[ale] [OT] A good place to by a used smart phone

[Neal Rhodes]

Ting does offer both new and a limited number of used phones.   Because
they use sprint, all will be CDMA.   However, I think they are offering
them through a partner which might have unlocked GSM.   The one we got
my wife was clean and obviously wiped back to factory defaults. 

We've thus far been satisfied with Ting for my wife's limited internet
usage.   Startup was a little rocky, but they always answered the
phone. 


Neal Rhodes


On Mon, 2013-06-17 at 15:01 -0400, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:

> Hi Chuck,
> 
> This may be an answer that is not an answer.  However, gazelle.com is 
> always buying old phones from people.  They must sell them somehow.  I 
> don't know how.  But it might be worth a look.
> 
> If you wanted to change carriers, you could try ting.com, which resells 
> the sprint network.  They have cool pay as you use it pricing.  They 
> also sell unlocked phones.  I don't know about pricing, and I think the 
> phones are new.  But, they have several different models and pricing 
> arrangements.  Might be worth a look.
> 
> Radio shack is a reseller for several carriers aside from the big 3.  
> They also have some pay as you go plans.  Might be worth checking with 
> them too.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Ron
> 
> 
> On 6/17/2013 2:15 PM, Chuck Payne wrote:
> > Guys,
> >
> > My wife surprised me yesterday, but no checking my phones and just
> > throwing my clothes into the washer.
> >
> > My Samsang Galaxy S Virbant, is beyond dead. Even a bag of rice can't
> > help me. The washer manage to be the screen to the point that touching
> > only breaks off more glass.
> >
> > So I am look for a place to get a good unlock phone.  I like to be
> > some where local. I tired of E-Bay.
> >
> > T-Mobile only sale me one if I change my plan, and I have such an old
> > plan that it would cost me more to change.
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