From left to right: HTC S620 and Nokia N95 £250, btbroadband office.com This is half home phone, half smartphone. In a Wi-Fi network, it works as a VOIP handset; away from home, it’s just a mobile. CAN SEND TEXT MESSAGES MAKES CALLS VIA THE WEB CAN BE USED AS A MOBILE Free with contract, three.co.uk Three’s mobile phones come with Skype software built-in – and those with Wi-Fi, such as this Nokia N95, also double up as VOIP home phones. Just switch to Skype to make cheap calls or free calls via the internet to other Skype users. MAKES CALL VIA THE WEB CAN BE USED AS A MOBILE...
You May Qualify for FREE Cell Phone Service
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 8:16 p.m. ET June 16, 2009 (MOBILE, Ala.) June 16 - Your family may be eligible for free cell phone service. SafeLink Wireless is now...
NC Legislature approves freeing phone prices
The News & Observer
The News & Observer
RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's General Assembly has approved legislation allowing deregulation of prices and service terms for landline telephone service providers. The state House on Thursday accepted minor Senate...
Step Away From the Cell Phone, Sir
MSNBC
MSNBC
updated 10:54 a.m. ET June 25, 2009 Police across Connecticut want you to hang up or pay up. They are cracking down on drivers using cell phones without hands-free devices. A state law already prohibits you from using...
EU drops controversial phone tax plan
The Guardian
The Guardian
* Large majority votes for duty-free treatment of handsets * EU Commission planned new duties on phones * Industry pleased By Tarmo Virki, European technology correspondent TALLINN, July 1 (Reuters) - The European Union...
Roadshow: California's hands-free cell phone law is increasingly being ignored
LA Daily News
LA Daily News
By Gary Richards Mercury NewsUpdated: 06/29/2009 05:56:19 AM PDT Live traffic map Real-time road reports and updates Columnist Latest from Mr. Roadshow As officer Ruben Jones eased his California Highway Patrol...
Germans Get Cheaper Cell Phone Service In Exchange for Ads
The New York Times
The New York Times
Alcatel-Lucent said today that it's begun providing German carrier E-Plus with equipment that inserts advertisements onto mobile devices based on demographic information provided by a subsidiary of the carrier. Customers...
Free Phone Service Offered To Poor In State
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
WATERBURY, Conn. - Tens of thousands of low-income Connecticut people could be getting free cell phone service from a company. TracFone Wireless of , Fla.,...
1,600 cell phone-driving tickets in first year
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
The law banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving took effect a year ago in Washington. Since then...


