Techs & Trends

I am currently with Nextel and have been for nearly 8 years. I have never been with any other carrier and am interested in switching to another company that has better options for smart phones. I have found myself leaning towards a windows based smartphone so that I can use applications like excel on it. I would like decent data speeds and such and am open to any carrier. I am currently leaning towards Alltel because I know a lot of people on it and they have the my circle thing but don't know how well the data speeds are in comparrison to verizon and such. Any help is appriciated!

im gonna get a kyocera cyclops or a kyocera strobe/switch back (strobe/switch back is same thing) but i don't know which one i should buy.

so why does nokia have such better reception than its competitors? what makes there phones catch a signal so much better? been ponderin and interested on this topic for quite some time. any info sure would help. thanx

I'm 98% sure I'll be switching from Verizon over to T-Mobile in June when my contract ends with VZW. I plan to get my T-Mobile phone the end of April, beginning of May. But before I jump in I had a couple of "GSM" questions.

Is GSM as secure as CDMA? From what I understand, CDMA has the "spread spectrum" technology which scrambles the signal somewhat so it's harder to tap into from the outside. Does GSM have something similar or the same level of protection? The reason I ask is that I don't have a land-line, so if I call my bank or credit-card companies, I just want to be sure someone can't tap into my line.

Also, what about "911" calls? I know with VZW if I call 911, the emergency people can track you down with GPS. Does GSM or T-Mobi...
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Does anybody know when the Blackberry 8100 Pearl device will be available to other carriers in particular Verizon?

which profile allows the use of stereo bluetooth headsets? i've heard it called "streaming" bluetooth

I am looking at buying a used phone that was originally through the cingular carrier which is who I have now. And was wondering if I put in my cingular sim card would i be able to connect to the internet with no problem on the cingular network and download ringtones and graphics as well as send text messaging? Or would I have to do something special with it and get it configured by someone?

Cause I am looking on ebay for one and I am looking for ones that were previous cingular phones but I don't know if I am thinking right.

Please help!

Can you help me out with this ?

Hey guys. I got a customer in store who is having a hell of a time trying to get to the mp3 player on this thing and I've been trying to track down a way to figure this out.

We've spent some time on the phone with tech support and customer care but still no help. Anyone have any advice?

hey just saw a couple ads for this new mvno, looks pretty cool. And for the amount of time i spend on the phone, $200 a month is not so bad. anyone have any ideas/reviews on the service?

Hey whats up everybody, i got my lady a t-mobile v3t ( i work for them ) and she is on cingular. What i would like to do is setup her settings for cingular and the mms settings ( so she can send pic and vid messages) i have went on cingulars webiste, but they didn't have enough info. any help would be great!

Thanks again

sandiegorep619

Hi,

I've decided I want an mp-3 player and have been shopping the new mp-3/phones, so as only to have to carry one device. However, there's one feature that I want that I haven't been able to find.

I observed a person recently recording a small concert on an mp-3 player directly from the performer's mixing board. This is something I want to be able to do. I want to be able to directly connect a stereo microphone or patch cord and record audio in this manner. Of course most mp-3 phones have mono microphone inputs, but I want stereo.

I've hunted for a stereo Bluetooth microphone that might do this, but they don't seem to exist yet. Bluetooth headsets have stereo earphones, but appear to only have mono microphones.

I'm thinki...
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I am looking to buy the SE w810. I am already with Cingular but dont like the idea of a branded phone so i know i want it debranded but i've also seen the phone advertised as unlocked. What is the difference between an unlocked phone and a debranded phone?

Is there a way to trace call made to and from a tracfone without the obvious features of the phone??

I found a new service that's really cool. you can call anywhere in the world for free, not sure how much longer it's going to be free for, but it's free now. everyone should try it out. it's at voip.com

Is it possible yet to use the phone as a webcam when using skype on a windows mobile device yet? It says on the website that you can't yet but I heard a rumor there was a way. Anyone know how?

Thanks

I am looking for a signal amplifier for the house. I am on Cingular. I live behind a hill and get decent reception on the top floor holding the phone to the ceiling, as well as great reception to either side. I am looking for something that isn't $200 to $600, more like the $100 or less range. Do the car passive antenna's work for the house?

I'm trying to decide which of these two phones to buy...Nokia 6133 or Nokia 5300 Xpress Music phone. I dont know if either of these two phones supports Itunes or Rhapsody. If anyone has either phone, I would like any feedback, negative or positive, lol.

Does anyperson know if there is a working driver available that will let the TREO 700p work as a modem for a laptop running Windows Vista?

I'm having trouble finding a working one.

I know, I know, this is probably the most over asked questions in the biz, BUT I still am unsure! I have done research, and this is basically what I have found:

CDMA: Spread spectrum, more customers can use it, shorter battery life for phones, better in rural flat areas. Best in USA? EV-DO

GSM: Dedicated channel per user, less data functions, better battery life for phones, older technology? World roaming, WCDMA?

BUT my question is which technology emits LESS radiation from towers and mobile devices? Which technology is cheaper to build, and does either one last longer? I live in a rural town, so I HAVE to use CDMA because GSM carriers don't even get one bar at my house.

I also hear Qualcomm is in charge of CDMA. Is this a monopo...
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