Once you have decided which provider you are going to use it can be a nightmare choosing the actual handset model. Everywhere you look there is media telling you which phone to choose. tv commercials, billboards, radio ads, magazine adverts. And of course your friends are always there with the reasons why THEIR mobile phone is the best there is because it has the latest cool ring tone on it.
The important decision is what you want the most from your contract phones. This means your biggest requirement, i.e. what you rely on your phone the most for. Secondary is what you would LIKE it to do for you.
Here is my priority list of expectations from my mobile phone handset/contract:
- Receive and make calls (obviously!)
- Receive and send texts/MMS
- Access the WWW…ok I’ll settle for MySpace
- Take some stunning photos (on mad nights out which can be posted to Flikr with the main purpose of embarrasing your mates)
- Not charge me extra for doing all the above
- Not dial people by accident when I’m in a particular situation with my lady friend
- Not resemble a brick
- Not resemble a credit card
- Not require re-charging after a 30 minute phone call
What I desire from my mobile phone is to watch amusing Google videos. Saying that I certainly wouldn’t pay more or sacrifice my essential list to be able to do all that. I have a computer at home and to be honest watching catch up TV on my phone when I’m at the pub with friends wouldn’t go down too well.
There are several good mobile phone handsets looking around and to be honest it is the leading providers that I prefer to use if only for their wide range of handsets. But they also provide the best service when it comes down to it and they do have the best and most efficient customer care (although some people’s experiences may beg to differ!). So the top mobile phone providers on my list are:
3 mobile – Get the latest 3G mobile phones, the best in mobile content and services like mobile TV, music downloads and mobile Internet, and connect to the Internet with Mobile broadband.
Nokia – Wide range of mobile phone devices and contract deals and of course the full range of Nokia phones the moment they come onto the market.
