Ever get tired of pressing 1 for English, then 1 again for Customer serivce, then 9 to go back because you accidentally hit 2 and are in the Spanish’s menu.Well there is a service called Fonolo which currently is in a closed beta which will hopefully put an end to the maze we are put into when ever we call an airline or our bank.

So how does Fonolo do it? Well they spider the menus daily to make sure their system is up to date, and then you simply login to your Fonolo account which is free and you laterally chose where in the call menu you want to go to, then after you select where you want to go and provide your phone number your phone will ring in a minute or two and your placed in the spot you requested to be placed in.

It even logs your calls and you can manually enter notes such as the name of the person you spoke too, and it gets better you can even record the conversation, talk about having a record of the call.

But it doesn’t stop there, the service is currently free, but it may not be free forever :( but regardless if the price isn’t too high it would definitely be a service I would invest in especially if I were a business.

For more info visit: http://www.fonolo.com

alltel today announced that it is the first wireless carrier to offer the nuTsie service which allows users to listen to their iTunes playlist on their cell phone. The nuTsie service is available on 10 alltel phones and will cost $4.99 a month or $19.99 for the year. alltel customers can access the nuTsie service via the alltel shop located on their handset.

“Our customers are now relying on their wireless phones to provide entertainment as well as reliability,” said Kristi Crum, director of multimedia content for Alltel Wireless. “The launch of nuTsie will maximize the music capabilities on their phones so they can now easily listen to their favorite music from iTunes, no matter where they go.”

The nuTsie application, developed by Melodeo, a leader in mobile and online media, is available on a wide range of Alltel devices including the MOTORAZRTM V3m and V3c, the MOTOKRZR K1m, the MOTORAZR2 V9m and the MOTOROKRTM Z6m. Additional handsets include the LG AX565, The Wave by LG, the LG AX8600, Samsung Muse, the Alltel Hue by Samsung and The Wafer by Samsung. More Alltel handsets supporting nuTsie will be announced in the coming months.

So it has been announced, the T-Mobile G1 (notice how HTC is not mentioned in the name) and it looks like dear I say a iPhone with a cancerous growth.

The G1 will be sold for $179 with a 2 year contract which is cheaper than the iPhone, however don’t expect to use the services you can get with any T-Mobile phone with the G1. T-Mobile has created special plans for it and what is surprising there is a 1GB cap on the data plan. I wonder why.

What I personally like about the G1 is the fully retractable keyboard, but as a T-Mobile customer whose contract is up for renewal soon will I be getting one? Ummmmm no.

Google and T-Mobile tried their hardest to copy apple, as the G1 will have access to a Google Apps store but unlike Apple there doesn’t seem to be an approval process which could be a bad thing, because you will have to trust what you download unconditionally, but then again the approval process with Apple was so tuff a lot of developers ran the risk of their products not getting approved because the features were similar to those built into the iPhone or some other weird reason.

I do have to give T-Mobile and Google props though, the G1 phone will only be sold at Stores with in a 2.5 mile radius of 3G coverage, but I am upset at the 1 GB data cap.

Data: If your total data usage in any billing cycle is more than 1GB, your data throughput for the remainder of that cycle may be reduced to 50 kbps or less. Your data session, plan, or service may be suspended, terminated, or restricted for significant roaming or if you use your service in a way that interferes with our network or ability to provide quality service to other users. Some devices require specific data plans; if you do not have the right plan for your device, you may not be able to use data services. Some downloads, such as movies, music, and games, not included. Domestic use only.

HTC expects that 600-700,000 of these will be sold by years end, and I highly doubt it. Maybe T-Mobile is dumb enough to by over half a million of these phones by years end expecting that over the next 2 years they will sell them all and that is where HTC got their number from.

Fore more info visit: http://www.t-mobileg1.com/g1-learn-features-details.aspx

Today Verizon Wireless has announced it will offer a month to month option for customers who do not want to sign a 2 year contract or don’t want a pre-paid account. The new month to month option will not require you sign up for a plan with less minutes and or features, instead Verizons current plans will be available with a month to month option.

What does this mean? Well it means you won’t have to pay early termination fees if you decide to leave Verizon early, but it also means no free phone or discounts on any phone. I say stick with the 2 year contract and get the discount. But I do see month to month plans being good idea for teens.

T-Mobile also offers a month to month plan called FlexPay and Sprint offers a 200 minute month to month plan as well.

For more information on the Verizon Month to Month offer visit VerizonWireless.com.

Today Alltel Wireless has added to its product portfolio the MOTORAZR VE20. Alltel’s next generation version of the Motorola’s popular RAZR, the MOTORAZR VE20 features a 2 Mega Pixel camera which does both still images and video, MP3 player with 3.5mm headset jack capabilities, GPS capabilities and an expandable memory slot (SlotMusic anyone). The VE20 also features 250 minutes of talk time and 360 hours of standby time2.

“The RAZR is one of the most popular wireless handsets of all time, and Alltel’s next generation RAZR, the VE20, will impress anyone seeking form, function and fun in their wireless device,” said Brian Ullem, vice president of device strategy at Alltel Wireless.  “This latest addition to our handset lineup continues our mission of providing our customers with the phones they want at prices that they can afford.”

Beginning today, Alltel customers can be among the first to order the MOTORAZR VE20 at http://www.alltel.com/motove20 for $99.99 after a $50 mail-in-rebate.  The MOTORAZR VE20 will be available in retail stores on and alltel.com on September 25th.

I noticed something over the weekend, when sending an SMS from a verizon phone I no longer received the traditional delivery confirmation.

After emailing Verizon asking them why I was told that they had ended the delivery confirmation feature to improve network capacity. So the question is, since Verizon disabled a feature are you entitled to exit your contract? Probably not but I am sure some will try to use it as an excuse.

So if you are wondering why you aren’t getting your delivery confirmation from Verizon, now you know. 

A lot of Landline companies are fearing Cable and VoIP providers because a lot of people are ditching heir tradition landline for VoIP service, but should they really worry about VoIP or should they worry abotu cell service as a recent study released by Nielsen says 20% of all US Families will only have Cellphones by the end of 2009.

Nielsen kind of puts the blame on the bad economy, but I don’t really think its the bad economy. Just more and more people are talking less and less on the landlines. Example Radiris a blogger at HardwareGeeks.com has VoIP service but never uses it because she has a cell. She wants to ditch it because she doesn’t use it not because she can’t afford it.

My sister, has a landlind from Verizon, she is also considering ditching it in favor of her cell phone. I my self recently ditched my verizon landline in favor of my cell phone not because I couldn’t afford but because I never used it.

More and more people will be switching to CellPhone only and I think service like TMobile@Home are going to benefit. Plus with Unlimited minute plans there is no reason to turn off your cellphone anymore.

The real reason in my opinion is not the economy as Nielsen said, it has to do with whether we need it or not, so ask your self. “Do I really need a landline if I have a cellphone?”

What is HTC smoking because I want some? Some people at HTC made the shocking claim in an interview with eWeek. Again what are they smoking? They must be dreaming if they think they will sell 600,000 - 700,000 units of the HTC Dream Smart phone that will be powered by the Google Android OS between late October 2008 and December 31s 2008.

Do they think they are Apple with a new iPhone? They are nothing but a white label cell phone maker that is only in the recent year or two trying to make a name for themselves, but more people are calling it the Google Phone than the HTC Dream. No one really cares that HTC made the phone or that it’s on T-Mobile all they care is that Google made the OS and people aren’t going to buy it for that especially at $199.

The HTC Dream will not sell 600,000 - 700,000 units between late October and December 31s 2008, most of the hype about the phone is the fact it is running Googles Android, and no one really gives a damn except for the tech community, and sure the tech community might buy it, if they already didn’t own iPhones. I predict that Android will sell 100,000 - 300,000 from the day it goes on sale in late October - December 31st 2008. Oh wait I forget I need to count every single Google Employee that would buy one, oh and maybe Google might buy one for every single Homeless Person in San Fransisco, since they recently gave them all phone numbers and voicemails. Maybe that is where HTC got the number, adding up all the Google Employees and th Homeless people they buy them for.

I go to events all the time with people from the tech community and there are so many iPhones present that when one rings everyone is reaching in their pockets to see if its theirs that is ringing, the people interested in the Google Android OS (because they aren’t really into the phone) aren’t going to switch to T-Mobile and get an HTC Dream when they are more than Happy with their iPhone. Plus the 200 dollar price point isn’t as attractive as one would hope.

HTC you will not sell 600,000 - 700,000 HTC Dream Smart Phones stop dreaming. T-Mobile your 3G network sucks, I know I beta tested it in the NYC area and I doubt any of the problems have been fixed especially in the areas out side of Manhattan, hell even in Manhattan it wasn’t that reliable. Google, you were better off sucking up to Palm and getting a Treo Powered by Android, I could see 600 - 700,000 Palm Treo Androids being sold in less then 3 months.

I personally just don’t see it, I don’t think the supposed Hype is that big and I think HTC, Google and T-Mobile will all be disappointed. I am a huge fan of HTC and T-Mobile but I just don’t see it.

This past Thursday at Pepcoms Holiday Spectacular, Jawbone was showing off the newest Jawbone Headset, which is about half the size of the original but still as good with noise cancellation as the original.

They were also kind enough to give us one for review, and while I have only been using it for one day, I am telling you right now it’s blowing me away.

I was the happy owner of an original Jawbone bluetooth headset, but because of it’s size and weight it became uncomfortable after a while and I basically gave up on it and stopped using it, so when I saw the new thinner Jawbone I was excited and the first thing I did was put it on, and it felt as if I wasn’t even wearing it.

Anyway I will have a full review in a week or so, but until then here are some unboxing pictures.

Packaged nicely and not as hard to open as BlueAnts packaging.

The bottom box just slies off revealing the information you need to pair the headset to your phone.

Out of the box.

One of the coolest improvements on this version of the Jawbone headset over the previous version is the charger, it’s a lot easier to connect. Also it s way more comfortable on the ear, but I believe I already mentioned that.

Look for the review in the next week or so.

The iPhone ultracompact USB adapter is being recalled by Apple.

Apparently the metal prongs are breaking off and could possibly cause an electric shock, so far no one has been injured which is a good thing.

Fore more info visit HWG.