Phones For U

With mobile phones, Pay as You Go phones, and even landline rotary dial phones, there are dozens of different options when you choose a phone. Many higher end mobile phones now offer devices with a suite of functionality, including internet access, hundreds of specific programming applications, and built in cameras. Finding the right phone for ‘u’ is a process of understanding how you use phones, and what you expect and need from the device.

In an era when email and other forms of electronic messaging are more popular than telephone calls, many prominent phones, including the iPhone and the Blackberry, are designed to display email and other computer applications while also offering phone service. The quality of the phone reception itself depends entirely on the carrier. In some areas of the country, carriers have stronger or weaker signals. Some devices, such as the iPhone, have exclusive contracts with the telephone carrier AT&T. If AT&T’s signal is exceptionally weak in one area of the country, the iPhone’s functionality as a phone becomes limited. High end mobile phones such as these usually require the customer to sign a binding service agreement over a one to two year period. If the customer is dissatisfied with the service, he or she usually has to pay an expensive contract termination fee.

Pay as You Go phones are popular for those individuals who prefer to pay for their phone plan in upfront minutes per use. Many Pay as You Go phones offer not only prepaid minutes, but the use of text messaging and the ability to play music from the phone. Major telephone carriers, such as T-Mobile and Verizon, offer Pay as You Go phones for a minimal amount of money, with the option of re-upping when the prepaid minutes run out. Sometimes referred to as ‘burners,’ Pay as You Go phones are ideal for individuals who desire a less traceable existence, or who go for long periods of time without speaking on the phone.

Landline phones are the simplest of all phones, and therefore the least adaptable to change. Landline phones plug into a physical jack, and are usually installed in a person’s home or office. When cell phones gained widespread popularity in the 1990’s, a significant number of customers disconnected the landlines in their home. Many people now use their cell phones as their primary telephone line. However, a landline may still be the right phone for you. Landlines generally have a much clearer connection, and rarely drop calls.

In the case of rotary phones, some landline phones do not require batteries, although rotary phones do require manual maintenance from time to time. Although cell phone battery life has increased in the last decade, there are benefits to not having to constantly recharge a phone. Depending on the terms of the service agreement, landline phone lines also come with a variety of features, including call waiting, caller ID, and call conferencing. Landlines are also recommended for businesses, as they give the company a professional appearance.