Business Smartphone Deals

When I started this blog, there weren't that many cell phones and even fewer wireless plans that were geared toward business use. When I thought of business cell phone plans, I thought of any available smartphone from a major carrier that would fit in with a plan that included calls, text, data, and web.

Now things are almost the opposite, with many smartphones on the market with business oriented features. Many of these cell phones are mass marketed toward individual users and have a lot of features. If anything it's more difficult to get a non-smartphone. Whether you want an iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows or some other smartphone, most carriers feature at least a couple doze types. These phones often require a data plan with the contract. So in many ways you are pretty much good to go.

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Nextel all have multiple all-inclusive plans and phones that fit. If you have a very small business, you might benefit from a family plan type set-up, which allows you up to 5 phones on one plan. These plans can allow many minutes with unlimited text and per unit data plans.

Top Small Business Mobile Phone Applications

I cam across an interesting article about 10 of the top mobile business apps.

The author included the following:

1. Westtek Jetcet PDF and Print- Many phones do not include PDF viewing and printing. This app allows you to view PDF files and print from your smartphone.

2. WMWiFiRouter- This turns your cell phone into a wireless router by taking the broadband from your wireless provider and allowing your laptop to use it. This is for the Windows Mobile Platform.

3. PDAnet- Works like #2 but for platforms other than Windows Mobile- like Android, Blackberry.

4. Documents To Go- Works on Windows Mobile, Android, and Blackberry. A suite of office tools allows you to create and edit documents in Word and Excel. PDF viewing is available on most cell phones.

That is just a sample of the top 10 mobile apps. To see more mobile apps for your small business cell phone, read the rest of the article at the link above.

Using Twitter for your Small Business

Are you using Twitter, yet? A lot of people and business owners are now using Twitter, a "microblogging" service that members can utilize through their cell phones. I came across an article about businesses using Twitter.

Personally, I am not really into the whole "tweet" thing, but I understand a lot of people use it. This article discussed two ways twitter can be used for business.

1. Your customers may be using Twitter to express their pleasure or displeasure with your services. Your company may want to monitor Twitter for any comments about your business and use it as an opportunity to improve your feedback.

2. You can use your own Twitter account to send short messages about your offers. It probably isn't a good idea to "tweet" what you had for lunch or inappropriate personal remarks. It's also important to not over-do it and send a bunch of messages for no reason. However, if you are running a special or have a good offer, you might want to send a short update about it.

AT&T Tilt Smart Phone for Business Use

Many critics have determined that one of the best cell phones for business users is the AT&T Tilt. For example CNET recently reviewed many Smartphones for business use. The ATT Tilt tied for the highest rating, with a score of 8.3 out of 10. However, the Tilt was also the lower priced phone by far. Some of its competitors cost $500-1500 while a new Tilt on ATT Wireless can be had for around 200 bucks or less.

In fact we have found an AT&T Tilt 8925 online for only $89.99 plus a mail in rebate.

See the Tilt 8925 with AT&T Wireless Agreement

CNET Review for more specifics: ATT Tilt Smartphone review

Featured Business Phone: Motorola Q Global for International Business travel

Currently the most popular type of phone for business cellular use has been a type of Smart phone. The Motorola Q has been such a phone. Now AT&T offers a newer version called the Moto Q9 "Global."

This is a thin multimedia smart phone with QWERTY keyboard, GPS, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Bluetooth Wireless, and much more. The Q Global includes the latest Windows Mobile 6.0 OS, and capabilities for configuring corporate email accounts.

As the Mobile name implies, the Motorola Q is also a favorite choice of international business travelers who need business cell phone functions while overeas.

For more detail or to order A Moto Q Global ( currently available for under $50 with an AT&T Wireless agreement) see:

ATT Motorola Q Global Phone Information