Cell phone and PDA cell phone combo users are downloading, buying, and playing more and more add-ons than ever before. From cell phone wallpaper (backgrounds and images) to games and ringtones, it seems cell phone users just cannot get enough!

There are also even newer software and information packages that come as add-ons to the PDA/cell phone market. You can download software that tells you how to mix any drink imaginable and even tells you which types of glasses to use for each drink.

You can purchase and download golf software applications of all kinds. And let’s not forget the multitude of Bible ebooks that are available almost the instant a new PDA model is available!

Ringtones are always a major pull online and tens of thousands of them are downloaded every day from places like Cell-Phone-Nation.com and hundreds of sites like it.

Many PDA phones are coming out with Adobe PDF readers that make reading an “ebook” the same as reading online at home from your desktop computer.

Marketers are picking up on this booming market and scurrying to supply more choices in topics and information to this hungry, under served market.

Already there are some applications coming out to organize recipes, mixed drinks, gold scores, sports betting and virtually anything else you can imagine. But only if the creators of these products make them available for specific platforms like Blackberry.

Podcasting is a major topic now among marketers. With the ability to get online with your cell phone, you can easily surf to a site that makes audio and even video presentations, commercials, and seminars available for download instantly to your phone.

The market for cell phone software, ringtones, podcasted audio and video, and myriad other files, photos and games is wide open and ready for smart marketers to pounce on for major profits in a relatively brand new industry.

To date, you can only buy and download one sales and marketing related ebook at Sprint.com, out of about ten selections for your Blackberry PDA Cell Phone. The other selections? The Bible and a bartender software.

The market is truly in its infancy. Moving now on this market will be a cash cow for smart marketers looking for fertile ground for increased profits. If you are not actively seeking out spots in the podcasting and PDA software market, you are losing money as we speak.

When I bought my Blackberry, the first thing I did was go to the add-ons and third party applications to get cool stuff to put on it. The selection was miserable. After downloading an ebook on marketing, there was nothing left for me to purchase.

Many people will feel the same way until they are given real choices in the software and information they can purchase as add-ons to their new toys.

To discover a glaring void in the market the size of this one is unheard of in this day and age. For the marketers who seize its potential and start actively supporting the market with choices, the sky is the limit for increasing reach and profits.

Choosing the best cell phone takes planning and the knack for really knowing yourself. Your cell phone has to fit your lifestyle, and that includes your budget. Almost all cell phones require you committing to a long term contract with a cellular company, so make sure you read the fine print, in order to avoid any disappointments later on.

Armed with the knowledge of how much you want to pay, you can quickly decide what features you want. Herein lies the secret to choosing the best cell plan: when you know exactly what you want, and how much you’re willing to pay, you can always find just the perfect phone.

Some principles to base your cell-phone purchasing decision on:

1) Not all cellular carriers or networks are created equal

2) Phone quality directly affects customer satisfaction

This means you need to do your research in order to find out what type of phone and what type of cellular plan is right for you. Find out what people who already own the phone are saying. Research customer reviews and notate if anyone has brought up certain issues or problems with plans or providers. It might seem painstaking to do this level or research, but the hours of hassle it saves you later on will be well worth it.

Several key components of picking the best cell phone are:

1) Cell phone styling and features – loads of features and sleek design is what most people want

2) Reliable and cost-efficient cellular plans – cell phones are monthly bills, people who pay monthly want a good service that works

Cell phone styling varies widely in range, and it’s recommended that you look at and hold several different styles of cell phones to get a good feel for what to expect. A phone that doesn’t feel right in your hand, will be one you’re unhappy with. The easiest way to see a variety of cell phones is by visiting a local retailer. If the screen is hard to read, or the keypad is difficult for you to work with, you need to factor that into your decision to buy. Keep a small checklist of the pros and cons of the purchase. If the cons outweigh the pros, then decided against it.

Next make sure to rigorously investigate the cellular plan you’re expected to purchase, and read it before entering into the agreement. Make sure all fees are disclosed, and that you understand what you’re agreeing to in terms of total payments. It’s better to be careful up front, than regret the decision for years.

Expectations of cell phone consumers is high, and it’s no wonder why: with over 800,000,000 phones sold in 2005, this is one of the most popular products in the world. Companies ranging from Nokia to Sony Ericsson make millions of units monthly and ship them to locations around the world. Education is the best tool that a cell phone consumer can have these days.

Do you think it’s a financially viable option to trade your cell phone number with a pre paid cell phone? Consider my experience of having better experience of making the most out of cheap pre paid cell phone, especially while I am in a new city for a limited number of days. I was like that only, not willing to trade my regular cell phone number. I have worked in almost all states. The duration of stay in a city varies from less than a few days to many weeks.

I used to call my manager using my cell phone, which is expensive. I had to pay even while I receive a call from my head office, because of the roaming charges. Later I shifted the pattern to purchase a pre paid cell phone soon after I land in a different state. Thanks to the finance guy who pointed to me the advantages of using a makeshift pre paid cell phone.

I will give full marks to the convenience of pre paid cell phones that are on the go the moment I buy them. Shopping for pre paid cell phones is a relatively easy task for me and now I am better adapted to compare the charges of different plans from different cell phone companies and buy a phone with the cheapest plan. All I need is to furnish my driving license and a little paperwork – my experience is that simple in all the states I have visited over the last two years.

I then send a message to head office within two or three minutes of purchasing a pre paid cell phone and my manager can me at the least possible costs. My pre paid cell phones give me another important advantage; my local clients can reach me without making any long distance calls. It also creates in them the confidence that I am locally available at least for the time being.

I also find it amusing not having to pay a monthly subscription fees and the freedom to load the pre paid cell phone account with as little or as much money as I really need. If the visit to the city is for a few days only, I put lesser sums and for longer stays I buy a higher denomination pre paid cell phone card.

I am not boosting up about pre paid cell phones. They have their own disadvantages too. For instance, pre paid cell phones are not very profitable for a long term plan. It is the kind of determination and prudence in using the prepaid cell phone to your advantage that will work in your favor. No one can say it with greater conviction than one who is doing the same for more than two years now.