Cell phones enable people to relay news almost instantaneously, from phone calls about marriage proposals to picture text messages of foods that resemble Mikhail Gorbachev’s port-wine birthmark. Spread the word with today's Groupon: for $35, you get $70 toward any phone, accessory, or service at Mobile Communications. This Groupon is valid at the locations listed in the sidebar.

As one of the largest authorized retailers for AT&T, Mobile Communications equips conversers with phones, accessories, and services to fit various lifestyles. Requiring a two-year agreement for activation and upgrades, the impressive phones—including GoPhones, data phones, smartphones, and 4G phones—assure that talk meets its technological match. Smartphones, including the Samsung Captivate ($99), impersonate small computers with 16 gigabytes of memory, a keyboard touchscreen, and that new microprocessor smell. Built from recycled plastics, the Samsung Evergreen supports MP3 files and graces fingertips with a qwerty keyboard ($69.99). For more advanced technophiles, the 4G Motorola Atrix's 4-inch screen displays crisp videos powered by a dual-core 1-gigahertz processor ($199.99), and the 4G HTC Inspire runs on the Android 2.2 operating system and records videos in 720 high definition ($99.99).

Accessories such as OtterBox cases complement wireless shouting devices and ward off surface scratches with stylish patterns ($34.99–$49.99). The Q7 mini Bluetooth ($29.99) and car charger ($24.99) encourage safe driving habits, and phone insurance protects against wear and tear or accidentally mistaking your phone for a handful of rice and hurling it at a newlywed couple.