Branded versus unbranded phones

[Mike Arrigo]

Hi there. Branded phones are the ones you get from a carrier such as at&t or
t-mobile. Usually, they install their own software in to the phone, so it
shows their logos, and many times they disable certain features that the
phone would normally have. An unbranded phone is one that comes from the
manufacturer of the phone and it has the manufacturer software. Nothing is
disabled and the phone is not customized for a certain carrier. As far as
advantages and disadvantages, the advantages of having a branded phone are
that it's usually cheaper although you are locked in to a contract usually,
and you don't have to configure the phone to use the internet features. I
think the disadvantages far out way this however. With unbranded phones, you
can take advantage of all of the features, and configuring the phone is
usually fairly simple.
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Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 12:20 PM
Subject: Branded versus unbranded phones


> I'd like some clarification.  Are the branded phones the ones you buy from
> your local phone store like AT&t?  Are unbranded phones the ones you buy
> from Letstalk?  What are the pros and cons of each phone?
>
> Juanita Martin
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