Cell Phones: To commit or not to commit?

By: Cell2Get6 Cell2Get6

Cell Phones: To commit or not to commit?
If you are a customer of any of the wireless carriers using GSM (SIM card) technology, such as AT&T/Cingular, T-Mobile and Alltel, and your contract is expired you might be hesitant to take the leap of signing a new 2yr contract just to get a small discount on a new phone.
Ask yourself this "Am I ready to commit to another 2 year contract just to get a discounted cell phone? or would I rather buy an unlocked phone (from places like Cell2Get.com) and have my freedom back?" and let's face it, the discounts given on new phones simply do not justify a new 2yr commitment. Why not look into getting yourself an unlocked cell phone.
You might be wondering "Are unlocked phones as good as the phones I get from my carrier?", the answer is Yes, in fact when originally manufactured, all GSM (SIM Card) cell phones are unlocked. That means they can be used with any SIM card from any cell phone service provider, as long as they use the same frequency bands and they usually do. But your service provider locks them in order to lock you into their service. The phones you purchase unlocked (from places like Cell2Get.com) are the same phones just without the restrictions!
"Are there other benefits of buying an unlocked cell phone?" Yes, you can also use unlocked cell phones Worldwide. As we all know when a phone is locked the wireless carrier that locked it forces you to pay what are usually very high roaming charges when you take your phone out of their network and use it elsewhere in the world. However, with an unlocked phone, you can travel anywhere in the world and simply buy a pre-paid (GSM) SIM Card from that location, place it into the phones SIM card slot (replacing your USA SIM Card) and use the phone Worldwide without the ultra high costs.
So when it comes to cell phone and the question to commit or not to commit? We say, NOT!

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