The Universal Cell Phone Charger

Many of us are very frustrated by the many different cell phone chargers and adapter out on the market today. We have probably all bought a new phone and seen the specific phone charger that comes with it. It is actually downright rediculous that each cell phone has a different port and is not standardized. The reason that it’s even a problem is because if you forget your specific charger when you travel or are out on the road, you are pretty much dead in the water.

Well as of late there have been some cell phone chargers that have been switching over to USB technology. The nice thing is that these USB chargers are nice because you could take your cord anywhere and plug it into a computer and be able to charge your phone. The downside is that the actual end of the cord that fits into the phone is still not standardized. Even though the cord is USB on the power end, you still have to buy the specific cord that fits in your phone.

The main reason that phones have different port sizes on the actual phone is mainly determines by their design and size. Honestly how hard would it be for these phone companies to just make a standardized port on the phone? It wouldn’t be hard at all, but the phone companies know they can maximize profits by making people buy a specific cord for the phone. The stupid thing about this whole phone charger thing is that these phone companies give you the charger you need with the phone when you buy it. Its when you need to replace the chord that costs you the money to buy that specific cord. Where companies are giving you the charger to begin with, why not just make it standard?

Computers used to have many different ports that were specific to each make and brand of computer. With enough time; however, these computer companies did standardize the ports with the use of USB technology. Now you can buy a mouse or keyboard without having to worry if it will work with your computer. This would be the dream of cell phone users to have a cell phone charger that works with any phone.

It is only going to be a matter of time before the cell phone makers will do the same thing. The thing to remember is that the computer world did not make the changes until they got enough complaints to actually make the change. I’m not trying to rally up a revolution, but we need to raise our voices to these bigger companies and express the frustration. Nothing is ever going to change unless they know that their consumers are upset about their products.

We all love cell phones and find them extremely useful. I have nothing against the cell phones on the market, only with the way the manufacturers make us buy specific cords to charge them. With enough complaints we can force the change.

Mobile Phones with Free Laptops

Over the past few years mobile prices have come down, whilst the price of mobile contracts offered by the networks has remained largely the same (although you now get more free inclusive minutes and messages). This means the cost of a handset is proportionally less than it used to be when compared alongside the total price of a mobile contract. In the past mobile phone retailers would offer free handsets by way of an incentive for customers to purchase a contract. In fact, many would even charge a fee for the cell phone on top of the price of the contract. Cell phones were, at that time extremely expensive, and often considered a premium product or status symbol. Today with increasingly common use and resulting economies of scale even the top mobile phones are quite cheap.

Ironically this presents a bit of a problem for mobile retailers who try to to sell cell phone deals in terms of incentives to offer the customer. The effect has been an increase in the number of different deals with incentives, for example cell phones with a free broadband dongle, mobile phones a free TV, mobile phones including instant cash-back, and especially mobile phones with free laptops.

Laptops are another example of a product that used to be prohibitively expensive, but due to increased sales and resulting high production volumes are now relatively cheap. Because Laptops tend to need upgrading frequently, with a useful life that matches that of a cell phone, the odds are that by the time your mobile phone is due for renewal, your laptop will as well.

Therefore mobile phones with free laptop computers are the most sought after deals currently available. There are a range of different deals to choose from, but the most sought after are the ones offering low cost laptops by makes like HP, Acer, HP and Fujitsu Siemens. More recently it has become possible to find Sony laptops available as they have also begun moving into the low cost sector.

When searching for a mobile with a free laptop the key thing to do is to find out the true value of that particular laptop, and see how that compares to other incentives on offer, in particular, find out whether there are any cash back incentives available on the contract. It could be that you can actually get a better deal if you take a cellular phone with automatic cash back, or a free line rental offer and use the money to buy a laptop from a computer store.

Be sure to do some research on the laptops themselves. Try looking at a few online stores that offer customer reviews. For instance, there are a wealth of consumer reviews of laptop computers on Amazon as well as lots of other online retailers. Weblogs and sites like Yahoo Answers are other good sources of consumer feedback, but remember, many of these reviews are personal opinion, so be sure to read as many as you can for a more accurate overall picture of the product.

When researching which free laptop to choose, you will observe there are many differences between the various manufacturers. For instance Acer produce highly featured laptops at low cost, but, the overall quality is poor. Toshiba and Fujitsu laptops are usually better build quality, but will not be as well specified as an Acer when comparing laptops of the same value. There are lso some other less well known budget brands available such as E-Machines which may be worth considering. The main pitfall to be aware of with the obscure budget makes is the type of processor installed. If possible stick with a machine equipped with Intel or AMD processors as these C.P.U’s are the industry leaders and you are unlikely to suffer problems with these brands.

Whether you are looking for a new mobile phone, or a new laptop computer the enhanced cellular telephone deals with free laptops are well worth checking out. There are many fantastic offers to be had, but, you have to be prepared to do a little research to get the best price.