Prepaid VS Contract

Looking now for a new cell phone number. The choices are either a new contract plan or a prepaid account. The good thing about contract is that you get a new phone and good amount of calls per month ($40 ~ 300 minutes) - but you might not use that much at all AND you are tied up for 24 months. Prepaid on the other hand gives you flexibility as you can average out your use over months + you paid only as much as you call. But the disadv of course is that you will need your own phone + the call costs are higher (~25c per minute).

I am not a big cell phone user and don't talk much over the cell, so I guess I might be better off with a prepaid account and using my existing cell phone. The new phones that are out at the moment is not terribly attractive so I am quite happy with the current phone I have. I can always jump to a contract when my cell calls increase or I see a nice phone I really want.

The new Samsung from T-mobile is pretty good - thinner than motorola's but it doesn't have any cool features that interest me. Razor is always a good phone, it reminds me of the Startec X that I used to have (my very first mobile phone). That X phone was just great in terms of built quality but the interface sux as well as the features. At the moment there are too many people holding a razor........I see so many people holding one in HK, London, and even in Seattle. Looking for something that is less common......Sony's W600i has wonderful features but it is a bit too thick for my pocket......still looking.