Moisture and Cable Problems with your Phone

It seems to me that the cable between the flip seems to be going bad. Opening it up and looking for cracks in the cable may help but ultimately you would have to replace the cable. That’s why motorola wants to charge you that amount of money. Repairs are expensive. However the thing that seems to be shocking me is that you are still getting sound so that means that your phone didn’t crash. One thing comes to mind for you to try before you send it to Motorola, and that is to re-flash... Read more »

Camera Phones,SIM Card Networks, And Extras For Your Phone

Dependent on the phone you choose, to generalise most camera phones do have the capability to transfer picture to PC. You may have to purchase a cable as an extra or it may come with the phone, it depends. Depending on how you transfer you picture from phone to phone, e.g sending them as a picture message (you will be charged for this) or via bluetooth (this is free), will determine how much it cost. You do not have to pay for a text service to be able to use the camera, but if you want to send them... Read more »

We Should Beg Motorola To Release The Rokr E6

The Motorola Rokr E6 is the next generation of the already released Rokr E1. Sales of the Rokr E1 were fairly disappointing. The Rokr is relatively unknown, although it has been out for over 14 months. Motorola had hoped that this partnership with Apple would help boost sales, but found that no one wanted the model. The original Rokr was the first model to sport iTunes, which is the world famous music system found in the Apple iPod. The iPod turned out to be the biggest smash hit electronic device... Read more »

FCC & Privacy Laws, Caller ID On Your Phone

This is a touchey subject with some carriers. The FCC regulate what information can be released to the public, and there are the laws that protect infromation of people to be released to the general public. Now, there are exceptions, some carriers go through these regulations in order to better save the customer and have the ability to seacurely release the information. Most carriers don’t even bother with this due to system changes and special regulations. It is a matter of what the carrier... Read more »

Cellular Phone Company Facts and Advice

The second camp is companies — and this means colleagues and immediate bosses, not just senior management. Companies need to accord a greater amount of respect to employees’ right to personal time. Ideally they should define a corporate policy on out-of-hours calls, and ensure staff sticks to it. Not only will a responsible, respectful policy on mobile phone use keep employees happier and more motivated, it will ultimately translate into greater efficiencies, since staff that doesn’t... Read more »

Undesirable Side Effects of an Unwired World

When it comes to the undesirable side-effects of an increasingly ‘unwired’ world, poor mobile phone etiquette is today without doubt the world’s biggest collective gripe. Many companies and organizations are now taking active steps to cultivate more socially acceptable use of mobile phones, among them many of the biggest cellular operators and leading equipment vendors. Most, in fact, have now produced booklets on mobile etiquette, and have a policy of asking their own staff to... Read more »

Motorola Rizr Z3 Too Powerful For Cingular

The Rizr Z3 is Motorola’s latest from the world famous Razr series. Sporting a card slot that can handle a 2mb SD card, the Rizr is a music lover’s dream. Bluetooth allows for wireless music transmission and easy connection to wireless devices. The Rizr has integrated quad-band GSM technology. Recently, however, we have discovered that the model is too powerful to be successful in the short term. Cingular Wireless has expressed concerns that their network isn’t powerful enough at... Read more »

WHAT Dose GSM, Lock & Unlock Mean

The term GSM means - Global System for Mobile Communications. It is the most popular standard for mobile phones in the world. GSM differs significantly from its predecessors in that both signaling and speech channels are Digital call quality, which means that it is considered a second generation (2G) mobile phone system. GSM is an open standard which is currently developed by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). From the point of view of the consumer, the key advantage of GSM systems has... Read more »

The Best Plan Or Phone For You And Your Family

Verizon is touted as having the best overall coverage nationwide. However, each carrier dose have dead spots. The best way to check in your area is to talk to people close by you who use the different carriers available. And Yes, good service is FIRST because without good service those rollovers aren’t going to mean a thing to you if you can’t use your phone when you need it. Most of the carriers offer great Share Plan Deals, with unlimited nights and weekends. Verizon also has unlimited... Read more »

Battery And Battery Chargers For Mobile Phones

It does not make a difference if it is dead or not. It should take max 3-6 hours to charge to full power even if you still have battery left. There is a big difference in how long it will last. There is a standby mode when you are not using it which most phones last up to a few days 3 max. But if you use it a lot the battery will die a lot faster. When I go on long trips I have a charger that I can put in the car so I don’t have to worry about it. I also use the hands free kit which works very... Read more »