Talk with the rest of the cell block

Right about now most of you are saying, “Man, I wish I could bag this cell phone contract I have. How much longer am I stuck with Carrier X?”
The truth is, there are some small differences between the main cell phone companies, and a lot of difference in the features and services available on all the different kinds of phones being used.
Where to go? Try out HowardForums.com, one of the best overall discussion sites for things related to cell phones and cell services.
Yes, it’s a collection of forums organized by companies and by cell phone brands. It’s also very, very big. The site FAQ reports there are more than eight million messages or comments found in the total site. One has to register (for free) to post questions in any forum.
Worth using if you’re looking to switch carriers or buy a different phone.
Yahoo Answers
One of the few triumphs Yahoo has had over Google in the past few years is Yahoo Answers (at answers.yahoo.com), which is one of Yahoo’s fastest-growing properties. When Google shut down its own version of an answering site – Google Answers – that vindicated the decision by Yahoo managers to stay the course and try to develop the site into an all-purpose research and information portal.
We visited Yahoo Answers last week and found three quick results when searching for “Spokane” questions. They were: “Is Spokane Valley the same as Spokane?” “Who Knows the Spokane Chiefs’ goal song?” And “Is Spokane, Washington, a nice place to live?”
Where Google Answers tried to pay people for providing great answers, that’s not what Yahoo Answers does. Those who would rather use a paid-answer option should check out uclue.com.
Kwiry
Are there times when you want to send a text message to yourself to remind you to do something? Kwiry.com does essentially that, plus gathers up relevant search results on terms you’re researching.
After you sign up (for free), Kwiry directs text messages back to you, either in SMS text or by e-mail to your inbox.
It also looks at the subject you’re adding to the memo. If it’s about “tax returns,” it somehow digs out a pile of relevant links and ships those to you.
Good idea, but it’s not really well-developed yet.