A friend of mine recently had an accident with his cell phone. He has had a Motorola Pebel. You know, that cute lil’ clam shell phone. He said he was running when it fell. Sure, he’s a bit tall; a little bit over 6 feet, but it’s just sad that a phone can fall from hip height and be totally useless afterwards.

Picking A Cell Phone

Picking a new cell phone is hard. Now I recently had to pick out a new cell phone myself. I must say, picking a cell phone is very difficult. Me, personally, I’m an online shopper, so online reviews go a long way for me, but there is no better method than going to a store and feeling the phone. Here are a few tips on picking a new cell phone:

  1. Read Reviews
    • Don’t just peak at the ratings,read a sample of the reviews
    • Go to both extremes: Read both the positive and the negative reviews. This way you have a better total knowledge for the product.
  2. Go To The Store
    • Get your hands on it: Pick up the phone, feel it, press the keys, make sure you like it.
    • Bring your old phone: Most people usually upgrade their phones, so brining your old phone alone will make a good comparison. For example, what’s the point of getting a new phone if it’s bigger than your old one.

Now, there are a few extra things that would be nice if you could. Call quality is a major aspect of a phone. After all, it’s a phone. Good luck on finding a store that would allow you to call up your friends.

T-Mobile makes things a bit easier by offering a very limited pool to pick from. Oh well; they’re great on customer service, their rates are good, so I guess they had to suck somewhere.

Wait, Do You Have Protection?

First off, get your minds of the gutter. This is where my friend went wrong. His phone was going raw for the past five (5) months. Before I finalize a purchase on a phone I always do a quick Ebay search to see what sort of cases (I’m not a pouch man) are available for it. Besides looking (and sounding) a bit gay, you have to remove the phone from a pouch to make a call, which gives it plenty of time to fall prey to gravity.

A case on the other hand is always attached to your phone. When (not if) your phone falls, the case is take the most of the beating. Even in your pocket a case is going to take all the scratches, etc. It seems like you can’t go wrong. Well, let me take that back. Cases can sometimes be hideous. Since I now have a candy bar phone, I’ve gotten one of those snap-on hard cases. It’s totally clear, fits the phone well, and covers everything except the screen and the keys.

The other option you have is insurance. This, I’m not to hot on. I feel that insurance is a scam. I think that I’m much better off sticking the money I would pay for insurance into an savings account in case something does happen, but that’s just me. Insurance on a phone is even more ridiculous. It costs too much, and you still have to pay a deductible. I rather just purchase a new case for the phone every six (6) months or so.

Now The Pebel

As far as I remember when I was looking, the Pebel didn’t have a case, and if it did it was ugly. So, there you go. Shop for a case before you purchase a phone, that’s my advice. Even if you have to settle for a phone that’s not as pretty as you want, remember that you need to get something to keep it pretty.

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