Cell phones have become much more than just instruments for speaking. They are portable computers. The ever-changing technology of cell phones is seeing a spurt in the number of features that are being incorporated in cell phones. You have calculators, cameras, GPRS, sophisticated online surfing options; you can send e-mails and whatnot on cell phones. With intense competition, these features are bound to increase. Who knows what will happen a decade from now? Maybe we will no longer have a handset, a sort of microchip would have been inserted into our ears and a camera or television fitted onto our sunglasses (already a successful product). If it sounds like straight out of some science fiction thriller. Remember that in the beginning of the last century, if someone had spoken about wireless devices, they would have been termed crazy.

This intense competition has forced service providers to come up with innovative ideas in the form of plans, to attract and then retain customer loyalty. You have offers galore, with most of these offers being free. Yes, they wont cost you a single penny. You have offers where you can call up certain numbers - friends or other members of your family - for free, any number of times. Now this is a great way of staying in touch with your near and dear ones.

Some companies offer free cell phone plans with which a group of people, numbering sometimes even to ten, are able to talk for free. Most of the leading service providers offer free SMS plans. MMS or multimedia imaging services are being offered free by leading service providers, on specific plans.

If you are really mobile, i.e., you are a head honcho of a corporation or a frequent traveler, you need not worry about not being in touch with your base or head quarter. You have free cell phone plans in which you can avail nationwide roaming facilities absolutely free. These are only some of the free cell phone plans on offer. You can go through these fabulous free plans either online or get in touch with your service provider to find out more about them.