Motorola V551

I will have to be spending a lot of time in N.E. Georgia mountains
(Blairsville) and my T-Mobile doesn't connect in that area. A friend
is putting me on his Cingular plan but said I have to get my own phone
( its an extra unused number he was paying for anyways). I was
thinking about a re-furbed V551. They seem to be running around $85.00
(inc shipping).

Is the V551 a good phone. Is that a fair price?

any help or advice is appreciated

Thanx
Bruce

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Bioprof <[email protected]> wrote:
> Worst phone I ever owned -- I couldn't wait for my year to run out so
> that I could go back to a Nokia. Multiple problems with reception and
> battery life, horrible menu structure for functions, etc. Get any
> simple Nokia for MUCH less $ and enjoy the higher quality.

I wouldn't go that far ;-(

I had a V551 for two years. It's a decent phone, with good reception in my
marginal signal area. I wouldn't buy a new one though.
If someone is adding you to an existing plan, can't you get a free phone
from Cingular? They are offering the Nokia 6126 for $0 right now.
If he already has the number, look at "upgrading", and then select
"equipment only", instead of a new plan.

That's my new phone, and it is more sensitive than the V551. Not leaps and
bounds, but a little.

A friend with T-Mobile is roaming onto Cingular at my house, so I'm not
sure if Cingular is going to be any better for you.

> [email protected] wrote:
> > I will have to be spending a lot of time in N.E. Georgia mountains
> > (Blairsville) and my T-Mobile doesn't connect in that area. A friend
> > is putting me on his Cingular plan but said I have to get my own phone
> > ( its an extra unused number he was paying for anyways). I was
> > thinking about a re-furbed V551. They seem to be running around $85.00
> > (inc shipping).
> >
> > Is the V551 a good phone. Is that a fair price?
> >
> > any help or advice is appreciated
> >
> > Thanx
> > Bruce

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At 22 Jun 2007 07:30:30 +0000 [email protected] wrote:
> I will have to be spending a lot of time in N.E. Georgia mountains
> (Blairsville) and my T-Mobile doesn't connect in that area. A friend
> is putting me on his Cingular plan but said I have to get my own phone
> ( its an extra unused number he was paying for anyways). I was
> thinking about a re-furbed V551. They seem to be running around $85.00
> (inc shipping).
>
> Is the V551 a good phone. Is that a fair price?
>
> any help or advice is appreciated


Why not just get your T-Mo phone unlocked and use it with your friends
Cingular SIM? T-Mo customer service will give the unlock code to any
customer in good standing.

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 01:23:03 -0400, Todd Allcock
<[email protected]> wrote:
Did that today, or at least I called them & they're gonna send it via
e-mail in 3-10 days. I still want a better phone (for under $100
including shipping) than the nokia 6010; it gets lousy reception in
too many places.

I can't get a replacement phone for that # cause he's already got one
on that # and is using it on HIS #.
..

PS : the v551 was sold before I got it
>At 22 Jun 2007 07:30:30 +0000 [email protected] wrote:
>> I will have to be spending a lot of time in N.E. Georgia mountains
>> (Blairsville) and my T-Mobile doesn't connect in that area. A friend
>> is putting me on his Cingular plan but said I have to get my own phone
>> ( its an extra unused number he was paying for anyways). I was
>> thinking about a re-furbed V551. They seem to be running around $85.00
>> (inc shipping).
>>
>> Is the V551 a good phone. Is that a fair price?
>>
>> any help or advice is appreciated
>
>
>Why not just get your T-Mo phone unlocked and use it with your friends
>Cingular SIM? T-Mo customer service will give the unlock code to any
>customer in good standing.
>