What's the deal with a Free Cell Phone?
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If you want to know what the best cell phone deals and cheap cell phone plans are, and who offers the best coverage and reception services then you are in the right place. Start your research right here! Comparison shopping for cell phones has never been easy but the Internet is making it easier and easier to find exactly the right cell phone and cell phone service for your needs.
Modern cell phone users have lots of feature choices including camera and video recorders, Bluetooth wireless, MP3 players, voice activated dialing, 2 way communication, SMS, Internet access, and even email. The hottest phones today include the the Apple iPhone, Palm, Razr and Smartphone PDAs like the Treo and Blackberry.
When choosing a new cell phone or pre-owned cell phone, it is important that your cell phone has the features that are right for you. There are many styles of cell phones including basic flip and bar style cell phones, smartphones and PDAs, camera and video phones, GPS, and MP3 phones. Choosing the right cell phone brand is also important and the most popular include Audiovox, Hitachi, RIM, Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola, Palm, Firefly, Panasonic, LG, Sanyo, Samsung and Kyocera. Many free cell phone offers include free shipping but calling plans that include free long distance, free roaming, free night and weekends minutes will probably save you more money over the life of your contract. Other standard calling features that are usually free include voice mail, caller ID, 3 way cenferencing and call waiting.
Remember, there is no such thing as the tooth fairy, a free lunch, Santa Claus or a "free" cell phone. You'll either pay for the cell phone when you sign up for service, or later through your monthly service fees. But getting your cellular service started with little or no money is a huge benefit and cost savings. When you shop, determine your cellular phone needs, gather information about the type of cell phone and calling plan that is right for you and then find the best deal. Usually the best deals are always found online and not in any retail store or mall kiosk. Those dealers have huge overhead to pay for and need to pass those costs on to the buyer. Shopping online means having to wait a couple of days for a phone to arrive in the mail but the savings can be substantial.
Most free cell phone offers will come standard with a free accessory kit that includes a car charger, home charger, headset and phone case. Not all of these accessories will be top of the line and you'll have to pay extra to ugrade to better quality accessories. But more important then the quality of the accessory kit is the quality of the cell phone network. Not every cellular carrier uses the same cell phone technology with most offering digital and analog networks and others offering PCS service. There are pros and cons for every network but perhaps the most important thing to consider is whether or not your phone will work when you are out or your home network and "roaming" onto another network. A cell phone is only good when you can use it after all. Most every cellular carrier will offer a free cell phone and the larger networks will even offer no credit check or no credit card contracts to get you to sign up. If not, you can be sure that they will also have a pre-paid plan that many times will also include a free cell phone.
GSM: Short for Global System for Mobile Communications, GSM is the most widespread standard for cell phones networks in the world. If you're a jetsetter who likes keeping in touch during your far-flung travels, you should go with a GSM-enabled phone, and here in the U.S., AT&T and T-Mobile are both GSM carriers. CDMA: Short for Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA originally came from the military and all calls are actually scrambled with 64-bit encryption. Verizon, Sprint and AllTell use CDMA here in the US and these networks include the high speed digital access that many premium customers desire. As these networks use different technolgies, phones from one network will not work on a different network and this could be a problem for people who travel frequently.
Pre-paid plans or pay as you go service has some advantages over regular monthly billing plans. Primarily, they are easy to monitor and have no monthly service fees so you don't pay for what you don't use. However, the rates are generally much higher than they are phone regular plans so you'll pay more over the long term. And if you are looking for the latest technology in cell phones, you won't find it in prepaid plans as the carriers usually offer only older cell phones that don't have the latest bells and whistles or even standard things like text messages or customizable ring tones. This is because the carriers make their money from the monthly service fees and aren't looking to give you a great deal with a pre-paid cell phone plan that doesn't make them very much money. If you are trying to decide between regular monthly service and pre-paid cell phone service, experts say that pre-paid cell phone service will generally cost you more in the long run.
Tired of using an old cell phone model? If your original service contract has expired and you are paying on a month by month basis, then contact your carrier and see what deals they have on new cell phones or free cell phones. If you don't like what they are offering, consider switching your carrier. You can easily port over your old phone number to your new cell phone so your friends won't have to update their address books and you'll never miss a call. Want to add a line to your account for your spouse or child? Again, be sure to check with your carrier to find out what deal they are offering you. Most carriers will bend over backward to give you a good deal for fear that they might lose you to a competitor.
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