Yesterday, Verizon launched a new unlimited calling plan with a starting price of $99 USD. Hours later, AT&T followed suit, and t-mobile joined along an hour after that, thus creating a price war.

However, what confuses me is that some analysts are saying that these plans could lead to a price war! Are they kidding me? What the hell are they talking about? There is no “could lead to a price war”! This is a ‘price war’, and the war started when Verizon invaded the island of Unlimited.

Then, AT&T announced it planned to send its troops onto the island of Unlimited on the 22nd ,and t-mobile said hey, you better watch out we are going to try to claim some of the island too; we are going in on the 21st, we will beat AT&T to the island of Unlimited.

This is a price war; there are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Now analysts who are saying this could lead to one are probably being cautious because they know this ‘price war’ will drive stock prices down and scare investors. While that may be true, investors need to realize a lot of people will sign up for these unlimited plans. Many will ditch their land lines for one of these plans, and a great amount of people with these plans probably won’t even use 500 minutes a month.

I predict that AT&T and Verizon will both see a decline in landline subscribers. In fact, I see every form of phone company, be it traditional landline or VoIP, seeing a decline in subscribers in favor of these unlimited plans. I believe these unlimited plans will begin a new era in communication, one where the majority of the American population uses only a cell phone. It’s already started, but with these new Unlimited plans, it’s only going to speed the process up.

Now we just have to wait for Alltel and Sprint to jump onboard. I give them a week, and who knows one of them may surprise us with an even cheaper rate. (I hear about 60 - 80 bucks) Remember Sprint used to offer a 60 dollar unlimited plan they may bring it back.

T-Mobile has joined, Verizon, and at&t in offering Unlimited calling for $99 USD.

In a statement T-Moblile said.

“T-Mobile is passionate about helping people stick together with those who matter most, and providing them with the best value is one way we help our customers do that,” said Jeff Hopper, vice president, Marketing, T-Mobile USA. “This offering empowers people to communicate as much as they like on their own terms – whether it’s voice, text messaging, picture messaging or IM.”

With this new plan, domestic roaming and long distance charges are included. Unlimited messaging includes text messages (SMS), picture messages (MMS) and instant messages (IM).

First Sprint mentions it, then Verizon enacts it, now at&t follows suit in launching an unlimited calling plan.

For $99 dollars a month plus taxes existing and new at&t wireless customers can get an unlimited calling plan, so they can talk all they want.

“We are pleased to offer our customers these great new plans that deliver value and simplified pricing,” said Ralph de la Vega, president & CEO, AT&T Mobility. “This is a highly competitive market and we’re committed to moving fast to meet customer needs.”

All I have to say is, come on T-Mobile give me unlimited calling yo!!!

Today at&t wireless and Palm annouced the availability of the Palm Centro in Glacier white is available to at&t customers.

The phone will retail for $99 with a 2 year service agreement and after a mail in rebate. The phone is currently available online and at at&t stores nationwide.

AT&T Services for Centro:
• Push to Talk — Centro users can instantly talk across the largest Push to Talk network coverage area in America. Push to Talk works like a walkie-talkie to talk to an individual or a group of up to 29 users. With status icons that clearly indicate the availability of friends and family, Push to Talk customers will know who is free before they call. Users can purchase unlimited Push to Talk minutes with Nation Plans for $9.99 a month for each line and with FamilyTalk for $19.99 a month for each group (two to five lines). Customers also can use Push to Talk on a pay-per-use basis for $0.15 a minute.5
• TeleNav GPS Navigator — With an optional stand-alone GPS receiver accessory, TeleNav GPS Navigator gives Centro users access to maps and more than 10 million points of interest, as well as turn-by-turn voice and on-screen driving directions.6 Unlimited access to Navigator costs $9.99 a month.
• MobiTV — With MobiTV, Centro users can watch live television, premium and prime-time programming, video-on-demand clips and satellite and digital music services from the top broadcast and cable television networks and major music labels for $9.99 a month.

On Monday Sprint and Samsung announced the Samsung Ace. Here are some pictures of the phone, thanks to Samsung.

Kind of looks like the BlackJack II with a little bit of Moto Q.

Last week, we told you about how the new Sprint CEO was interested in making an Unlimited calling plan available to its customers. Well it would see Verizon has beat Sprint in offering such a plan because today they announced one.

For $99 dollars a month or $199 for a family plan, Verizon wireless users can enjoy unlimited calling and if the user wants unlimited data the price only jumps to $139 a month or $269 a month for a family plan. Top that Sprint!

http://estore.vzwshop.com/unlimited/

Today Samsung and Sprint announced the future availability of the Samsung Ace Smartphone. The Samsung Ace is a slim and compact smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.0.

The Samsung Ace will allow mobile professionals to communicate globally on CDMA and GSM/GPRS networks where Sprint has international roaming agreements. Sprint currently has roaming agreements in 180 countries.

“Mobile professionals and consumers alike need to stay connected wherever they are,” said Danny Bowman, vice president of customer equipment for Sprint. “The Samsung ACE combined with the benefits of SprintSpeed, competitive rates and expansive coverage through multiple technologies makes it one of the strongest Windows Mobile devices on the market today, a clear value for customers in the U.S. and just about anywhere else.”

In addition to its international capabilities, the Samsung Ace(TM) offers an impressive feature set, including:

-- Slim, light form factor with a full QWERTY keyboard - The
Samsung Ace(TM) measures 4.65” x 2.32” x 0.46” and weighs just
under four ounces

-- Large 2.3” TFT color display - perfect for viewing live and
on-demand channels available through Sprint TV, as well as
up-to-date information with On-Demand.

-- Slide Click Wheel - Experience easy navigation between a
multitude of applications

-- Stereo Bluetooth(R) Wireless Technology - Enjoy the
convenience and versatility of hands free communication by
pairing the Samsung Ace(TM) with headsets, car-kits and other
Bluetooth-enabled devices.

-- External Memory - The Samsung Ace(TM) supports up to 2GB
MicroSD card for storing music, videos and pictures.

-- 1.3 Megapixel Digital Camera and Camcorder - Capture quality
images with integrated digital camera and zoom. Shoot video
clips to share with family and friends.

-- View Documents - The Samsung ACE(TM) allows customers to view
documents and files on the phone with Microsoft Office Word,
Microsoft Office Excel and Microsoft Office PowerPoint.

The Samsung Ace will be available for $199 with a 2 year contract and $100 mail in rebate. The phone will hit Sprint stores in March.

Pictures coming soon.

If you have an Analog Cell Phone, then chances are tomorrow your phone will not work. Most Cell Service providers will be turning off their Analog signal for good tomorrow.

While most people already have Digital Cell Phones there still remain a few people with analog handsets, those people along with some OnStar users and some older alarm systems will not have any service.

The two biggest companies that will shut down their analog service is at&t wireless and Verizon wireless.

So if you have a really old cell phone and tomorrow your service does not work. This is probably why. Just call your cell phone provider to get a new phone.

In what is probably the saddest thing I have read as of late, a mentally disturbed man killed his very own daughter because she text messaged a boy.

The young girl who was 14 years old was visiting her farther Miguel Matias in New York, when apparently he snapped strangled her to death and dumped her in the woods inside a boiler after she texted a boy.

What I don’t understand is, how did this guy have joint custody of his daughter when he tried to kill her in the past? Yes he tried to kill her before by setting the car she was in on Fire.

Yesterday Starbucks announced that they will no longer provide T-Mobile hotspot service and instead switch to at&t.

Many T-Mobile Hotspot users even my self believed that meant we could no longer get free wi-fi at Starbucks, but today T-Mobile released the following statement.

“Today’s announcement regarding the Starbucks Wi-Fi operations will not impact T-Mobile HotSpot customers’ ability to use Wi-Fi services at Starbucks locations for years to come. In fact, the Wi-Fi network operations transition will not begin until later this year. Even after the transition, T-Mobile HotSpot and HotSpot@Home customers will continue to experience seamless Wi-Fi access at Starbucks locations for at least the next five years under a roaming agreement between T-Mobile USA and AT&T. There will be no additional charge for T-Mobile HotSpot and Hotspot @Home customers at Starbucks.