The other day, I received an email from someone who was a customer of AT&T and had been considering an iPhone, but after looking at all of the costs (from the initial expense of the phone to the monthly charges) this person was considering the CECT i9. What was most attractive to him was that the i9 has a similar appearance, features and tools of the iPhone (as well as an additional sim slot,) but it does not share the same high commitment and cost each month. He wanted to know if he could still use AT&T with the clone as he did not want to change his phone number, but he didn’t want to have to upgrade to the iPhone plan either. And, he wanted to make sure that the phone wasn’t “buggy” with this carrier. I’ll tell you what I told him in the following article.

A good percentage of the questions that I get are about the i9. It probably remains the most popular iClone today, even though it’s been around for a while. I think this is due to the fact that it’s sleek, quick, expandable, highly functional, and encompasses all of the features that most people want.

All of the CECT phones work with GSM (which means that they use a sim card) carriers like AT&T. And, this carrier is not “buggy” or “iffy” with these phones. The phones were made to work with GSM carriers and they work very well with them. You’re getting the same coverage and the same experience. Second, I felt that he could actually get his monthly bill down to an even lower amount than he suspected. He could stay with this same carrier but could switch to AT&T’s pay as you go plan (called Go Phone.) The costs and the commitment is generally less here, he could keep his same number, and he was offered minutes that wouldn’t be counted when he called other network customers. Go Phone also has many low cost bundles and packages that require that you only pay for what you use.

And, since the CECT phones (including the i9) have two sim slots, you can eliminate the need to add data onto the Go Phone sim (although it’s not all that expensive.) In general, 1 MB of data is around $4.99, but you can usually get a prepaid sim that includes unlimited data (meaning you can surf the web all you want) for about twice the price. Granted, these cards expire after a month, usually. But, if you’re going to be online a lot (and most people who like these types of phone make full use of the oversized touch screen on the web) then this is one place where you can usually save some money. Since the extra sim isn’t tied to your phone number since you’re using another carrier, it’s no big deal to just keep buying them as needed and you won’t need to change your talking or texting number. Now, nothing said that he couldn’t just remain with his current plan as it was a good deal cheaper than the upgrade, but I think it was possible he was still paying too much.

Most of the time, to determine which plan is cheapest for you means taking a look at how you use the phone. Some people are heavy talkers. Some are heavy texters. And some are going to use a lot of data. Still others are going to make full use of all of these features and might need an all inclusive plan or sim. It never makes sense to pay for services that you just aren’t going to use, especially if you are obligated to keep paying it month after month. The clones offer some flexibility in that area because you’re able to use any GSM carrier that you wish.

By: Rae Edwards

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