In lower income communities, in student populations and for military personnel, most rely exclusively on mobile devices as their primary phone.
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If you happen to use Google Voice for your primary phone number, the service also makes it easy to block unwanted numbers.
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With the voice call capability, the GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) can be used just as easily as a phone, affording users the handy convenience of a second device in case they misplace their primary phone.
The new Duet D888 option let's you mix up one of Cellular Abroad's roaming SIM along with a second of your own, so theoretically, you could make this your primary phone if you do a lot of traveling and hate breaking your fingernails (or your will to live) every time you want to swap cards between phones.
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In some instances, coverage may include discounts for cell phone service instead of land lines at primary residences because realistically, cell phone service is less expensive in some areas than traditional service.
In a recent regulatory filing, Nokia indicated that its transition to Windows Phone as its primary smartphone platform would take two years.
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This is because OEMs know many consumers may choose their phone based on the quality of the camera, particularly as consumers use their phone as their primary camera.
The company saw a 14.3% drop in primary residential switched-access phone lines, as consumers continued to move toward voice over IP and mobile devices for most of their voice calls.
As handsets become more capable from battery and speed perspective, the migration of customers using the cell phone as a primary source of engagement is increasing quarter over quarter exponentially.
Alright, first up we've got the catchily-named BCM20751, which performs the rather ordinary tasks of GPS, Bluetooth, and FM radio management but also throws in an audio processor to offload some work from the phone's primary CPU, which the company says can reduce battery consumption enough to improve playback time by up to 100 percent in some situations.
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Microsoft recently entered into an agreement with Nokia, under which Nokia will adopt Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform.
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The company previously announced a plan to adopt Microsoft Windows Phone 7 as the primary operating system for future smart phones.
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Nokia will use Microsoft Windows Phone 7 as its primary smartphone platform.
As its name suggests, the primary selling point for its Optimus 3D phone is its ability to create, view and share 3D images and video.
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After so many months in which his primary human contact had been an occasional phone call or brief conversations with an inmate down the tier, shouted through steel doors at the top of their lungs, he found himself unable to carry on a face-to-face conversation.
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The phone also features a 5-megapixel primary camera, a front-facing VGA shooter and a microSD card slot.
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Along came smartphones, where the primary purpose of the device was no longer to make phone calls, but to get to internet content.
The phone also features a 3.2-megapixel primary camera, a front-facing VGA shooter and a microSD card slot.
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Witness Ann Boatright told jurors at Worcester Crown Court that after the retired primary school teacher disappeared, Mr Taylor told her over the phone he would not be able to access his wife's "substantial" pension for at least seven years.
The primary evidence in this case was the timing of a conversation (phone records) of Gupta speaking with Rajaratnam.
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In a phone poll we conducted in late February 2007, Republican primary and caucus voters placed Romney third at 9% in a hypothetical field of 11.
Rather than close or minimize a phone window to interact with a background application like a music player, users could control a primary application, like email, via touchscreen or keys, and manage the background application via gestures, said Goren.
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