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Cell Phone and Text Message Facts
- Motorola Dyna 8000X: Approved by the FCC in 1983, it was the first commercial handheld cellular phone. http://www.retrobrick.com/moto8000.html
- SMS Text Messaging: The first SMS text message was sent in 1992 when Neil Papworth of Sema Group (now Airwide Solutions) texted "Merry Christmas" to Richard Jarvis of Vodafone using an Orbitel 901 handset. http://www.texto.info/2007/10/09/history...
- SMS: Stands for "Short Message Service"
- Verizon Communications: Formed on June 30, 2000 when Bell Atlantic Corp. merged with GTE Corp. http://investor.verizon.com/profile/hist...
- AT&T: Formed in 1875 when founder Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. http://www.corp.att.com/history/history1...
- Motorola: Formed in 1928 and was the first company to invent a commercial handheld cellular phone in 1983. http://www.motorola.com/content.jsp?glob...
- Sprint: Established in 1899 by Cleyson L. Brown; the company was known as the Brown Telephone Company. The company's name was changed to Sprint Corporation in 1992. http://www.sprint.com/companyinfo/histor...
- T-Mobile: Formed in 1994 as VoiceStream Wireless and becomes T-Mobile USA in 2002. https://www.t-mobile.com/Company/Company...
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The Cell Phone Deals page contains links to sales, discounts and promotions on the latest cell phones on the market. Whether you're in the market for a Blackberry, iPhone, or any other cell phone, you'll find links to the best deals on cell phones right here. This page provides you with at-a-glance cell phone deals to help you find the best bargains for cell phones.
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Blackberry Curve
The Blackberry Curve 8900 is the thinnest and lightest full-QWERTY Blackberry Smartphone. Use a Wi-Fi® network to check email, shop online, stream videos and music or even make phone calls. Use the Blackberry Curve's 3.2 megapixels camera to take sharp, print-quality pictures, as well as record video. Use the built-in GPS to get directions to where you need to be. -
IPhone
The iPhone 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet. In fact, it is two times faster than the iPhone 3G, and it has up to 32GB of storage! Applications, web pages and email attachments launch super fast. And if you like to play games on your iPhone, you'll love the updated 3D graphics. Take high-quality VGA video in portrait or landscape with your iPhone 3G S, or use the 3-megapixel camera to take amazing photos with the built-in autofocus. The iPhone 3G S also has an Compass application to map out directions; a full-QWERTY keyboard, and much more!
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Featured: Nokia N97
The Nokia N97 has a 3.5" touch display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Designed for internet-savvy consumers.
Click here to find out more about the Nokia N97.
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