According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 20 percent of injury crashes in 2009 involved reports of distracted driving. Of those killed in distracted-drive-related crashes, 995 involved reports of a mobile phone as a misdirection (18 percent of fatalities in distraction-related crashes). The age group with the greatest proportion of distracted drivers was the under-20 age group – 16 percent of all drivers younger than 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported to have been distracted while driving. (NHTSA)

How to Get Sprint Drive First

Sprint Drive First, powered by Location Labs, is now available on all Sprint CDMA Android™-powered smartphones for $2 per month per phone and will be offered on BlackBerry® devices and other operating systems in coming months. Parents get started by registering for an account at www.sprint.com/drivefirst. On this website, they will see a list of phones on their account, select the phones to which they want to add the app, and they will receive detailed instructions on how to get the app. For phones already in the market, a software download is required to activate the service.* All Sprint Android-powered smartphones launching after late Q3 will have the Sprint Drive First software preinstalled and will not require a download to activate the overhaul.

Details about Sprint Drive First

Shortly after the car exceeds 10 mph – determined using GPS and cell tugboat triangulation – the mobile phone will be locked. If the driver is using the phone when Sprint Drive First engages, the call will end and the phone lock screen will appear. Anyone texting the number one wood will receive an automated message indicating the person they texted is driving. The message is customizable by the account holder.

A locked device displays a home screen with exit and emergency 911 buttons to override the app. Sprint Drive First can be overridden if the user is a passenger in a car, on a bus or train, but the parent or account holder tin choose to receive notifications when the service is overridden.

Parents have a choice of programming up to five phone numbers to ring through when the phone is locked as well as allowing functionality of 3 apps, such as navigation, music or weather condition.

When the application no thirster detects movement it unlocks and full device functionality resumes. Sprint Drive First takes into account stop-and-go traffic, so the number one wood needs to be sitting idle for a few minutes before it will unlock.

Sprint’s Distracted Driving Initiatives

“Sprint Drive First is another action Sprint is taking to encourage its customers to use their phones responsibly behind the wheel,” said David Owens, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. “We want to aid our customers arrive at their destination. Texting while driving makes drivers four times more likely to crash their car. The person you want to call or text will be there when you get done with your drive; we wish to make sure that you ar, too.”

“Location Lab’s goal is to empower today’s parents with the tools they need to better protect their families,” said Tasso Roumeliotis, CEO of Location Labs. “Our collaboration with Sprint not only addresses distracted drive but makes the Drive First technology widely accessible, offering Sprint subscribers an easy way to amplification peace treaty of mind when their loved ones are on the go.”

There ar no actor’s line on what HTC might shows the world their newest innovations. However, we do expect to see their Windows Phone Mango handset like the HTC Ruby aka the Amaze 4G, the Titan, and the Vigor. We are hoping to see something good from HTC.

[via PhoneDog]

Satisfaction with both smartphones and traditional or “feature” phones is greatly impacted by the physical designing and dimensions of the gimmick. For example, satisfaction ratings are highest (8.1 on a 10-point scale) when the weight of the smartphone device does not exceed 5 ounces. In comparison, satisfaction averages 7.6 for smartphone devices that are 5 ounces or heavier. The same scenario holds true for feature phones, for which satisfaction with the free weight of the device peaks between 3 and 3.5 ounces, and drops considerably when the feature phone weighs 4 ounces or more.

The width and thickness of the smartphone device are also critical in maximizing the ownership experience, and echo the old adage that “thinner is better” holds true. Overall physical design satisfaction is highest (852 on a 1,000-point scale) for smartphones that are less than 0.45 inches wide. In comparison, satisfaction averages 783 for smartphones that are 0.65 inches wide or wider.

Technology advancements also impingement the experience of mobile devices in a number of areas. For exercise, touch screen-only smartphones generate considerably higher satisfaction with ease of operation (817 points) than either QWERTY-only based devices or those that have both a touch screen and QWERTY functions (785 and 782 points, respectively).

In addition, faster processing speeds, higher computer chip bit rates and the most advanced display screens (such as Super AMOLED vs. older LCD-based screens) all add significantly to user satisfaction. Even the number of megapixels found in camera-enabled mobile devices influences the ownership experience. In general, the higher the number of megapixels, the higher the satisfaction with camera picture and video caliber. However, devices with at least 5 megapixels achieve nearly as high a satisfaction score as those smartphones with 8 megapixels or more.

“It’s not unexpected that satisfaction is higher for devices that rich person new technological advances or features,” said Kirk Parsons, senior director of wireless services at J.D. Power and Associates. “Having the right combination of physical dimensions and operating functions and features for both smartphones and traditionally equipped devices is key to creating an exceptional ownership experience with each type of wireless device.”

These two studies have been updated to measure customer satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets and smartphones among owners who have used their current mobile phone for less than one year by examining several key factors. In order of importance, the key factors of overall satisfaction with traditional wireless handsets are: performance (31%); ease of operation (24%); physical design (24%); and features (20%). For smartphones, the key factors are: performance (35%); ease of operation (24%); features (21%); and physical design (20%).

For a sixth consecutive time, Apple ranks highest among manufacturers of smartphones in customer satisfaction. Apple achieves a score of 838 and performs well in all factors, particularly in rest of operation and features. HTC (801) follows Apple in the smartphone rankings.

Samsung ranks highest in overall customer satisfaction with traditional handsets with a score of 718. Samsung performs well in three factors: performance, ease of operation and features. LG (717), Sanyo (716) and Sony Ericsson (709) follow Samsung in the traditional handset rankings.

The studies also find the following key wireless handset usage patterns:

* The price of a traditional radio mobile phone continues to decline and averages $71 in 2011, compared with an average of $81 at the beginning of 2009. The descent is primarily due to discounts provided by handset providers and radio service carriers to incentivize sales. Currently, 42 percent of owners report having received a free mobile phone when subscribing to a wireless service.

* Mobile applications continue to enhance the smartphone user experience. More than 2-thirds of owners say they have downloaded games and social networking applications to their device. More than one-half (54%) say they have downloaded entertainment-oriented applications, while 52 percent indicate having downloaded travel software, such as maps and weather applications. This indicates that smartphone owners are continuing to integrate their device usage into both their business and personal lives. * Customers are highly satisfied with 4G-capable devices. Satisfaction among customers using 4G-capable phones averages 819, compared with 786 among customers using phones with 3G capability. Owners of 4G devices ar also more active in terms of calling, texting and browsing the Internet.

The 2011 U.S. Wireless Smartphone Customer Satisfaction Study—Volume 2 and the 2011 U.S. Wireless Traditional Mobile Phone Satisfaction Study—Volume 2 are based on experiences reported by 6,898 smartphone owners and 8,775 traditional mobile phone owners. Both studies were fielded between January and June 2011.

Sprint Premier Customers volition rich person the chance to purchase Motorola PHOTON 4G – online only – ternary days before the subject launching, piece supplies last. Customers who rich person elected to receive email notifications from Sprint will be notified of the inside information on July 28. Premier customers tin also log on to their story at www.dash.com on July 28, click “show me my rewards” and then “Sprint Premier Community” for additional inside information.

“Sprint is thrilled to build on the potency of our human relationship with Motorola by bringing customers Motorola’s first Sprint 4G device with a dual-nub processor,” said Fared Adib, frailty prexy-Product Development, Sprint. “Motorola PHOTON 4G brings our customers the latest in Android engineering combined with endeavor-quality security measures for business users and international GSM capabilities for those who travel abroad. It is spectacular to bring yet another Sprint 4G gimmick to our customers.”

Making Android Easy

Motorola PHOTON 4G is Sprint’s one-seventh Sprint ID-capable device. Sprint ID delivers a multifariousness of apps, widgets, shortcuts, ringtones and wallpapers – designed to meet users’ particular mobile needs and interests – in a few simpleton clicks. Sprint ID packs are free people to download with an Everything Data architectural plan, and users can download basketball team at once – including Professional (features tools to assistance busy professionals with travel plans, organization, communicating), Green (tips to live a greener lifestyle), MTV Music ID (mobile medicine experience), HSN (shopping on the go) and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ID Pack. To see all Sprint ID packs, visit www.sprint.com/sprintid.

Built with Android 2.3 Gingerbread, Motorola PHOTON 4G, combined with Sprint’s 4G meshing, lets users browse, download and multitask at level best speeds to documentation their busy lifestyles. Motorola PHOTON 4G provides an raiment of versatile tools, such as the Motorola webtop application, allowing users to access and create content from a larger screen while connected to a Motorola HD Station bobtail (available for purchase following device availability).

Additional features include:

* Dual-nub NVIDIA Tegra 2 C.P.U. with each nub run at 1GHz and 1GB of RAM

* Large 4.3-in touchscreen with qHD (Quarter High Definition) exhibit

* Supports critical IT device policies commonly requested by enterprises and governmental entities, including integration ease, cost-of-management and information security concerns

* Dual cameras – 8-megapixel, dual-LED flash camera with front-face webcam and VGA front-facing camera for video Old World chat

* Android Market™ for approach to more than 200,000 useful applications, widgets and games available for download to customize the experience

* 16GB of onboard memory, documentation for up to 32GB SD Card, for a total of up to 48GB

* Worldphone capabilities to access emails, calendars and newsworthiness from anywhere around the Earth

* 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capableness, support up to eight devices on the Sprint 3G or 4G networks

Robust Accessory Ecosystem

Customers volition appreciate the wide variety of Sprint and Motorola scoop accessories available to customize their Motorola PHOTON 4G experience. Options include

* Paired with the HD Station, which includes a Wireless Remote and HDMI Cable, users tin do more than ever on a larger screen. When docked, the Motorola PHOTON 4G launches the Webtop application, providing users with second access to full Firefox® multi-windowpane browse capabilities. Additionally, users can connect up to ternary USB peripherals, such as a keyboard, computer mouse or computer storage stick to be even more productive at home or on-the-go. The HD Station volition be available when the device launches for $99.99 (excludes taxation).

* The full-size Wireless Keyboard allows Motorola PHOTON 4G users to employment faster with Bluetooth® engineering and a superintendent thin designing. The Wireless Keyboard provides quick access to Android® apps exploitation dedicated shortcut keys and navigate through Web apps powered by Android in a snap. Available when the gimmick launches, the Wireless Keyboard volition retail for $69.99 (excludes taxation).

* Hitting the open route for summer vacation? The Vehicle Navigation Dock for Motorola PHOTON 4G is the ultimate locomotion familiar providing users with easy approach to maps, favorite contacts, custody-free people career, medicine, turn-by-twist navigation and more. Equipped with integrated Motorola ESP engineering to automate the screen preferences, and allows cyclosis audio frequency & music via the 3.5mm audio frequency jack through the vehicle speakers. The Vehicle Navigation Dock will be available when the device launches for $59.99 (excludes taxation).

* When it comes time to recharge Motorola PHOTON 4G, Sprint offers a wide variety of might solutions, including a Battery Only Charger and Battery Bundle. This high gear performing, 1700mAh Lithium Ion replacing battery gives the device the power to talking, send texts, take pictures, or just be on standby. The bundle includes a battery-only battery charger, providing users the pick to mission the fifth wheel assault and battery separately and is available on August 21 for $49.99 (excludes tax).

Sprint offers a variety of cases, skins and gels to protect Motorola PHOTON 4G and other devices from inevitable nicks and scratches. Sprint offers the following phone covers and wraps for Motorola PHOTON 4G. Each of the accessories below volition be available on July 31.

* A Holster and Shield Combo shuffle a nice protective cover to prevent mule and scratches. This covering fire and holster combination carry solution provides convenient protection for the Motorola PHOTON 4G gimmick. It is available for $24.99 (excludes tax).

* The protective Gel surrounds Motorola PHOTON 4G like protective glove with preciseness cutting-outs for approach to the gimmick’s bright screen, control buttons and computer keyboard. It’s available in purpleness and retails for $19.99 (excludes taxation).

* The deuce-piece Phone Cover for Motorola PHOTON 4G slides together easily to protect the top and bottom of the device. Available in grey with black leather inlay, the headphone covering fire will retail for $21.99 (excludes tax).

Additional accessories volition be available after launch. Customers quest more information can sojourn their local Sprint storage or www.dash.com/accessories.

Motorola PHOTON 4G requires activation on one of Sprint’s Everything Data plans plus a required $10 Premium Data add-on mission for smartphones. Sprint’s Everything Data architectural plan with Any Mobile, AnytimeSM includes unlimited vane, texting and calling to and from any mobile in America while on the Sprint Network, start at just $69.99 per month plus required $10 Premium Data add-on charge – a nest egg of $39.99 per month versus Verizon’s comparable architectural plan with unlimited talking, text and 2GB vane or $9.99 per calendar month versus Verizon’s 450-minute plan with unlimited text and 2GB vane. The Mobile Hotspot pick is available for an additional $29.99 per month supporting up to octonary Wi-Fi enabled devices simultaneously. (Pricing excludes taxes and surcharges.)

Sprint was unbeaten among major wireless carriers for customer satisfaction according to results from the 2011 American Customer Satisfaction Index. In addition to tying for first base place among radio carriers, Sprint was also the figure one most improved company in client satisfaction, across all industries, during the shoemaker’s last ternary years, according to the survey.

As the first base national radio carrier to trial, launch and market 4G engineering, Sprint made history by launch 4G in Baltimore in September 2008. Sprint currently offers 4G service in 71 markets in 28 states. For more information, sojourn www.dash.com/4G.

Starting on July 18, register at https://www.shopmotorola.ca/photon4g for a probability to win a Motorola Photon 4G or a trip for two to a Live Nation® concert of your choice2.

Sprint Music Plus, powered by RealNetworks® Inc. (Nasdaq:RNWK – News), is a full-featured medicine and shade coach, which allows users to:

* Create music playlists.

* Assign ringback tones to play for different callers and times of day. * Search for medicine by artist, claim or keyword.

* Organize full tracks/albums by artist, music genre and usage playlists using the music depository library coach.

* Preview subject – sample distribution millions of medicine tracks and tones, which are updated daily.

* Get new music recommendations based on their musical tastes.

Love a new strain and wish the full track, ringtone and ringback tone? Customers can save money when purchasing a sheaf of all trine products with just one click. DRM-free full tracks range from $0.69 to $1.29 per strain. Customers ar conveniently charged right field on their Sprint bill.

“Sprint Music Plus is an easy way for our customers to discover new medicine and tones and manage all of their medicine content in unity convenient place,” said Sean Khurana, vice prexy-Consumer Product Marketing at Sprint. “Sprint makes sure our customers always have access to their favorite medicine by providing a wide raiment of options, ranging from free people apps downloaded from Android Market™, BlackBerry App World™ or GetJar.com to Sprint Radio to buying tunes from Sprint Music Plus.”

Everyone is busy these years and the last thing we have time for is to waiting for our medicine to download. The Sprint 4G network offers one of the fastest radio experiences among all U.S. subject radio carriers and enables downloading medicine up to 10 multiplication faster than 3G. Sprint 4G, available today in 71 markets across the country, was the first base national carrier to whirl radio 4G overhaul.

Sprint Music Plus is available for Android™ powered Sprint smartphones from the Sprint Zone app and can be found on the dwelling house screen of BlackBerry® and Java Feature Phones launched after May 2010. Devices introduced before May 2010 will rich person approach to ringtones and ringback tones from Sprint Music Plus via Sprint Mobile Web (WAP). For more information and to download the application, sojourn http://sprint.us/smp on your Sprint earphone.
]]> http://a-cell-phone.com/2011/04/12/new_sprint_music_plus_application.html/feed 0 http://a-cell-phone.com/2011/03/23/look_for_wipower_technology_in_2012.html http://a-cell-phone.com/2011/03/23/look_for_wipower_technology_in_2012.html#comments Wed, 23 Mar 2011 23:24:00 +0000 admin http://a-cell-phone.com/?p=17748 Qualcomm is demonstrating its WiPower(tm) engineering at CTIA Wireless appearance in Orlando this workweek. Plans are underway for the technology to be implemented in piece of furniture from end tables, to desk tops, etc. as well as embedded into automobiles and trains. The technology allows power to be transmitted wirelessly via near field of operation magnetic ringing. John Boodhansingh, Qualcomm Product Manager for Wireless Charging Solutions, said the WiPower absolute frequency banding has not been publicly disclosed.

What is unique about Qualcomm’s version of this technology is that direct physical tangency with the battery charger and precision alignment is not required. Qualcomm terms this flexible conjugation versus the competition’s standard of tight conjugation. Tight conjugation agency the device has to rich person direct tangency and be in a specific location in reference to the charging unit.

The Qualcoom kiosk demonstration shows an iPad requiring 10 watts of might, an LED light source exploitation 2.5 watts of power, and two cellphones simultaneously charging requiring 5 watts power. The light sits on top of 25 mm of glass over the battery charger and the cellphones relaxation on top of 50 mm of glass over the charger. This flexible conjugation is what makes the WiPower engineering useful. It can readily be built into usage piece of furniture pieces, automobiles, etc. In summation, the same charging station can charge devices with different charging requirements.

Qualcomm believes that as wireless devices become more might hungry with their expanding functionality and capabilities, the demand for recharging stations will grow exponentially.

Qualcomm expects the product to be in commercial production early next class. Although not yet approved by the FCC, Qualcomm reports it has been in negotiation with the FCC for some meter regarding the technology and the FCC “is completely on board with it.” Qualcomm is currently in talks with Duracell regarding product development.
]]> http://a-cell-phone.com/2011/03/23/look_for_wipower_technology_in_2012.html/feed 1 http://a-cell-phone.com/2011/01/07/full_hd_3d_video_via_fios_tv_demonstrated_at_ces.html http://a-cell-phone.com/2011/01/07/full_hd_3d_video_via_fios_tv_demonstrated_at_ces.html#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:12:00 +0000 admin http://a-cell-phone.com/?p=11259 Full-resolution high-definition 3D transmitting via a premium TV inspection and repair provider became a world at this year’s 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show. Verizon and Panasonic, a leader in Full HD 3D engineering, are streaming Full HD 3D, currently the highest-possible resolution of 3D video recording, via Verizon’s C percentage vulcanized fiber-oculus FiOS TV inspection and repair.

The first-of-its-kind presentment (in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center Room S228) was made possible through a technical coaction between the two companies, with depicted object cyclosis over Verizon’s future-proof network to a Panasonic Blu-re 3D player. Engineers from both companies worked closely to co-develop the required mesh, software system and user-interface enhancements that shuffling Full HD 3D possible over the bandwidth-rich FiOS inspection and repair.

“We’re proud of our employment with Verizon to develop this Full HD 3D streaming capableness,” said Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, gaffer engineering military officer, Panasonic Corporation of North America. “Panasonic has always believed that the topper agency to view 3D is via a Full HD, 1080p resolution image, but until now the only selection available has been on Blu-ray Disc™ media. Over Verizon’s high-bandwidth FiOS network, we’ve now shown that this kind of founding can be accomplished by a premium television service like FiOS as well.”

Unlike some competing technologies, Full HD 3D transmissions preserve the complete 1080p painting solving that consumers have come to expect from their HDTVs. Other solutions degrade the 3D simulacrum, typically reducing resolution by one-half. In a demonstration at the Verizon-sponsored Blogger Lounge, FiOS engineers showed a option of 3D content cyclosis to a Panasonic Full HD Blu-re 3D Disc™ player at a routine pace of up to 18 Mbps (megabits per second) — double the routine pace currently used by most cable providers.

Tony Melone, chief technology military officer for Verizon, said, “Delivering full-resolution 3D content is a cancel burst for Verizon’s FiOS network. Built with the future in brain, FiOS was designed with the bandwidth headroom to grow along with consumer requirement for the latest technologies. Verizon continues to deliver the future tense of TV and is once again redefining the consumer’s at home-entertainment experience.”

Last year, Verizon televised the first National Football League game in 3D, the New York Giants versus the New England Patriots, as fountainhead as the first base Major League Baseball games in 3D, between the New York Yankees and the Seattle Mariners.

Verizon continues to driving force the future of TV, with more than 140 HD channels and next-propagation interactive services like mixer networking, DVR direction via broadband or mobile earpiece, and an interactive media guide.

The gimmick features 3.2-inch capacitive touchscreen, virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype motorola_ve440.html’ title=’MetroPCS adds low-end Motorola VE440′>technology, 3.2-megapixels photographic camera, a 2GB microSD card, up to 32GB of memory board via an external memory circuit board, a 3.5mm headphone jack and Wi-Fi support. The LG Optimus U also pre-loaded with Google Maps, Google Talk and Gmail.

Press Release

U.S. CELLULAR TO LAUNCH THE LG OPTIMUS U, ITS LATEST ANDROID-POWERED DEVICE FOR 2010 Touchscreen device that runs on the Android 2.2 operating system is free people after an $80 ring armor-in rebate

CHICAGO (December 7, 2010) – U.S. Cellular is rounding out its 2010 batting order of Android-powered phones with the Dec. 13 launch of the LG Optimus U, the nonesuch handset for first base-time smartphone users ready to experience the might of Android 2.2 technology. Backed by the carrier’s high gear-speeding net, LG Optimus U volition be available in U.S. Cellular stores and at uscellular.com for free after an $80 ring armor-in rebate. LG Optimus U is also supported by all the benefits of The Belief Project, which include industry-first base innovations like “no contract after the first base.”

“The LG Optimus U is a good burst for first base-meter smartphone customers who are looking to explore a wide stove of games, multimedia entertainment and meter-rescue Android applications,” said Edward Perez, frailty prexy of selling and gross sales trading operations for U.S. Cellular. “Customers with one of our Belief Plans who are eligible for a phone upgrade can pick up an LG Optimus U at our promotional monetary value without signing a new contract.”

New customers who sign up for a Belief Plan and fulfill an initial two-class committal will never rich person to signboard another unity with U.S. Cellular’s “no contract bridge after the first.” Customers automatically get valuable rewards that can be used for faster earphone upgrades in as little as 10 months, additional lines, phones, accessories and ringtones.

About LG Optimus U LG Optimus U from U.S. Cellular sports a sleek 3.2-in capacitive touchscreen and virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype engineering that allows users to stimulation textual matter quickly by sliding a fingerbreadth over the keyboard in one continuous movement. The five home screens provide easy access to customers’ favorite applications and create a truly customizable drug user experience.

In summation to the popular Google applications like Google Maps, Google Talk and Gmail, that ar pre-loaded on the LG Optimus U, U.S. Cellular customers can also tap into Your Navigator Deluxe for part-guided turn-by-turn navigation, get ringtones from Tone Room Deluxe and memory board all their contacts on a secure Web web site with My Contacts Backup.

The LG Optimus U is equipped with a 2GB microSD circuit board and offers a up to 32GB of memory via an external memory board card for customers who wish to vigil videos or listen to medicine while on-the-go. Featuring a 3.2 megapixel camcorder with autofocus and zoom, LG Optimus U also provides a 3.5mm earphone jackass and Wi-Fi support for up to basketball team devices through built-in portable hot spot capabilities.

About U.S. Cellular Android Devices The LG Optimus U joins five other high gear-performance devices from U.S. Cellular that tally Android, including the LG Apex, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Mesmerize (a Galaxy S smartphone) and Acclaim, and HTC Desire. The aircraft carrier’s extensive catalog of Android-powered, BlackBerry and Windows phones is a keystone part of its strategy to deliver cutting-margin devices while elevating the customer experience through the industry-leading initiatives of The Belief Project, which it launched in October.

U.S. Cellular’s new bundled National Single Line and Family Belief Plans offer affordable part, textual matter and information packages. Customers who textual matter, e-ring armor and download more than they talk may prefer the new Primary Plus Plan for $69.99 per calendar month that comes with 5GB of data, unlimited textual matter, painting and video electronic messaging, free GPS navigation and free unlimited incoming calls, nights and weekends, and mobile-to-mobile calls. Customers also tin opt for the Premium Plus Family Plan for $179.99, which includes 2 lines with unlimited minutes and electronic messaging, 5GB of data per occupation, Phone Replacement and GPS seafaring.

About The Belief Project Launched Oct. 1, The Belief Project recognizes customer loyalty with subject bundled pace plans that whirl customers the exemption to enjoy manufacture-leadership benefits without signing continuous contracts – like new phones at promotional prices every 18 months that tin be accelerated with points.

With “no contract bridge after the first base,” new customers fulfill an initial two-year committal and never have to signboard another contract again. Existing customers who switching to the new Belief Plans tin simply finishing the remainder of their term without extending their current contract.

Customers automatically get valuable rewards just for being a client that tin be used for even faster phone upgrades in as little as 10 months. Rewards tin also be used to get additional lines, phones, accessories and ringtones.

The Belief Project also includes the industry’s only Phone Replacement programme. If a customer’s phone accidentally breaks or Michigan workings, U.S. Cellular replaces it with the same or similar modelling at no additional cost. Customers also can save up to 5 percentage on their monthly plans for setting up autopay and paperless charge.

These innovative initiatives were developed to savoir-faire consumers’ park frustrations with radio, elevate the customer experience and create a human relationship, not a contractual one. For more information about The Belief Project, sojourn uscellular.com.

About U.S. Cellular U.S. Cellular is committed to mending radio unity project at a meter. The Chicago-based aircraft carrier, named unity of Forbes Magazine’s 2010 “Most Trustworthy Companies,” recently unveiled The Belief Project, a serial of industry-first, innovative solutions designed to elevate the customer experience. The Belief Project complements U.S. Cellular’s ontogenesis catalog of cut-edge phones, all backed by its high gear-speed nationwide net. To learn more about U.S. Cellular, visit one of its retail stores or uscellular.com. You can also checkout out U.S. Cellular on Facebook.

About LG Electronics, Inc. LG Electronics, Inc. (KSE: 066570.KS) is a global drawing card and engineering innovator in consumer electronics, mobile communication theory and home appliances, employing more than 80,000 citizenry working in more than 115 operations including 84 subsidiaries around the worldly concern. With 2009 global gross sales of USD43.4 billion, LG is comprised of five business units — Home Entertainment, Mobile Communications, Home Appliance, Air Conditioning and Business Solutions. LG is the worldly concern’s leading producer of apartment panel TVs, audio frequency and video recording products, mobile handsets, air conditioners and washing machines. LG has signed a long-term agreement to become both a Global Partner and a Technology Partner of Formula One™. As function of this top-level connection, LG acquires scoop designations and selling rights as the functionary consumer electronics, mobile earphone and information mainframe of this global sporting issue. For more selective information, please visit www.lgusa.com.

About LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company The LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company is a leading global mobile communication theory and selective information company. With its cut-edge engineering and innovative designing capabilities, LG creates handsets that provide an optimized mobile experience to customers around the world. LG is pursuing converging technology and mobile calculation products, piece continuing its leadership function in mobile communicating with stylish designs and smarting technology. For more information, please visit www.lgmobilephones.com.

Today, Cox builds on its long history of innovation and client service excellence with the launch of Cox Wireless. The company’s marketplace research revealed that consumers wanted a more carnival approach to radio and Cox is responding with MoneyBack Minutes. Cox is the first wireless aircraft carrier to provide immediate payment backrest on customers’ bills for unused minutes each month – up to $20 a month – a significant departure from the industry criterion by which consumers lose unused proceedings or carry them over from month-to-calendar month with no monetary benefit.

“Wireless consumers have long been underserved on client service,” said Stephen Bye, Cox’s frailty prexy of radio. “With our customer-centric approach, we’re delivering much more than excellent net reporting and call quality. We went a measure further by introducing new services and features to the Cox sheaf that were built on comeliness. Plus, with a robust portfolio of devices, a nationwide 3G network and awarding-winning client service customers have come to expect from us, Cox delivers on the most important attributes of wireless service.”

Cox’s in-astuteness consumer inquiry found that consumers are frustrated with surprise overage charges on their monthly bills. To further its committal to delivering a more fair approach to wireless spending, Cox Wireless automatically provides customers with free text message Usage Alerts when they approaching their utmost figure of monthly proceedings and messages. This “no surprises” overhaul enables customers to adjust usage habits or rise rate plans to avoid overage charges. Cox also makes it easy to save minutes by providing free Mobile-to-Mobile and career between the client’s Cox Digital Telephone and Cox Wireless earphone.

To further sweeten the reward for existing customers, Cox’s bundled customers can choose unity free people rise when they add Cox Wireless. With Bundle Benefits, Advanced TV customers can choose a free bounty entertainment channel such as HBO, Showtime, Starz or Cinemax or Cox Movie Pak, which includes Encore, Epix, Sundance and Vutopia; high-speed Internet customers tin upgrade from Preferred to Premier; or dwelling house telephone customers can add unlimited domestic long length calling on their Cox Digital Telephone overhaul.

“Cox’s early entry to the telecommunications quad has served it extremely well,” stated Irene Berlinsky, elder research analyst with IDC. “Two-thirds of Cox’s customers subscribe to multiple services, and a full one-third take all deuce-ace currently-available services. With the addition of radio services, Cox has devised an approach that is a cancel extension of its sheaf, providing economic value and chasteness which should resonate with consumers. An integrated wireless swordplay also gives Cox the opportunity to ballad the creation for next-multiplication multi-blind innovation.”

Retail Presence

With the reaching of Cox Wireless, mobile solutions ar now available at the recently unveiled Cox Solutions Stores. At the heart of the in-memory board experience is the Learning Lounge, a comfortable expanse where a friendly and knowledgeable Solutions Educator is available to aid customers get the most from their radio device and mobile experience as wellspring as other Cox products and services, such as programing your DVR from multiple devices.

“Throughout the Solutions Store, customers learn how easy it is to use many of the features and services of Cox Wireless, departure with personalized knowledge that makes them feel excited and empowered in the wireless worldly concern,” stated Tracy Nolan, Cox’s vice prexy of retail. “The retail experience provides complete entertainment and communications solutions, providing the convenience of one-stop-shopping and devising it easy for consumers to see the ‘wow!’ of integrating Cox products and services.”

Wireless Devices

From Android™ enabled smartphones to lineament-packed devices with BREW applications, Cox Wireless’s portfolio of devices volition meet the needs of every customer and continue to expand. Several of the devices were recently selected by Mashable.com as “hot electronics this [holiday] time of year.” The devices available this vacation time of year* include:

* HTC Desire™, an Android enabled touching smartphone with WiFi, 1 GHz processing speeds and HTC Sense™ port

* Motorola Milestone™, an Android enabled smartphone with WiFi, Qwerty yellow-bellied terrapin keyboard, advanced processor with 3G speeding, 3.7-in blind and 5-megapixel camera

* LG Axis™, an Android enabled smartphone with 3.2″ (480x 800) touchscreen and slide out QWERTY keyboard, Wi-Fi and 3.0 MP photographic camera which support panoramic shots

* HTC Hero™, an Android enabled smartphone with WiFi and 3.2-inch touching screen

* HTC Wildfire™ , an Android enabled smartphone with WiFi featuring app-sharing widget that works on Twitter, texts or email with a 3.2-inch touch blind

* Samsung Messager Touch™, Brew enabled multimedia system gimmick featuring a 2.6-in touch-blind, QWERTY keypad, pre-loaded widgets and centred MB of repositing

* Samsung Profile™ , stay connected on the go with this 3G electronic messaging chopine on a BREW operating system. Includes a QWERTY keyboard with 2.4″ screen and 2.0MP camera

* Plus, several other feature phones and the Cox 3G U210 On-the-Go(SM) Modem, for Cox High Speed Internet On-the-Go(SM)

To aid simplify customers’ lives, the Cox Wireless experience volition entry with popular Cox features already integrated into many of the mobile devices, such as the power to programme the home DVR and see TV listings from their mobile device. Similarly, Cox customers with an Android gimmick can easily download the Cox Remote Guide Access app from the Android Market to also programme their dwelling house DVR and see TV listings from their mobile gimmick. This app marks the beginning of many Cox apps that will soon be available to provide greater gizmo and mobility for Cox features and services. Additional features to simplify customers’ lives include Universal Contact Manager to securely manage, backup and organize all Cox High Speed Internet and Cox Wireless contacts in one spot; and Voice Mail to Text which converts part ring armor messages to text and delivers them to the Cox Wireless gimmick as a textual matter content, gift customers the freedom to read messages and respond without ever dialing. Cox volition continue to enrich and evolve its radio experience by adding new features and services to enjoy piece on-the-go.

For more selective information about Cox Wireless service and details on devices and all rate plans, including images and videos, visit www.unbelievablyfairwireless.com or www.coxswain.com (choose Hampton Roads, Va., Omaha, Neb., Orange County, Calif.)

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[via BoyGeniusReport]