Daniel Millions asked:


When’s the last time you’ve been truly excited over your mobile phone bill? Odds are, it’s been a while- if at all! But what better way to get excited over a cell phone plan if it costs next to nothing for all of the latest features? If you aren’t already up in arms, ready for the new (free) technology, prepared to get excited
Free Text Messaging

Every second there are thousands of tiny packets of information being shot into space, where it hits satellites only to be shot back down to different locations. We call this process text messaging- perhaps the world’s most popular form of communication when a full-blown conversation isn’t possible.

But we can bypass the satellite altogether, as well as the fees associated with text messaging, by using the Internet. We can take advantage of a server’s power to send and receive packets of information to route our text message to its destination.

Not all cell phone carriers allow their users to use free services via the Internet. Other providers only allow free text messages to be sent to other users of the specific carrier. Either way, using the internet can drastically cut down on the number of text messages being used- which can likewise cut a bill exponentially.

Free Ringtones

In the old days, every single ringtone cost money. Long gone are the days when just one song cost enough money to make cell phone users do a double take before purchasing anything. Now with the advent of new technology, ringtones and other media can be had for free.

Sharing technology such as Bluetooth allows devices to connect without wires. Files and information, such as ringtones, can be shared via this connection. Other phones have ports that can connect to other devices such as a computer- where the same effect can be achieved.

Not every mobile carrier allows for this operation- as they are closed to third party applications and services. Nevertheless, most carriers allow for this functionality. The free ringtones are nice to have around to help liven up a boring mobile phone, not to mention they are great to socialize and share with friends.

Other Free Goods for Mobile Phones

In the majority of mobile phone sales, there is an option to sign a contract. Without a contract mobile phones can easily reach a couple hundred dollars. But by agreeing to a service agreement, users can get some of the latest phones extremely cheap: even free.

The only problem here is that a minimum time span of service agreement must be observed. If a phone breaks during this period, the user must have insurance (and pay a deductible), or buy a completely new phone. Opting out of the service instead warrants a fee, which is usually just as expensive as a new phone would cost.

Other benefits can come as a direct result of service agreements. Everything from reduced prices to increased text messaging and minute plans can be benefited from. If one’s cards are played right, mobile phones don’t have to be near as expensive as they are usually. The ringtones, media, text messaging, and even the phone itself can be had free if the right strings are pulled.

The next time you pull out your mobile phone bill and you exhibit a frown, perhaps it’s time to start engaging in the fore mentioned plans of free mobile phone goods!



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Robert asked:


With increasing popularity of cell phones and wireless assistance, what happens if something goes wrong. While you might have spent a dollar or ten dollars on your cell phone at the renewal of your contract, chances are, your phone value is several hundred dollars.

According to a survey released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, 62% of all Americans are part of a wireless, mobile population that participates in digital activities away from home or work. If you think about this the numbers are astounding.

Today everyone has and uses a cell phone or personal digital assistant and as they grow in popularity the complexity of the actual instruments grows. When cell phones broke in the 90″s chances were you could fix it yourself with a small screw driver and a pair of tweezers. Today if you even remove a panel from your instrument to try to do self cell phone repair your warranty will be terminated .

The fact is, cell phones break. More children are using cell phone and undergo conditions that may be considered abusive. Most Americans are finding out that “everything” is not covered with the “insurance” they purchase from their carrier. The question is, were do you go for service.

The good news is, cell phone repair companies are opening up, mostly in metropolitan areas, which offer both a drop off and a mail repair service.

Cell phone repair service is a growing industry. Look for Cell Phone repair services to become the next large franchise opportunity.



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I know I need licenses, clients etc but can someone tell me how can I get a system or something to give people quotes? I don’t want to work for any insurance company. I want to quote insurance from multiple sources how do I do that?

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Art Graham asked:


Five Good Reasons Why You Should Utilize Online Investigative Services

1. Find out who it is that’s renting/buying your property.

If you have rental property you know what a risk it is when you get new tenants. It’s hard enough to make rental property profitable these days, what with high taxes, insurance, maintenance on the property and the like. You certainly don’t want to have tenants in there that will trash YOUR house, not pay their rent or move in with their cousins, friends, grandmother and extended family in your two bedroom place. When people behave badly, they leave a trail of bad credit, lawsuits, bankruptcies and civil and criminal judgements. Even though Mr. and Mrs. Smith look like nice people, wouldn’t you want to do due diligence and find out everything you can about them before you let them inhabit your house? The answer is, of course, yes. It’s the sensible thing to do.

In the case of buyers for your property, you run the risk of taking your property off the market, making all sorts of improvements and losing other potential offers only to find out that Mr. and Mrs. Jones don’t qualify for a mortgage, don’t have the income to buy in your neighborhood or have defaulted on other loans in the past. If you knew, you would simply have declined their offer in the first place.

2. Find out about help around the house or about prospective employees

If you are in a position to hire someone to help around the house, or someone who will be in your house for a time when you are not there, or if it’s someone to watch the kids it would be really smart to take the time first to check out that person’s background. Haven’t we all heard stories about that person down the street who seemed so nice, but then turned out to be some sort of monster? Before you let somebody into your house, make sure they have no felonies, no drug convictions, dui’s or any other myriad of personal problems from which you’d rather spare yourself and your family.

If you are seeking to hire an employee to work at your business, then it makes sense to know if what the prospective employee says about themselves is the truth. You want to know if they are lying on their resume. Hiring the wrong person can be a very costly experience and can be avoided.

3. Find out about the number who is calling but doesn’t leave a message

Most of the time, it doesn’t matter who called and didn’t leave a message. We’ve all seen on our caller-id’s a phone number we didn’t recognize, but so what? The times you would want to investigate are when someone calls and is making some sort of harassing or threatening phone calls. It makes sense to find out who it is and where they live so that it can be reported to the authorities.

The other reason you might want to know is, sadly, to confirm suspicions. Have you noticed that your spouse has been receiving a lot of calls from someone he or she is reluctant to talk about? Trust is essential in any relationship, but so is truth. You need to know.

4. Find out if that guy or gal you’re dating is already married

Sounds silly, but you need to know these days that what someone says is true. There have been a lot of broken hearts simply because someone believed a lie. It is no shame or dishonor to verify facts. You only want to be involved with someone who will tell you the truth. Why not make sure?

5. Find out if the people who want the loan have declared bankruptcy.

Do you lend money? There are a lot of private capital venturists, hard money lenders and friends who loan money to others in need. Don’t be burned, and don’t feel ashamed for checking. Do your due diligence. If not, you will have only yourself to blame. You need to know if the person to whom you are loaning the money has ever declared bankruptcy before. If they have, guess what? Now you are in a position to make better decisions. Maybe you’ll still go ahead with the loan, but perhaps you’ll loan less (thereby risking less), or maybe the collateral will be greater, but whatever the decision you make, at least it will be an informed decision.

Make the decision to be informed of the facts. The truth hurts less than a lie.

Art recommends https://www.thecellphonesearch.com for many of your investigative needs.



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Raymond L asked:


Auto accident lawyers can use the evidence that the other driver was on

his cell phone in the moments preceding the accident in at least two

ways: (1) to establish that the other auto driver was DUI level driving

impaired, to aid in establishing liability, particularly in contested

liability cases; and (2) in some cases to gain access to additional

insurance coverage, e.g., where the auto accident attorney

can establish that the driver was engaged in a business call, “in the

course and scope of his employment.



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Patricia Woloch asked:


If you drive an automobile and own a cell phone, odds are good that you have used your cell phone to either talk or send a text message while driving. Many cell phone users are conscientious about using their cell phones while driving, but many more are not, and do so on a regular basis. With over 260 million active cell phone accounts in the United States alone, the number of people using cell phones while driving is staggeringly high.

Studies have shown that a person using a cell phone while driving is more of a hazard to other drivers than a driver with a .08 blood alcohol level. It should be no surprise that cell phone use while driving will cause driver distraction. Dialing a number or entering text messages causes a driver to take their eyes off the road. Even having a routine phone conversation can take enough attention away from the road and other drivers to put the cell phone user into “auto pilot.” It is a common occurrence for a cell phone using motorist to have no recall or awareness of what happened on the road over the duration of a conversation.

Here are some other important facts to consider:

· Drivers who use cell phones are four times as likely to cause an accident.

· 73 percent of drivers talk on cell phones while driving and 19 percent send text messages while driving according to a 2007 survey by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

· Currently, Alabama has no law banning cell phone use while driving. As of July 2008, only California, Washington, Utah, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Washington D.C. have laws banning the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.

· Young drivers are most likely to use cell phones to talk or text while driving. A survey of teens indicated that “texting” was the most distracting activity they engage in while driving.

· Some studies indicate that hands-free cell phone use does not significantly lessen risk. Reaction time is still compromised with hands-free phones, and hands-free phone users have to redial more often, causing further distraction.

The number of recent lawsuits and settlements finding employers liable for their employees’ use of cell phones while driving for work-related communication is on the rise. Significantly large settlements have been paid out in recent years by some corporations. Thus, many companies have since banned any such activity.



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Brooke Yan asked:


There are now more than 190 million cell-phone subscribers, more than one per household, on average. A small but steadily growing number of people use a cell phone (a.k.a. a mobile phone) as their only phone. Phone manufacturers and wireless-service providers are promoting new generations of equipment that let users do much more than merely make phone calls.

Despite its popularity, wireless service has a reputation for problems: dead zones, where you can’t get service; calls that inexplicably end in midconversation; inadequate capacity, so you can’t put a call through when you want; hard-to-fathom calling plans; and errors in bills. Problems like those are why one-third of the cell-phone users we’ve surveyed say they’re seriously considering a switch of carrier.

Switching is now much easier than ever, thanks to the government mandate on local number portability. However, keep in mind that the phones themselves aren’t portable. If you switch carriers, expect to buy a new phone.

WHAT’S AVAILABLE

The cell-phone itself is only part of what you need. You also have to sign up for service with a wireless provider and choose a calling plan. You can find phones in many outlets, including independent wireless retailers, electronics stores, and Web sites.

The providers. The major national companies are Cingular (which merged with AT&T Wireless), Nextel, Sprint PCS (which is in the process of merging with Nextel), T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless. There are also numerous local or regional providers.

You’ll often find phones described as tri-mode, dual-band, tri-band, or multi network. Those terms describe the ways a phone can connect to one or more wireless networks. Here are the specifics:

* Tri-mode phones can access a digital network in two frequency bands and older analog wireless networks.

* Dual-band phones can connect to a digital network, but in two different frequency bands. GSM providers often use the term 850/1900 MHz instead of dual-band.

* Multinetwork phones are compatible with more than one digital network, often in two frequency bands. Some can also access analog networks.

* Tri-band or ‘World Phones’ operate on GSM networks in both the U.S. and abroad. Those with 850/1800/1900 MHz capability can operate on two bands domestically and one internationally. Those with 900/1800/1900 MHz capability operate on one band in the U.S. (1900 MHz) and two bands internationally.

The calling plans. Most providers offer a range of plans based around a “bucket” of calling time minutes. The more minutes in the bucket, the more the plan costs you each month. However, the total number of minutes isn’t the most important figure. Some of those minutes may be good anytime, others available only on nights and weekends; if you exceed the allotment of minutes, you’ll be charged 35 to 50 cents per minute, depending on the plan. Cingular, alone among the major carriers, lets customers roll over unused minutes to the next month. Most plans require you to sign a one- or two-year contract and levy a hefty fee if you want to cancel before the contract expires.

Prepaid plans can be a good alternative if you’re averse to a long-term contract. Many wireless providers, as well as Virgin Mobile, Liberty Wireless, Metro PCS, and Tracfone, offer prepaid calling. You pay in advance for airtime minutes, which typically last 45 to 60 days before they expire.

The phones. Some are simple rectangles with a display window and keypad on the front. Others are curvaceous or have a flip-open cover to protect the keys. The major phone manufacturers are Audiovox, Kyocera, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Panasonic, Samsung, Sanyo, and Sony-Ericsson. Light weight is pretty much standard. All the newer phones can send and receive text messages up to 160 characters long to or from any other cell-phone user, and most phones now come with a full-color display. You’ll also see phones that can play popular computer games, are integrated with a digital camera, offer wireless Internet access, or that are combined with a personal digital assistant (PDA).

IMPORTANT FEATURES

Some cell-phone makers and service providers are offering so-called 3G service, which enhances the speed of data transfer. 3G services deliver reasonably fast, secure connections to the Internet and allow you to use the cell phone for playing and downloading audio and video, multimedia messages, and e-mail.

Among basic cell-phone features, look for a display that is readable in both low- and bright-light conditions. Be sure it’s easy to see the battery-life and signal-strength indicators and the number you’re dialing. The keypad should be clearly marked and easy to use. Programmable speed dial allows you to recall stored names and numbers by pressing one key. Single-key last-number redial is useful for dropped calls or when you’re having trouble connecting. Most phones these days have voice dial, which lets you dial someone’s phone number by speaking their name. But the number and name have to be in your phone’s contact list, and you have to program each voice dial name–a time-consuming process. Voice command-enabled phones don’t require training. You can dial anyone’s number in your contact list, and even dial a number not in the list by speaking the digits.

In addition to ringing, most handsets have a vibrating alert or a flashing light-emitting diode to let you know about an incoming call, useful when you’re in a meeting or at the movies. Handiest is an easy-to-mute ringer, which switches from ring to vibrate when you press and hold one key. Volume controls on the side let you change the earpiece volume level without moving the phone too far from your ear. You can’t do that if the volume controls are on the keypad. A speakerphone boosts the earpiece volume and microphone sensitivity, so you carry on a conversation without having the phone against your ear.

Some cell-phone models include a headset. That capability is sometimes demanded by various local laws for drivers using cell phones. A standard headset connector (also known as a 2.5-mm connector) is the most common type of headset connector. If you frequently use headsets but hate fussing with cords, consider a phone with Bluetooth voice capability, which allows you to use a cordless headset. Not all phones with Bluetooth are equal. Bluetooth data lets you transfer pictures and contacts, etc. to other Bluetooth-enable devices like printers, PDAs, and computers. Bluetooth data capability is found on GSM phones, but no on CDMA phones.

Many CDMA phones have analog backup capability, which may be important if you travel through rural areas, or places where your digital carrier doesn’t provide service. Phones with analog capability can sometimes connect in places where digital-only phones cannot.

Phones vary widely in keypad design and readability of screen displays, as well as in the ease of using the function menu or performing such basic tasks as one-button redial and storage of frequently called numbers for speed-dialing later. It’s important to handle a phone in the store before you buy, to be sure its design and your fingers are well-matched.

HOW TO CHOOSE

Begin by selecting a service. Finding good service where you want it can be a challenge. The best way is to ask your friends and business associates–people who literally travel the same roads you do–how satisfied they are with their cell-phone service. In addition, keep in mind that Verizon Wireless has consistently come in first in Consumer Reports satisfaction surveys and so is worth considering first.

Choose a calling plan. You need to determine when and where you’ll be using a cell phone most in order to select a plan that’s right for you. As a rule, a national calling plan (which typically eliminates extra long-distance charges or fees for “roaming” away from your home calling area) is worth considering first, even if you don’t travel often. With a regional plan, roaming charges can be stiff if you make calls too far away from your home.

If two or more family members use cell phones, consider a family plan that lets up to four people share a large monthly pool of minutes for a small additional monthly charge. If you aren’t sure how many minutes of phone time you’ll use in a month, choose a plan with more minutes than you think you will use. It’s often better to let minutes go unused than to have to pay stiff per-minute charges if you exceed your allotment.

Select a phone. You can spend as little as $20 or as much as $600 on a cell phone. You need to begin your selection in the right price tier. Once you’ve settled on a price range, follow these steps:

First look for practical features. Cameras, games, music players, and the like are appealing, fun, and even useful for some people. However, features such as a folding case, volume controls on the side, and an easy-to-mute ringer will prove useful every day.

Hold the phone. In the store, take the phone in your hand and make sure you can comfortably access most keys with one hand. Try to make a test call and access the menu items on a working demo. We’ve found that phones with radical shapes are difficult to use. So are keys that are small, oddly shaped, or arranged in unusual patterns, especially if you’re trying to dial a number in dim light.

Check the display. Most color screens perform well in dim light, but some are hard to see in daylight. Try the phone outside or under bright light. In our tests, phones that display incoming and outgoing numbers with large black fonts against a white background were the easiest to read under most conditions. Also make sure indicators such as battery life and signal strength are clearly visible.

Consider insuring pricey phones. All major carriers provide insurance that covers lost, stolen, or damaged phones, typically for about $4 to $5 a month, with a $35 to $50 deductible. At those rates, it wouldn’t pay to insure a low-priced phone. But if you paid $200 or more, then insurance may be worth considering. Some insurance plans require a police report. Damaged phones are replaced, often with a refurbished model

Copyright © 2002-2006 Consumers Union of U.S., Inc.

For the latest information on this and many other products and services, visit www.ConsumerReports.org.

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Matthew Hick asked:


Possible dangers of cell phones are a highly debated subject. Some are indisputable and others have strong advocates and meet with opposition simultaneously. As more studies are conducted the discussion will continue to draw controversy and concern.

Cancer warnings: The possibility or probability of cancer causing effects from cell phone use and exposure to cellular towers is a controversial topic. With over 200 million wireless phones in use and all the 195,000 plus cell towers that receive and transmit the signals to these devices are we safe? Are there dangers associated with living in near proximity? This is often a hot topic in the news when studies of negative findings are reported.

Some scientific studies have suggested a link between cell phones and brain cancer. It’s difficult to know whether these results are reliable. Although it is reassuring that the majority of published studies did not find any danger of cancer, there is not enough information available to say that this concern has been disproven.

Wireless telephones are two-way radios. When you talk into a wireless telephone, it picks up your voice and converts the sound to radiofrequency energy (or radio waves).

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) each regulate wireless telephones. FCC ensures that all wireless phones sold in the United States follow safety guidelines that limit radiofrequency (RF) energy. FDA monitors the health effects of wireless telephones. Each agency has the authority to take action if a wireless phone produces hazardous levels of RF energy.

Hearing loss: If you use a cell phone for more than 60 minutes a day, a new study finds that your hearing may be compromised.

The study, “Audiological Disturbances in Long-Term Mobile Phone Users”, was presented at the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation’s Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO conference by Dr. Naresh Panda. Findings were that those who used their phone for more than an hour each day, for more than four years, had noticeable losses in high frequency hearing. Long-term use of a cell phone also may cause inner ear damage and can lead to high frequency hearing loss, researchers found.

Users of cell phones are warned to look out for ear symptoms such as ear warmth, ear fullness, and ringing in the ears (tinnitus) as early warning signs of an auditory abnormality. Dr. Panda also suggested the use of earphones, which were found to be safer than holding a mobile phone up to the ears.

Distractibility is certainly a contributing factor in motor vehicle accidents. Answering, calling or texting from a cell phone while driving will detract from the attention given to the task at hand. Twenty million drivers having the chance to interact with a wireless device while driving is not something easily ignored. Another point of view often raised is whether it is any more distracting than casual conversation in the vehicle, adjusting the radio, changing a CD, drinking a cup of coffee, or handing an item to a child in the back seat? Several states have laws prohibiting cell phone use while driving. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety lists states and localities with bans in effect.

News reports had linked the sharp decline in the honeybee population with mobile phone RF signals. Those claims have now been squashed. A three-year scientific study conducted at U.S. universities has uncovered a virus that is thought to have come from imported bees and royal jelly and then spread through apiaries, causing the death of the bees. The research also suggested factors such as the practice of transporting bees in closed trucks may put the bees under stress and make them more likely to contract the virus. The next step in the research is to infect a sample of bees with the virus to see if it is definitely to blame.

The following organizations can provide additional information and resources in regard to health and safety of cell phones.

-Federal Communications Commission.

-Food and Drug Administration.

-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

-World Health.



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Brent Vanderstelt asked:


Troubling new”Spam” to Cell Phones Discovered

In a day and age when spam is rampant on the internet, now our phones, especially cell phones through text messaging are now the target.

With the advent of auto-dialers, autodialler, or automatic calling unit is an electronic device that can automatically dial telephone numbers to communicate between any two points in the telephone, mobile phone and pager networks. Once the call has been established (through the telephone exchange) the autodialer will announce verbal messages or transmit digital data (like SMS messages) to the called party.

A key technology for autodialers is the ability to detect live human pickup and answering machine. Since there is no indication/hardware signal when a call is answered by an answering machine or voicemail system, autodialer systems have to analyze incoming audio in order to make a prediction. Today, there is no algorithm that can achieve 100% accuracy.

Telemarketer Auto Dialer

An enterprise grade dialer must provide two key features. First, it must be capable of making large number of simultaneous phone calls; and second, it must provide an application programming interface (API) for system integration. Almost all enterprise grade autodialers employ computer networking technology, since voice boards have fixed number of ports and cannot be scaled up. In order to make 2000 simultaneous phone calls, for example, a group of computers have to be linked together to provide the support for that many phone lines.

Some advanced enterprise dialers are distributed dialers, i.e., independent dialers that are linked together through the Internet and controlled by a call dispatching program. With distributed computing, there is virtually no limit on scalability. All distributed dialers, by definition, can be accessed remotely.

PC to Phone Auto Dialer broadcast voice messages like a robot. It is ideal for group event reminders, marketing or political campaign promotion, events notification and more. Excel spreadsheet interface makes it easy to create or import any phone list. Simply record your message in an audio file and then use the built-in calendar to set a call time with built in remote access capability.

As an internet marketer of Your Travel Buddy Vacation Rentals, a free vacation rental directory and Fortune Hi Tech Marketing and Zurvita home based businesses, I am troubled by this. Why am I troubled by the use of auto dialers? For one, I now receive and average of 6-8 calls per day to my personal cell phone from every home based business opportunity on the internet, and this is new technology. Wait another year as this service becomes more popular, you can bet an internet marketer such as myself can expect hundreds of calls a day!

But internet marketers are not the only ones that we be affected by the use of auto dialers. Just like email lists for spam, they will be companies that sell phone numbers for the purpose of making money selling lists to these new phone spammers.

What if your phone is on the “NATIONAL, DO NOT CALL REGISTERY”? Well it does not seem to matter as my cell phone has been on the registry since its inception and I still get blasted.

These services state in their advertisements that their “lists” are scrubbed against the National Do Not Call Registry, and there is no fear of being in violation is utterly false, I am a prime example.

The newest version of the auto dialer is to allow spam through text messaging. URRRG. I am snot sure how to combat this new form of spam, but I can tell you that it is going to get worse.

I only recourse will be to remove my name, number and email address from all my promotion material for my home based business and change my phone number and hope that people that want to join my home based business opportunities can find me.

Here is a copy of a “spam” email message I received about “spamming” cell phones through text messaging”

SEND ADS TO Cell PHONES TO REACH MORE PEOPLE

BY USING OUR NEW WEB-2-PHONE TECHNOLOGY.

New Technology Allows You to Send Email

Advertisements to the Cell Phones Of Over

135,000 People!

“We Guarantee 100% of All Ads Will Be Opened

& Read!”

Welcome to Web-To-Phone, the internet marketers

Newest and quite possibly most effective way to

Drive sales. For years marketers have used all

The conventional means to generate income online;

Safe lists, solo ads, surfing programs, paid-to-

Read-email, you name it.

I removed the link because I do not want to promote spam

The concept is simple. We use SMS which is a text-

Based “Short Messaging Service” that allows mobile

Phones to support packet-based text messaging.

While we can’t send economically or practically

To all 2.5 billion cell phones on the planet, we

Have amassed over 135,000 opt-inn’s and that’s a

Pretty hefty number for a new service like ours!

When your submission is finished you will receive

Notification and feel confident that your ad is on

It’s way.

Give us a try today and branch out into virgin

Territory with your product and service offers

And our no questions asked money back guarantee

Insures your complete satisfaction.

“A Lifetime Membership Is Only $29.95 & Never

Another Cent!”

There you have, the latest and greatest spam tools are now available to the masses for less than $30.00. Your phone number will be sold thousands of times over and over every time a another new customer applies for this service and a new phone and text messaging spam service opens up and there will be hundreds if not thousands of the spam services available in the next few years.



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