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What are the Best Cell Phone Services in the US?

Posted by Cliff on from the and-what-is-it-about-them-that-you-like dept.

James Hewfanger asks: "Cnet.co.uk has run an article on the five best cell phone services in the UK. These include a text-based service that gets you the number of a licensed cab company in London, Google Maps and Gmail on your phone, a service that can tell what artist and song you're listening to, an online service that backs up all your cell phone contacts and a text-based service that answers any question you can throw at it. What, however, are the five best cell phone services in the US?" Wirefly's cell phone plan comparison tool gives a good up-to-date look of all cell phone plans on the market.

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  1. TellMe (1-800-555-TELL) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    News
    Driving Directions
    Sports
    Travel (flights, hotels, ...)
    Movies (via fandango)
    Weather

    All voice activated with very good support for keypad.

    Historically they had free directory assistance.
    at times they had traffic information, it's now 511 (run by them)
    They run 1-800-555-1212 (toll free directory assistance)

  2. Google by ari_j · · Score: 4, Informative

    Text anything to 46645. That's the only such service I use.

  3. We have those here? by Bastian · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only services of that type that I've seen mentioned in the US are download services for ringtones, games, etc. I don't think most Americans really use their cell phones for anything but making phone calls, taking the odd photograph, and configuring to play loud, annoying, horribly distorted snippets of Backstreet Boys songs whenever someone calls you.

  4. Re:on the cheap by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno, I'd have problems going with a service called Net 10. I'd be worried that their phone calls wouldn't be routeable.

  5. Uh....WOOSH! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I think you all are missing the question. It's what services you can access THROUGH your cell-phone plan. NOT what cell-phone plans are good. So what services do you all access that makes your cell-phone more useful?

  6. Re:uh by ColaMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I use my phone to call people... sorry, I don't buy into all of the extra "services" designed to get me at $0.10 here and $1.00 there....

    next post.....

    Oh, BTW I am posting this using my Cingular data card :) $49 unlimited 3G access...

    *head explodes*

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    You are in a twisty maze of processor lines, all alike.
    There is a lot of hype here.