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- 01-02-2006, 03:45 PM #1kc5fmGuest
Rob wrote:
> Is there a way to change cell phones (not companies but the phone
> itself) without buying from the cell phone company? If so, how do
Yes. Buy the phone from the vendor of your choice, swap the SIM card
from your old phone, and talk. I take my "new" phone to the local
store and ask them to put insurance on it (if I want that service)
because they are wanting to see it work.
>
> Also, if the above is possible, where are some good web sites to buy
> the cell phones on line (TMobile) ?
I use EBAY to buy my phones. I have gotten a number of good deals
there. Due Diligence is important. Using EBAY's PayPal helps protect
me, should the deal fail. However, I have yet to get a bad deal on
EBAY.
I have gotten some good deals on accessories from
http://www.cellphoneshop.net/ and they also sell new and used phones
(though I have not used them for that service). Their prices are close
to EBAY prices. They take credit cards (thus giving you some buyer
protection as well).
Now, if you want to change carriers, please see http://ld.net/?kc5fm
Lloyd Colston, KC5FM
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- 01-02-2006, 03:58 PM #2Steve SobolGuest
Re: cell phone replacements.. how to do it?
(Examples are for US cell carriers)
kc5fm wrote:
> Rob wrote:
>> Is there a way to change cell phones (not companies but the phone
>> itself) without buying from the cell phone company? If so, how do
>
> Yes. Buy the phone from the vendor of your choice, swap the SIM card
> from your old phone, and talk. I take my "new" phone to the local
> store and ask them to put insurance on it (if I want that service)
> because they are wanting to see it work.
In the case of GSM phones like those sold by, for example, T-Mobile USA and
Cingular, the phone may be locked to only accept a certain provider's SIM. I
use T-Mobile USA. Cingular and T-Mobile both SIM-lock their phones, so to
use a Cingular phone it has to either be unlocked out of the box, or I have
to buy from a Cingular customer who gets Cingular to unlock his phone (both
companies will do it, but the criteria for unlocking phones varies -
normally you have to at least be a customer for a specified amount of time...)
> I use EBAY to buy my phones. I have gotten a number of good deals
> there. Due Diligence is important. Using EBAY's PayPal helps protect
> me, should the deal fail. However, I have yet to get a bad deal on
> EBAY.
Due diligence is extremely important (I speak from experience)
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