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5 Benefits Of Bringing Your Cell Phone on Your Summer Vacation
05-06-20081. Stay on the pulse of the music you love –
Summer is prime concert season, with festivals and outdoor shows taking place
around the country. But if you’re
on the road, you may miss out on those critical on-sale announcements. Fortunately, now you can stay apprised
of the latest concert dates or even album releases while away from a
computer. Applications like Virgin
Mobile
2.
Convert text messages into voicemail – “Text
to Landline” services are available on an increasing number of wireless
phones. Users can send a text
message that’s converted into a voice message and delivered to any landline
phone in the
3.
Access all of your contacts, even if you lose your phone –
Many people no longer memorize friends’ phone numbers and instead store listings
in their cell phones. But what if
the phone goes missing in the middle of a vacation? Through some providers, all you need to
do is find a nearby Internet café to connect you with your numbers, thanks to
services like the “Contact Vault” from Virgin Mobile USA that make it easy to
store and manage all of your contacts
online.
4.
Stay within your vacation budget –
With the rising cost of gas and the price for hotel stays and air travel inching
higher, the last thing you need is to get home and have an unexpected cell phone
bill arrive in the mailbox at the end of the month. To avoid this, look for plans that let
you monitor your money, minute and message balances 24/7, so you can set a
budget and know when your phone usage exceeds this. Flexible prepaid and hybrid options with
no contracts enable you to set a certain amount of money you’d like to spend for
the month. Once you hit that
amount, you must manually “Top Up” the account, which means you won’t be
surprised with any nasty overages.
Best of all, you’re not locked into a long-term contract with a hefty
termination fee if you decide to switch carriers.
5.
Teaching kids the value of a dollar -
Parents
may feel more comfortable making sure their kids pack cell phones when heading off to summer camp or to visit
relatives. But for teens that are
new to wireless, the typical contract or family plan is like handing them a
“credit card with an antenna.”
Prepaid services offer a great way to give young people their
independence and stay in touch when
they’re away from home – all while teaching them the value of a minute and a
dollar. And taking surprise overage
charges out of the equation can mean less time arguing around the dinner table
and more time sharing vacation photos and stories.
1.
Stay on the pulse of the music you love –
Summer is prime concert season, with festivals and outdoor shows taking place
around the country. But if you’re
on the road, you may miss out on those critical on-sale announcements. Fortunately, now you can stay apprised
of the latest concert dates or even album releases while away from a
computer. Applications like Virgin
Mobile
2.
Convert text messages into voicemail – “Text
to Landline” services are available on an increasing number of wireless
phones. Users can send a text
message that’s converted into a voice message and delivered to any landline
phone in the
3.
Access all of your contacts, even if you lose your phone –
Many people no longer memorize friends’ phone numbers and instead store listings
in their cell phones. But what if
the phone goes missing in the middle of a vacation? Through some providers, all you need to
do is find a nearby Internet café to connect you with your numbers, thanks to
services like the “Contact Vault” from Virgin Mobile USA that make it easy to
store and manage all of your contacts
online.
4.
Stay within your vacation budget –
With the rising cost of gas and the price for hotel stays and air travel inching
higher, the last thing you need is to get home and have an unexpected cell phone
bill arrive in the mailbox at the end of the month. To avoid this, look for plans that let
you monitor your money, minute and message balances 24/7, so you can set a
budget and know when your phone usage exceeds
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