picture messaging has become very popular with sending photos to friends & family using your mobile device, but it can also be expensive if you are paying for a picture service you are not even using, so make sure you take a look at the plan being offered for your picture messaging needs.

I HOPE THESE TIPS WILL HELP YOU SAVE BIG MONEY ON YOUR MONTHLY CELL PHONE BILLS!!!!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

GOT COMPLAINTS??? 5 MAJOR CELLULAR COMPANIES CEO'S NAMES & ADDRESSES

Alot of times we have problems with our cell phone services regarding billing issues, minute usage, calling plans, etc... We call customer service just to be on hold for long periods of time or to be transferred around several times....then you ask to speak to a supervisor and they don't even help you!!!! Now we're going straight to the horses mouth with unresolved issues with the customer service department. When addressing your concern make sure you:

1. Document the time of your call
2. Get the name of everyone you speak to
3. Be able to back up your complaint!!!

Here is the name of the 5 major cell phone companies CEO's this should help if you should ever have to complain!!!

HAMID AKHAVAN
T-MOBILE
PO BOX 37380
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87176-7380

DAN HESSE
SPRINT NEXTEL
PO BOX 8077
LONDON, KY 49742

RANDALL STEPHENSON
AT&T WIRELESS
GLENRIDGE HIGHLANDS TWO
5565 GLENRIDGE CONNECTOR
ATLANTA, GA 30342

JOHN E. ROONEY
CELLULAR
401 E MEMORIAL RD SUITE 500
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73114

LOWELL McADAM
VERIZON WIRELESS
140 WEST ST
NEWYORK, NY 10007