Do you repeatedly change your cell phone? If you do, it's time to forego this extravagant habit for a very practical reason: the price of cell phones is rocketing. Not only are cell phones becoming more expensive, they are also becoming increasingly scarce. The proof? Walk through the unusually quiet phone trading center at Roxy Mas in West Jakarta. Signs saying "sold out" are everywhere.

The Samsung R 220 that sold for Rp950,000 a