<p>There are so many different kinds of cell phones and cell phone plans these days that it&#8217;s hard to know what to get.</p>
<p>Should you get a regular phone or a smart phone? A monthly plan or pre-paid?</p>
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<h2>Smart Or &#8220;Dumb&#8221;?</h2>
<p>One thing to think about that might help you with your decision is to try and figure out what you&#8217;ll be using if for.</p>
<p>If you only want to make phone calls and don&#8217;t care about getting online then you probably don&#8217;t need a smart phone.</p>
<p>If you do a lot of texting you&#8217;ll definitely want to get a phone with a full qwerty keyboard.</p>
<p>Of course, if you&#8217;re going to be using it a lot for email or the Internet, then you&#8217;ll definitely need a smart phone.</p>
<p>Experts in the tech business are constantly talking about a post-PC world.</p>
<p>What they mean by this is that more and more people are doing their computing from a variety of mobile devices rather than from traditional laptop or desktop computers.</p>
<p>While there is no way to completely replace a powerful desktop computer with a smart phone, people who have put these mobile devices to use find that they offer them a unique combination of functionality and</p>
<p>convenience that makes it easier to do everything from finding directions to staying in touch with friends and family from all over the world.</p>
<h2>How Much Talking Do You Plan To Do?</h2>
<p>Although there are lots of service providers out there, there are really only two types of service to consider: monthly contract or pre-paid.</p>
<p>Once again, you&#8217;re decision is going to be based on your needs.</p>
<p>Pre-paid plans are good if you don&#8217;t make a lot of phone calls or send a lot of texts, or if you just want your phone for emergencies. It&#8217;s also good if you&#8217;re just entering the world of cell phones.</p>
<p>And believe it or not, there are still some people out there who don&#8217;t have cell phones.</p>
<p>With pre-paid you buy a certain amount of minutes and don&#8217;t pay for more until you&#8217;ve used them up.</p>
<p>Many pre-paid providers now have phones with Internet so you can actually get a smart phone with a data plan without having to get a monthly contract at prices that are competitive with monthly contracts.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a phone with lots of bells and whistles, or if you&#8217;re planning to talk a lot or use a lot of data, you&#8217;ll probably want to consider a monthly contract plan.</p>
<p>As the name &#8220;contract&#8221; implies, you will be tied into that service for a specified amount of time, usually two years, so be sure you find the service provider and plan that fits your needs.</p>
<h2>One Last Consideration</h2>
<p>One more thing to think about when making your phone choice is how much wear and tear your phone is going to get.</p>
<p>Most people are not going to be tossing their phones around, but if you spend a lot of time outside, or</p>
<p>have a job that involves a lot of hard, outdoor work, you might want to look into a tougher phone model. It&#8217;s either that or invest in a heavy duty cover for your phone.</p>
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<p>Stephanie Frasco wrote this article about finding the right cellphone. She is also the community manager on the www.myreviewsnow.net website.</p>

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