There are so many choices when you buy a cell phone, that it is really hard to tell where to go. Buying a cellular telephone is one of the easiest and one of the hardest things to do, as they can now be found in any place from Radio Shack, to gas stations, to specialty cellular phone stores. For me, it has never made sense to buy a mobile phone at all. I have always subscribed to plans that do not make me buy a mobile phone, but instead give me one for joining. That way, I can save money on service, and save money through not having to buy a mobile phone in the first place, and that is something that I really like. The only problem is that for many people, cell phone plans are not really the way to go.
For one thing, there is the contract. You might want to get a plan now and avoid having to buy a mobile phone, but what about several months from now? All kinds of problems can happen with your cell phone between now and then. For one thing, you can find that service is patchy. It might be quite strong in your area, but what if you move or have to spend a whole lot of time in a part of town without a cell phone tower nearby? You might be in for a year or more of only being able to use your cell phone every once in a while all because you were too cheap to buy a mobile phone.
The situation becomes even trickier if you decide to move into a different state, especially one far away. Many of the best plans are only made by local area cell companies. You will have to buy a mobile phone all over again and switch plans if you go to the other state. I have even heard that, sometimes, when you buy a mobile phone for one plan, it will not work if you switch to a different cellphone service provider. This is an awful situation, because you will be left with a perfectly good, working mobile phone that you can do nothing with. Really, unless you are quite sure about where you are living and what you are doing with your life for the whole of your contract, you should just buy a mobile phone, rather than subscribe to a long term calling plan.
