Virgin Mobile was a natural extension for the highly popular Virgin brand. The company, with its humble beginnings as a music store, is one of the greatest success stories of all time. From the record store, the company grew into a record chain and a record label, and now boasts myriad offerings including railway and airline services as well as an extremely popular wireless service.

Verizon was a phone company in excellent standing long before they entered the wireless ring. As such, they were naturally set up to become one of the leading wireless providers of choice. People already knew and trusted the name with their home phone service... why wouldn't they trust it with their wireless service when the time came to upgrade? The company's pre-existing reputation definitely helped them rocket to the top... not to mention their amazing coverage areas.

"Can you hear me now?" Actually, if you can, I'm pretty disturbed, since I'm typing and not speaking. You may want to consult with a psychologist about the voices you're hearing, since I'm not talking to you at all. But that's besides the point: I was really just referencing the slogan made famous by Verizon and the slightly creepy guy who walks around with his "network" of oddly-dressed people everywhere he goes.

Talk about a great name! Getting in early on all the cell phone action can do good for a company... just ask US Cellular. The name pretty much says it all: they're a United States-based cellular company that has extensive coverage in the United States. Naturally, they have millions of customers who want more, more, more for their phones -- which come from all different manufacturers.

Tracfone is the leading pre-paid cell phone provider in the United States, as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. They're popular because they are pre-paid, and therefore don't require contracts and all of the usual rigamarole that is associated with traditional cell phone companies. They gain tons of users every day with their simple and logical pre-paid plans that don't tie people down to a contract that is tougher to get out of than a bad Vegas marriage.

Having been around for most of the "cellular years," during which the cell phone rose to prominence and became the commonplace item that it is today, T-Mobile is a dominant force in the cell phone market. With millions of satisfied customers and some company-specific phones that are extremely popular, T-Mobile users are always looking for new ways to improve their cell phone experiences.

Sprint is one of the biggest cellular providers in the United States, and their popularity has only grown since they merged with Nextel to offer even more diverse services and better coverage areas. As such, many people who live in areas where Sprint has extensive coverage choose this company for their cell phone service. Having been around for quite some time in both cellular and landline communications, Sprint is a company that knows a thing or two about how important phone calls are for people and they generally provide extremely reliable service.

Samsung phones are extremely popular choices for cell phone users the world over. Almost ever cell phone service provider offers a few phones from their line of phones, and people are very happy with the diverse features and other services the phones come equipped with. Samsung is a reliable name for cell phones and other electronics that many people associate with quality.

Is it an exaggeration to say ringtones make the world go around? Probably... at least a little bit. But I'm feeling saucy and bold, and therefore, I'm going to say it. Ringtones make the world go around! I don't really know how, exactly, but I never claimed to be a fancypants scientist. It's clear that everyone loves ringtones, though. They making getting phone calls more fun than ever, because people get to hear a bit of their favorite songs every time their phones ring.

Real ringtones are one of the coolest things to happen to cell phones since color screens! [Yes, there actually was a time when they had simple, black and white screens, and could only be used for making and recieving calls. I'm pretty sure that time is known as "the Dark Ages" in history books.] Real ringtones give people the chance to upload ringtones that will play actual snippets from songs, rather than computerized or faked versions that lack lyrics and actual instruments.

Polyphonic ringtones were designed to create multi-layered ringtones by using various tones and pitches to create more accurate sounds than the first generation of ringtones, monophonic ringtones, were able to do. As such, they greatly expanded the market for ringtones, providing people with more accurate sounds and songs for their phones.

Nokia is the world's largest manufacturer of cell phones and have just under half of the market cornered. To use a simple analogy - Hulk Hogan:Wrestling :: Nokia:Cell Phones. Yep, they're that dominant. They'd totally have a big gold belt, if there was a World Championship of cell phones. Which there isn't... yet.