RIM (Research in Motion) the maker of the Blackberry has announced that the Blackberry Storm a touch screen Blackberry wil be available later this fall from Verizon in the US and Vodafone in Europe, India, Australia and New Zealand.

There is no exact date when Verizon r Vodafone will hae the Storm, but it should be soon.

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.

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. 

Verizon has said they will Purchase Alltel for 5.9 billion dollars and take over 22 billion in debt.

When the merger is completed (Verizon hopes before the end of the year), Verizon will overtake the Sprint as the largest Cellular carrier in the US with over 80 million subscribers.

This would also mark the second time Alltel has been sold and bought with in the past year, last year Goldman Sachs purchased Alltel for a cool $27.5 billion.

Finally it’s been unveiled! Microsoft’s Robbie Bach at CTIA Wireless showed off the new features which includes enhanced features for socializing like threaded text messaging and features for simpler navigation. He also announced Microsoft’s plans to bring desktop-grade Web browsing experience to the Windows Mobile phone with an upcoming version of Internet Explorer Mobile.

Microsoft says the new IE will be available in Q3 while updates and new phones running Windows Mobile 6.1 will be available this quarter (Q2)

HTC has already announced that it’s HTC Mogul, Touch, Tytn, Tytn 2, Tilt and PPC6800 will have updates to 6.1 available soon.

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.

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!!!

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/

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.

The Samsung Juke is a Chick Magnet if I have ever seen one! I had to start this review with that sentence, because this phone brings in the ladies. They love it, and they love asking to hold, use, and play with it. Girls absolutely love it. I think because of the phone I was able to get a few more numbers than I normally would get.

The Samsung Juke for Verizon wireless is a sexy looking phone. It has one of the smallest form factors around. The Samsung Juke features 2GB of internal memory, Bluetooth stereo support, Integrated Camera, and GPS Capabilities that actually work.

The first thing I tried with the Juke was the sound quality of music and how easy it is to get music onto the device. It was easy. All you have to do is connect your Juke to your computer and drag over your favorite music. I was able to get my music onto the phone and begin listening to it in less than 5 minutes.
I connected the Juke to some portable speakers I have, and my friend and I threw a little party. The sound quality is really good.

Navigating through the music and selecting what songs to play is also easy on the Juke. It has a small navigation wheel right under the screen that is really easy to use. 

The sound quality during phone calls is also good. I have no complaints, and there was no straining to listen to the caller I was talking to.

The screen on the Juke is rather small, but that isn’t a bad thing, as it helps maintain the phones size and displays all the information you need clearly.

Navigating around town is also easy with the Samsung Juke and Verizon Wireless VZ Navigator. For $9.99 a month you can get turn by turn directions from your phone and never get lost, a common problem I have, just ask LaIndia.

Overall the Samsung Juke for Verizon Wireless is great. It’s a stylish phone that allows you to take your music with you. It gives you features such as GPS functionality that most phones do not have, and all for $80 dollars with 2 year contract. You can’t beat that in my opinion.

Visit Verizon Wireless to find out more on the phone or to get yours!