| How web broadcasting works
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| | Additional memory (500MB or more) is
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| A mobile phone is no longer simply a
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| | available on phones dedicated to gaming
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| device with which you stay in contact
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| | and mp3 playing, and some phones also
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| with others. Today, a mobile phone is a
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| | offer slots for adding additional memory
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| multi-function fashion accessory, as
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| | cards.
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| necessary to your appearance as a
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| | Battery and camera
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| hairstyle. From how the phone 'flips'
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| | Battery re-charge life of a phone is
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| open in front of your friends, to the
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| | determined by the number of features and
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| groove of the ring tone, your mobile
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| | the amount of talk time used, but today's
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| phone is a statement about who you are
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| | phones range between 10 and 14 days of
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| and how you address the world. And as
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| | standby time and 2 to 8 hours of talk
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| every parent of a thirteen year old
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| | time. Obviously memory intensive use
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| knows, you simply are not a 'whole
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| | shortens the re-charge time. Even the
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| person' without one.
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| | most basic phones now come with an
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| To purchase a mobile phone, you need to
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| | in-built digital camera. Some now also
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| address a number of issues, not the least
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| | have flash capacity, auto-focus,
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| of which is who you will be shelling out
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| | self-timing, continuous shooting and zoom
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| a small fortune to each month, and under
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| | and macro facilities. Many offer
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| what conditions, and what you want from
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| | low-resolution video recording and can be
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| your phone service. On top of that, you
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| | used for video conferencing and receiving
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| will want to decide which handset suits
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| | streaming video. Optimally, a camera with
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| best and what extras and accessories you
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| | more than one mega pixel is desirable.
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| want to go along with it. au is where you
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| | Connections and options
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| can compare a range of different offers
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| | A USB port on a mobile phone enables it
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| from different phones and service
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| | to be connected to your computer to
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| providers very easily, and arrive at a
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| | transfer files. Wireless connectivity
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| decision that works for you.
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| | using bluetooth and infra-red allows
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| Mobile Phones
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| | connection between devices such as PCs
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| The centre of communications
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| | and PDAs, as well as providing hands-free
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| Different phones suit different people,
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| | utilities. You may also want a
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| but at the heart of the decision is the
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| | voice-activated dialling feature, and
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| question: Is your mobile phone the centre
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| | voice recording functions that enable you
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| of your communications. The answer to
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| | to send MMS messages and voice memos.
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| this question will mean different things
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| | Phones with polyphonic ring tone capacity
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| to people with different needs.
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| | enable you to have a more musical
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| The student
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| | ringtone, and produce a better sound.
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| The student's mobile phone is very
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| | At au you can compare all of the features
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| definitely at the centre of
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| | of the different brand names and the
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| communications, but quite clearly
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| | prices offered by different vendors. This
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| students have little money to splurge and
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| | takes a lot of the difficulty out of
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| therefore need to buy a phone that has
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| | narrowing down exactly what you want from
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| access to economically efficient
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| | you mobile phone.
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| communications. The trendy phone will be
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| | Connection choices
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| important, but at a low cost. It will
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| | There are essentially two choices for how
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| need to have excellent texting facility,
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| | you want to be connected to your phone
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| be able to accommodate ring tones, and be
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| | network: a usage plan and term contract,
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| easy to carry. Of lesser concern are
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| | or a pre-paid option. All service
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| issues such as camera and video capacity.
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| | providers can offer both and under
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| The busy parent
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| | Australian legislation, your phone number
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| Whether working out of the home or not, a
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| | is portable between service providers.
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| busy parent needs to be able to be in
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| | Some however may charge a fee for early
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| touch at odd times and in odd places.
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| | termination of a contract, and some may
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| This person will be seeking a functional
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| | charge a fee for transferring your number
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| handset with a good network capacity.
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| | from another service provider, and some
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| Photographic features are handy as are
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| | may charge a fee for transferring you
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| texting features and long talk-time.
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| | number to another provider. These fees
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| The executive
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| | are entirely at the discretion of the
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| The executive is constantly on the go,
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| | service provider and have no basis in
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| and is always in touch while on the go.
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| | actual network cost whatsoever. If it is
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| This person's phone will have added
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| | charged, it is charged simply because
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| features such as a teledex, web
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| | they can.
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| connectivity, video and photographic
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| | You need to give some thought to how you
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| features. Additional accessories will
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| | intend (or do) use your phone. Call plan
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| include 'hands-free' capacity and
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| | contracts are offered on the basis of how
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| portability across travel zones.
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| | many minutes (or in some cases, 30 second
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| The traveller
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| | units) of call time you use, and at what
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| The traveller's phone needs most of all
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| | time of day. Carriers promote higher
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| to be portable across travel zones and
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| | costs for high volume times of the day,
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| able to access networks in international
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| | and often reduce costs, or offer 'free'
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| zones. Long battery life, video,
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| | time during low times. Other low cost
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| photographic and web connectivity
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| | offers are made for calls between the
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| features are all important features
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| | phones on the same carrier network, while
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| considered by the traveller.
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| | others offer discounts for bundling
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| Phone choices
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| | packages of home phone, mobile phone and
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| At the heart of your decision, is which
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| | Internet account. It's important to read
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| phone to choose? Some limitations may
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| | the conditions attached to any of these
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| apply according to the technology you
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| | offers. Free calls between midnight and
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| need. If you live in a rural area, or
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| | six am may be of little value to you if
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| travel to the country a lot, you will
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| | you're sleeping at that time.
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| likely need access to a CDMA network, and
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| | Pre-paid is popular choice, especially if
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| not all handsets are compatible. The
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| | you don't make many calls. It also
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| majority of Australia's urban population
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| | enables a better management of limited
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| (95%) is covered with GSM technology, and
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| | funds. When deciding on your plan, look
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| there are a huge number of handsets
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| | at costs such as 'flagfall' costs and the
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| available that are compatible.
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| | different rates at different times of the
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| The technology
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| | day. Also check the cost of calls when
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| Other technologies that may affect both
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| | you exceed your 'cap' or limit. It is
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| your choice of handset and your choice of
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| | often in this area that the carrier can
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| service provider are the GPRS technology,
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| | make money out of unsuspecting users.
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| designed for sending data over the GSM
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| | Service providers
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| network, enabling mobile phones to access
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| | The carriers of mobile phone services in
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| the internet and receive email messages;
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| | Australia include Telstra, Optus, 3
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| and the PTT service (Push To Talk), a
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| | (Hutchinson), Orange (Hutchinson),
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| technology that allows mobile phones to
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| | Vodafone, Virgin, B and a number of
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| be used like two-way radios.
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| | smaller carriers, or agencies who provide
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| The handset
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| | services on behalf of other carriers.
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| The next step might be to decide on the
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| | Each of the major carriers can offer you
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| type of handset you favour. Handsets come
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| | the connection to their network on
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| in different configurations, from the
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| | contract plan or pre-paid, as well as
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| 'candybar' format (long and slim) that is
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| | sell you a pre-packaged handset. Quite
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| able to fit into a protective carrying
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| | often a contract will include a monthly
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| case and be operated by one hand. The
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| | service and you pay for a number of
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| screen and keypad are limited by the size
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| | minutes of talk or sms connections, as
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| and shape of the handset. Flip-phones and
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| | well as pay for the handset. Once the
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| slider phones have the advantage of small
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| | contract is ended, you are free to change
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| size, but their screens and keypads can
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| | the plan to a different one, or change
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| be larger because of the use of two
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| | carriers altogether.
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| halves of a 'clamshell' case. Some slider
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| | Sometimes the plan you select is not
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| phones have keypads on a swivel, offering
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| | right for your usage, and you find that
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| a two handed operation. A smartphone has
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| | after a few months, you could reduce your
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| a fully functional keypad that enables
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| | costs by changing to a different plan.
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| the editing of Microsoft word documents,
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| | Some carriers enable you to do this
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| presentations and spreadsheets.
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| | mid-contract without any extra penalty;
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| Screens and memory
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| | others may charge you a fee to change
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| Colour screens are now standard in most
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| | your plan. Study any plan carefully and
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| models, but size, resolution and colours
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| | imagine how you will use your phone to
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| can vary, from between 101Ã-80 pixels to
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| | take best advantage.
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| 353Ã-288 pixels; and between 4000 and
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| | You may also need to compare the services
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| 262,000 colours. The better the screen
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| | offered by the different carriers,
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| resolution, the better backgrounds and
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| | especially their capacity to service your
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| graphic images can be displayed. Mobile
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| | area within their network. There's not a
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| phones also now have onboard memories
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| | lot of point in being with a carrier
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| from between 16MB and 96MB (although this
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| | whose network doesn't enable anyone to
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| is a standard that changes quickly).
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| | call you when you're at home.
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