What are options for Stolen Phone w/ No Insurance?

Hi,

Seeking advice.

Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.

Buying a full price phone is Painful.

Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?

SCD

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On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:45:47 -0700, SCD <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>Seeking advice.
>
>Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
>new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
>and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.
>
>Buying a full price phone is Painful.
>
>Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
>phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?
>
>SCD

Lots of options.

Craigslist.org

ebay.com

Local classified

Spritn has a high churn rate so there's always former customers
with phones to sell.

[email protected] wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:45:47 -0700, SCD <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Seeking advice.
>>
>> Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
>> new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
>> and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.
>>
>> Buying a full price phone is Painful.
>>
>> Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
>> phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?
>>
>> SCD
>
> Lots of options.
>
> Craigslist.org
>
> ebay.com
>
> Local classified
>
> Spritn has a high churn rate so there's always former customers
> with phones to sell.

It also might be worthwhile explaining the situation to Sprint,
preferably at a store. Tell 'em a refurb would be fine.

I agree that eBay and CraigsList are excellent options, too.

SCD wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Seeking advice.
>
> Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
> new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
> and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.
>
> Buying a full price phone is Painful.
>
> Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
> phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?
>
> SCD
>

Are you filing a claim for damages to your vehicle? Possibly your auto
insurance will cover contents.

Not enough of value was stolen to claim and it happened in Vancouver,
we live in Bay Area of CA - so too complex.

SCD

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:19:36 -0500, Wooly <nobody@nunya> wrote:

>SCD wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Seeking advice.
>>
>> Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
>> new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
>> and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.
>>
>> Buying a full price phone is Painful.
>>
>> Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
>> phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?
>>
>> SCD
>>
>
>Are you filing a claim for damages to your vehicle? Possibly your auto
>insurance will cover contents.

"SCD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Not enough of value was stolen to claim and it happened in Vancouver,
> we live in Bay Area of CA - so too complex.
>
> SCD
>
> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:19:36 -0500, Wooly <nobody@nunya> wrote:
>
>>SCD wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Seeking advice.
>>>
>>> Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
>>> new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
>>> and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.
>>>
>>> Buying a full price phone is Painful.
>>>
>>> Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
>>> phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?
>>>
>>> SCD
>>>
>>
>>Are you filing a claim for damages to your vehicle? Possibly your auto
>>insurance will cover contents.
>
What phone did you have stolen? Just curious if it resembled a hockey puck.

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:13:25 -0400, David G. Imber
<[email protected]> wrote:

> If you'd like to purchase a Sanyo 4920 in excellent condition,
>with an unused extra battery, I have one. Please feel free to e-mail
>me.

The 4920 is a good phone. I had one for a few years before upgrading
to the HTC Mogul a couple of months ago. The Mogul is great for it's
all-around functionality, but for a basic phone with a great signal
and long battery life, the 4920 was hard to beat.

I still have mine...I'm not sure how to completely wipe the memory, or
I would consider selling/donating it.

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 17:02:37 -0500, John Yossarian
<[email protected]> wrote:



>I still have mine...I'm not sure how to completely wipe the memory, or
>I would consider selling/donating it.

There's a menu option under 'security'. I'm afraid I don't
have the handset in front of me at the moment, but it's there.

DGI

Success on Craig's list.

Got a nice little Samsung with accessories and earbud for $49.
Sprint hooked it up and didn't even charge a fee.

SCD

On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 17:47:30 GMT, [email protected] wrote:

>On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:45:47 -0700, SCD <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Seeking advice.
>>
>>Just had an almost new phone stolen from my car. I had just gotten a
>>new phone, but hadn't taken insurance. SO.... no replacement possible
>>and no rebate since I used it a few months ago.
>>
>>Buying a full price phone is Painful.
>>
>>Is there anywhere to safely buy a Sprint phone used - just a basic
>>phone, I don't use any bells and whistles?
>>
>>SCD
>
>Lots of options.
>
>Craigslist.org
>
>ebay.com
>
>Local classified
>
>Spritn has a high churn rate so there's always former customers
>with phones to sell.

On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 06:03:15 -0400, David G. Imber
<[email protected]> wrote:


> There's a menu option under 'security'. I'm afraid I don't
>have the handset in front of me at the moment, but it's there.

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.