The Cheapest Cellphone

So far i really like this country. Everything is cheap here and everything that i want to buy are here. I will start working from tomorrow in this foreign land and i'm a bit excited. I hope nothing would go wrong tomorrow and hope that i'll be able to make a good impression on my first day.

Yes. It's a necessity for me. Anyway, this phone is just for temporary use.

But i see it as a cheap phone and not inexpensive.

My dear friend, almost everything in this country is very cheap. The camera lens here for my dslr is way cheaper than the prices in America or in my country. Electronics here are so cheap, food and transportation too. Even apartments. That's why i'm enjoying my stay here. Other than missing my family, i feel ok in this country.

It's a 3 hour plane ride from the Philippines. It's the shopping destination nowadays because everything here is cheap.

Hongkong? anyways, love the phone. Have a safe day ahead, toni..

I'im glad to hear that. I don't really care if the phone is durable or not. It's only for making calls anyway and i'm not using it for any other purpose. I am used to having a smartphone and can't live without one. This cheap one is only for temporary use.

Since i am a foreigner in this country with no work permit yet, I cannot have a post paid plan. That's why i bought this cellphone and it's really cheap. My blackberry was free on a limited data plan in my country and my iphone was free too. The only previous phones that i had were all bought including my Samsung Galaxy S2 which i left in my country.

When i was in the Philippines, a smartphone is a must for me because i need to be updated with everything all the time. It's because of what i do and my lifestyle as well. I have friends all over the world that keeps in touch with me everyday through my phone, that's why i couldn't live without a smartphone. But like i said i can't seem to use it here when i'm on the go, so i must buy a phone with a sim card from here. I'm still using my smartphone but only in wifi. In fact i'm talking to a friend from Texas now on my phone while being here on mylot.

This has been reported. My apologies for this duplication.

Thank you. I'm practicing being practical here. For the first time.

Samsung high ends phones are much better than Nokias. Nokia phones are a thing in the past. Nobody buys that in my country anymore.

I already bought it before i started this discussion. I know there's nothing wrong with it. But if i didn't have my iPhone, i wouldn't have bought a cheap one because i'm not used to using phones just for texting and calling with no other functions like emails, messengers, etc. I will be going home in March and i'll be giving it away. It's just a temporary phone and i don't have plans to keep it for long.

I use facetime to call my family home but i use my macbook pro because it has a bigger screen. I call my friends using kakaotalk and whatsapp to chat with friends from London and the US. So now my iphone has just turned into a home phone. My phone bill went up to four thousand pesos for only a week of using my roaming though it's already discounted since globe has a promo tie up in this country. That's why i decided to get that cheap cellphone only until March when i go home. I'll give it away for sure and take my galaxy s2 with me back here again in May.

You sure it's a smart phone and not symbian one? If it's a Nokia lumia then it's a smartphone.

Actually i can activate my roaming even when i'm here already. I have done that but it's really expensive and it's on top of my postpaid plan and not consumable. Surfing is super expensive. There's an unlimited data service for one day which is $10 and for more days it's more expensive. I will go home in March and take my Galaxy S2 instead since it was an open line phone and bring it here and use a sim card with a data service. Mobile internet here is expensive compared to the Philippines.

Hello D! I'm doing fine. Yes i can speak English but the people here can't! That's one of my problems here, communication. I'm better now. I always see my family everyday through facetime. We talk every single day and it's as if i'm just next to them and not that far away. I'm still adjusting to the new environment minus the luxuries in life but i'm doing fine. I'll always be here on mylot. Work will start in November.

I'm used to smartphones because of my lifestyle. I can't live without an internet and my smartphone. But too bad that i can't use my smartphone here because it's locked. That's why i got a cheap phone just to contact people from here. Still using my smartphone though when i have a wifi signal.

I"m here for work with a one year contract. But i will go home in March for a short vacation. I really like this place but just a little lonely sometimes. I just need to find new friends.

I'm still using my iphone for wifi use only so i can get in touch with people from around the world using the messengers that i have downloaded. I can't seem to live without the internet. Back home i have an unlimited data plan which is post paid and very convenient because i have internet where ever i go. Surf roaming is quite expensive though so i have to make use of the internet at home only for my iphone. The cheap phone that i have is only temporary. I will give it to someone when i get home and bring my open line Galaxy S2 in this foreign land again. That way i could use a sim with data plan and i will have internet everywhere and stay in contact with my family.

I'm not really sure that cheap cellphones are better than expensive ones. I'm used to using smart phones and it's vital to my existence. But now i am still using my iphone but only when i have a wifi signal. The other phone will be used only in this country for calls since calls here are very cheap.