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The great thing about cheap unlocked cell phones is that they work no matter which carrier you choose. All kinds of models are available in this manner, and while most folks naturally go with the latest ones, it often pays to bear in mind yesterday’s offerings as well.

For example, unlocked cell phones like the Nokia Surge make outstanding second handsets for those who need to have two separate contact numbers. It looks like a T-Mobile Sidekick but being unlocked means that you aren’t restricted to just AT&T in the United States. It has the same form factor as the best-selling Sidekick, only instead of swiveling it slides to reveal the keyboard below the screen-cum-cover. Packing this smartphone with text messaging and social media capabilities makes it clear that Nokia is gunning after the youth demographic with this model.

There’s simply no better when it comes to unlocked cell phones for second or third “lines.” But just what is the Surge? What’s it like? Well, it’s a 3G phone offering 2.4 inches of screen space at 320×240 TFT pixels and 16 million colors. The 2 megapixel camera is inferior when compared to the 3 megapixel-plus version on the related 6760 Slide model available in the rest of the world (which unlocked android phone, incidentally, isn’t carrier-exclusive), but the Surge did debut earlier, too. Video recording is made at the standard QVGA resolution.

It uses the Symbian Series 60 multi-tasking platform, which goes great with the provided feature-set, marking the Surge a mid-level offering. The Surge is compatible with Bluetooth 2.0, with A2DP support, and offers microUSB connectivity as well. Audio is piped through a standard 2.5mm jack. As is the case with most Nokia products nowadays, the Surge comes with a built-in stereo FM radio player. MicroSD cards are supported up to a maximum of 8GB of additional storage space, on top of the 2GB card included. This phone can also be found in black, white, or red color schemes. Talk-time is scored for decent five hours, with standby is a wholesome five hundred.

Best of all,being unlocked means no longer being tied to AT&T and a long two-year contract with mandatory voice and data plans that could conceivably add up to about a thousand dollars a year for even a fairly casual user! And of course the Surge is obviously meant for those cheap cell phone unlocked who are constantly texting, chatting, e-mailing, or using the internet. Such folks could very easily wind up with over two thousand dollars a year!