Cell Phones & Plans - August 2007

I don't know how long she had it in there because when I found it, she had already taken it out. It's a 300 dollar phone, we don't have a house phone, and I don't have insurance on it because I've never had problems with any of my previous phones. Whenever I turn it on it says "use genuwine battery. --power off-- then it counts down to 1 and freezes. I can't afford to buy a new one so I'm freaking out. I've already tried putting it in a bag of rice to draw all the moisture out, any other suggetions?

2007-08-12 11:37:33 · 8 answers · asked by colby6187 2

Wed Aug 1, 2007 8:28AM EDT

It was only going to be a matter of time before something like this happened. Someone decided to take their iPhone on a little jaunt to Europe, where he says he underwent "sporadic AT&T EDGE network usage off and on mixed with wifi when available." The bill waiting for him when he got home: three grand. (And I bet it was 40 pages long, too.)


Dave Stolte is hardly alone in the annals of absurd, accidental overseas charges, but as more and more people start traveling abroad with their iPhones, cases like this are going to become a lot more common, and fast. The iPhone is a chatty little device, constantly checking the network and calling home to the mothership, and iPhone users quickly get spoiled on its nifty data features, using them constantly to check the web, watch videos, etc. (In fairness: You do have to call AT&T first and ask for international roaming to be unlocked for this to work at all.)

Those little charges add up fast. $0.02 per kilobyte sounds pretty cheap, right? WRONG. Do the math: A 1-megabyte web page (a very common size) costs almost twenty bucks to open. 20. Dollars. Whoa. Seriously. (Thanks to Portfolio for helping out with our collective multiplication, and noting that there are various rate plans available, going down to $.005 per KB, which would still be about $5 per megabyte.)

2007-08-12 10:06:17 · 2 answers · asked by Kooties 5

I have a samsung e900 and want to put some pics onto a account on myearbook.

* Email doesn't seem to work - don't know why. If it gives me the option to why doesn't it work. I have credit in the phone and the internet works.

* Can I use bluetooth?

* What about 'Multimedia Message'?

* And I got a cable with my phone. I think it's USB so why can I connect my phone to the computer and can I upload the pics by it?

Help!

2007-08-12 08:31:21 · 5 answers · asked by ? 3

my cell phone is so trashed right now, and i dont mind gettinga new number, so can i just go to a different company and get a new contract? or will they know that i still have a balance at a different carrier?

2007-08-12 07:57:35 · 7 answers · asked by Katie :] 2

I need to know if I can go through the provider or if it would be best to try to record it with a handheld recorder. Any help would be appreciated. Also if it makes a difference the carrier is Verizon Wireless.

2007-08-12 07:55:04 · 1 answers · asked by lisa h 4

when you recieve a text messgae does it cost money to look at it? but not to reply?

2007-08-12 07:54:38 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok cell phone bill for t-mobile is $543.(i didnt pay the bill for a month, got a water damage charge of $100, was on a myfaves plan. 2000 anytime min for $109. i can probably pay it off in about 2 months. maybe less if i sacrifice. but i feel like i need a cell in case of emergencies. i called sprint and they said i could get a phone with 2 lines for $200. should i go with sprint or just pay the current bill i have.

2007-08-12 07:33:44 · 3 answers · asked by daboywonder2002 1

2007-08-12 06:57:16 · 4 answers · asked by osunumberonefan 5

2007-08-12 06:13:04 · 6 answers · asked by PeopleStrong 2

does it have any credit on it

2007-08-12 04:11:43 · 6 answers · asked by bjmlewis 5

I have had it for two years this month. It is an LG1300i phone and I have service through Cingular/AT&T

I turned the phone on this morning and at first it said "Enter code". I entered a code that I used for when I clear minutes on my phone etc. It didn't work. I turned the phone off again and I turned it on and it said "Insert card".

What does that mean? Should I just take it up to the Cingular store today? At the end of this month I am qualified for a free phone anyway.

Oh, and I do not have a house phone, I only have a cell phone to call, so I cannot call customer support.

2007-08-12 02:12:17 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer L 6

my alltel cell phone account pass word

2007-08-11 20:39:15 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

when i put the cd in so i can install the phone mp3 thing the cd doesnt load up, whats the problem

2007-08-11 20:08:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

when will next version of iphone come out do u think? in the US btw. i dont know if i should wait.

2007-08-11 20:02:50 · 3 answers · asked by Love. 6

does aim cost money to go on if it is preinstalled and you have the messaging unlimited plan?

2007-08-11 19:50:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I understand they change alot and stuff, but the people I know don't even have a house phone, instead they have cell phones. I understand also privacy, but they don't ask your permission to put your house number in the phone book, so why wouldn't they put cell numbers in?

2007-08-11 18:15:41 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

Anyone else noticing the rise in bots on Yahoo Answers lately who just do advertising? Three names I have found so far are saras w, Truman C, and Ina P. They answer hundreds of questions, all with the same generic answer like "i have tried this new site and love it - http://..............." Isn't this illegal in some way? What doesn't Yahoo Answers ban these advertisers? So far I have just found them all in "laptops" and "cellphone and plans" forums on any topic asking for the ebst laptop to buy or any topic mentioning the word ringtones.

This sort of activity degrades the quality and value of Yahoo Answers and needs to be halted or surely one day we will be over run with advertisers and spammers!

What do you all think?

2007-08-11 18:03:27 · 2 answers · asked by Eagle1 Fox2 7

I've heard there's one for $50/mo. for 300 minutes but I don't get why anyone would get that when you can get 300 minutes for 29.99 on T-Mobile. That T-Mobile plan is my current plan but I wanted to know if there are any cheaper plans out there for Verizon because the friend I talk to most uses Verizon so we would have mobile-to-mobile (she can't change to mine because she has a family plan).

Anyway, I mainly just wanted to know all the options I had for prepaid plans. I can't find any info on their site. Thanks.

2007-08-11 17:46:57 · 6 answers · asked by blank 4

I have a girl that I like in the Ukraine, what's the format of text messaging international for this prepaid phone I just bought using the T-Mobile network! Can you even text international using prepaid T-Mobile Phones, my regular cell phone is with Verizon, but rhwy dont offer text message for certain European counties like Russia and Ukriane!

2007-08-11 17:42:06 · 7 answers · asked by Teezy 1

do all verizon phones have that verizon operating system. there the only ones that have coverage in my area and i cant stand there operating system i know some of there pda's dont but what about there regular phones i dont like carring huge pda's

2007-08-11 17:26:49 · 2 answers · asked by Andreu 2

on verizonwireless.com how do you chat with a online assistant?!?!

2007-08-11 17:14:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-08-11 07:27:45 · 5 answers · asked by abusamra 1

plzz tell me lol i jst got a new phone n i need to know.. my other phone had free internet!

2007-08-11 06:33:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i cant decide. I would liek to hear some feedback on both companys from customers

2007-08-11 05:33:46 · 15 answers · asked by GrahamR 2

2007-08-11 05:23:17 · 9 answers · asked by britty_jane 2

On the plan there are four phones so how much would it cost apiece if we wanted to get out of the contract early?

2007-08-11 03:52:05 · 2 answers · asked by Philip 1

Why symbian operating system had taken lead over Windows in mobile maket, though we are all familiar in working in windows environment.
Even we can work on our office documents, Outlook,etc. exactly what we do on our computer in Windows.
What are the flaws in Micrcosoft Windows operating system for mobiles.

2007-08-11 02:38:41 · 3 answers · asked by dhan_indore 1

internet capability is nice but not the most necessary. I need good phone reception and as I said a nice planner function . Those are the 2 most important items the phone must have everything else is gravy. I can get any of these..which is best iyo? Get ready for it!....MOTO Q,RIM BlackBerry 8703,RIM BlackBerry 7130e,Palm Treo 700wx,HTC Mogul PPC-6800,Palm Treo 755, Palm treo 700 and BlackBerry 8830 World Edition

I know this is a large selection for you all to wade thru. Maybe you can just tell me what you have and how you like it? all reviews I see talk about the windows capabilities and email and mp3 and all. As I said I my main concern is planner/phone with email /text as a bonus. THANK YOU ALL for helping me make sense of such a confusing purchase!

2007-08-11 02:36:19 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which phone should i get im only to have tracfone prepaid which phone do they i want something high techy

2007-08-10 18:17:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a prepaid att phone, and i am thinking about getting a Verizon Plan and the phone i want the screen flips over to look like a tv, so i really want that one, but i want to get the basic plan which is 39.99 month but i want the vcast tv--so does anyone how much that costs or would i have to get the preium plan because it comes with the vcast pak--but i dont feel like paying 100 bucks month for phone.

2007-08-10 17:39:50 · 4 answers · asked by greyalias 1