| Family Cell Phone Plan | | | | To find a good business plan follow these three |
| If you need to stay in touch with your loved | | | | steps. |
| ones, you should select family cell phone plan that: | | | | 1. Determine the cell phone coverage you will |
| - Allows you to share minutes with your spouse | | | | need. You must figure out where you are going |
| and/or kids. | | | | to be using your cell phone. Is your business |
| - Provides a monthly bill listing charges for each | | | | located in the city or in the country? Do you |
| line. This will help you identify how many minutes | | | | travel aboard? |
| your family needs every month and the time of | | | | If your work in the city, you can use a GSM, |
| day members place calls. | | | | CDMA or TDMA phone. However, if your work is |
| - Is regional or local. The majority of families do | | | | in the country or remote areas, you should |
| not need a national plan. | | | | choose a CDMA or TDMA phone. If you plan to |
| - Offers bulk text messaging and unlimited night | | | | use your business phone while overseas, GSM is |
| and weekend minutes for chatty teens. | | | | the communications standard used outside of |
| Student Mobile Phone Plan | | | | North America. |
| When choosing between various student cell | | | | 2. Determine the cell phone rate plan you will need. |
| phone plans, select a plan that: | | | | Find out what business rate plan is the most |
| 1. Includes plenty of "anytime" or night and | | | | economical for you. If you plan to use the phone |
| weekend minutes. | | | | mostly during the day, find a plan that will give |
| 2. Offers free calling among friends in the same | | | | you the maximum number of minutes throughout |
| network. | | | | the day. |
| 3. Includes you in your parents' family plan. | | | | 3. If you plan to buy a GSM phone since you will |
| 4. Offers wireless data services. | | | | travel and use the phone abroad, chose tri-band |
| Business Plan | | | | tri-mode phones. |