Other contract details should be noted. Early termination fees don’t apply in the first 30 days after purchase, but after that AT&T charges an initial $175 termination fee. (This fee is reduced depending on how long the contract has been in effect.) AT&T provides rollover minutes, but unfortunately these expire after the first year, so users are cautioned to be aware of this deadline.

These plans aren’t for everyone, but they are ideal for older users and those who aren’t dying to own a smartphone. The phones offered on these plans are good and reliable, but don’t expect all the latest bells and whistles out there on the market today.

At long last, T-Mobile has begun selling its first LG cell phone. The new LG Sentio is a midrange touchscreen phone built for multimedia use. It can be yours for the affordable price of $69.99 after signing a two-year contract with T-Mobile.

Unfortunately, LG gave the Sentio a resistive touchscreen rather than a capacitive touchscreen. This means that the screen is not quite as responsive as it could have been. Resistive touchscreens also require pressing harder to get them to work. Despite this, the Sentio has several other good features. For instance, it comes with a simple yet thorough interface that proves to be user-friendly. We like that you can add songs to the music player via both an included USB cable and through a microSO card. All the standard features we expect to find in a phone these days are included in the Sentio—calculator, alarm clock, stopwatch, etc. But the phone also includes email, an HTML browser, GPS navigator, an app for interacting with social networking websites, instant messenger, Bluetooth, and a 3.0 megapixel camera. The battery life is long-lasting (approximately 6 hours), and you can download content quickly thanks to the internal 3G support. Again, this is a fairly impressive midrange multimedia phone, but the resistive touchscreen does require some patience.

There are some technical obstacles that must be overcome in making any iPhone available over T-Mobile or Verizon networks. For instance, the iPhone is a GSM device. T-Mobile already uses a GSM network; meanwhile, Verizon operates via CDMA towers. On the other hand, Verizon and Apple iPhones use standard frequencies while T-Mobile’s 3G network uses non-standard frequencies. Technology gurus say these obstacles are easier to deal with when it comes to T-Mobile as opposed to Verizon, which may explain why Apple appears more willing to strike a deal with T-Mobile. Stay tuned in the coming days and weeks while we continue to cover this story.

AT&T recently announced what will easily be its best Android phone to date.  The HTC Aria hits stores on June 20^th and is worth $129—after a $100 mail-in rebate—with a 2-year agreement.  The Aria only weighs 3.8 ounces.  Compact yet powerful, the Aria supports both Wi-Fi and 3G connections.  It comes with a 5 megapixel camera and Bluetooth.  The HD display has a resolution of 480×320 pixels.  Most importantly, the Aria runs on the Android 2.1 operating system.  HTC designed the Aria to handle multitasking, and it reported does so quite admirably.  This means you can have multiple apps operating at once without any noticeable slowdown.    Find a complete selection of accessories for the HTC Aria at discountcell.com

iPhone owners: AT&T has heard your complaints.  You will no longer be forced to dish out $30 a month for unlimited data usage that you don’t need.  This is also great news for those who have been hesitant about purchasing a smartphone because of the $30 monthly price tag.  If you want to own an iPhone, and you don’t send and receive a lot of photos or videos (including streaming), you can end up paying as little as $15 a month for 200 megabytes of data on AT&T’s DataPlus plan.  If that’s not enough, subscribe to the DataPro plan and get 10 times more data (2 gigabytes) for just $25.  Existing customers can keep their $30 unlimited data plan, but unfortunately it doesn’t appear new customers will have this option.  Customers can expect to receive hefty fees for going over their data plans, but AT&T will send warning texts before you reach your limit.

Tethering will soon be available as well for an extra $20 per month.  (Tethering is using your smartphone to provide internet connections to other electronic devices, such as your laptop.)

So how will the data plan changes affect AT&T iPhone customers?  Typical users will likely save $5 to $15 off their month bill.  In fact, AT&T is banking on making up this lost revenue by attracting additional customers.  However, for frequent online gamers, those who send and receive lots of pictures, and those who stream more than 1,000 minutes of video per month, the data plan changes will likely make a heavy dent to your pocketbook.

The Nokia E73 Mode features a full QWERTY keyboard.  Indeed, this makes it an excellent choice for text messaging pros.  Because it’s only 0.4 inches thick, you can carry this lightweight phone around easily in your pockets.  The modest 2.4 inch display screen has a resolution of 320×240.  Conveniently, Nokia designed the phone to have both a work and personal mode.  You can customize the two modes to feature the apps necessary for that mode.  In other words, you can keep your games and music player apps separate while at work.

Of course, the E73 Mode has several features you’d expect to find in a smartphone these days.  For instance, it comes with a microSD expansion slot and a 5 megapixel camera and LED flash.  The camera has an auto focus function and also doubles as a video recording device.  Multimedia messaging, conference calling, voice dialing, and an unlimited phone book are other features of this smartphone.  The video and music players are compatible with most common media formats.

The internet works quite well on the E73 Mode.  Both Wi-Fi and T-Mobile’s 3G networks are available, and websites load quickly over both.  Moreover, this smartphone comes with Flash support.  You can also have multiple browsing windows open at once.  With Ovi Maps, your E73 Mode doubles as a GPS navigation device.

Again, the Nokia E73 Mode is an excellent choice for a smartphone in this economy.  Cheap yet fully functional, this is a smartphone for the common man.  Hurry and take advantage of this offer before it disappears, and be sure to visit www.discountcell.com for excellent accessory deals for your E73 Mode.

The Blackberry Storm 9520 is a new addition to the Blackberry Storm line of Touch Screen phones that works on both CDMA and GSM networks. With a full line of Blackberry 9520 Accessories already on the market, this is a great business phone option. The Blackberry Storm 9520 includes the following features -

• Camera (3.2 MP)
• Built-in GPS
• Media Player
• Video Recording
• BlackBerry® Maps
• Wireless Email
• Organizer
• Browser
• Phone
• Corporate Data Access
• SMS/MMS

• High resolution 480 x 360 pixel color display
• Transmissive TFT LCD
• User Selectable Font size
• Supports over 65,000 colors
• Screen Size: 3.25 inches (diagonally measured)

• Camera: 3.2 MP camera with auto flash, auto focus, 2x digital zoom
• Video Camera: Depending on the amount of built-in memory available for use, a third-party microSD card may need to be properly inserted into the BlackBerry smartphone to enable the video recording feature

• Standby time: 15 days (356 hours)
• Talk time: 6 hours
• 1400 mAhr removable/rechargeable cryptographic lithium cell

• Stand-alone and assisted GPS
• Preloaded with BlackBerry Maps

• SurePress™ touch screen
• On screen keyboard: portrait SureType® and Multi-tap, QWERTY landscape
• Dedicated keys: Send, End, Menu, Return

• 3.5mm stereo headset capable
• Integrated earpiece/microphone
• Built-in speakerphone
• Bluetooth® v2.0 enabled; mono/stereo headset, handsfree

• Video format support: MPEG4 H.263, MPEG4 Part 2 Simple Profile, H.264, WMV
• Audio format support: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WMA ProPlus

• Polyphonic/MIDI ringtones
• MP3 ringtones
• Vibrate mode
• LED indicator
• Bluetooth® v2.0; mono/stereo headset, handsfree, phone book access profile, and serial port profile supported

• Password protection and screen lock
• Sleep mode
• Support for AES or Triple DES encryption when integrated with BlackBerry® Enterprise Server
• FIPS 140-2 Compliant (FIPS Validation in Progress)
• Optional support for S/MIME

• Expandable memory – support for microSD™ card
• 1GB onboard memory
• 128 MB Flash (flash memory)

• UMTS/HSPA: 2100 MHz
• North America: 850 MHz GSM®/GPRS networks
• North America: 1900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 1800MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Europe/Asia Pacific: 900MHz GSM/GPRS networks
• Dual-Band: 800/1900 MHz CDMA/Ev-DO networks

This full feature touchscreen phone works on multiple networks including GSM and CDMA. This allows the phone to work worldwide on GSM networks as well as on the CDMA networks stateside. Overall , this Blackberry Storm 9520 is a great solution for the business phone user needing premium features.

Motorola has released the touch screen based Motorola Cliq. With a full selection of Motorola Cliq Accessories available, the phone is a great choice. If looking for cell phone accessories for other phones, we can cover that as well. The Motorola Cliq features include -

Motorola CLIQ™ with MOTOBLUR™: Smart Gets Social
Introducing Motorola CLIQ™ with MOTOBLUR™, the first phone with social skills. CLIQ is a full touch QWERTY slider, and the first device to feature MOTOBLUR. Developed by Motorola, MOTOBLUR is the first and only solution to sync contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more—from sources like Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail™, work and personal e-mail, and LastFM—and automatically deliver it to the home screen1.

Custom Home Screen with Live Widgets
Use customizable widgets on CLIQ’s home screen to clearly see live streams of your favorite content, such as conversation threads, friend updates, stories, links, photos and more1:

* Happenings1: keep all your social site updates current and ready for immediate response.
* Messaging1: gives a snapshot of emails, social site messages and texts – in one spot – with the added ability to respond any way you want regardless of how it was sent.
* News Feeds1: streamlines online feeds for easy browsing and reading.
* Social Status1: lets you blast updates to all social networks or craft unique updates for each.

Universal Contact List
MOTOBLUR updates your contacts in real time and threads their info throughout the device, so it’s easy to keep up with who you know1:

* Automatic Syncing1: Once activated, MOTOBLUR handles all the updates and syncing of your contacts – from personal and work email and social network accounts.
* Real Time Updates1: When your contacts change their photos, status and contact details, it’s automatically updated on the device.
* Context for Contacts1: When making or receiving a phone call, your friend’s latest profile picture and status is shown on the screen.
* Universal View1: In Contacts view, you can easily scan your history of exchanges with friends, family and co- workers, and instantly communicate with them any way you choose.

Backed Up and Secure
MOTOBLUR is easy to set up and keeps your info safe and secure.

* All Backed Up1: Contacts, log-in information, email and social network messages are kept saved on a secure server.
* Remote Wipe: CLIQ is easy to find when it’s lost with integrated A-GPS, and owners can even wipe the data if the device is stolen.
* Easy Upgrade1: When you get your next MOTOBLUR phone, all you need to do is enter your account username and password and you’ll be up and running.

Apps for the Masses
Mix and match thousands of apps and widgets from MOTOBLUR, Android MarketTM and GoogleTM mobile services pre-loads so CLIQ gets more and more in sync with your life1.

* Personalized Home Screen: If you want more news feeds, shortcuts, or a different message view, the live widgets can be constantly revised and rearranged for the ultimate personal touch on the home screen.
* Google™ Mobile Services: With popular pre-loaded Google mobile servicesTM such as GoogleTM Maps with Street View, YouTube™ and GTalk to create custom home screens that fit anyone’s multi-faceted life. ‘
* App Access1: Android Market provides an app for every need to create custom home screens that fit your multi-faceted life.

So Much More
CLIQ enhances its richly integrated social experience with premium messaging and multimedia features.

* Quick Messaging1: Full touch, high-res display and slide out QWERTY for fast messaging
* High Speeds1: Full HTML browser, 3G and Wi Fi
* Fun Extras: 5 megapixel camera, Instant Video playback in DVD quality
* Music Options1: 3.5 mm headset jack with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store and IMeem
* Great Sound: Dual microphones and noise cancellation technology

The LG AX840 is a new Touch Screen Phone.  The AX840 is a feature rich phone that is great for business or entertainment.  There is already a strong selection of LG AX840 Accessories available.  LG describes the AX840 as follows -

Advanced Next Generation User Interface, 3? responsive touch screen, slide-out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth® stereo capable, 3 MP camera & camcorder

Go beyond the usual mobile experience with the AX840, LG Tritan. It’s a touch screen slider with next generation, progressive user interface and a large 3? touch screen for real power and performance. Plus, a full QWERTY keyboard makes messaging fast and easy. Enjoy stereo sound, Bluetooth capabilities and a 3 MP camera/camcorder.