Everything begins with the wireless network. If you buy the most powerful phone available, you won't get as much out of it if it's running on a network with poor or inconsistent coverage. The following are some steps to help you compare camera phones.
Instructions
1. First check the network's service ratings with consumer organizations such as Consumer Reports and J. D. Power and Associates (see Resources below).
2. After you choose a wireless carrier, check to see which camera phones are available on its network. You can go to most national networks on the Internet to see the list of compatible phones they have.
3. Try out phones you are interested in. Feel the weight and pay attention to the keypad layout and other buttons. Some of the smaller phones have buttons that are so small it's hard to dial a number.
4. Is it easy to capture, save and e-mail pictures from the camera phone. It should take not more then two or three button-presses to e-mail a picture. The camera phone should let you save a voice or text message.
5. Make sure you know how much it costs to share your camera phone images. Wireless carriers usually charge a fee to send them to another phone as a Multimedia Service message, e-mail it to an Internet address or upload it to an online storage site.
6. If your camera phone can be connected to a computer via Universal Serial Bus, Bluetooth or infrared, you can avoid the fees by sharing your photos after uploading them to a computer.
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