[quote="PUAdave']Being cheap (heck I had an outdated trac phone) I researched this for a week before buying to figure out what exactly I wanted. The expense I found wasn't buying the actual phone, but the plan with it you have to buy to get the phone on a provider. The phone is expensive retail but was relativly cheap because they cut the price with rebates because they know you have to sign a contract with them. I couldn't get a nice smartphone on any provider without the data pack which is the internet of course. This is about 25 bucks a month extra. So if you have one, generally you will be paying 25 or more extra a month I guess than the average cell phone user to carry it.[/quote]There is a reason why my current cell phone, which is a Nokia E71, has wifi in it and I bought it off ebay for less than the MRSP.
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Not saying you have to have a nice phone or try to impress with one, but in my case I really think having a crappy poor's man phone didn't help my game & result in flakes.Lets behonest some people are shallow & it's just a hurdle you give yourself to overcome if you are being cheap like I was. Sad thing is as I got more numbers & used it more, a pay as you go phone is not cheap because they charge you a lot more per minute/text, so I needed to get a decent plan anyway.
My first cell phone was a cheap ass Nokia that could really only make phone calls and thats it. It didn't exactly hurt my game any. But that is more due to me making sure the girl is not some materialistic girl and that I don't exactly go around flashing or showing off my cell phone.
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Remember they likely see your phone before your, car or apartment. So IMO that's a big deal getting you to higher levels & as far as investments & a cheaper one you likely will be judged on early. We pay for nice clothes, & peacocking items to help advance us. I think of this as a similar investment in my hobby of pick up.
You uh skip the part where the girl first sees your physical appearance. Then sees what you are wearing before she sees your cell phone. But I think you are putting to much weigh on the cell phone thing. Ya for some girls it will matter what cell phone you have. But for the most part just having one is good enough I find.