So even though I'm not technically "in the market" for a new cell phone because of unexpected scheduling of my first paycheck, I spent quite a bit of time researching what's out there so I'll be prepared to spend my money when it finally comes in. From reading "user" reviews I discovered that all cell phones suck, they all drop calls, they all have poor menu systems and the technical support is nowhere near adequate - at least in comparison to the "user's" previous cell phone. That sounds like convincing evidence to just stay with what I've got, but really I find it means that a) people hate change, but love complaining and b) people will gripe about the stupidest, most mundane things.

But my research didn't stop with user reviews. After reading official product reviews I found that the best new phones only work on GSM, a standard popular in Europe and elsewhere, but one that hasn't quite caught on here yet. So basically that means you can have a really cool phone, but you'll never get a signal, and if you do you'll have to pay out the wazoo for it.

So will any of this stop me from buying a new cell phone? I don't know, I still think it's time for something new but after reading some of the stuff I read tonight, it might just be better to stick with what I've got. Then again, how could I deny myself the opportunity to joint he masses of unhappy people?

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