A General basis of how a Mobile Phone works
Phones are extremely useful for many purposes, from texting a friend nearby, to contacting a family member from a different country, buying a mobile phone is a big responsibility and it is essential that you and your parents are accepting of what procedures may happen when you own a phone. Most smartphones today are equipped with many functions such as live game play, social networking and music available to you in the palm of your hands. It is unquestionably a reason to why many teens are now converting to using smartphones more than ever. .
Choosing the right Mobile Phone
How does a person choose the ‘perfect’ phone? What defines a phone as perfect and is there such a thing as a perfect phone?
You must make sure that the phone suits your personal needs when you are purchasing the phone because you’ll have to use it regularly for months or perhaps years. Most teens have a smart phone because they are “in” and a modern trend. Often these smartphones offer a variety of functions that make them desirable to an adolescent growing up in the modern era of technology.
First when deciding to choose a phone make sure you choose the right carrier. Make sure the coverage, price and how much data or calling and texting you will receive. Also make sure to look at the customer service ratings and ask people who have the certain phone and carrier that you desire to purchase to gain more information on how it worked out for other customers. Have there been complaints about the phone? Are you able to look over them or are they too major?
You should choose your phone depending on how much you think you might use your phone. For example being, if you are going to use your mobile phone to text or call people then you should choose a basic phone as it would be a waste of money to buy a mobile phone with added features unless you are going to use them regularly.
When buying your handset, take into consideration that a handset with more additional features will cost more, features that need to be activated through a call plan will most likely cause a further cost each time that you access them and features that are advertised mostly are included in standard mobile phones. Also make sure the contract between you and the seller supports and agrees with what it’s meant offer.
You must make sure you’re content with the brand and the design as well as the additional function that come with the phone. With today’s endless sites of social networking, people often share what they do within photos. With this information, you should check the quality of the camera for those perfect “selfies” and how much storage the phone has if you think that you’ll have a lot of apps. Your phone should have the added accessories that you want for your phone but that means that you’d have to pay more money and that may be an issue in terms of financial availability. Keep in mind that you do not have to buy the same phone as your friends or because a phone is currently trending, trends change over time. It is best to choose a phone in terms of reliability and quality so you eventually earn yourself your own ‘perfect’ phone.
You must make sure that the phone suits your personal needs when you are purchasing the phone because you’ll have to use it regularly for months or perhaps years. Most teens have a smart phone because they are “in” and a modern trend. Often these smartphones offer a variety of functions that make them desirable to an adolescent growing up in the modern era of technology.
First when deciding to choose a phone make sure you choose the right carrier. Make sure the coverage, price and how much data or calling and texting you will receive. Also make sure to look at the customer service ratings and ask people who have the certain phone and carrier that you desire to purchase to gain more information on how it worked out for other customers. Have there been complaints about the phone? Are you able to look over them or are they too major?
You should choose your phone depending on how much you think you might use your phone. For example being, if you are going to use your mobile phone to text or call people then you should choose a basic phone as it would be a waste of money to buy a mobile phone with added features unless you are going to use them regularly.
When buying your handset, take into consideration that a handset with more additional features will cost more, features that need to be activated through a call plan will most likely cause a further cost each time that you access them and features that are advertised mostly are included in standard mobile phones. Also make sure the contract between you and the seller supports and agrees with what it’s meant offer.
You must make sure you’re content with the brand and the design as well as the additional function that come with the phone. With today’s endless sites of social networking, people often share what they do within photos. With this information, you should check the quality of the camera for those perfect “selfies” and how much storage the phone has if you think that you’ll have a lot of apps. Your phone should have the added accessories that you want for your phone but that means that you’d have to pay more money and that may be an issue in terms of financial availability. Keep in mind that you do not have to buy the same phone as your friends or because a phone is currently trending, trends change over time. It is best to choose a phone in terms of reliability and quality so you eventually earn yourself your own ‘perfect’ phone.
How much can you afford?
What is your highest price limit for the phone you will get? $100? $500? $1000?
Are you working and earning money? If so, then can you afford to pay a little more for your mobile phone?
You have to be mindful in aspects of value of the mobile device and how much you are willing to pay for your mobile phone. Are you really prepared to pay $800 for such a phone? Well don’t worry! The mobile phone that you want can have cheaper prices online if you look around however, be careful and read the details carefully to avoid being scammed.
If you don’t want to pay for the phone outright then you can get a possible package deal that can be offered from retailers, phone shops or from a network service provider. However, if you choose to pick a package deal then you are possibly entering two contracts; one with the network service provider for connecting to the network and another with the retailer for the mobile phone itself. If you choose to get a package deal, be intensively knowledgeable of who
you have signed contracts with in case you are in need of repairs or have problems with the service in the future.
The certain phone on a plan is a type of plan that is available to you as you will be eligible to get the phone at a cheaper price with extras like data, and calling/texting credit but plans usually last from 12, 24 or 36 months depending on the type of contract.
Are you working and earning money? If so, then can you afford to pay a little more for your mobile phone?
You have to be mindful in aspects of value of the mobile device and how much you are willing to pay for your mobile phone. Are you really prepared to pay $800 for such a phone? Well don’t worry! The mobile phone that you want can have cheaper prices online if you look around however, be careful and read the details carefully to avoid being scammed.
If you don’t want to pay for the phone outright then you can get a possible package deal that can be offered from retailers, phone shops or from a network service provider. However, if you choose to pick a package deal then you are possibly entering two contracts; one with the network service provider for connecting to the network and another with the retailer for the mobile phone itself. If you choose to get a package deal, be intensively knowledgeable of who
you have signed contracts with in case you are in need of repairs or have problems with the service in the future.
The certain phone on a plan is a type of plan that is available to you as you will be eligible to get the phone at a cheaper price with extras like data, and calling/texting credit but plans usually last from 12, 24 or 36 months depending on the type of contract.
Who will pay for it?
So after you have chosen the type and design of the phone that you want, you must think of one main point, ‘WHO IS PAYING FOR IT?’ Are your parents or guardians paying for your dream phone or do you have to fork out the money. If you have to pay for your phone then have you saved up enough money? If not then you may need to do some chores around your house or get a part-time job so that you can buy that phone. You could perhaps negotiate a solution with your parents or guardians that if you pay half the price of the phone, then they’ll pay the other half so that you both come to a positive conclusion.
When getting a call plan there are extra payments, example being the front payments, minimum monthly payment, call charges and access to additional features. Also some carriers charge you a fee every interval, example being every minute or 30 seconds that you call someone for and others may charge you per second, which is extremely rare in many broadband companies. You must make sure to check whether these include flag charges and peak/off peak rates. ALWAYS, read the terms and conditions thoroughly because there might be hidden charges or even fees that you would not want to take that extreme risk you may get yourself into to whoever is paying the monthly bills for you.
There are many ideas that you could do to make some extra money, you could sell lemonade to raise money or wait until your birthday for the extra money and the achievement of raising the money for your phone will be more worthwhile. If you’re a few cents off then maybe you can find loose change in between the seats, you never know, a little goes a long way when it comes to saving money!
PICKED YOUR PHONE? READ MORE ABOUT THE NEXT STEP TO GETTING YOUR OWN PHONE, CHOOSING A CONTRACT!
When getting a call plan there are extra payments, example being the front payments, minimum monthly payment, call charges and access to additional features. Also some carriers charge you a fee every interval, example being every minute or 30 seconds that you call someone for and others may charge you per second, which is extremely rare in many broadband companies. You must make sure to check whether these include flag charges and peak/off peak rates. ALWAYS, read the terms and conditions thoroughly because there might be hidden charges or even fees that you would not want to take that extreme risk you may get yourself into to whoever is paying the monthly bills for you.
There are many ideas that you could do to make some extra money, you could sell lemonade to raise money or wait until your birthday for the extra money and the achievement of raising the money for your phone will be more worthwhile. If you’re a few cents off then maybe you can find loose change in between the seats, you never know, a little goes a long way when it comes to saving money!
PICKED YOUR PHONE? READ MORE ABOUT THE NEXT STEP TO GETTING YOUR OWN PHONE, CHOOSING A CONTRACT!