Picking out Your Perfect Cell Phone: 3

The third step for choosing what cell phone will suit you best involves deciding what type and style of phone you would like. Specifically, do you want a flip phone? Do you want a standard keypad or a full QWERTY keyboard? If you worry about “butt dialing,” to quote the charming colloquial expression of a recent, popular commercial, a flip phone might be best for you. However, if you send a lot of text messages and emails, then a phone with a full keyboard will likely suit you better. However, if all you really do is make and receive calls, then a standard, and thus less expensive, phone may be best.

Finally, you always want to read reviews of the phones you are considering the most. If other uses have had universally bad experiences with a certain phone, you may want to strike that one from your list — and remember that those who run out to buy the hottest flavor of the day in haste often repent that decision in leisure … with lots of fees and features they don’t even like.