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| Choosing a Business Cell Phone and Plan Quick and Dirty Are you frustrated with
all the choices you have to make when choosing a business cell phone and service
plan? It doesn't have to be complicated. Assuming you aren't looking for the
latest ubergizmo cell phone, the following three steps are all you need to help
you pick the cell phone that's right for your business Charlotte
Olympia Birthday Cancer Zodiac Smoking Slipper In Light Pink.Step One:
Figure Out the Cell Phone Coverage You NeedStep one involves figuring out where
you are going to be using your new cell phone. Do you work in the city or the
country? Also, do you often travel aboard and intend to use your phone around
the world? If you work primarily in US metropolitan areas, you don't have to
worry about whether you need a GSM, CDMA or TDMA phone--they all work pretty
well. On the other hand, if you work in rural, remote or undeveloped areas, your
best bet is a CDMA or TDMA phone since these providers have the best coverage in
rural/undeveloped areas Charlotte
Olympia. CDMA and TDMA providers include Verizon Wireless and
Sprint-Nextel.On the other hand, if you intend to use your cell phone while
abroad, GSM is the communications standard used outside of North America. If you
purchase a GSM phone so that you can use it abroad, you need to make sure the
phone is purchased "unlocked", which means that the phone is not tied to a
specific network. With an unlocked GSM cell phone, you can easily swap out the
SIM card (a white chip usually behind the battery) with local country, prepaid
SIM cards to avoid expensive roaming charges. These local country SIM cards are
often available in corner stores in most countries.In the US, GSM providers
include Cingular and T-Mobile.Step Two: Figure Out the Cell Phone Rate Plan You
NeedOnce you've figured out where you are going to be primarily using your new
cell phone, the next step is to figure out what business rate plan is the most
economical for your needs. Most providers offer different plans based around
buckets of minutes that are allocated between different time periods in a day
and/or week.If you are going to be using the phone primarily during the day,
you'll need a plan that will give you the maximum number of minutes when the sun
is up. On the other hand, if you are going to be using your new cell phone
primarily on the weekends, you'll need a plan that gives you the maximimum
number of minutes on Saturday and Sunday. Those are the two extremes--other
plans offer some combination of weekday daytime, evenings and weekend minutes.If
you are unsure of your calling patterns, take advantage of the free first-month
promotions offered by many providers to figure out when you make your calls and
then switch your plan accordingly if necessary. Many phone companies will
analyze your cell phone usage if asked to and will recommend a plan that
minimizes your monthly cost.Step Three: Buy Your New Cell PhoneIf you are going
to be buying a GSM phone because you intend to travel and use the phone abroad,
stick to tri-band/tri-mode phones. These phones can operate on a multitude of
frequencies that various operators abroad may use. Otherwise, don't worry about
whether the phone is tri-band/tri-mode or dual-mode.Other than that one
consideration, choosing a cell phone is all a matter of taste. Generally
speaking, if you enter into a one-year or two-year contract, the phone provider
will often give away a cell phone that would otherwise cost many hundreds of
dollars post by haiyan701. That's usually your best bet but be careful of
early-termination clauses that can impose a penalty of $200 or more.
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