Cell Phones

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Cell Phones

• Technology Tools

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What are the Features on Todays Cell Phones?

• Voice Mail
• Auto-Redial
• Call Timers
• Voice-activated dialing
• Internet Access
• Text Messaging
• Personal information management features

• Cameras
• Video Camera
• TV
• Games
• PDA

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How to Buy a Cell Phone?

• http//www.wirelessguide.org/phone/buyers-checklis
  t.htm
• Checklist
• How much to spend based on type of cell phone?
• Features Size, Looks, Ergonomics, Robustness,
  Screen size,
• Select a Battery
• Comparison Shopping
• http//www.pcworld.com/article/125653-1/article.ht
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• http//www.wirelessguide.org/phone/buyers-checklis
  t.htm
• Checklist
• How much to spend based on type of cell phone?
• Features Size, Looks, Ergonomics, Robustness,
  Screen size, Mode, Battery type, Display, Price
• Select a Battery
• Comparison Shopping

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How to Buy a Cell Phone?

• http//www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/cellphone/cell
  phone.html
• Choose an Actual Phone
• Decide How Much You Are Going To Use The Phone?
• Choose a Service Plan
• Choose your Accessories

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Dangers of Using a Cell Phone

• Talking While Driving
• How do you prevent this?
• Should there be laws against cell phone use while
  driving?
• http//www.cellular-news.com/car_bans/
• Antennas Electromagnetic Waves
• Cell-Phone Fires

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What do you do with Old Cell Phones?

• Turn old cell phones into a fund raiser for
  non-profit organizations
• http//www.pacebutler.com/fundraiser.cfm
• Verizons Hope Line program old phones are
  refurbished and donated to battered womens
  shelters.
• Dangers of Throwing them Away
• http//archives.cnn.com/2002/TECH/ptech/06/05/toxi
  c.cell.phones/

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Cost Features

• Alltel
• Nextel/Sprint
• T-Mobile
• Verizon
• http//www.wirelessguide.org/ - Guide to
  features, accessories, rate plans, cell phone
  companies