How To Choose a Cell Phone
By Bram P
The general rule before you buy is you shouldn’t buy anything more than you need, so don’t let anyone pressure you into buying an expensive cell phone. The following are basic guide for you to consider before you buy a cell phone that matched with your needed.
Service provider.
In the United States, every service provider offers a different selection of technologies and services. Service provider operate over two different networks: Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). Each technology transmits voice and data in different ways, which makes them incompatible. So you can’t take a CDMA phone and use it on GSM or vice versa.
In the United States, AT&T and T-Mobile use GSM while Sprint, Verizon, and smaller carriers such as U.S. Cellular and MetroPCS use CDMA. Though Nextel is part of Sprint, Nextel-branded phones use a third technology called iDEN, or Integrated Digital Enhanced Network.
If you’ll be making calls mostly in the United States, CDMA coverage is very strong particularly in rural areas. GSM service has a larger global scale, like it’s the standard in Europe. GSM phones use the convenient SIM cards, which you allow to switch phones more easily. Also, when taken on a global scale, GSM users will find a wider selection of handsets.
Don’t forget to check to each service provider to get more information about service feature, coverage and rate service.
Types of Cell Phone
Generally there are 2 types cell phone design model, candy bar and flip phones. Each model has its unique characteristics. Flip phones model can be more comfortable for some users like since the shape can prevents accidental dialing. On the other hand, candy bar model can be sturdier and practically simple to handle.
Also think about the size and placement of the buttons and controls and the size of the text on the display. Make sure that the controls are big enough and that you can understand how to use them then look at the display and see if you can read the text without straining.
Features
Basically there are 2 types cell phone base on feature ability, a conventional phone and a smart phone.
Conventional cell phone
This cell phone generally only has basic feature to make and receive a call, send and receive text message and store phone numbers. Higher-end cell phone has many feature like a multi-megapixel cameras and video recorder, support for wirelesshands-free communication, an HTML browser with high-speed data networks (3G) , memory-card storage for music and pictures and other capabilities might include a touch screen, a QWERTY keyboard. Bluetooth headsets for
Smart phone
Smart phone simplifies consumer needed of cell phone and PDA (personal digital assistant). Corporate travelers can keep running their job with e-mail, appointments and spreadsheet document. Smart phone has QWERTY-style keyboard rather than the tiny keypad of a conventional cell phone and generally has all conventional phone feature.
Smart phones divides into two categories, first categorie is bussiness focused ability that you can create and edit spreadsheets and documents, and they usually come with Microsoft Outlook, Palm Desktop, or other personal information management software for your PC. Other categorie is personal use focused ability. They’re fine for playing music and other multimedia, reading e-mail messages, and opening Office-type attachments, but they don’t allow you to create or edit documents and spreadsheets.
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