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  1. #1
    William Bray
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    I have been finding a lot of older cell phones in second hand stores
    lately. Sometimes the store clerks actually try to create a package
    deal with phones and power connectors. Do any of these things actually
    work?

    [posted via phonescoop.com]



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  2. #2
    Doug
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    Re: Older motorolas

    >I have been finding a lot of older cell phones in second hand stores
    >lately. Sometimes the store clerks actually try to create a package
    >deal with phones and power connectors. Do any of these things actually
    >work?


    If the phone is truly ancient, it is unlikely to be allowed on a
    post-paid system anymore. This applies to analog only phones which
    operate on what is called the AMPS system.

    Otherwise, even the oldest digital phone can still be activated with
    providers, pre or post paid. But decent, fairly recent models are so
    cheap on ebay now, there is no reason to buy something from a store
    for more than $10. I just got a nice Nokia 5165 with a Li-polymer
    battery for $12+6 on ebay. Can a second hand store match that?

    Then it becomes a matter of the phone operating on the same system as
    the provider you want. CDMA 800 and 1900, TDMA 800 and 1900, GSM 850
    and 1900, analog 800; 7 different possibilities for a phone to
    connect. So just buying a phone without knowing a thing is not a good
    idea.

    Doug



  3. #3
    Doug
    Guest

    Re: Older motorolas

    >I have been finding a lot of older cell phones in second hand stores
    >lately. Sometimes the store clerks actually try to create a package
    >deal with phones and power connectors. Do any of these things actually
    >work?


    If the phone is truly ancient, it is unlikely to be allowed on a
    post-paid system anymore. This applies to analog only phones which
    operate on what is called the AMPS system.

    Otherwise, even the oldest digital phone can still be activated with
    providers, pre or post paid. But decent, fairly recent models are so
    cheap on ebay now, there is no reason to buy something from a store
    for more than $10. I just got a nice Nokia 5165 with a Li-polymer
    battery for $12+6 on ebay. Can a second hand store match that?

    Then it becomes a matter of the phone operating on the same system as
    the provider you want. CDMA 800 and 1900, TDMA 800 and 1900, GSM 850
    and 1900, analog 800; 7 different possibilities for a phone to
    connect. So just buying a phone without knowing a thing is not a good
    idea.

    Doug



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