tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98785642009-09-26T17:21:38.630-05:00Consumer tips, news and musings on residential and SOHO telecom services from an independent sales representative.Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01411631203346980204noreply@blogger.comBlogger280125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9878564.post-18900816101933550072009-08-30T01:49:00.003-05:002009-08-30T01:56:33.422-05:00

You know how sweet it is to get new electronic gear. Gotta have a better cell phone every 2 years. Computers are only good for a few years or until they try to make you upgrade the operating system. Gaming consoles? Only the latest will do. OK, but how do you get rid of the old stuff?Oh, you don’t? I guess that explains all the gear crammed into your closet and that pile of stuff in the basement.

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Want a cool phone? How about a phone that looks cool? Not just the latest in-demand wireless device, but one that actually looks like it might be cool to the touch. That’s the Sony Ericsson w350 Ice Blue for AT&T. Here’s something else cool. It’s FREE.The Sony W350 is a totally hip, half-flip. What’s that mean? It’s a design borrowed from earlier cell phones. Only the bottom half flips up and

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Money's so tight,it's hard to even get a loan.So why would you payfor a cellular phone?It's always been smart to search high and low for the best price on any new cell phone you're considering. But now it's a downright necessity. I'll suggest to you that there really is only one price to consider: FREE.That's right. You do not have to pay for your next cell phone. Not when there are 180 of them (

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Mother's Day is coming up again. You know she'd love to hear from you. But, oh, the expense of making an overseas phone call. You check your budget and wince. If only there was a cheaper way to call out of the country and still get high quality connections. Well, now there is!The service you want is TEL3Advantage. It's what's called a pre-paid dial-around long distance service. That's a mouthful,

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We live in a dangerous world. You get reminded of this every time you open the newspaper or turn on the TV news. There is a constant undercurrent of local crime that includes burglary and home invasion. If you've ever been a victim of someone entering your house and stealing something or causing damage, you know how unsettling and insecure it makes you feel. If you've ever been attacked... well,

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You call toll free numbers all the time for business, but have you ever considered having one for your family?Here's why this makes sense. Toll free service has gotten so cheap that anyone can get one for themselves. What toll free numbers are good for is getting people to call you who might not otherwise because of the cost.Who's that? Students away from home are a prime example, and if you've

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I just got the word that AT&T is waiving the activation fee for new wireless customers through Midnight on Sunday, March 22. If you've been pondering a new AT&T cell phone with service this year, here's your incentive to act now. Hey, that's $36 you get to keep in your pocket. Now considering that you can get many hot AT&T cell phones for free and others at deep discounts, this special offer is

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Where do you find the cheapest home phone services? The low cost provider for many consumers is now a competitive VoIP provider. But do you know were to find the best deals on VoIP service? They're not necessarily the ones you see on TV.VoIP is something fairly new in the telephone business. It stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. That's a hint as to how it works. The Internet Protocol is

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Did you say that you are shopping for a cell phone? Great! You'll find more models with more features than ever before. But where are you doing your shopping? Visiting the retail stores? That's fine. Check out all the phones. Play with the store models. Ask questions. But whatever you do, don't buy anything.That may sound down right un-American in these tortured economic times. Every business

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As the recession deepens and you start thinking harder on where to economize next, your eye might turn toward those considerable cell phone bills. With everyone in the family now wirelessly connected, the combined monthly costs might have grown to over a hundred dollars a month. Perhaps even several hundred dollars per month. It's so tempting to just to cut back and not renew those contracts when

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Here's a local and long distance phone service special that says "happy holidays." It's a deal from Phone Power that gives you virtually unlimited local and long distance calling to other phones in the US, plus calls to Canada, and includes 25 valuable features.Please note that the promotional offer that was originally published in this article has expired. However, you can still get excellent

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The day after Thanksgiving is commonly referred to as Black Friday. Not "black" in the same sense as one of those October stock market crash days. Black refers to the idea that this one shopping day is so important that it can put a retailer into the black, or making money, after almost a year of red ink. And where does this sudden influx of money come from? It's from eager shoppers, of course.

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Switched long distance service is still the phone service of choice for many residential and business users. Why? Excellent call quality compared with many wireless and broadband phone services. Plus low rates within North America and to the rest of the world. Now, Total Call International offers great deals on their high quality long distance service.Who is Total Call International? They make

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When the new Lavender razor phone caught my eye, I was immediately transported back to my childhood in 1958. We were visiting the Illinois State Fair in Springfield that year and the hot novelty tune was something called the "The Purple People Eater" by Sheb Wooley. My Uncle bought us hats at the fair that looked like the alien one-eyed, one horned flying purple eater of the song. Sadly, they

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Here's the situation. You're walking through a store and there stands an old friend you haven't seen in years. You're right in the middle of catching up, when your cell phone rings and you've got to go pick up one of the kids. Your friend says, "It's OK. Get going. I'll call you later. What's your number?" You rattle it off, but then you realize that nobody is going to remember the number all the

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Mother's Day is fast approaching. What will you be giving dear mom this year? Chocolate? Flowers? Card? How about something that will really make you stand out in her mind as an appreciative son, daughter or hubby? Forget the usual. Get her the unusual. Imagine mom's delight when she opens her brand new pink Walkman cell phone. Stunning notion, isn't it? It's a stunning phone. This is the new

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Bundling up is something we associate with cold weather. But this type of bundling is a way to save you money on your telephone bill and make paying for phone service a bit easier.Bundling means to combine two or more services for a single price. In this case, we're talking about local and long distance bundling for your home or business landline. Why bundle? It's a way to pay less for a

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Do you want a cell phone that's just for talking, or do you want your phone to be a blast to use? If you really want a blast, you need the Samsung Blast w/ myFaves for T-Mobile. Sure. It's a great cell phone for chatting away. But it's also a superb music phone and offers a keyboard designed for heavy messaging.Would you expect to find a music phone that's a super messaging phone too? It seems

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It's just a week to Christmas Eve. Are you done with your shopping, or has your shopping done you in? Even more importantly, what will the impact of all your gift giving be on you, your loved ones and the world as a whole?That last question has been going around in my mind this year. For years I've purchased, exchanged and then had to find a place to store gifts without thinking much about the

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Here's the scene. You're over at a friend's house with the gang watching TV. Someone says: "I'm getting hungry. Anybody want Pizza?" Everybody else chimes-in: "Yes." There's a Joe's Pizza about a mile away, but who remembers the number? Hmmm. Can't find your friend's phone book, so you quick dial 411 for information. Bad decision. You'll probably pay more for that phone number than to have the

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What's more fun than a cell phone? A cell phone that is also an MP3 music player, of course. How about a cell phone that is also a Megapixel digital camera and video camcorder that takes pictures good enough to print? Yeah, that's it. Why carry around a standard flip phone when your flip phone can also store and play your tunes and take high resolution photos? It's three, three, three devices in

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You hear about identity theft on the news, but is it something you worry about? How about someone breaking into your car? Or breaking into your home? Are you careful where you park your car and lock it up? Do you lock your house when you leave? I'll bet you do. Crime is an insidious problem just about everywhere in the country. But, seriously, are these criminals really out to steal your identity

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If you've liked the Katana cell phone line from Sanyo, you're going to love the new Pink Satin DLX version. DLX stands for deluxe and, in the world of personal cell phones, this one is truly deluxe. You'll get features normally reserved for business or techie type phones. But you won't have to give up style. Not one bit. This Katana is a slim, sculpted beauty in a satin pink finish. It's also

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Tennessee is known as a place to hear great music. There's a history of folk and country music in the mountains of Eastern Tennessee, Nashville is the home of the country music industry, and Memphis is the place for blues. But if you get off of the interstate and wander the back roads southwest of Nashville, you may hear something special. If you're lucky and the wind is just right, the sound of

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Are you in the market for new VoIP service? Are you trying to replace the broadband phone service you've been using, such as SunRocket, because it is no longer available? Or maybe you've heard a bit about getting your telephone calls on the Internet and are wondering if this is something for you. Well, here's an offer you may find intriguing.VoIP.com specializes in residential broadband phone

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