Why You Should Not Buy a New Mobile Phone this Holiday
Filed in archive Mobile Internet by leo on December 05, 2007
If you happen to be in this state of mind, maybe it's time to heed the advice of Truphone, service provider of free and low-cost calls for customers by routing their mobile phone calls via Wi-Fi and the Internet. In short, don't buy a turkey phone because you will use it for many months and not just for Christmas.

Even though it is based in the UK, these tips (while filled with agenda as expected) are applicable to mobile consumers worldwide.
- Don't buy a phone that isn't Internet-ready. You wouldn't buy a TV that isn't HD-ready.
- Consider the lifetime cost of your phone and shop around. It's possible to get a fully Internet-ready smartphone for the same outlay as an ordinary phone
- Remember that contracts are now usually 18 months long, not 12. (It's 24 months in the U.S. and other countries)
- Ask about the cool things you can already do with the mobile Internet today
- Consider buying SIM-free if you don't want to be locked in to a new 18-month contract with your operator and for the widest choice of handsets

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