this is how it's done

maybe you've seen in places like vogue advertisements for the D&G version of the razr phone?

i searched for the V3DG and all of the three results that came back in english were about how to procure the above phone, in its unlocked version.

in other words, mall people do not have access to this kind of phone. i'll get to that later.

since my contract with x-shitty-mobile-phone-company is due to expire in august of the coming year, i've begun my own research into what kind of phone i want, what kind of plan i want, whether i want my credit info attached to said phone, etc.

at this point, provided i find an acceptable provider, i'm leaning towards pre-paid.

why? first of all, i want a GSM phone. i believe only two of the big mobile phone companies offer phones on the GSM network, despite the fact that almost the rest of the world uses GSM. and while for cingular the V3 is a GSM phone, the sprint version is CDMA (or whatever that acronym that starts with a C is).

if you're a mall person, this is OK because you have no need for a phone that works in other countries because you don't have a passport and, who the hell cares about going to other countries?

second, i like the idea of a SIM card. i like that if i feel like it, i could get a new sim card and change providers with the snap of a finger (kind of). i like that if i chose, i could purchase an international prepaid sim card online prior to leaving the country.

all this has led me to believe that non-mall people like to pay full price for unlocked phones so they have the freedom to change providers without having to change their phone. hence, you can't get the Dolce & Gabbana phone at cingular.

and this is what i will do. i like the freedom to choose whichever phone i want! (and no, i'm not even considering the DG razr).

i'm beginning to think i have some deep-seated issues with regards to "being someone's bitch" - i don't want to be sprint's bitch anymore! i don't want some big company telling me which phones i must choose from and how long i must use them to avoid cancellation penalties. enough!