The modern cell phone is so much more than a phone now. It used to be that the fancy phones came with a camera and some a few little games to be played on a very small screen. Now though, the most recent cell phones have Internet access and screens where you can actually answer emails and get some work done. People dont buy cell phones only to talk on them anymore.
The more expensive cell phones, which often cost upwards of $300, may come with better cameras, GPS capabilities, Internet capabilities, MP3 players, and other things. It seem the only thing they are missing is the ability to shoot like the Star Trek phaser. Do people really use all these things in their cell phones? People always seem to like the latest and greatest electronic gadgets but it seems that few of them would really use all these neat things in a cell phone.
Not all phones are available for all carriers. If you like a particular phone it may be available for only one carrier. This is because phone manufactures sometimes enter into deals with specific carriers to make a phone just for them. That means if you like a certain phone, you may have to use a specific carrier and if it isnt the one you already use, then you would have to switch. Not all phones are like that though, and many can be used with all carriers. Also, some people have found ways to unlock phones so that they can be used with all the carriers even though they were meant to work with one.
Even after making your choice of phones, you have another choice that can be confusing of what type of plan to get. If you are getting a phone that goes with all carriers, you will have to decide which one to go with. There are even many different plans within each carrier that all have different limits on minutes and other little variations. It is difficult for any first time buyer to know what they want or might need and the salesman will of course try to sell you more than you probably want to spend.
All in all, anyone looking to buy a cell phone for the first time has a lot of decisions to make. Advertising plays a big part in the decisions we make and the cell phone makers and carriers advertise like crazy. They all hope to get our business and lock us in to their plans and phones for as long as possible. It is our job to do the legwork first and make educated decisions of what to buy.
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