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How to Buy a Cell Phone


1. Find Cell Phone Service


Reception reliability should be considered first and foremost to save headaches later on. It doesn't matter how great your new phone is if you can't send or receive calls.

We've asked our users to write comments on their providers and rate them so that future consumers can read what they have to say. None of these comments are solicited, and all are from our generous visitors looking to help others out. Currently there are thousands of comments across all carriers nationwide. Word of mouth on a much larger level.

Simply type in your zip code to bring up a list of comments within and around your area.

Determine the best carrier based on an overall feeling rather than specifics. Towers are built and improvements are constantly made, so the most recent comments are most reliable. But when determining which provider to go with, get a general feel rather than focusing on individual comments.


2. Find the Best Plan to Suit Your Needs


After narrowing it down to one or a few providers, now is the time to consider incentives and rates. Nowadays, things are much more simplified. With the biggest concern usually lies in choosing National or Regional plans. But choices must be made to your specific needs.


3. Narrowing Down the List


After deciding a carrier and plan, finding the best phone to fit your lifestyle is next. While all consumers are unique, it is safe to say that most likely you'll fall into one of three categories: those who don't know where to begin, those who know what they want in their phone, and those that already have in mind a few models they are considering.

For all of these categories we have developed tools to help narrow down the broad list of available phone. While using these tools, we try to supply you with facts and information and allow you to make your own decisions. So that in the end, you come up with a phone that's fits your needs.


Perfect Phone Quiz


Perfect Phone Quiz For those who don't know where to begin

Our Perfect Phone Quiz is a fun way to categorize which group you might fall into. By answering a series of 10 questions about you, we will attempt to find out what is most important to you in a phone and provide recommendations. However, if you'd rather just see the personality profiles and recommendations, you can jump straight to the results:

Adventure Phone Adventure Phone
Business Phone Business Phone
Fashion Phone Fashion Phone
Fun Phone Fun Phone
Functional Phone Functional Phone
Messaging Phone Messaging Phone
Trend Setter Phone Trend Setter Phone



Cell Phone Feature Search


Cell Phone Feature Search For those who know what features they want

If you know you want a phone with Bluetooth, MP3 ringtones, in a clamshell design, you can enter those specs into our Cell Phone Feature Search. It will take a list of your requirements and give you all the phones in a table to compare side-by-side. Depending on how specific your requirements, we have a few search options:

Standard Search Standard Search
Extended Search Extended Search



Cell Phone Specs Database


Cell Phone Database For those who know which phones they are interested in and need a side-by-side comparison

And lastly, for the consumers that have narrowed their choices to a list of phones, they can choose specific models to compare against in our Cell Phone Side-By-Side Comparison.


4. Cell Phone Radiation


We understand that health and safety may be a concern. That's why we've also compiled a database of radiation levels. Browse and search for the lowest radiation cell phones or see which are the most dangerous.

Lowest Radiation Phones Lowest Radiation Phones
Highest Radiation Phones Highest Radiation Phones




5. Additional Resources


We have other additional resources to aid our visitors in finding in right phone. Our cell phone reviews provide informative advice on the latest phones on the market. For a different viewpoint, we allow visitors to leave their own user reviews. And lastly, additional lingering questions can be asked in our helpful and active cell phone forum.



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