subject: Cheap Cell Phones - Value For Money Features That Cheap Phones Should Have [print this page] Cheap Cell Phones - Value For Money Features That Cheap Phones Should Have
Many people use cell phones for different reasons. Some use it just as a simple voice communication device, while others use it to send to send and receive messages as well as voice communication, while yet others use it as a complete communication and entertainment device. However, the cost of the phone is directly variable to the features that the cellphone offers. As a result, some cheap phones are stripped of some features that are not widely used. However, there are some features that must be available in any phone that is supposed to be a good mobile. Here is a short list of such features:
All kinds of Ringtones:
Cell phones ringtones are basically of three types, polytones, monotones and truetones. Most cell phones today are able to play these ring tones. The type of ringtone that a cell phone can play is important because the ringtone should strong enough for you to hear and take the call. Monotones are the oldest types of ringtones, while polytones and MP3 tones are the latest types of ringtones to hit the market. Also, most multimedia enabled mobiles have the ability to play MP3 tones as their ringtones.
Cell Phone Modes:
While phones are a great way to keep in touch, you cannot take a call all the time and there are some times when you would not like to be disturbed by a phone - a time when the silent or the vibrate mode in the cell phone works quite well. However, there are still some times when you do not wish to take general calls, but would want to at least see who is trying to contact you. To aid this, most phone models have several modes, like the Silent Mode, or the Flight Mode, or the General Mode, and some phones also allow you to customize the mode. Cell phones of all price ranges have modes today, and it is almost a general feature in mobile phones. Make sure that the phone you are planning to buy has it.
Speaker Phone:
The speaker phone is something that was seen as a quaint little feature a few years ago, but today is very important, with the mobile phone becoming as much of a business device as a personal phone. With a speaker phone, one or more people can listen to the same conversation at the same time - this comes very handy in several daily life situations. A speaker phone is there a very important feature that should be present in the mobile that you are planning to buy. Along with the speaker phone, one should also look for whether the mobile phone has a headphone jack and allows the use of Bluetooth as well as wired headphones.
