Cell Phones Cell Phones - Basic Information

What's a smart phone?

A smart phone combines a cell phone with a PDA. Smart phones work great as organizers, but they can also be pretty pricey.

What's SMS?

Text messaging, or SMS, is a way to send short text notes to other cell phones. "Texting" is popular with Europeans, Asians, and U.S. teens.

Camera phone?

Many phones now come with cameras. A "VGA" camera shoots 640x480-pixel shots, while better cameras are measured in "megapixels."

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Yes you can use like equipment on different carriers for example an ATT phone on TMobile. You will however need to contact ATT to get the subsidy unlock code for the phone. Be prep ... Read more

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