Dieter Bohn at WMExperts has posted a superb step-by-step Buyers’ Guide, for use when purchasing a Windows Mobile phone. It’s extremely well done – very nicely thought out and easy to follow all the (very sound) logic.

Seriously, this is step one and failing to make this step one is, I think, most often the biggest pitfall for a new smartphone buyer. It’s very easy to be taken in by the gadget lust, but let me speak from long, personal experience:

Paying cancellation fees sucks. Getting stuck with a carrier whose coverage and plans don’t fit your needs sucks a lot.

Dieter even admits he could have saved himself a lot of pain and aggravation if he’d always followed his own advice

His guide is an excellent starting point if you are just gearing up for a change or upgrade to a Windows Mobile phone device. Check it out HERE.  And bookmark it to look at next time you’re getting tempted by the prettiest, latest, greatest WinMo device …