As many of you might or might not be aware, I do not presently own a cell phone. I would say I never have, but I did for like, two weeks once. But I think it would be a smart move for me to get one for this trip. Thing is... I don't know much about phones or plans or any of that. I'm attempting to look around at different plans with different companies but I don't know where to start. So far everything I want looks way out of my price range, my price range being: cheap. I don't care so much about the phone itself, but I need to be able to use my phone pretty much anywhere in the US and Canada, I don't want an uber-long contract, and the idea of roaming really scares me. So it seems I've eliminated US Cellular from my options, as they only have operations in 25 states, Verizon has noticeably more coverage, but I feel like I'm forgeting another phone giant in all of this that might be a good choice. A better choice. If you have tips, please, please help me out.
I've also been looking around at different hardware, specifically exterior harddrives, it seems like my best choice would to be a 60 gb from Western Digital for $60, but I'm still waiting 'til Black Friday to shop for more electronics.
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Have you considered the option of a pre-paid cellphone? Skip the plan completely, not have to worry about keeping it up after you don't need it, and it's impossible to rack up massive bills.
I have considered that, but I've somewhat decided against it for a couple reasons. First is that I have no idea how many minutes I might use. Whether I'll use if just as a tool to communicate to people I'm coming to visit or maybe I'll indeed use up quite a few minutes chatting with people back home when I have the chance. Also, as I plan to give up my space on the lease when I leave for the trip I'll probably end up living with my mom for at least a couple months after I return, and it would be handy to have my own line when I do so. And really, I figure as long as I'm cautious about choosing a plan I won't need to feel trapped by it after the trip's over. Thanks for the suggestion though, I'm pretty sure about this cellphone thing but I'm trying to keep open to all the possibilities.
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