well what you can do is, try to change the esn number, get your old fone and write down that esn number, do a little googling (howardforums) and find out how to change the esn of the new fone to that of your old fone, then call sprint and ask them to activate the old phone again... its worked before, but esn changes are much harder nowadays... and that my friend is why you get GSM tmobile or cingular
Verizon and Sprint either uses the TDMA or CDMA while Tmobile and Cingular uses GSM. So in other words, no sim card for Verizon or Sprint. The reason that many of y'all made successful purchases on phones is probably because it's a GSM phone: easier to change out phones b/c of the sim card. I've gotten screwed over once when I bought a phone while I was still with Sprint. I got a portion of my money back through eBay.
I saw this great deal for a Motorola RAZR V3 BLACK combo but fortunately/unfortunately I saw this thread just prior to making a final decision. So I went ahead and got one from Amazon.com. My wife still wants a RAZR and I am thinkinging of gointg through the ebay route. How can I protect myself?
I don't know why people bother buying phones at all. I usually go to a mom and pop store and they'll give you the phone you want, if not for free, for a discounted price when you sign up for a contract.
Actually Nextel does HAVE a sim card... and I'm pretty sure verizon does too.. Actually most new phones right now have one (specially Nokia phones).. It's just that the phones are locked to the provider and needs to be unlocked. Sim cards are usually where the battery is located, just open the phone and remove the battery and you'll see it.
by checkin his reputation and feedback, email the guy and ask him to send more pics/video of the phone in action, ask if its an original battery with all the accessories, etc etc make sure you like what your getting, and that the shipping aint too high, and you got yourself an ebay deal
Because I don't like being in a contract that makes you pay some ridiculous amount to get out of it. Most cell phone contracts have like a $300-$500 early termination fee. I've been with T-Mobile for about 5 years, they've gone through three name changes in that time and I don't want to sign a contract because I can change plans on a daily basis if I want to.
it depends on what kind of band/reception the company is using. Verizon is on CDMA (or something of that nature) so there is no SIM card. Phone manufacturers will make both (like Samsung, Nokia, etc). It's just that GSM is more of the 'universal' band now so phone manufacturers tend to make more GSM phones. So you got a RAZR from amazon with a contract, but you want another RAZR? Basically it'll cost you at least 50% of retail to get one without contracts. I mean, there ARE ways to getting it cheaper through the aftermarket but if you want to go the clean route, expect to pay that amount.
But do you? Most people end up staying with the same company longer than the contract calls for anyways. Might as well get a free phone out of it.
I've been with T-Mobile for 4 years. Every year, I go to them saying my phone is malfuntioning, and I need a replacement. They ask if I'll sign another 1 year contract. I do, and I get a new free phone. I'm fine with T-Mobile, so signing up again for a year doesn't phase me. BTW, I went in June to get my new phone, but the guy told me they were upgrading in December and wait until then.
a better thing to do , would be to call in and ask to cancel and just tell em that your getting better deal from spring/cingular, or whatever... then hell beg you to stay, and you say i need a better phone, thats my main reason for switching, and im getting a nice razr from cingular for free. then he gives you a razr for a one year contract, and your straight
