Which comes first--the plan, or the phone?Q: When choosing a wireless service plan, does it make more sense to choose a handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. first, and let that help determine my carrier? Or, choose a services plan and let that determine the handset I use? A: The best wireless service and phone seem to depend on the buyer and the reason they're they're Contraction of they are. they're be purchasing a mobile phone. If it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have just about being able to communicate--especially in emergency situations--shop the plan and take whatever is the least expensive phone you can find. Most of the time, you can find a phone for free, or at a very deep discount. Some people want to make a fashion or social statement and look for a phone that looks cool and has "hot" features. Phone kiosks are successful in malls because many people shop for phones visually first and consider features and service provider plan second and third. Technophiles like me shop for phones based on features and capabilities. Vibrating alert A vibrating alert is on communications devices to notify the user of an incoming connection. They are particularly common on mobile phones and pagers and are usually used to supplement the ring tone. , Internet access See how to access the Internet. , and games come high on my list of desirable features. There's less interest in the look of the phone than the features (but, slick See SLC. looking devices usually go over well). Business buyers pay a lot more attention to the service provider, so price points and coverage are important issues. They want cost management and containment containment Strategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s and early 1950s intended to check the expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through economic, military, diplomatic, and political means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon after World War II. , so they want phones that are easy to repair and replace. But they also want business functionality. For example, "smartphones" (PDA/phone combos This article is about the snack food product. For other uses, see Combo. Combos, officially called Combos Snacks, invented in the mid 1970s, are a snack food created and distributed by Mars Incorporated. ) are popular with this group. In short, business users want it all, and will look for the strongest combination of wireless service and device functionality. Table 1 lists the major carriers and the phones they support.
Table 1: Carrier-supported devices--The handset or connection device
you choose helps determine your wireless carrier, and vice versa.
CARRIER TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTED DEVICES
Alltel CDMA Audiovox CDM 9155, Kyocera 6035,
1900MHz/800MHz Kyocera 2135, Motorola V60, Motorola
270c, Nokia 5185i
AT&T Wireless TDMA Ericsson R300LX, Motorola V60, Nokia
3360, Nokia 5165, Nokia 6360, Nokia
8265, Panasonic Versio, Panasonic
Allure, Panasonic DuraMax, Sony
Ericsson T61LX
Cingular GSM 1900 Ericsson T60d, Handspring Treo 180,
TDMA Motorola T193g, Motorola V60g World
900MHz/800MHz Phone, Motorola V70, Motorola V60gi
World Phone, Motorola 120t, Motorola
C331t, Motorola V60t, Nokia 3360,
Nokia 3395, Nokia 5165, Nokia 6340,
Nokia 8265, Nokia 8390, Siemens S40
World Phone, Sony Ericsson T68m
World Phone, Sony Ericsson T61z (Not
all phones are available in all
regions of the U.S.)
Nextel iDEN 800 Motorola i90c, Motorola i60c,
TDMA 800 Motorola i30sx, Motorola i85s,
Motorola i80s, Motorola i95cl,
Motorola i55sr, Motorola i2000plus,
Motorola i700plus
Sprint PCS CDMA Handspring Treo 300, Hitachi P300,
190MHz Kyocera 2255, Kyocera 1135, Kyocera
6035, LG 4NE1, LG 1010, Samsung
A500, Samsung N400, Samsung SCH-
A460, Samsung SPH-N240, Samsung SPH-
I300, Sanyo 4900, LG 5350, Sanyo
SCP-4700, Sanyo SCP6200, Sanyo SCP-
5150, Sprint PCS CDM9155SP, Toshiba
2032, PCS Connection Card Merlin
C201, Sprint PCS Wireless Web Modem,
Sprint PCS Wireless Web Digital
Link, PCS Connection Card Merlin
C201
T-Mobile GSM 1900 Motorola V66, Motorola P280,
Motorola V.60, Motorola T193,
Motorola P280, Nokia 3390, Samsung
R225M, Samsung N105, Samsung Q105,
Samsung Q105, Sony Ericsson T68M
(Not all phones are available in all
regions of the U.S.)
Verizon CDMA Audiovox CDM9155-GPX, Audiovox Thera
1900MHz/800MHz Pocket PC 2002/Phone, Kyocera KWC
2135, Kyocera KWC 2235, Kyocera KWC
2235, Kyocera QCP 6035, LG TM510,
Motorola V120c, Motorola V60I,
Nokia 3285, Samsung SCH-T300,
Verizon Wireless Z-800, Sierra
Wireless Aircard 555
(Not all phones are available in all
regions of the U.S.)
All information is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Publisher is
not responsible for errors or omissions.
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