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you're at the end of your phone shopping process let's assume you've found the phone you want on the carrier you want for the price you want but before you make your purchase and possibly sign a two-year contract here are some things to consider if you're about to buy a smart phone really ask yourself if you're gonna use all of those features if all you need is something for calls and texts going with a feature phone could take a healthy chunk off your monthly payments also take a minute to shop around some of the best deals and cell phones aren't offered by your carrier store call around also check the usual places online Amazon Best Buy Walmart eBay next think of the accessories you're gonna need things like a case a charger for the car or a Bluetooth headset you'll almost always find that these are less expensive online than in the store but if you don't factor them in now you'll pay a huge markup on them when you need them in a pinch be sure to find out how long the grace period is for returning your phone if you only have a few days to try it out before returning it for something you may like better that's good info to know upfront is there an extended warranty if you're buying a new phone because your last one fell on the toilet then a warranty is probably a worthwhile expense finally learn everything you can about your monthly plan how many calling minutes do you have how many text messages is there an online tool for keeping track of it all are there free friends and family minutes that you can use what are the roaming charges if you use the phone on that vacation to Mexico you are planning even if your phone was free the penalty for not understanding the details of your monthly plan can be hundreds of dollars in unintended fees or paying for features that you're never gonna use ask questions hold up the line come back another day if necessary but don't get pressured to buy a phone and a monthly plan that you're not a hundred percent comfortable with so there you go hopefully I've given you some good tips to make buying your next phone a little easier you can head over to phones cnet.com for all the latest cellphone news and reviews for cnet.com I'm Donnell bail you