Carey Needs a Temp Phone
Posted April 28th, 2007 @ 08:31pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Carey needs a phone that will accept a SIM card (for Cellular One). We don't want to extend our contract. She needs a simple phone with an address book - she really never uses the camera or other features (Bluetooth, MP3 ringtones, etc.). The other two phones we have were, uhhh, "mistreated" by the same individual currently in need of a new phone, while my two-year-old RAZR looks virtually new. 🙂
Does anyone have any suggestions? We'd like to keep it to under $100.
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Posted 01 May 2007 at 8:49pm #
Go to eBay or craiglists and get a cheap, old Nokia for $20. You can find free software or web sites to unlock it if it's tied to another provider.
Posted 01 May 2007 at 9:05pm #
I think I have an old phone from T-Mobile, would that work?
Posted 01 May 2007 at 9:55pm #
I was going to suggest eBay as well.
@Heinrich: If it's unlocked, then probably.
Posted 01 May 2007 at 10:06pm #
I actually have an unlocked phone you can have (Tri-Band GSM). I have to check at home (I'm still at work) but assuming I can find it you can have it :), send me a mail and we can work stuff out.
Posted 02 May 2007 at 10:51am #
Pickup a Nokia 6010. They're like $35 at Walmart (though setup for t-mobile) and you can call the provider to have it unlocked. I've beaten the heck out of a the phone and it still keeps working.