Archive for the ‘Phone Tips’ Category

Cell Phone Text Message Spam – How To Prevent It Being Sent To You

 By Norman Peters

Last year Ferris research estimated that spammers would send over a billion text messages this year, up 38% on 2006. And with more companies asking for your cell phone number and the willingness of people to hand it over, this figure could easily rise.

The difficulty most of us have is we only have one cell phone. It’s not like email where you can give a different address for buying things and have another address for friends. Spammers love text messages because they know a text message will get your attention.

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Prepaid Cell Phones

By Declan Tobin

We are constantly seeing advertisements on TV promoting cell phones and cell phones carriers with what they call great introductory offers if you sign up with them on their network.

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Do Cellular Phones Pose Health Risks?

By Catherine Kenyeres 

You hear it in the media on a slow news day. Do cellular phones pose health risks? The available scientific reports do not show that any health problems are associated with the use of wireless phones. On the other hand, however, there is no proof that cellular phones are absolutely safe.

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