| Considering the rapid pace of advent of new | | | | higher in a relatively lesser time, enabling |
| technologies in mobile phones, and the fact | | | | many people to buy cheap second hand phones. |
| that mature markets like the US need several | | | | These second hand phones can be found in |
| models of phones for every niche target | | | | almost all second hand electronics shops, but |
| group, there are several mobile phones that | | | | a better place to find them is on the |
| are available at cheap prices. Every time a | | | | Internet. There are several dealers who offer |
| new feature is added to a mobile phone, or a | | | | such phones over the Internet at cheaper |
| fusion of latest technologies takes place, | | | | prices as compared to their physical stores. |
| the prices of earlier models of these phones | | | | |
| drops. Also, niche target groups such as | | | | There are several other phones which come |
| college students who work part time, and | | | | with a particular phone service such as |
| those who don't, are classified distinctly | | | | Cingular or Verizon or Sprint / Nextel. These |
| and their needs and budgets are found to be | | | | phones can often give $50 to their customers, |
| very different from those who work and earn | | | | meaning some customers make $50 when they |
| full-time. Cheaper mobile phones with | | | | purchase these phones! Some other higher end |
| different features are made to service such | | | | models sold by cellular service providers are |
| niche target groups also. | | | | available for free, even! |
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| There are several ways in which one can look | | | | Thus, one can look for cheap mobile phones at |
| for a cheap mobile phone, apart from visiting | | | | several places, physical and virtual; the |
| a mobile phone mart. Since mobile phones are | | | | virtual sites include the auction sites, cell |
| categorized under electronics items, the | | | | phone manufacturers' sites, websites from |
| depreciation on their market prices is much | | | | electronic dealers, and other websites. |