firefly wrote:Isn't it strange that when i was in South Africa i had 5 cell phones and these were free with contracts that i had but i was still paying for them in the contract. Every one of those phones were in good order and when i renewed my contract i always gave my old phone away. But since i've been in the Philippines i have bought 16 cell phones, 5 for my wife as she lost one and 3 broke and 11 for me, i lost 3 and broke 7, always falling out of my pocket. Cell phones are very cheap here and by cheap i mean cheap, same models in my country are 45% more 
It's pretty cheap here. Can get a cellphone at 500 pesos!!!
I do not remember how many cellphones I had but I always lost them.. as usual!!!
But cellphones made in China are fashionable. and I like them. They say buy a cellphone made in China and the trademark should be a China trademark and not a NOKIA which is obviously "fake". Buy China made with a China tradermark and it is original, that last like any other top brands.