| I can not tell you how many of the emails that I | | | | their initial orders a bit more begins to trickle over. |
| get mentioning the word "cheap" within the same | | | | Still, when the phones first begin to appear, there |
| sentence as CECT i9. People want to know if this | | | | are then the most expensive because they are |
| phone is cheap, low quality, or flimsy. People want | | | | not plentiful. Later, the price begins to fall. A few |
| to know what is the cheapest price for this phone | | | | months after that, folks decide to upgrade when |
| and where to get one. And, people want to know | | | | the next model comes out, so you start to get |
| how or where to get an inexpensive monthly plan | | | | gently used models being sold at ridiculously low |
| or a good amount of minutes and Internet for | | | | prices. This is where the i9 is in it's life cycle right |
| not much money. I'll address these things in the | | | | now. It's now readily available so the price is very |
| following article. | | | | low, often well under $100, even for 8GB models. |
| Does The CECT i9 Feel Cheap? Is It Low | | | | A Cheap Plan For The i9: Of course, a huge selling |
| Quality?: Looking at YouTube videos can only tell | | | | point to this phone is that you aren't forced into a |
| you so much. The only way to know how good | | | | contract. It's not like say the Blackberry Storm |
| this phone is typically is to use one for a few | | | | where you have no choice but to go with Verizon |
| days. People are often surprised at how solid and | | | | and it's high monthly contract if you want the |
| slick the touch screen is, how sharp the pictures | | | | phone. This phone will work with a variety of |
| and images, how responsive the touch screen is, | | | | networks that use GSM sim cards. In the United |
| and how sharp / loud the sound quality is. | | | | States, the most popular is probably AT&T |
| Is it an iPhone? No, but it's a great alternative. It | | | | and T Mobile, but Fido, Cingular, and Rogers work |
| uses the same technology and gives you the | | | | too. |
| same features. No, you won't have the real logo | | | | And, the prepaid or pay as you go options in |
| on the phone (but you can cover this with a skin) | | | | these plans are fair game too. This way, you |
| and no, you won't be a regular at Apple's apps | | | | aren't paying for minutes or texts that you aren't |
| store, but if you're more interested in what the | | | | using. And you don't need a credit check and you |
| phone can do rather than in the name on it, you | | | | aren't chained to a high, ongoing monthly bill. |
| might be pleasantly surprised. | | | | In terms of using the Internet, many of the sim |
| A Cheap Price On The i9: Here's what typically | | | | cards will just charge you per KB and / or some |
| happens in the life cycle of a clone. When the | | | | offer bundles / packages that bring the per unit |
| phone first comes out, there aren't many | | | | cost down. And, if you're going to use the net a |
| available. Basically, what is sent over are a few | | | | lot, you can sometimes find unlimited Internet |
| demos for the dealers. Then, as the dealers place | | | | cards that last for a month for not much money. |