Tag: cell phones

My Most Essential Android Apps, Part II

As promised, this post will be dedicated strictly to the apps related to photography. Let’s get one thing out in the open: when it comes to photography apps, iOS definitely has Android beat. I check AppShopper daily on my iPod for literally thousands of free iOS apps and there’s always an abundance of photography apps. … Continue reading My Most Essential Android Apps, Part II →

My Most Essential Android Apps, Part I

Ever since I got my Virgin Mobile Optimus V smartphone, I’ve been downloading apps like a madman. The bummer, of course, is the phone’s extremely limited memory that gets maxed out in no time at all. Once I made this discovery I decided that if an app was going to be on my phone, it … Continue reading My Most Essential Android Apps, Part I →

Customer Service is Dead

With jobs being sent overseas to Indian call centers, I know that’s a rather redundant statement but after experiencing a plethora of customer service adventures within the last week, I’ll gladly make this declaration once again. Customer service is DOA. Dead, kaput, ceases to exist, etc. Now you would think that, given the weak economy … Continue reading Customer Service is Dead →

Virgin Mobile Increases, Decreases Plan Pricing (Update: Grandfathering Official!)

UPDATED 7/15/11: Scroll to bottom of post for details. I woke up to some not-so-happy news today. Last week, Tech Crunch reported that Virgin Mobile would be increasing the cost on two of their Beyond Talk plans as much as $10 per line, which means that they will be bumped to the following: 300 minutes: … Continue reading Virgin Mobile Increases, Decreases Plan Pricing (Update: Grandfathering Official!) →

Virgin Mobile Survey: Upgraded Customer Service?

As you can probably guess, I love my Virgin Mobile Optimus V phone. And despite its problems I can’t tell people enough about it. I got another survey from Virgin Mobile today and it only centered around thing: upgraded service. The gist of it was that if I would be willing to pay extra for … Continue reading Virgin Mobile Survey: Upgraded Customer Service? →