The LG Remarq, An Earth Friendly Cell Phone?

Yes, you read that right. The LG Remarq is a new cell phone from Sprint that contains 19% recycled plastic. Likewise, 87% of the entire handset is recyclable. The Remarq also comes with an Energy Star rated charger. Even the packaging is 87 percent recycled material. Including the tray which is made entirely from recycled material. All of the materials have been printed with soy ink making them even more environmentally friendly. The LG Remarq proves that technology can be earth friendly as well as affordable. It is available for free from Sprint.

Smartphone vs. Dumbphone

Sometimes it can be very confusing when trying to find the perfect cell phone. With all of the options that are out there, it could drive you crazy. One of these options is whether to buy a smartphone or not. Smartphones are great, they can do a lot of things "dumbphones" cannot. For example, a smartphone can do everything you would usually use an appointment book for. You can set up reminders for anything you want. Smartphones also excel when it comes to surfing the internet. Depending on the phone, smartphones let you download different apps to do anything you want. There are apps for calculating your taxes, setting up a budget, and there is even an app to use your cell phone to process credit card payments.

The main drawback to having a smartphone is the cost. With most carriers, smartphones require a data plan which can get expensive. Data plans have gotten much cheaper lately, but can still cost as much as double what a voice plan costs.

The choice is yours. If you do not need internet service on your cellphone, or you live in an area where you can't get access, a smartphone is a poor idea. But, if you want the lates technology in cellular phones, a smartphone is the way to go.

Why You Shouldn't Always Buy the Newest Cell Phone

The reason you shouldn't always run out and buy the latest and greatest cell phone is of course the cost. A lot of new cell phones can now cost more than $100 even with a 2 year contract extension. If you have money to burn, then by all means, go ahead and buy the next big thing, but if you don't you can often wait a month or two and get the same cell phone for free.

Another great reason not to buy a newly released cell phone is that you don't know that much about it. Sure you can go see what features it has. But, if you wait a while, you can do some research and see what people who have already bought it think about it. For example, is it reliable, or do the features work as well as advertised.