Is there any market for used Cingular phones?

I had to switch providers because my sons at college could not get cell
service with Cingular. I have a bunch of Nokia and Motorola phones, with
lots of accessories. Is there any market for these used? The Motorola 350
color was about $100 and is like new. I also have V60i's

G-Man

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In <[email protected]> on Tue, 24 Aug 2004 22:17:37 -0400,
"G-Man" <[email protected]> wrote:

>I had to switch providers because my sons at college could not get cell
>service with Cingular. I have a bunch of Nokia and Motorola phones, with
>lots of accessories. Is there any market for these used? The Motorola 350
>color was about $100 and is like new. I also have V60i's

Sure -- eBay.

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"G-Man" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>Is there any market for these used? The Motorola 350
> color was about $100 and is like new. I also have V60i's
>

People buy & sell 'em on eBay all the time. Brand-new phones command the
highest prices. Used ones fetch less.

I have bought a bunch of phones on eBay, because they can be activated
without having to re-up for a new term commitment, as the carrier did not
subsidize the phone.

On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:06:16 GMT, "Jeremy" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I have bought a bunch of phones on eBay, because they can be activated
>without having to re-up for a new term commitment, as the carrier did not
>subsidize the phone.

I've been mulling over doing something like that. I have a 8 year old
Cingular analog brick that I'd like to upgrade but don't really want
to tie into the 2 year contract. If I were to get one on Ebay, would
all I have to do is get Cingular to activate it and put my existing
number on there?

"Darrel" <[email protected]> wrote in message

>If I were to get one on Ebay, would
> all I have to do is get Cingular to activate it and put my existing
> number on there?
>

I am an ATTWS customer, so I can't be certain that my info is 100%
applicable to your situation.

I got my first ATTWS digital phone, an Ericsson LX100, in 1999, with a
one-year term. I upgraded one year later to an Ericsson LX588 flip phone,
again with a one-year term. When it got lost, I got a Panasonic Versio
phone from ATT for $100, with a one-year term extension.

That was the end of my term commitments.

I have bought several Ericsson flip phones on eBay, and most recently I
bought THREE brand new-never opened Panasonic Versio phones on eBay ($60
total for the 3 of them).

I called ATTWS and gave them the serial numbers, and they performed the
switchover right over the phone. No new contract, no need for ATTWS to
subsidize the phones, and I had BRAND NEW phones, with speakerphone
capability, and all the features I ever wanted.

Funny thing, ATTWS called me about 2 weeks later, and offered me all sorts
of incentives to re-up for another year. Like 650 anytime minutes, early
free n/w, free mobile-to-mobile, free ATT long distance, ability to keep the
incentives as long as I stayed on the plan (Cingular has confirmed that they
will honor all ATTWS deals).

I signed up in a heartbeat! Frankly, I feel that I got REAL recurring
value--not just a one-time phone subsidy--by signing up. So my eBay
purchases resulted in some really good deals--not just on the prices of the
phones, but by influencing AT&T to offer me some REAL perks, since they
couldn't keep me by selling me a subsidized phone.

My advice is that you buy your own equipment. Buy NEW equipment. There are
lots of such choices on eBay. Leave the used stuff for someone else. Pay a
few dollars more--it will not be much. You will not get a manufacturer's
warranty, but you can buy 5 phones on eBay for the price of one subsidized
phone from Cingular.

I also have 4 eBay backup phones, sitting in a drawer, waiting to be
activated in the event that any of my current phones malfunctions or gets
lost. These are used phones, purchased for $10.00 apiece (I have 3
activated lines on my account--that is why I have so many backup phones). I
can use these phones temporarily, while I seek out permanent replacements if
I ever need to do that.

Now that TDMA phones are in such plentiful supply it makes little sense to
deal with the carrier when buying equipment.

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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 25 Aug 2004 16:49:43
-0400, Darrel <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:06:16 GMT, "Jeremy" <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>I have bought a bunch of phones on eBay, because they can be activated
>>without having to re-up for a new term commitment, as the carrier did not
>>subsidize the phone.
>
>I've been mulling over doing something like that. I have a 8 year old
>Cingular analog brick that I'd like to upgrade but don't really want
>to tie into the 2 year contract. If I were to get one on Ebay, would
>all I have to do is get Cingular to activate it and put my existing
>number on there?

Yes.

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"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>
> In <[email protected]> on Wed, 25 Aug 2004
> 16:49:43
> -0400, Darrel <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:06:16 GMT, "Jeremy" <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I have bought a bunch of phones on eBay, because they can be activated
>>>without having to re-up for a new term commitment, as the carrier did not
>>>subsidize the phone.
>>
>>I've been mulling over doing something like that. I have a 8 year old
>>Cingular analog brick that I'd like to upgrade but don't really want
>>to tie into the 2 year contract. If I were to get one on Ebay, would
>>all I have to do is get Cingular to activate it and put my existing
>>number on there?
>
> Yes.

If it's aCingular phone, an unlocked phone that Cingular supports.


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> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

"bamp" <bampatcenturyteldotnet> wrote in message
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>
> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
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>>
>> In <[email protected]> on Wed, 25 Aug 2004
>> 16:49:43
>> -0400, Darrel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:06:16 GMT, "Jeremy" <[email protected]>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>I have bought a bunch of phones on eBay, because they can be activated
>>>>without having to re-up for a new term commitment, as the carrier did
>>>>not
>>>>subsidize the phone.
>>>
>>>I've been mulling over doing something like that. I have a 8 year old
>>>Cingular analog brick that I'd like to upgrade but don't really want
>>>to tie into the 2 year contract. If I were to get one on Ebay, would
>>>all I have to do is get Cingular to activate it and put my existing
>>>number on there?
>>
>> Yes.
>
> If it's aCingular phone, an unlocked phone that Cingular supports.
>
>
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>> Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
>> John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>


I should have said, if it's a Cingular phone, or an unlocked phone that
Cingular supports.

bamp

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In <[email protected]> on Wed, 25 Aug 2004 19:08:20 -0500,
"bamp" <bampatcenturyteldotnet> wrote:

>"bamp" <bampatcenturyteldotnet> wrote in message
>news[email protected]...
>>
>> "John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>>>
>>> In <[email protected]> on Wed, 25 Aug 2004
>>> 16:49:43
>>> -0400, Darrel <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:06:16 GMT, "Jeremy" <[email protected]>
>>>>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I have bought a bunch of phones on eBay, because they can be activated
>>>>>without having to re-up for a new term commitment, as the carrier did
>>>>>not
>>>>>subsidize the phone.
>>>>
>>>>I've been mulling over doing something like that. I have a 8 year old
>>>>Cingular analog brick that I'd like to upgrade but don't really want
>>>>to tie into the 2 year contract. If I were to get one on Ebay, would
>>>>all I have to do is get Cingular to activate it and put my existing
>>>>number on there?
>>>
>>> Yes.

>I should have said, if it's a Cingular phone, or an unlocked phone that
>Cingular supports.

Actually *any* unlocked phone (with the correct bands), whether Cingular
supports it or not. The difference is that you may have to program it
yourself if it's an unsupported phone. I use a SE Z600, which isn't
supported, but can be programmed if you tell them it's something like a T637,
since the programming is the same.

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>Is there any market for these used?

Post them on E-Bay

Look on E-Bay to see what they might be selling for


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