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HTC Aria

Unlocked cell phones offer flexible carrier choice, meaning you can take them to any GSM network. They’re also free of the restrictions that certain carriers will sometimes put on phones. That means that one of many unlocked cell phones may be the perfect travel companion for you this season, allowing you to switch between carriers if yours doesn’t have roaming, or if it has poor service where you’re going (just pick up a prepaid SIM card preloaded with minutes).

Replacing the Blackberry World, the unlocked Blackberry Tour is an updated model (released summer 2009) and is available on all GSM networks and Sprint. Designed for travel, the Blackberry Tour is a sleek device with a full QWERTY keyboard (with a key arrangement that’s been rated very highly) and 3.2 mp camera.

Among unlocked cell phones the iPhone continues to rule, and is an especially popular choice for those planning to travel since it’s many apps offer enhanced GPS, ways to find the best restaurant and local attractions, as well as games to keep you entertained en transit.

Finally, the HTC Android Aria, released last summer, is a great choice. Android is continually gaining ground against Apple, which you may know if you know anyone with an Android as people can’t stop talking about how great they are. Of course, they’re open platform is often co-opted by carriers who load their own restrictions onto them, so browsing them in Cellular Trendz’ unlocked cell phones section is your best bet, as you’ll be able to use the phone the way it was meant to be.

Whatever your holiday plans, make sure to include upgrading your cell phone to an unlocked cell phone.

Blackberry Storm 2

Any used cell phones you buy come without the hassles of a contract or extended plan with your carrier, but unlocked cell phones come with the benefit of being used on any carrier. Unlocked cell phones are a great way to save money, and a great way to ensure you get what you want on the money you do spend. Here are three of the most popular unlocked cell phones (going quick!) right now:

1. Refurbished Blackberry 8820 World. The Blackberry 8820 has a long battery life, so you can chat, email, and find your way with GPS longer. Like most Blackberries, it can be hooked up with wifi, sink your conversations (aligning a convo spread across text, im, and email into one thread), and have lots of great apps added to it. The refurbished Blackberry 8820 ranks high among unlocked cell phones for its smart price.
2. The Unlocked Blackberry Storm 9530 has endured an ongoing popularity since its release as it combines the superb functionality of Blackberry (apps, messaging, etc.) with the current popularity of touchscreens. Reviewed as everything the original storm should have been, it should be what every Blackberry fan would want out of a touchscreen cell phone.
3. Refurbished Blackberry Curve 8310. The Blackberry Curve line of phones have had a great second life on the used cell phones market, whether it’s because they’re available in a multitude of colors, whether because people who have owned them have raved about them, or because, like Apple, Blackberry has created an amazing OS with great apps and functionality, all of their phones, at great prices, sell like crazy.

Although Blackberries and the iPhone make up the most popular unlocked cell phones, HTC phones also offer many benefits.

HTC Shadow in Bronze

The HTC Shadow comes in a bronze color as well as a green color, giving you some nice asthetic options for your unlocked cell phone. Other features of the HTC Shadow include a slide out qwerty keyboard, bluetooth, and a mini USB port.

Further, the Shadow has a nicer design and smoother interface than previous generations that also used Windows Mobile. The HTC Shadow allows you to use multiple apps at once, and is designed to be super user-friendly.

The unlocked HTC Wing has many of the same features including a sliding qwerty keyboard, except it slides horizontally, making reading easier, and giving a button arrangement that some people prefer.

Benefits to the HTC Wing are that it’s thinner than many other side-slide phones and has an bright, crisp display.

Whatever your reasons for choosing unlocked cell phones, whether it be carrier freedom, cell phone choice, or better prices, HTC offers some great options.

Jailbroken iPhone

There are numerous benefits to buying unlocked cell phones: the freedom to jump networks, the cheaper price of buying refurbished cell phones, the ability to get the most out of your phone… But these three popular unlocked cell phones really deserve a closer look.

1) The ever popular jailbroken iPhone, which sells out quickly, being priced below retail. What makes it so popular? Apple products perform consistently well with minimal decline over their life, are super user friendly, and have become one hell of a fashion statement. An unlocked iPhone allows you to escape AT&Ts peak-hour jammed network, or to choose an everything/unlimited plan (highly recommended for smart phones) that’s a better fit for your family.

2) The refurbished Blackberry Curve 8310 is popular because of its affordability, and because of the high quality of refurbished Blackberry phones. Blackberries are great at multitasking (running a web browser, Pandora, and messaging), have decent cameras, and have great durability. Once you get addicted to your crackberry you’ll want to take it with you if you change networks.

3) The Samsung Epic has WiFi access and Bluetooth support, making it super handy. Like Blackberries, the Samsung Epic also has a QWERTY keyboard, but unlike Blackberries, it also has a touchscreen.

Refurbished Blackberry 8530

Two “new” Blackberries have hit the used cell phones market: the refurbished Blackberry Bold, unlocked so it can be used on any GSM network, and the refurbished Blackberry 8530, available on the Sprint network.

The refurbished Blackberry 8530 has Wi Fi, so you can use a wireless internet connection to get faster service. Both the 8530 and the Blackberry Bold feature an updated mouse, an optical trackpad which updates the previous ball, improving life and function of the phone.

The refurbished Blackberry Bold notably features improved battery life, so you can play games longer, stay out later and still check in to foursquare, without missing any messages. Other Blackberry updates to the Bold include increased screen resolution.

Refurbished Blackberry Bold 9700

A refurbished Blackberry is a great choice because each Blackberry phone generation is very good–so you won’t feel years behind whether you choose the newer refurbished Blackberry Bold, or an older (cheaper) model.

Refurbished cell phones are phones that have been reconditioned to be like new. This means that you are saving money by buying something that’s as good as new–and saving the environment by reducing the amount of electronic waste that ends up in landfills.