Cell Phones

As we age, our eyesight and manual dexterity can deteriorate. For many senior citizens, cell phones can be quite frustrating due to their small keypads and screens, not to mention an overwhelming...

If you accidentally leave your cellular phone at home, or your phone battery dies and you have no way to charge it, you could end up missing an important phone call. There is a way for you to...

The Nokia E71 is one of the smartphones around designed for business people on the go. Various applications can be run and lots of data can be stored using the phones internal memory or the...

The use of ringtones on the LG Shine is usually referred to as assigning. The LG Shine can have ringtones assigned to all contacts, or specified contacts, through its sound settings. Assigning...

College students make an average of 11 calls a day from their cell phones, according to a Virginia Tech survey. Cell phone use can be both beneficial and harmful to the education and safety of...

Cell phones continue to rise in popularity around the world. Many people have stopped using land lines, and dialing a cell phone is the only way to contact those people. However, those who make...

Verizon and other cell phone providers have expensive rates for international calls, whether you placed the call or simply answered it. Programming your Verizon cell phone to block international...

The Samsung Siren A870 is a flip-style mobile phone released in 2006. To ensure the security of the phone, Samsung designed the Siren A870 with a device lock, which, when enabled, prevents you...

Sometimes you may want to keep your name and/or phone number private from those who you are calling. Perhaps you are calling from a number that you only give to certain people. Or, maybe you need...

Most cell phone companies allow you to send an email text to a subscriber as long as he has the text messaging feature active on his cell phone account. Online email account services, such as the...

SMS stands for "Short Message Service." It is a very brief text message that you send to a cell phone, usually 160 characters or less. You don't need to have a cell phone in order to send a text...

You will most commonly send an SMS (short message service) text message to another person using your cell phone, but it is possible to do so from a PC or laptop as long as you have an Internet...

SanDisk is a manufacturer of various media products, including media storage cards. The SanDisk Micro SD is one such card. It is used to store music, video, pictures, ring tones and games on cell...

The Motorola C168i is a mobile phone released for the AT&T network in 2007. Motorola designed the C168i with two security locks to restrict the use of the phone. One of the locks prevents...

Sanyo Katana cell phones were designed with a locking feature that prevents the user from making outgoing calls and, if using the stronger lock setting, blocks the user from answering incoming...

Sprint Motorazr mobile phones were designed with two locking features to help secure the phone. The first lock prevents users from making outgoing calls, except emergency calls to 911. When the...

A common problem for cell phone users is the unintentional operation of the phone when it is placed in a pocket, purse or other carrying bag. The Nextel I860 was designed with a keypad lock to...

Sidekick ID is a great cell phone choice for staying connected to your friends, family and business contacts. Group chat simplifies the process further by providing a forum for real-time text...

The Pantech Duo smartphone combines the communication features available on most cell phones with the organizational features found on most PDAs. The Duo has two locking features which help secure...

There are many reasons you may need to find the model number of your Motorola Q. The model number is used to purchase accessories specific to your phone, for example and when you contact customer...

The Motorola RAZR supports custom ringtones. Supported formats for ringtones are WAV and MP3. Ringtones can be transferred to the phone easily by using the USB sync cable that comes with the...

Cell phones are essentially small computers used to send text messages, communicate with other phones and browse the Internet. You can make your phone unique by having specific ringtones, but they...

A cell phone that goes into roaming is not only a nuisance but a potential money sink. Don't let this happen to you: Adam Savage, co-host of the popular cable series "Mythbusters," made a few...

You can retrieve contacts, rescue deleted text messages and organize your phone's memory with a SIM card reader. Most activity on your cell phone is stored on your Subscriber Identity Module, or...

When you have an AT&T Pay As You Go Phone, it is important to add minutes as you use them, in order to make sure that you can use the phone whenever you need to. The directions for adding...

The Samsung Propel is a top-of-the-line cell phone manufactured by Samsung. It is a slide unit with a full keypad for texting, and it also offers other features, one of which is a music player....

All versions of the Motorola Razr support ringtones and custom ringtones. A general ringtone can be assigned to phone calls and text, or individual ringtones can be assigned to each person in your...

Sprint's Samsung Instinct (SPH-M800) was designed to compete with the Apple iPhone. While it doesn't have all the features of the iPhone, it certainly has plenty of useful ones. You can share...

The Nokia E71 smartphone is a business phone designed to hold a lot of information not only of your contacts but also various applications you need to run a business with. A phone that holds...

Cell phone overages can be costly, with providers charging several cents a minute for extra talk time. For those with pre-paid plans, running out of minutes equals a silent phone until they can...

Send an email to your cellphone as an SMS, text message. You can open the message on your cellphone and download the MP3 file. To do so, you will need the gateway address to the cellphone you're...

With so many different mobile phones and games on the market, it can be difficult to know which games are offered for what phone--and how to add a game to yours. If you own a Sony phone, you can...

The Samsung Instinct (offered by Sprint) is a touchscreen phone (also called the SPH-800.) The Instinct has an impressive 2.0-megapixel internal camera. You can use the camera to take pictures,...

When you have an old cell phone that you are no longer using you may want to disassemble the unit to see how it was put together. The process of taking a cell phone apart is basically the same but...

There are several ways for an individual to send an SMS message from a computer to a cellular phone. When you find yourself in a situation where you do not have a cellular phone or your cellular...

To send an SMS text message without revealing your phone number, the easiest method is to use your own email. Cell phones are set up to receive emails in the form of SMS messages if you follow a...

AT&Ts Samsung Sync (SGH-A707) does have an auto complete program for messaging; however, most users do not know about it because it isn't set as the "out-of-box" default. Fortunately, you can...

If your cell phone is equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS), it can be used to track your location. Federal e911 rules require service providers to provide your location when you dial...

When you send an sms text message from your cellphone to another cellphone, often there's no option to add an attachment. If there is, simply attach your MP3 to your text message and send it. If...

The Samsung Instinct (SPH-M800) is a touchscreen phone available to Sprint-Nextel customers. If you've just acquired your Instinct, one of the first things you'll need to do is setup your...

The Samsung Instinct is a touchscreen capable smart phone released by Samsung. It is used on the Sprint cellular network. Occasionally, your phone may encounter problems that cannot be repaired...

While smartphones like the T-Mobile Shadow are useful for holding lots of user data, there can be times when you must remove all the information it stores in its memory. This process is called a...

Don't fret when you turn on your phone to see the "Memory Full" message pop up on your screen. This simply means you are about to use up all of your allotted memory. There are several quick-fix...

The Razr is a line of cellular phones produced by Motorola. Released in 2004, the Razr is not only one of the most popular mobile phones, but is also considered a fashionable and an iconic cell...

You've taken the perfect picture with your Kyocera phone and you want it on your computer. This photo is one of the greatest, but how do you get it from the phone to your computer? You know how to...

Purchasing a new cell phone is exciting, however the thought of having to transfer all of your phone numbers into the new phone can be daunting. Retrieving cell phone numbers from your old phone...

Your text message in-box is a valuable tool for storing addresses, directions and other valuable information, keeping them easily accessible. However, storing numerous text messages can take up...

The LG Chocolate allows its users to program up to 95 speed-dial contacts. Four numbers are already programmed in the LG Chocolate: "1" to access your voice mail; "97" for #BAL, to check your...

The Samsung Sync, also known as the Samsung SGH-A707, is a flip phone provided by AT&T/Cingular Wireless. The phone provides features, such as a built in 2 megapixel camera, color display,...