Internet Cell Phone Deals - How to Take Advantage of Them
By Jaye Seay
The internet can be a great place to buy your next cell phone. How many times have you been in the mall and were harassed by some pushy wireless telephone dealer? The internet store is a sharp contrast to this type of environment. On the internet, you can take your time, research a particular phone, and search for the best deals. In addition to this, internet dealers generally have better cell phone deals than their brick and mortar competitors. But how do you take advantage of these better deals?
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In 2004, the government approved number portability.
Number portability allows you to keep your cell
phone number, even if you switch carriers. The
implications of this are crucial for taking
advantage of internet cell phone deals.
Internet dealers often offer some very innovative
and high end cell phones for free after rebate.
However, to receive these offers, you must also
sign up for a new cell phone plan. If you want
to stay with your current carrier, you must
sign up for a new phone number along with the
new phone plan.
This is because number portability
is carrier to carrier (not inter-carrier). Although
you could upgrade your phone and keep your number
and carrier, this would not qualify you for
most internet offers. The alternative is to
keep your cell phone number (through number
portability) and switch carriers. However, if
you choose this option, make sure that you are
not under contract with your current provider
or you could stand to face a hefty termination
charge.
Nevertheless, there are many quality carriers
in the marketplace. Switching carriers should
not be that troublesome. Therefore, these internet
cell phone deals have great value for the consumer.
Often, these phones that you can get free after
rebate would cost you more than $200 as an upgrade.
As a savvy cell phone consumer, you could select
two carriers that you are comfortable with and
switch between the two every one or two years
(and receive a high quality cell phone free
after rebate) in the process. The internet marketplace
holds great value for the cell phone consumer.
Take advantage of these great internet cell
phone deals.
Jaye Seay is an MBA candidate at Howard University
in Washington, DC. He is also the owner of http://www.8ballwireless.com,
a website that offers consumers information,
reviews, and links to the best internet cell
phone deals.
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