During my search I decided that I really did not have a clue as to what brand of phone I wanted. Since I had no brand in mind I started to think about what functions that I would like to have. I found out that all I really wanted to be able to do was SMS Text Messaging, Surf the Web, Check Email, and tether my phone to my laptop. Since all I was worried about was the pretty standard features on any smart phone, I really did not care which one I got.

So one day I just went onto Craigslist and did a search for the cellphones that were being sold today. I then just emailed everyone and took the first one that I came across. I ended up with a nice, and hardly even used, Motorola Q9C. I was really happy to get this one because my brother has the same model and loves it. I only had to pay $60 for the phone so that was a deal in my opinion, especially when Verizon was selling refurbished ones for $50 when you sign up for a two year contract.

Now that I have my phone, I would not trade it for anything in the world. I also decided to go ahead and unlock the phone. This allowed me to modify the registry setting in Windows Mobile 6.1 to adjust some power settings, and also increase my internet speed. I also can easily tether my phone to my Windows Laptop and get all of my information in sync. The internet speed when using the cellphone as a modem is pretty nice too.

I am still pretty amazed that I could go and buy a phone on Craigslist and take it into the store and activate it. The price was great, the quality is really great too. I don’t think that I will ever buy a phone under contract again. There are so many used phones floating around out there, that I will just pick up someone’s leftovers.