WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — By the end of 2011, total prepaid/no-contract wireless subscriptions in the U.S. will represent for one out of four such accounts, a new high-water mark reflecting the recent and [...]]]> NMRC: Fueled in Part by Popularity of No-Contract Unlimited Plans, Three Out of Five New Wireless Subscriptions in 2010 Were Prepaid

WASHINGTON, July 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — By the end of 2011, total prepaid/no-contract wireless subscriptions in the U.S. will represent for one out of four such accounts, a new high-water mark reflecting the recent and rapid erosion of consumer reliance on more expensive contract-based cell phone plans.

According to new data released today by the New Millennium Research Council (NMRC) think tank:

About three out of five new wireless subscriptions in 2010 were for prepaid cell phone service versus contract-based “postpaid” service – a margin of more than eight million new no-contract prepaid subscriptions versus just under new 4.8 million postpaid subscriptions. (Source: J.P. Morgan, May 2011, covering the period from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010.)
While traditional prepaid service subscriptions lost ground from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2010, unlimited prepaid posted strong gains with 7.4 million new subscribers, up 45 percent over that one-year period. (Source: J.P. Morgan.)
Based on current growth trends, the total non-wholesale wireless market in the U.S. will reach about 290 million by the end of calendar year 2011. For the first time, non-contract prepaid subscriptions will account for roughly 25 percent of the total wireless picture, moving the U.S. more in line with wider use of prepaid in other nations. (Source: Mobile Ecosystem.)
The new prepaid trends are very much in keeping with previous forecasts by the New Millennium Research Council:

In March 2009, NMRC was the first to correctly forecast an imminent shift by cell phone consumers from more expensive contract-based cell phone service with often hefty cancellation penalties to less expensive no-contract prepaid service.
In March 2010, NMRC reported that – for the first quarter ever — the number of new prepaid wireless phone customers in U.S. eclipsed the number of new contract-based phone customers during the final three months of 2009.
Last November, NMRC released survey data showing that one in five U.S. cell phone consumers with contract-based service – an estimated 24.6 million American adults – could switch in 2011 to less expensive unlimited prepaid wireless service with no early-cancellation penalty.
Sam Simon, senior fellow, New Millennium Research Council, said: “NMRC was 100 percent on the money in forecasting that 2010 would be the year of prepaid wireless service. It now looks like 2011 will be an even bigger year for no-contract wireless as more and more consumers realize the extent to which they can save hundreds of dollars each year with unlimited prepaid service while also avoiding the needless entanglements of restrictive contract-based cell phone service. This penny pinching will go on even as others are attracted to prepaid by unlimited plans and for connected devices.”

Telecommunications analyst Mark Lowenstein, managing director, Mobile Ecosystem, said: “Prepaid services continue to become more mainstream, as attractive devices such as smartphones are offered by the leading prepaid operators. Also, we are seeing the market for additional connected devices such as iPads becoming a key part of prepaid subscriber growth.”

ABOUT NMRC

Created in 1999, the New Millennium Research Council is a Washington, D.C. think tank. The work of NMRC focuses primarily on the fields of telecommunications and technology. The contributors to NMRC reports develop workable, real-world solutions to the issues and challenges confronting policymakers.

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MIAMI, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — When football fans tune in Friday night at 8 p.m. EST to “Arena Football Friday” on the NFL Network, many of them will be asking themselves: “What’s a NET10? Is it a [...]]]> America’s No-Contract Wireless Provider is Major Partner of All 23 “Arena Football Friday” Games Broadcast on NFL Network

MIAMI, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — When football fans tune in Friday night at 8 p.m. EST to “Arena Football Friday” on the NFL Network, many of them will be asking themselves: “What’s a NET10? Is it a sports drink? Is it a action movie? Is it a new tablet computer?”

Those questions will be asked because America’s no-contract wireless provider NET10 is going to be extremely visible in literally scores of places – on helmets, uniforms, announcer microphones, video replays, dasher boards alongside the field, during the half-time contest, as well as in TV spots – when the Arena Football League (AFL) 25th season kicks off tonight with the Pittsburgh Power taking on the Orlando Predators from the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla.

The primary game partner status for NET10 with the Arena Football League will be visible to the public for the first time tonight on the nationally broadcast Pittsburgh-Orlando game. NET10 is the official wireless partner of the AFL and “Arena Football Friday” broadcasts.

AFL Commissioner Jerry B. Kurz said: “We are thrilled to partner with NET10 for the 2012 season. The advantages of this partnership are endless for both parties and we look forward to building this relationship with NET10.”

A spokesperson for NET10 said: “We’re excited to be part of the 25th AFL season and look forward to showing the AFL fan base how NET10 can them save money by providing top tier wireless service with today’s latest cellular phones without the cost, hassles and restrictiveness of a long-term contract with a big penalty.”

NET10 offers customers flexible spending options for wireless service on America’s best networks, without the need to sign a long term contract. As part of this partnership, NET10 has teamed up with RadioShack and will offer unique consumer product promotions highlighting NET10 in the AFL context.

Along with being the presenting partner of “Arena Football Friday” broadcasts, NET10 will power the AFL’s Dream Team. The NET10 AFL Dream Team will consist of one dancer from each team, voted on by fans on ArenaFootball dot com. The NET10 AFL Dream Team will perform at numerous events leading up to and during Arena Bowl XXV in New Orleans on August 10, 2012.

The NET10 Call to the Booth will also be featured during the 2012 season. During all reviewable plays, coaches will be eligible to make two NET10 Calls to the Booth in a single game.

Additionally, NET10 will sponsor all coaches’ headsets and be featured on the jerseys of the 17 AFL teams.

As the AFL enters its 25th season, coined the “Year of the Fan,” NET10 will serve as a leader in numerous fan promotions and giveaways throughout the season. NET10 is also set to reveal other fan incentives as the 2012 AFL season draws near.

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They already [...]]]> Hidden cameras are for sale almost everywhere today. Whether over the internet or even in our local area grocery store, you can find more surveillance technology today than in the past. Undoubtedly this can be a double-edge sword. The effect on society of this many hidden cameras can not be trivialized.

They already are more common around the world than many of us realize. They are often seen in bus stops, convenience stores, take out restaurants, homes, and Automated teller machines on virtually every continent. These cameras are usually fed into video recording devices though once in a while they’re monitored by real life security personnel in an effort to deter crimes and easily identify offenders. It’s a sure bet that if you’ve been in any casino in the modern world you have been carefully checked out on camera. Actually, it’s almost guaranteed that if you’ve been almost anywhere in America your image has been captured by a hidden surveillance camera somewhere along the route.

In the past though, cameras were used for surveillance and were mostly owned by security companies and law enforcement. Today they are starting to look like a consumer item, even a commodity. Your everyday average person can pick one up almost anywhere, and there is little control over what he does by using it. And this is not crude technology either. It’s sophisticated technology that previously we would only get a quick peek at in some spy movie or a sci-fi show.

One of the causes of the extreme popularity and extensive usage of these cameras both for home and business security purposes include the facts that they are small, they don’t take up a lot of area, they aren’t obvious, and they’re quite affordable when compared to other security methods. Hidden cameras are as effective in small ‘mom and pop’ type shops and restaurants as they are in identifying people who break into family homes.

Sure we’ve been getting used to it, we’ve had them around for years. But what we are not used to is the private person who is carrying a spy pen in his or her pocket. Maybe you’re attending a networking event, and meeting folks for new business contacts. And you notice a pen that appears a little larger than normal in his or her pocket. You start thinking. Maybe you’re paranoid. Or possibly they’re looking to get some good facts about you and the organization you represent. Yep that pen in his pocket might be a fully capable DVR recorder. It might not make the best pictures, but it is enough to embarrass you and your business. That isn’t something that we had to be concerned about even five years ago.

Just think about the possible effect on single people that are actively dating. Dating has undergone a revolution within the last decade, mostly technology driven. Today folks can use their smart phones, or black berries, to keep connected by means of Facebook and also other social network sites. In bygone times when the web was new, folks seldom trusted each other on first dates, and today they’re beginning to accept technology assisted dating as being the new norm. But whenever you realize how easy it really is to get spy cameras today, are you going to be able to look at the first date the same way again? You may notice that the button on her shirt is a touch larger than the rest. It just doesn’t seem to fit in. Is that the latest model of spy camera? Are you becoming paranoid? Is the video of your date likely to be on You Tube the next day?

Everybody seems to be a voyeur now. Reality T.V. is popular for a reason. We have an obsession with observing other folks. So don’t be surprised when a reality show pops up called “My First Date.” The show will show first dates where people were equipped with secret hidden cameras and go on dates with other contestants. You should hope they’ll at the very least be moral enough to allow people know they may be recorded. Isn’t privacy important these days?

And an invasion of privacy is precisely what many people feel this whole hidden camera phenomena represents. People in the USA particularly, but also in other western countries, have a expected level of privacy which can be easily violated. Supporters of this sort of “freedom to peep” often depend on an old adage that claims “if you’re doing nothing wrong, you have nothing to worry about.” Yet many would differ.

It is a pretty normal area of the human condition to need to drop our guard and relax occasionally. To let our hair down, to toss caution to the wind. Parts of our life are just not acceptable in specific environments. A recreational hunter might not want his part during the ending of the life of a wild animal recorded for anybody to see. What if he brings along a can or two of beer? In the wrong hands, that situation could possibly be twisted into a nice headline stating that a well-liked citizen of the area regularly will get infuriated and takes it out on the local creatures. But doesn’t he still have the legal right to lawfully hunt in the same manner he has been doing for a long time and possibly even generations?

The opposite position in this discussion has it value at the same time. Protection of our personal home and family is a right that many truly feel is standard to our human nature. If you’re trying to catch staff, baby sitters, and housekeepers in the act of stealing from you or abusing their authorities and privileges then a hidden camera is a great choice. This holds true for customers who would steal as well.

These are just a couple examples of the ways that these hidden cameras may be used or abused. Fortunately the law is beginning to take notice, and legislatures are wanting to manage the use of these sometimes intrusive devices. Technology moves fast however, and its a constant challenge for officials to keep up. You should at the very least check out state laws in your town before filming sounds or video as some states in the USA require that people being recorded by audio or video devices are informed of this fact.

These cameras can very often end up being beneficial tools in identifying those who transgress against you. Nevertheless, the hidden nature of these small cameras really prevents them from becoming an effective crime deterrent. As accessible as they are, you might also find yourself on the receiving end of such an invasion of privacy. Remember there’s a saying that “Those that live by the sword, die by the sword,” which can apply to your privacy and reputation too. Just do your very best to comply with all relevant laws, and employ them conscientiously.

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Everything nowadays comes in different styles, colors, flavors, etc.  Even instruments for personal use have different types, instruments such as electric razors. Mens electric shavers are more convenient to use compared to blade razors because unlike the latter, the former avoid nicks, since the blades don’t touch your skin which [...]]]>
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Types of Electric Razors

Everything nowadays comes in different styles, colors, flavors, etc.  Even instruments for personal use have different types, instruments such as electric razors. Mens electric shavers are more convenient to use compared to blade razors because unlike the latter, the former avoid nicks, since the blades don’t touch your skin which is much safer.

Mens electric shavers come with either foil or rotary cutting blades which are specially designed for easy and fast shaving.  Most women, however, only use the foil cutter type as this type tend to be the easiest and most convenient to use by women.  Though there has not been any test conducted for women’s model of electric razors,it doesn’t mean they can’t use electric shavers designed for men.  Some women actually also do use the rotary type of electric shavers.

How then, do the foil razor and the rotary razor differ from each other?  The answer is quick and simple: they only differ in design, and therefore they also differ in the manner by which they cut off facial hair.

Foil shavers have either one or two heads specially designed to glide over the contours of the face with cutters that oscillate behind a perforated screen. Electric razor foils are made from smooth metals like stainless steel, titanium, or platinum. The foil is made as thin as possible in order to get closer to the skin, which, in effect, provides a smoother shave. Remember, the thinner the metal standing between the cutter blades and the face, the closer the shave should be.

While the foil electric razor has one or two heads, the rotary electric razor, on the other hand, has three or four heads specially designed to glide over facial contours, with cutters that spin behind the fine grid. As the shaving head moves across the shaving or facial area, the skin is slightly rolled to lift the hair from below the surface—a procedure quite similar to the one for traditional straight razors. Rotary shavers tend to be quieter and easier to clean than the foil type of electric shavers.

Both electric razor types use foils to cover the blades and help draw on and separate the individual hairs. So, in choosing an electric razor, choose one that is easier to use, convenient, and most comfortable for you.

Also remember some important precautions when using electric razors.  Do not use them in a wet area or in an area.  They are electric-powered, and so the possibility of electrocution is very high; so, it is advisable to use it in a dry area. Unless they do not require you to plug it into a wall outlet, using mens electric shavers inside your bathroom is perfectly okay.

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