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  1. #1
    Michael Wileman
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    I have a friend who has been using a Samsung A460 for over year. She has the
    unlimited wireless web plan still, which allows her to check her email on her laptop
    using a USB cable. Wireless web is slow, but it's good enough for her needs and the
    price is right. She doesn't have a land line, so this is also her only voice phone.

    The Samsung is almost dead. The display has failed, so she has to type in all
    numbers by hand now, and the net connection also no longer works (although the phone
    will answer AT commands).

    She would like to buy a used handset from ebay which will be a decent voice phone
    and also handle wireless web. She doesn't plan to use vision or any of the newer,
    higher-speed data services, and she doesn't plan to stay with Sprint once her
    current contract is up in a few months, so she is looking for a very low cost
    solution to see her through a few months.

    Can anyone recommend phones available for $25-50 that will meet her requirements.
    Phone must have infrared data connection (preferred) or data cables still available
    for sale. She is hesitant to go with another A460 as the display problem she had
    seems to be common with them.

    Thanks,
    Mike



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  2. #2
    sded
    Guest

    Re: Best used phone for Wireless Web access

    I use a Samsung N300 for the same purposes, voice and wireless web access, but
    on a boat. Just bought a spare on eBay for $22 delivered for when this one
    dies, but no problems so far, no known generic problems. Serial data cables are
    available from Future Dial at
    http://www.futuredial.com/FDCart/Pro...pid=717&cid=50 for $29.99,
    $20.99 at RatShack, and probably elsewhere. Don't know of anything else
    compatible with the A460 cable unless she is willing to take a chance on another
    one. But N300 appears pretty bulletproof and price is right.
    Michael Wileman <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I have a friend who has been using a Samsung A460 for over year. She has the
    >unlimited wireless web plan still, which allows her to check her email on her laptop
    >using a USB cable. Wireless web is slow, but it's good enough for her needs and the
    >price is right. She doesn't have a land line, so this is also her only voice phone.
    >
    >The Samsung is almost dead. The display has failed, so she has to type in all
    >numbers by hand now, and the net connection also no longer works (although the phone
    >will answer AT commands).
    >
    >She would like to buy a used handset from ebay which will be a decent voice phone
    >and also handle wireless web. She doesn't plan to use vision or any of the newer,
    >higher-speed data services, and she doesn't plan to stay with Sprint once her
    >current contract is up in a few months, so she is looking for a very low cost
    >solution to see her through a few months.
    >
    >Can anyone recommend phones available for $25-50 that will meet her requirements.
    >Phone must have infrared data connection (preferred) or data cables still available
    >for sale. She is hesitant to go with another A460 as the display problem she had
    >seems to be common with them.
    >
    >Thanks,
    >Mike





  3. #3
    Daniel Tso
    Guest

    Re: Best used phone for Wireless Web access

    In article <[email protected]>, Michael Wileman <[email protected]> wrote:

    >She would like to buy a used handset from ebay which will be a decent voice
    > phone
    >and also handle wireless web. She doesn't plan to use vision or any of the
    > newer,
    >higher-speed data services, and she doesn't plan to stay with Sprint once her
    >current contract is up in a few months, so she is looking for a very low cost
    >solution to see her through a few months.
    >
    >Can anyone recommend phones available for $25-50 that will meet her
    > requirements.
    >Phone must have infrared data connection (preferred) or data cables still
    > available
    >for sale. She is hesitant to go with another A460 as the display problem she
    > had
    >seems to be common with them.


    If she can use serial instead of USB, I'd recommend the Kyocera 2035. It works
    well with WW and can readily be found on ebay for $10. Cables should be
    still available from Kyocera or I'd sell her mine for cheap.



  4. #4
    Andy H
    Guest

    Re: Best used phone for Wireless Web access

    Those A460's are pieces of ****! I've owned 2 of them and both
    succumbed to display issues.

    On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 14:51:42 GMT, [email protected] (Daniel Tso)
    wrote:

    >In article <[email protected]>, Michael Wileman <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>She would like to buy a used handset from ebay which will be a decent voice
    >> phone
    >>and also handle wireless web. She doesn't plan to use vision or any of the
    >> newer,
    >>higher-speed data services, and she doesn't plan to stay with Sprint once her
    >>current contract is up in a few months, so she is looking for a very low cost
    >>solution to see her through a few months.
    >>
    >>Can anyone recommend phones available for $25-50 that will meet her
    >> requirements.
    >>Phone must have infrared data connection (preferred) or data cables still
    >> available
    >>for sale. She is hesitant to go with another A460 as the display problem she
    >> had
    >>seems to be common with them.

    >
    >If she can use serial instead of USB, I'd recommend the Kyocera 2035. It works
    >well with WW and can readily be found on ebay for $10. Cables should be
    >still available from Kyocera or I'd sell her mine for cheap.





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