I haven't had a phone in a couple of years, so I'm way behind on phones, plans, etc. Please help
Carriers: T-mobile or Cingular, I would prefer TM because of other family on a plan = free calling.
Plan: Need a family plan, 2 phones only.
Phones: They don't have to be the same, my wife's can be more basic. I would prefer that they are both flip-phones. I need my phone to work in China/Taiwan/Singapore/Philippines/S. Korea. I don't need coverage in Japan. I'd like Bluetooth to tether to a laptop. Camera is irrelevant. Expandable memory via flash memory would be nice. MP3 playing would be nice but not critical. Good reception and sound quality is important for both phones. I'm not interested in a Blackberry or PDA phone, too expensive right now.
Internet: Although I don't want to get it right away, some type of high-speed internet access would be good in the future. For this I'd also like to be able to tether the phone to the laptop. I haven't done much research on the different types of high-speed data networks available. If something great is coming in the near future from a particular carrier please fill me in.
Thanks in advance.
Carriers: T-mobile or Cingular, I would prefer TM because of other family on a plan = free calling.
Plan: Need a family plan, 2 phones only.
Phones: They don't have to be the same, my wife's can be more basic. I would prefer that they are both flip-phones. I need my phone to work in China/Taiwan/Singapore/Philippines/S. Korea. I don't need coverage in Japan. I'd like Bluetooth to tether to a laptop. Camera is irrelevant. Expandable memory via flash memory would be nice. MP3 playing would be nice but not critical. Good reception and sound quality is important for both phones. I'm not interested in a Blackberry or PDA phone, too expensive right now.
Internet: Although I don't want to get it right away, some type of high-speed internet access would be good in the future. For this I'd also like to be able to tether the phone to the laptop. I haven't done much research on the different types of high-speed data networks available. If something great is coming in the near future from a particular carrier please fill me in.
Thanks in advance.