Pick the Best Cellphone

In the world today, if you don't have a cell phone you're out of touch. How do you pick the right phone, the right plan or the right company? There are many factors to that should be taken into consideration. If you have a large family, one of the many family plans could be the ticket. Some family plans share a pool of minutes. This can be a good or bad thing depending on how good your family is at sharing. If you have teenagers who tend to talk quite a bit on the cell phones (and most do these days), this may not be the best way to go although buying a separate plan for each teen could be very expensive. One idea is the "pay-as-you go" plan. These plans use minutes from a pre-paid bank of a set duration. At least this way you have control over how much you spend each month. Another type of family plan lets family members pay for their own calling, but if family members sign up, everybody gets a better price then if they had signed up individually. Some plans also give you a break on the price of the cell phones themselves. Be sure to check out these types of plans carefully. If you are just shopping for yourself; carefully evaluate what you think your cell phones usage will be. If it's just for emergencies or occasional use the afore mentioned pay-as-you go plans may be sufficient. You could also buy the cheapest plan available. Some are as low as $20 a month. Most people however, use their cellphones a lot and need many minutes. If this is the case, pay-as-you-go plans can get very expensive and it makes more sense to buy a plan that gives you several hundred minutes worth of time each month. Another thing to consider is the options. Does the plan come with roaming, long-distance, text-messaging, etc. included? Are these extras important to you? If they are then be sure to total up the costs of each plan. Some include extras in the plan cost, some don't. Don't sign up for a plan only to find out that you have to pay additional costs for the features you want that another plan included free or for the same price. Lastly, do the cell phones available for the plan come with the features you want or need. Cameras, games, two-way radio functions are just some of the many new functions being added to today's phones. About the author: Jon Wilder is the owner of www.cellvelocity.com This article may be reprinted on condition that the source box is included and the article is unedited. Copyright 2005 Jon Wilder