But not in the radiation kind of way... in the omg-too-many-things-to-think-about kind of way.
I'm in the market for a new cell phone and provider. I've been on a Verizon family plan for the last 5 years, always with the free phone that comes with the plan. I'm switching to my own plan when the family contract is up. I've been pretty happy with the quality of calls on Verizon, and coverage seems to be great wherever I need it. But I'm definitely open to switching to another provider.
One of the hardest parts is figuring out how to start looking for a phone and plan. I think I'm going about this the wrong way. I have vague idea of what I want in a phone, but mostly I've just been reading lots and looking at lots of different options.
I've been hearing a lot of talk about Sprint's SERO plan. For $50/month I can get 1250 minutes, and unlimited text and data. That's hard to pass up. On the other hand, there are some features I want that none of the SERO phones seem to have.
It's time to take a different approach to this, since I seem to continuously waste hours on end reading about phones. I'm going to use the MoSCoW Method to figuring out what cell phone I should get! The MoSCoW Method is used in software development to help prioritize features the client wants.
| Must | Without this, the project is a failure |
| Should | Should have this if at all possible |
| Could | Could have this if it does not delay Shoulds or Musts |
| Won't | Won't have this in this version, but Would like in the future |
While this method was not exactly intended for this, I am going to prioritize my wishlist of cell phone (and service plan) features into these categories. However, the "W" doesn't really seem to apply here, so I'll leave out that category.
Must |
Should |
Could |
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Some things I've been reading:
So far it looks like either the HTC Mogul or Palm Treo 755p are at the top of my list.
