Recommendation for GSM phone - inexpensive

Hello,
I am on a Cingular family talk plan and want to add a third cell phone
for my brother. I don't need anything fancy, just something which I
can put a password lock on and that has decent call quality.

Here are my questions:

1) Do I just need a GSM phone?

2) If I get one, do I just sign up for another account and assign the
SIM card number to it?

3) Can anyone recommend an inexpensive phone but also meets my
requirements stated above.

I know I can get them cheap if I sign up for a long term contract, but
I don't want to have to do that.

Thanks

wrote in alt.cellular

> Hello,
> I am on a Cingular family talk plan and want to add a third cell phone
> for my brother. I don't need anything fancy, just something which I
> can put a password lock on and that has decent call quality.
>
> Here are my questions:
>
> 1) Do I just need a GSM phone?

yes, for Cingular. Specifically you need a phone that is either Cingualar
branded or unlocked. If unlocked, it needs to work on the 850MHZ and 1900
mhz frequencies.

>
> 2) If I get one, do I just sign up for another account and assign the
> SIM card number to it?

You already said that you wanted to add him to your family plan, so that
would be done through customer care. And you would receive a new sim which
you would put in the phone.

>
> 3) Can anyone recommend an inexpensive phone but also meets my
> requirements stated above.

Nokia's are pretty good, but you really need to try out the phones yourself
to see if they are acceptable.

>
> I know I can get them cheap if I sign up for a long term contract, but
> I don't want to have to do that.
>
> Thanks
>
>



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