After 2+ years I finally got a new cell phone, a Cingular 2125 SmartPhone to be exact.  Yes it is awesome, and yes I'm going to tell you everything about it right now.  I decided to go with Cingular service because of three things:  they have full digital service in Lake Havasu, cheap monthly rate plans, and awesome phones.

When looking for a new phone I knew I wanted a SmartPhone.  A SmartPhone is a cell phone that runs a mobile version of Microsoft Windows.  I kind of always figured that Windows based phones were too expensive and for the more corporate, PDA type person.  But after reading a few good articles on Windows based phones, I decided a SmartPhone was right for me.

So I got the cell phone and holy crap, does it rock!  It runs Windows Mobile 5.0, so it's just like your Windows computer at home.  It comes with your basic Windows programs like Internet Explorer and Windows Media Center.  So I can browse the Internet through Internet Explorer and watch or listen to videos and music through Media Player.  Though the phone only comes with 20MB (I think) of internal storage space, it also has a slot where you can plug in a Mini SD card.  So I can buy a 2GB card that will allow me to store a lot more songs, videos, pictures, programs, etc on this phone.

Programs?  Yes, that's right.  It's a Windows phone, so just like your Windows desktop PC, I can install a huge variety of programs out there.  The possibilities are really endless.

The phone also comes with Pocket MSN.  This allows me to access my Hotmail account where I can send and receive e-mails.  Plus it also includes MSN Messanger, so I can connect and start chatting with my friends.

Some other cool features that I really like include:  1.3 MegaPixil camera, video recorder, and voice recorder.  With the camera I can take decent looking pictures and e-mail them to people through my Pocket MSN Hotmail account.  Also, the phone allows me to record up to 15 minutes (I think) of video with sound.  I already took a couple videos of my walking around my house testing it out.  I can then take the video and watch it through the Media Player on the phone, or transfer it to my PC and watch it there (I'm actually really excited about this, because maybe now I can put some videos of me or whatever on my web site!).  The other thing I really like is the voice recorder.  I can simply record notes to myself.  Bad ass!

Finally, this phone syncs with your home PC.  For example, I use MS Outlook at home.  I use it for e-mails, contacts, calander, and tasks.  When I plug the phone into the computer (via USB) it will automatically sync my phone with all the e-mails, contacts, calander entries, etc that are on my PC.  Awesome!

Obviously, I've only had this phone for a few days so I still have a lot to learn.  But expect to see a lot more info about my phone on this site and maybe even some videos.  I also created a new site topic call Mobile Stuff that I'll use to sort all my phone info.  I've also created a new album in my Gallery called Cell Phone Album where I plan to upload any pictures I've taken with my phone. </excitement> error: excitement termination failed on line 254.  excitement will continue

Update:  Here's a link to the Cingular 2125 Users Manual (PDF).