A blog all about cell phones!

Could the next generation have infrared? Maintain control with unlocked cell phones!

Recent news suggests that future iPhones (and, likely following, all smartphones) will have infrared. What is infrared? It’s a way for gadgets to talk to each other over a short range, and unlocked cell phones may be the only way to maintain control over this technology.

Infrared could be used, for example, to allow a museum exhibit to send you more information, specifically in a multimedia format (audio or video, for example). You may have seen infrared if you’ve played multiplayer on a DS, but in that instance you generally initiate the function; this new version would be on all the time, except, of course, for those who maintain control with unlocked cell phones.

The dark side to infrared: at malls (for instance), you may receive targeted advertising (remember pop-up ads?). It could also be used to override some or all of your cell phone’s operations in certain places. For example, you may not be able to use it in movie theatres.

How to avoid this likely future? Unlocked cell phones. With unlocked cell phones, you can override carrier restrictions/apps, and depending on the amount of benefit infrared offers, turn off the entire function. Unlocked cell phones allow you to maintain control over the software and hardware of your phone. Apps can sometimes behave similarly, but carriers control the gateway to apps, unless of course you cut them out of control with an unlocked cell phone!

Unlocked Cell Phones Lead To Carrier Freedom

Soon AT&T will lose it’s monopoly on the iPhone, with Verizon gaining an edge in the market.

But as AT&T has pointed out (in the beginning of what looks to be some mean back-and-forth advertising), Verizon is not as fast as AT&T, and iPhone users tend to be heavy on apps and social media, meaning they have certain expectations.

On the other hand, Verizon can counter, they cover more areas, so bandwidth aside, you’re less likely to have dropped calls, and it will be easier to travel.

Not sure which carrier will come out ahead? Want to avoid the battle entirely? Switch to unlocked cell phones (or a jailbroken iPhone). Once you’ve jailbroken your iPhone, you can use it to hop networks as is the ability of unlocked cell phones.

If you are locked in a contract, then consider buying unlocked cell phones online. This allows you to  look for cheaper unlocked cell phones that don’t come with carrier strings.

Then you can jump sides in the AT&T-Verizon war, using your unlocked cell phones.

BLU is a South American Android unlocked cell phone manufacturer, and they’ve come to the US.

Known for their colorful, unlocked renditions of Android‘s cell phones, BLU is hoping to start selling products in the US market. Having rapidly expanded since 2009, BLU focuses on both style and function, which will be a nice addition to the US market.

With tons of world phone options, BLU makes unlocked cell phones that will work not just all over the US, but the world.

Although most carriers will lock Android cell phone before selling them to consumers, Android, and the companies that make their phones, continue to lead the way in unlocked cell phones, making phones who have the most potential to be like pocket computers that make calls, rather than cell phones that are also toys (like Apple’s very locked model-but if you want a jailbroken iPhone, then the potential resumes!).

So watch for BLU products to start appearing on the market over the next few years, and enjoy the colorful style they’ll bring to the Android market.

Looking to buy Android unlocked cell phones right now? Look no further: CellularTrendz.com has a great selection of unlocked cell phones that include Adroids, jailbroken iPhones, Blackberries, and more.

Are you aware that about 16% (the national average) of your cell phone bill goes to taxes? With many cities losing sales revenue due to the depression, that number is going up.

Studies have found that as prices for cell phone service go up, use goes down. People with less money are even more likely to be affected, so what’s one to do?

Buy used cell phones. Used cell phones are a great way to get newer, posh posh smartphones without breaking the bank, and without signing the next several years away to a wireless carrier who might raise prices.

The turn around on used cell phones is pretty quick—for most hot new phones, it only takes a few months for them to become available as used cell phones.

If you are prone to losing your phone, rather than just wanting to be in vogue, used cell phones also aid in money saving, as you can get slightly older phones at a great price.

Have you notice

Now that people have used cell phones for over twenty years, scientists can measure long-term effects and conclude that those who have used cell phones are not at a higher risk of brain tumors.

Almost everyone in the world has used cell phones before, and although scientists have always maintained that there is no reason to believe radio waves would cause tumur growth, they can now say that despite everyone having used cell phones there is no increase in the number of brain tumors.

If the minor increase the scientists did observe is due to having used cell phones, it would affect less than 1 in 100,000 cases, making it a rare occurrence.

Further studies will likely confirm this for those who have used cell phones and are concerned, but there’s no need to worry that the effects are any more long term than this; scientists estimate it would only take 5-10 years to see the effects of radiation on those who have used cell phones.

If you’re still worried about cell phone radiation, pick up a blue tooth device, which offers the nice bonus of keeping you in compliance with the growing number of state laws that forbid drivers from having used cell phones while driving.