Bestselling Cell Phones - Week ending July 2nd, 2010

Here is this week's bestselling cell phones in America with a  couple of surprises.

5. The HTC DROID INCREDIBLE has a 4 star rating from more than 75 customer reviews. The built-in 8-mega pixel camera with LED flash is what makes this the best cell phone for taking pictures.  You can crop photos, apply different effects and post them to your favorite social networking site directly from the phone.  The camera also operates as a video camera. It boasts a decent 3.7 color inch screen and has GPS with turn-by-turn directions.  You can ditch your portable GPS.  You also get WiFi with optional Hotspot capability; Bluetooth stereo music. With thousands of Android applications this is a good iPhone alternative.
4. HTC Tilt2 Windows Phone dropping from 3rd place last week.  The HTC Tilt 2 is a Windows smart phone with a full QWERTY-keyboard that slides out and tilts to make it easy to send emails.  The phone runs on the updated Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, features a large 3.6-inch screen and a 3.2 mega-pixel camera/camcorder.  Bluetooth stereo music, integrated Wi-Fi networking, and up to 8.5 hours of talk-time make this a great phone.

Rugby II

3. Samsung Rugby II Phone Up from the #5 spot last week, this phone is quickly climbing the bestseller list and for good reason.  Sometimes you just want a phone to be a phone. The Rugby II is an updated flip phone with a military-grade clamshell. In fact, the Rugby 2 is certified to military standard MIL-STD-810G to withstand dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and temperature extremes. Further enhancing its communication capabilities is a push-to-talk feature, noise suppression technology and an external speaker.
2. HTC Aria Android Phone is debuting in the #2 spot this week knocking Motorola off our list for the first time.  The HTC Aria has received an impressive 4.5 stars from only 4 customer reviews so far.  This smart phone is available for 1-cent for a very limited time.  Click here to learn more about the 1-cent promotion.
1. BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone Here it is, the bestselling phone in America right now - for the past two weeks.  The BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been given 4.5 stars from customer reviews and is a 3G phone with access to more than 20,000 Wi-Fi U.S. hotspots.  It has a 2.44 inch screen and has GPS with turn-by-turn directions with AT&T Navigator service.  You also can review files in popular formats including Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect; 3.2 mega-pixel camera with multi-format audio and video player; Bluetooth stereo music streaming; Media sync with Apple iTunes or Windows Media Player.  This is the perfect phone for conducting business around the world.

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Microsoft kills of its Kin

The Wall Street Journal tweeted today that Microsoft axed the Kin. It appears that Microsoft's timing could have been better. The Kin was released while Apple fans lined up to buy the latest version of the iPhone. Apple has made a huge comeback in recent years. The fact that the iPhone sold out so quickly tells you that Apple knows what its customers want and delivers it to them. It looks like Microsoft is guessing what their customers want and is off target. For now at least, Microsoft's loss is your gain. If you are into social networking and don't need all of those iPhone apps, then the Kin is worth the look. It really is a good phone for what it does. You can buy the Microsoft Kin for a penny while supplies last. You can also check out a Microsoft Kin review here. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to seeing Microsoft's next innovation.

Best prepaid cell phones for saving money

I'm willing to bet that most cell phone users are paying more than they should, but those pesky contracts keep them locked in.  I decided to do some research to determine which are the best prepaid cell phones for saving money. When it comes to cell phones there is a dizzying array of choices.  Once you decide on the phone the next step is to pick out a plan to go with it.  There is also an insane amount of choices to be made when picking out a contract.  How many minutes?  How many texts?  Do you want web access?  Then if your needs change, forget about it.  You either pay a whopping early termination fee that costs more than the phone or get stuck paying for something you no longer need.

Based on my research, I was able to come up with  two really fantastic inexpensive prepaid phones with features that are similar to the phones you find on the more expensive contract plans.  I originally started out with a list of ten phones and narrowed it down these two. 

1. Nokia 2320 Prepaid cell phone 4.5 stars  9 reviews

Nokia 2320

If you are looking for a pre-paid cell phone where the primary use is talking, then the Nokia 2320 is your best choice.  It is a solid, inexpensive phone with features like 56 Mb memory, phonebook, and speakerphone.  Also, the phone does support texting, email and web access. Since this is a 2G phone, data access will be slower than on 3G phones.  Another great feature is its 360 minutes of talk-time made possible by a powerful lithium-ion rechargeable battery.  If you use this phone with AT&T there will be no annual contract or credit check and no domestic long distance or roaming charges.  You have two choices for buying minutes:  Either pay a flat 25-cents per minute; or $1.00 per day of use and get unlimited mobile-to-mobile minutes and 10-cent anytime minutes.

2. Samsung Mantra Prepaid Phone  4.5 stars 3 reviews

Samsung Mantra

 The Samsung Mantra is a sleek, stylish flip phone.  This is the best prepaid cell phone if you want to do everything - talk, surf the web and access social networks.  This is a feature-rich phone that includes a VGA digital camera, bluetooth connectivity, external caller-id, bi-lingual English/Spanish menus, speakerphone, simple user interface and large keypad.  There is also a calendar, alarm clock and calculator.  If you use this phone on Virgin's network you will only pay for the minutes used.  The cost per minute varies between 5-cents and 10-cents per minute.  The more minutes you buy, the lower the cost per minute.  Virgin also offers a $29.99 monthly plan without an annual contract.  The cost for web access on the pay-as-you-go plan is $5 per month for 5Mb and $20 per month for 50Mb. Texting adds another $5 per month for 200 texts.

You're probably wondering how did the Samsung Mantra make the list with only 3 reviews?  First, the reviews are very good.  Second, Virgin Mobile offers very good choices for the budget-minded mobile consumer.  Finally, Samsung makes a great phone and Virgin Mobile offers great service.  That's how I came up with the two best prepaid cell phones for saving money.


Want more?  Click here for additional prepaid cell phones without annual contracts or read more of our cell phone reviews.

A hip smart phone kin for sharing

Microsoft KIN One

The Microsoft Kin is a hip new smart phone for social network users. Powered by Windows, the Kin allows you to share just about everything with everyone. Sharing is easy. At the bottom of the screen is a small green dot, called the Spot. When you find something you want to share like a web post, photo, Facebook page, video, map location or anything else you can imagine -- just drag and drop it on the Spot and send it. You can group your favorite contacts into a KIN Loop to make sharing even faster.

A really nice feature is the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard which makes it easy to respond to emails and surf the web. If the 2.6-inch touch screen display is too small, consider the KIN Two which has a much larger 3.4-inch screen. A 5.4 mega-pixel camera with anti-shake technology helps you snap really nice pictures and share them with one touch.

This is the first Windows phone to include Zune. With a Zune Pass subscription you can listen to songs on your KIN from the Zune Marketplace or load songs from your personal collection. The KIN includes a free 14-day Zune Pass trial. After the trial Zune Pass costs $14.99 per month.

These new phones are great and they can do a lot of amazing things. The problem has always been not having enough storage room on the phone and you end up having to keep swapping out memory cards. A nice feature called KIN Studio solves this problem very elegantly by backing everything up to a private, password protected website. This gives you virtually unlimited storage capacity with the added benefit of being able to share your phone's contacts with any web-connected PC.

All in all, the Microsoft KIN is a great phone that makes it easy to stay in touch anyway you want.

Bestselling Cell Phones - Week ending June 25th, 2010

It seems like everyone is looking for a new cell phone these days.  With so many cool new devices in the past year, we are often asked what cell phone are people buying. As of June 25, 2010, here are your top 5 bestselling cell phones on the market right now:

Samsung Rugby II

5.  Samsung Rugby II Phone, Black (AT&T) If you are looking for a phone to be a phone then look no further than the Samsung Rugby II phone.  The Rugby II is an updated flip phone with a military-grade clamshell. In fact, the Rugby 2 is certified to military standard MIL-STD-810G to withstand dust, shock, vibration, rain, humidity, solar radiation, altitude and temperature extremes. Further enhancing its communication capabilities is a push-to-talk feature, noise suppression technology and an external speaker.

4.  Motorola BACKFLIP Android Phone (AT&T) The Motorola BACKFLIP is back on the top 5 list this week.  Motorola makes a great Android phone and it weighs in at 4.7 ounces.  It has 6 hours of talk time and a 3.1 inch wide screen with a full QWERTY keyboard.  The famous MOTOBLUR application makes it easy to update your status on social networks like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter.  You also get Bluetooth streaming stereo music, a full HTML browser and a 5 mega-pixel camera/camcorder.

HTC Tilt 2

3.   HTC Tilt 2 Windows Phone (AT&T)  In addition to making a great Android phone, HTC also has a Windows phone in our top 5 list this week.  The HTC Tilt is a smart phone with a full QWERTY-keyboard that slides out and tilts to make it easy to send emails.  The phone runs on the updated Windows Mobile 6.5 operating system, features a large 3.6-inch screen and a 3.2 mega-pixel camera/camcorder.  Bluetooth stereo music, integrated Wi-Fi networking, and up to 8.5 hours of talk-time make this a great phone. 

2.  HTC DROID INCREDIBLE Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)  The competition between Android and BlackBerry is amazing.  The DROID Incredible by HTC has a sleek, modern style with a large 3.7-inch high-resolution HD screen.  What makes this phone incredible is its fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor which enables you to watch movies and easily multi-task between applications.  The phone weighs in at just over 4.5 ounces and the standard lithium ion battery gives you enough juice for 312 minutes of talk-time.

BlackBerry Bold 9700

1. BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&T)  Here it is, the bestselling phone in America right now - up from the #3 spot last week.  The BlackBerry Bold 9700 has been given 4.5 stars from customer reviews and is a 3G phone with access to more than 20,000 Wi-Fi U.S. hotspots.  It has a 2.44 inch screen and has GPS with turn-by-turn directions with AT&T Navigator service.  You also can review files in popular formats including Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office and Corel WordPerfect; 3.2 mega-pixel camera with multi-format audio and video player; Bluetooth stereo music streaming; Media sync with Apple iTunes or Windows Media Player.  This is the perfect phone for conducting business around the world.

That wraps it up for this week.  Be sure to check back with us every Friday when we publish the Bestselling Phones in America list.  Subscribe for more cell phone plans and comparisons or visit our site at: www.cell-phone-plans-comparisons.com.

The convenience of a cell phone with the portability of GPS navigation

Turn-by-turn directions

The T-Mobile Garminfone combines the convenience of a cell phone with the portability of GPS navigation.  Garmin, the recognized world-leader in GPS navigation is now putting GPS navigation in your pocket.  Imagine not having to worry about your GPS system getting stolen from your car.  No more difficulties in finding that great little restaurant off the beaten path.  Plus, you get all of the features you expect in a Garmin GPS navigational device.  Including, both on-screen and voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions with spoken street names, real-time traffic updates, airline flight status and even local gas prices.  The included car kit mounts your new Garminfone in your car. 

The Garminfone is a quad band-GSM phone with Google's Android operating system and operates on T-Mobile's 3G network.  The 4.9 ounce cell phone provides up to 4 hours of talk-time and has a 3.5 inch touch-screen display with bluetooth stereo.  Music lovers will enjoy the built-in multi-format digital audio player.  Web surfers are rejoicing with its real HTML web browser and wi-fi connectivity. The T-Mobile Garminfone gives new meaning to portable GPS navigation.

Read customer reviews and learn more about the T-Mobile Garminfone.

Cell phone best deals - Motorola BACKFLIP Android Phone

Motorola BACKFLIP

This is definitely one of the best deals for a new cell phone. For a limited time, AT&T is offering the Motorola BACKFLIP Android Phone for just 1-cent.  Plus, they will give you FREE activation when you sign a 2-year contract.  So you get one of the hottest new Android phones for next to nothing. 

- Update your Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter status simultaneously.
- Sync your social network contacts with your phonebook and e-mail contact lists.

- GPS turn-by-turn directions with Google Maps or AT&T Navigator service.
- Watch streaming video.
- Bluetooth Stereo.
-6 hours of talk time.

Click here to learn more about Motorola BACKFLIP Android Phone (AT&T).

Bestselling Cell Phones

HTC Hero

It seems like everyone is looking for a new cell phone these days.  With so many cool new devices in the past year, we are often asked what cell phone are people buying. As of June 18, 2010, here are your top 5 bestselling cell phones on the market right now:

5.  HTC Hero Android Phone (Sprint)  It's amazing how quick Google's Android phone became a top seller.  The HTC Hero Android Phone has a $599.98 retail price.  You can avoid paying retail when you buy the phone and activate a service plan.  The HTC Hero weighs only 4.5 ounces.  It has a built-in 5 mega-pixel camera/camcorder; bluetooth stereo music and a 2Gb MicroSD memory card.  Store your pictures on the memory card for downloading to your PC or make prints at the drug store.

4. Motorola DROID A855 Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)  Motorola makes a great Android phone and it weighs in at 5.9 ounces.  It has 6.4 hours of talk time which is 1.4 hours more talk time than HTC's Hero.  If you like taking pictures with your cell phone than the Motorola DROID A855 may be perfect for you with its built-in 5 mega-pixel camera/camcorder and 16Gb microSD card.

BlackBerry Bold 9700

3. BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone (AT&T)  We have been watching BlackBerry slide up and down our list ever since Android hit the market.  If you're a die-hard BlackBerry fan and have been waiting to upgrade, this couldn't be a better time.  AT&T is offering the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for just $0.01 with activation.  The unlocked version is $459.99. 

2.  BlackBerry Bold 9700 Phone, White (T-Mobile)  It seems that BlackBerry's White phone from T-Mobile is outpacing AT&T for the moment. 

HTC EVO 4G

1.  HTC EVO 4G Android Phone (Sprint)  Here it is, the bestselling phone in America right now.  The HTC EVO has been given 5 stars from customer reviews and is a 4G phone.  You've got Sprint TV and Amazon MP3 store enabled.  It boasts a 4.3 inch screen and has GPS with turn-by-turn directions.  You can ditch your portable GPS.  You also get WiFi with optional Hotspot capability; 8 mega-pixel camera with HD video capture; HDMI output; Bluetooth stereo music.  This is what I call the everything phone.

That wraps it up for this week.  Be sure to check back with us every Friday when we publish the Bestselling Phones in America list.  If you subscribe to Wireless On Air you will receive the list automatically via email.

Cell phone plans comparisons

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Check out AmazonWireless for Cell phone plans, comparisons and reviews today.

San Francisco law would require retailers to post radiation levels for cell phones they sell - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

Here's another first for San Francisco. San Francisco is requiring retailers to post radiation levels in cell phones. However, they don't tell you what it means so the law is really meaningless to consumers. What do you think? Read Story

The New Xbox 360 Is Here

The new Xbox 360 is the perfect Father's Day gift for the Dad that is young at
heart. The Xbox 360 bundle comes with 2 free games. Plus, you can stream Netflix movies straight to your TV. No more watching movies in front of your PC.

What’s in the Box
• Xbox 360 Console
• Standard Edition of Forza Motorsport 3 (Rated "E" for Everyone)
• Standard Edition of Halo 3: ODST (Rated "M" for Mature”)
• Xbox 360 120GB Hard Drive
• 1 Black Xbox 360 Wireless Controller
• 1 Black Xbox 360 Wired Headset
• 1 Ethernet cable
• 1 Standard definition Xbox 360 Composite A/V cable