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USA Today botches report on cell phones, driving

March 30th, 2009 Cellphone Review No comments
USA Today’s Money section did a drive-by today on nationwide legislative activity concerning cell phones and driving. The story doesn’t even mention text messaging, which is the driving force behind most 2009 wireless communications legislation affecting motorists. Only a few state legislatures are seriously considering handheld cell phone bans.

Guns, cocaine seized in Mexican cartel bust

March 13th, 2009 Cellphone Review No comments
High-end cars, guns, cocaine and three dozen cell phones were among the items seized last month from 14 Prince George’s County residents swept up in a nationwide Justice Department operation designed to strike a blow against the powerful Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel,

Pay-as-you-go cell phones

January 27th, 2009 Cellphone Review No comments
Pay As You Go Cell Phones | MSN Shopping.Nationwide pay-as-you-go wireless voice and data services. Prepaid wireless with no contracts or long-term commitments.Prepaid phones: Pay As You Go from T-Mobile.

Study shows cell phone dangers, even with hands-free devices (Daily Orange)

January 23rd, 2009 Cellphone Review No comments
The National Safety Council called last week for a ban on all cell phone use while driving - even hands-free systems like Bluetooth devices. A new nationwide study by David Strayer, director of the Applied Cognition Laboratory at the University of Utah, states that drivers talking on a cell phone were four times as likely to be in an accident as those who were not - the same as if they had ...

Total cell phone ban isn’t feasible (Killeen Daily Herald)

January 18th, 2009 Cellphone Review No comments
We're a nation of multitaskers, but apparently driving and talking on the phone aren't compatible. The National Safety Council last week called for a nationwide ban on all cell phone use while driving.