I'm sure you have a clear understanding that there are many different types of cell phones on the market. Many of these phones are no moving into what we call the smart phone bracket. With a smart phone you can do so much more than a standard phone simply makes calls and maybe since text messages.

Smart phones allow us to keep in constant contact using e-mail, Internet, SMS, MMS and blogging software for example. Being able to keep in touch with e-mail if you are on the road or out of the office is an essential part of doing business for many people.

One of the first things that you need to be aware of is when you start to look for a new contract plan that no matter how good the offer seems you need to make sure that this is of benefit to you. There is no point having a plan that gives you XYZ but you are really only looking for X.

All the major cell phone manufacturers like Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Blackberry and Apple to name but a few have all developed applications to allow us to synchronize with our e-mail systems. Microsoft's Outlook being one of the major e-mail clients can then be synchronized with most phones.

We are now seeing the increase in touchscreen phones into the marketplace and we're also seeing the prices of these drop compared to maybe two years ago when they were a lot more expensive. Having a phone in touchscreen obviously makes navigation much easier and this should be something you should consider if you are thinking of purchasing a new phone.

One option is to look for a SIM free phone. With this you can use it to on any network carrier by simply placing your current SIM card into the phone. One of the biggest problems with sim free phones is that they can be quite expensive, as they are not subsidized like what you get when you sign for a contract plan.

So maybe this can be worth checking out. Blackberry of course would be one of the leading manufacturers in this area and they have a number of solutions available from simple solutions for small companies to enterprise systems for larger blue-chip companies.

Cell phone technology changes quickly and when you sign up for a cell phone plan which may offer you a free phone or one at a subsidized price you are kind of stuck with that until your contract is finished. Most contracts will last for one year or possibly two years and in that time you may feel that you would like to change your handset to a more updated version. You don't necessarily need to sign up for a new plan in order to get a new phone. There are a number of options open to you.