The 5 Best Free Cell Phones Online

 5. BlackBerry Curve 3G 9300

BlackBerry's are very solid cell phones and this one is no exception. The Curve 3G 9300 has many upgrades from it's predecessors including an optical trackpad, 16 GB memory card slot, the ability to record video, not to mention 3G capabilities. Of course, it also has everything you have come to expect from a BlackBerry, document editing, a world class calendar, and apps.

4. HTC Aria

This phone is among the smallest Android phones on the market. Built to fit in your pocket, with a 3.2" touchscreen, featuring pinch to zoom, it packs a lot of power in a little package. The Aria has a FriendStream widget that allows you to update your status on all of your social networks at once. It is 3G and WiFi compatable and has a 5MP camera/video recorder.

3. Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
The only thing holding this phone back is the fact that it has Android 1.6. It has an 8.1 MP camera with face detection that recognizes up to 5 faces per photo and stores them in your contacts. It has a Mediascape feature that organizes all of your music, photos, and video.
Timescape lets you update all of your social networks at once.

2. DROID INCREDIBLE by HTC
The only reason the INCREDIBLE is not number one on this list is because it has Android 2.1 and not 2.2. It has a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor and 8 GB of interntal flash memory. It also has an 8 MP camera with autofocus and a 2X power led flash. The INCREDIBLE features an updated more user friendly version of HTC Sense.

1. DROID 2 by Motorola
One of the top cell phones on the market, the DROID 2 is updated with Android 2.2. Which enables you to view the web in all it's glory. Meaning it has Adobe Flash Player 10 allowing you to load sites that have always been inaccessible to mobile devices, until now. You can connect to WiFi hotspots or become one with the ability to connect up to 5 mobile devices to your DROID2. I believe the DROID 2 is the obvious choice as the number one free cell phone on the market today.

Is Samsung Ready to Battle the Likes of HTC and Motorola

That would appear to be the plan. Samsung has built a great line of touch screen phones known as the Galaxy S series. They have been releasing them slowly beginning with the Samsung Captivate from AT&T. The line comes with the Android 2.1 operating system by Google. They also include a 4" super AMOLED display with 480 x 800 resolution. The camera on these phones is no slouch either, at 5 MP with auto focus, smile detection, and high definition recording. The line shares a 1GHz processor and 16GB of internal memory as well as 32 GB expandable storage. The other phone in the line that has been released is the Samsung Vibrant.

Top 5 Android Phones

#1. HTC Droid Incredible
To me this is the obvious choice, but I know some of you will not agree. This phone has it all. Anroid 2.1, an 8 MP digital camera with auto focus, and a 2x power led flash.

 #2. HTC EVO 4G

This is the first 4G cell phone in America. It has a 4.3 inch display with pinch and zoom. It has the same 1GHz Snapdragon processor as the Incredible. It also has the same 8 MP camera. It is also equipped with an HDMI port so you can view video on any HDTV. There are however, several issues with it. Battery life being the biggest. The battery will not last all day when using 4G. Sprint and HTC are working these issues out and have fixed a lot of them.

#3. Google Nexus One

This is the only phone bearing the Google name. It has Android 2.2, which is the latest update. But, it only has a 5MP camera and is only available for T-Mobile.

 #4. HTC My Touch 3G Slide

This phone is the latest in the My Touch line for T-Mobile. It is the first to feature a slide out QWERTY keyboard and Android 2.2. It also has SWYPE, the system that allows you to type without lifting your finger from the touch screen. It also has an improved battery that lasts for up to 7 hours of talk time. 

#5. Motorola Droid
The original Android phone, the Droid was the top gadget of 2009, according to Time.com. It has Android 2.0. It's a touch screen with a QWERTY slider. It has a 5MP camera with auto stabilization, flash, and zoom with editing abilities.

AT&T is the First to Blink

It seems all of the cellular carriers have been playing a game of chicken with their unlimited data plans. They have all been trying to one up each other for some time now. But, AT&T has announced that they will no longer offer an unlimited data plan to new subscribers. So now rather than having an unlimited plan for $30 per month, consumers must choose between a 200MB plan for $15 per month or a 2GB plan for $25 per month. Only very heavy users should actually need the 2GB plan, making this a good deal for those users who have had an unlimited plan but used less than 200MB every month. These people will now be paying half their previous bill.

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.