Scott Argeris figured he wasn't the only one tired of sorting through of the tangled web of wireless calling plans. The site's database cuts through carriers' marketing lingo to provide direct comparisons of an array of calling features, including conference calling and call forwarding.
Customers are alerted to new deals via e-mail, fax, phone or snail mail.
RateReducers tracks plans and options offered by 14 carriers and promises to add others at customer request. So far, it's the only Web site known to compile all of the information and update it daily. Customers can indicate if they don't want to be notified about other plans unless they'll save a certain amount of money. The Lincoln Park Trixie Society removed obscene language posted on its Web site this week. The site normally parodies the lives of single women living in Lincoln Park.