“Is there a particular reason you would only go with a GMS phone?”
yes. First, I can take my SIM card out, and put it in another phone, if need be. So, if I drop it (been there-broke that), I am able to use my olde phone as a backup-or buy another phone and use it immediately.
Second, I’m not “locked” to buying my phone from the cellco, and then having to get a new prison term for upgrading. And, GSM is worldwide. You’re not bound to a single carrier.
Keep in mind, that on most phones, you’ll need to “unlock” the SIM before you can do any of this. Some come unlocked, and it’s very simple to do so, if it doesn’t. Just google, unlock cell phone. Most of the good forums have How Tos on how to do it yourself, as well.
Two of the best are:http://www.howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=181, and http://forum.xda-developers.com/index.php
In the last 9 years, I’ve had 5 different phones, and never switched from T-Mobile, nor had to sign another contract, and I’ve traveled to Europe and still used my phone.
Lastly, there are some really neat things you can do. Such as, buy a “Dual SIM” adapter, and use two lines in one phone. Or buy a blank SIM, and have it “cloned”, so you can have your data account (internet) plugged into your laptop, while using your phone. Or, you can “flash” you current Operating System to something else, then if you don’t like it, re-flash it to the original. If you have Windows Mobile, or one of the many different Linux based phones, you can modify it to your liking.
Oh, I love technology. :O)
Now that is informative....I had no Idea.
Wow, you know a lot...would you have any thought on my questions on post 23? Thank for helping me...AGAIN.