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The cell phone you were given for free with the purchase of a three year plan just isn’t cutting it, is it? Sure, it will call when you need it to, but will it play Mp3’s, movies or take pictures? Probably not. What you got with your plan was a rock bottom product- which is why it was free. Now you’re thinking about what you’ll need to buy to upgrade your current phone, but there are questions aren’t there?
Everyone around has had telephones in their lives for their entire life. A lot of people grew up with a cell phone in one hand and a bottle in the other. You would think that people in general would know everything there is to know about cell phones, but this just isn’t true. In this article you will get a few tips on what to look for as far as functionality, service available and styles.
Your service provider has a lot to do with what kind of cell phone you should pick out. Many carriers are all digital now and pretty fast, while the smaller, local carriers- while inexpensive may not have a data steam for you to use. So that blackberry knock off won’t work on their network. In fact it might not even be compatible with their network at all. Checking with your carrier first and seeing what phones they recommend is a good idea.
Another step is finding out your network’s compatibility with the various cell phone brands on the market. Some brands will absolutely not work with some of the services out there. Generally, a lot of phones will work with various networks, but as you get into more specialized phones with more extras, the list of available phones for a specific network drop off. It’s a good idea, since you have that great list from the previous paragraph, to read and find out if the phones you are looking at will work with the network you are currently subscribing to.
Functionality is the big kicker. All major and minor carriers have phones with cameras now. That can be said without any worries on being called wrong. But you might be looking for more than that. Obviously, if you plan on having an all in one phone for email, movies ect, you will want to look into the Blackberry or Palm Pilot series, these are nice and considered the Cadillac of cell phones. If you’re a texter you might want to look at a nice slide out phone with a keyboard. List these things and don’t back down. No one has really come up with anything too new in the last few years, so you should be able to find what it is you’re looking for. Just don’t get so caught up in one aspect of your phone you forget about another.
Style has a lot to do with choosing a phone- particularly if you are a trendy type of person. Some of the more “elegant” models will cost you a little more, but you can keep that $2,999 phone in an Armani $500 cell phone case just fine. There are not that many “knock off” phones out there, so you might have to weigh style versus pocket book. Fear not though oh great bargain hunter, prices on phones seem to drop rather quickly for the most part.
Insurance is a concern as well. Make sure you check with your provider to make sure your new phone will be covered under your old insurance plan. It would be a very bad thing to wreck your new phone and realize you have to purchase another one or go back to the same boring phone you had before.
Remember to do some online shopping too. Your cell phone carrier will have more models available at better prices a lot of the time. This saves you money AND provides you with more options. When you think about it, waiting a week for the perfect phone to show up isn’t so bad. Good luck with your hunt and enjoy the phone!
Zeeman Haus enjoys writing articles online on a variety of subjects. You can check out his latest website on Cordless Home Phones which provides deals on digital cordless home phones.
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