This year may be a fantastic time to be a cellular phone consumer. The major four telephone suppliers are all in direct competition with one another, and the advent of new and better smartphones on the Android platform are making price and functionality that simply was not there a year ago. The selection of free phones provided by Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile range within the hundreds - there is often a phone or device that will meet your needs. That being said, Motorola’s Droid and Apple’s iPhone are still the serious hitters. There has never been a better time in which to compare cell phone providers and decide which one is best for you.