According to a recent Nielsen survey, text messaging has officially eclipsed voice calls!

Valentine’s Day is the source of a 33% spike in texting traffic – “I luv U,” “B Mine!” Over the phone, via e-mail, or by text message have become the modern day equivalent of the Valentine’s card.

This Valentine’s Day, re-connect with the one you love on a more intimate level without spending a fortune with US Cellular.

From now til February 17, 2011, U.S. Cellular, the company ranked the best wireless carrier in the country by Consumer Reports, is offering some amazing “sweetheart” deals, including a sale on all phones that make texting quick and easy. Handsets like the Samsung Messager Touch, Motorola GRASP and LG Mystique are free after a $50 mail-in rebate.

To celebrate this sale, I'm giving away a few fun things!

The giveaway

The prize: One (1) prize pack consisting of:

-$25 U.S. Cellular gift certificate (which can be redeemed for devices, accessories or to pay part of the winner's phone bill)
-$25 gift card to restaurants.com (gift cards available for restaurants around the country)
-A box of gourmet chocolates!

*Before you enter, be sure you're a U.S. Cellular coverage area so you can redeem the gift card!*

1. (Required): Tell us (comment below) who you send a Valentine text or card to on the 14th

2. For an extra entry, tweet about this contest (I'm @busymom), and be sure to leave a separate comment with a link to your tweet.

2. One (1) winner will be picked randomly via Random.org from the comments.

3. Contest is open to all U.S. residents 18 years or older

4. Winner(s) has 48 hours to get back to me, otherwise another winner will be drawn.

5. Hurry! Ends February 17, 2011 at 10 pm CST.

Be sure to check out U.S. Cellular on Facebook and US Cellular on Twitter.

Also, please come by my blog, Busymom.net and say "hi" if you're so inspired!