With so many cell phone service providers it is sometimes difficult to
decide which one to choose. They tempt you with super-hyper economical
plans with the state-of-the-art telephones to choose from with each
subscription. The problem is, however, that once you buy a mobile phone
from an operator, you can't use it with other operator's SIM card. The
phones are locked.
There are people who will offer you unlocking
your phone, but this service will void your warranty, and if something
goes wrong, you are left with a broken phone, and a SIM card that you
can't use. Additionally, attractive phones, smartphones, are available
at attractive prices only with expensive subscription plans.
On
the other hand, there are people who want to control their spendings and
buy prepaid phone cards. And again, you can buy a starter set from
every operator out there, but then again you are bound to this
operator's services only, because the phones are locked. So if you ever
want to change the operator, you won't be able to use their cell phone
with another operator's SIM card.
Here is where unlocked phones
come into play. If you just want a basic subscription and freedom to
change operators once your subscription expires, you might consider
buying an unlocked mobile phone. If you want prepaid service, and again
freedom of choice, you should think about buying an unlocked phone, too.
What
are the pros? First of all, freedom of choice. With an unlocked phone
you are able to buy a basic subscription plan and SIM card only from any
operator, and now when transferring a number is not a big deal, you can
always have the best deals on subscription, year after year. The same
is true for prepaid services.
Secondly, you buy the phone you
want without binding yourself for years with this or that cell phone
operator. When you want a decent (not necessarily a state-of-the-art)
phone with a subscription, you either have to choose an expensive plan
or sign the contract for many years. Buying an unlocked phone, you are
free to choose subscriptions, their durations, and operators at the same
time.
Thirdly, you know how much you pay for the phone.
Normally, you could say you always know how much you pay for the phone,
but is it true? Imagine you sign a contract with an operator, and your
monthly subscription is, say $50, and you get a phone that costs $300 on
the open market. With the subscription, it is yours for $9.99. OK, $290
in your pocket. But when you analyze your bills, you can see that out
the $50 subscription, you really utilize, say $20 worth of services. It
means that $30 goes up in smoke month after month... The contract is for
3 years. 3 x 12 x $30 = $1080 (+$9.99). This is the real price you paid
for the phone, which - by the way - becomes outdated after a year. With
an unlocked phone, you will always be able to choose a contract
suitable for you in every way, and change the phone each time you want
it.
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