Don’t let all the acronyms and other cell phone gobbledygook turn you off from participating in the exciting world of cell phones.

You know what it’s like.

You get a contract for one of the new cell phone plans. You probably check out the rate, the length of service, and the features that will be available. Then the text gets smaller and, frankly, cleaning the lint out of the dryer is more appealing than trying to wade through all that legalese.

When you need help, check the Internet for a cell phone glossary to help you out. And always, be sure to ask your cell phone provider as many questions as you need to to understand the contract.

You’ll also find on the Internet that there are genuine cell phone deals out there. You can even get cell phones for free!

The catch? You have to be able to figure out the rebate procedure. More cell phone lingo!

However, as long as you keep a few things in mind, you should be able to get your cell phone rebate with no problems. First of all, listen carefully when salesperson explains the rebate process and get your questions answered. Make sure you leave the store with your receipt, your rebate form, and everything else you need.

As soon as you get home, fill out and mail the rebate paperwork immediately. Or else you might accidentally lose or throw away the box that has the bar code or some other essential item needed for the rebate process.

Waiting for your rebate to come in the mail may seem like an eternity, but actually you’ll get your it in 8 weeks or sometimes less. Be sure to cash the check right away before you lose it. Then and only then will you have obtained a cell phone for free or practically for free.

Cell phone terminology and procedure doesn’t have to be difficult. All it takes is a little time and patience to get used to it. The Internet provides valuable sources to help you understand all of the in’s and out’s of the different cell phone plans.

You will also find each cell phone service provider is more than willing to help you through all of the legalese in the contracts and rebate process. They go through this with customers every day and are expert in answering questions. If you have a question, probably the same question has been asked and answered many, many times already.

So don’t try to go it alone. There’s plenty of help out there!

Karen Kirby has over 25 years’ experience in the computer industry, an MS in Computer Science, and a BA in Honors English. She has been helping people with Internet marketing since 1995. For more information on cell phone legal see http://cellphones.eworldsite.com/about-cell-phone-plan-small-print.php Be sure to get a free copy of the “Internet Marketer’s Guide to Free Traffic” at http://www.aimbright.com/ebook/

Copyright 2006 – Karen Kirby. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.

Want to jazz up your cell phone with custom ringtones? Today its simple to get rid of those boring ringtones that come with your cell phone. There are many ways that you can download free ringtones to your cell phone. Some ways are more complicated than others, but all are listed below.

Top 3 Ways to Download Ringtones to Your Cell Phone:

1. Simply go to your cell phone carriers website and click on the ringtones option or search the site for ringtones. All you need to do is put in your cell phone number and you can usually choose from hundreds of popular tunes. This is one of the easiest ways but it can cost you up to $3 per ringtone!

2. Go to a website that hosts ringtones (which you can do a search on google for “free ringtones”) that you can download to your computer. You can then download them on your cell phone by using a cable adapter that connects from your phone and your computer. This is a more complicated process, but you can usually get ringtones for free. You will also need to buy a cable adapter for your phone that will connect to the computer.

3. Go to a ringtone service website which will send the ringtones to you via airwaves. This is probably the easiest and best option available. By simply entering in your cell phone number, you will have access to hundreds of ringtones, wallpapers, and more available. Most services allow you to download up to 15 ringtones for free.

To learn more about where you can find a ringtone service and downloading free ringtones, wallpapers, games, and more visit: http://www.SmoothRingers.com

One thing we are seeing with the new 3G and 3G plus cell phone systems is that they are able to track the origin of the caller. There are some very good uses for this technology, yet some decry the potential issues caused against their personal privacy.

Currently we see that some of the cell phone systems have issues tracking the person when the callers are moving out of the cell phone tower area and hasn’t quite gotten to the next area, particularly if the call ends prior to a certain distance. But this is only with the older type systems or when the systems are far apart along freeways or near them and when the grid is not consistent and on ROAM, or instances where they have the old system instead of the more advanced GSM or 3G or 3G plus systems.

Of course if we are tracking a suspect we can most likely with the new system and a little previous information, figure out where on the system they are regionally and allow things like the “Amber Alert” and citizen help catch them.

As long as the phone has a battery in it you can track it. The new ones do not even need that as they have an internal battery, which stores the phone numbers inside, internal clock and such. The Cellular phone system registers each time the phone moves thru the area, unless it is in a Faraday cage or lead box or something?

Cell phone communication interception makes sense to scan calls to try to listen in on Al Queda. This may assist us in catching International Terrorist insurgent sleeper cells in our own nation. Yet, in doing so we may end up intercepting junk intelligence which we will have to go thru and that takes time and even with modern artificial intelligent data mining it is no easy chore.

Also remember talking about bombs is not the same as making them, for instance this article you see? And how many people do you think are talking about bombs these days as it is all over the news every day; mothers, daughter, kids, grandmas, in every city in the world. Imagine the junk you have to go thru to get to what is real. And those who are really savvy know this, so they talk about “dolls” “gifts” and “Audi” in trade for weapons, bombs and planes. So where as cell phone tracking and call interception is not perfect it is indeed a tool, which helps authorities protect the American People. Think on this in 2006.

Lance Winslow