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

Charles Shapiro hooterpincher at gmail.com
Tue Jun 18 09:20:16 EDT 2013 

+1 for swappa.  I've also had good experiences with ebay for development
phones.

-- CHS


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:56 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:

> they have a motorola droid razr M phone for $0 with a 2 year contract.
> It's a VERY nice phone with excellent battery life and can be rooted to
> remove the crapware or reloaded with stock android from cyanogen-mod
> (unofficial 10.1 - no video mode but still mode camera OK).
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:29 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) <
> atllinuxenthinfo at techstarship.com> wrote:
>
>> Actually, except for the "free tracking", that's not a bad plan.  I might
>> have to talk to them.  I have an older family plan.  The cost is about the
>> same, but, there is a definite (fairly generous) limit on my minutes and
>> texts.  I don't have a data plan for my old dumb phone.  Hmm, might have to
>> get a smart phone.  I wouldn't want to sign a contract though.  I really
>> like the coverage on verizon, and where my wife's folks are in Ohio, it's
>> about the only thing that works.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>> Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >I've got sold-my-data-to-NSA-Verizon family plan. About $50/mo per
>> >phone
>> >for unlimited calls (with FREE NSA tracking!) and unlimited text (with
>> >FREE
>> >NSA tracking!) and 4GB/mo of data (with FREE NSA tracking!) and no
>> >charges
>> >for NSA tracking for my personal protection.
>> >
>> >
>> >On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Robert,
>> >>
>> >> I am on T-Mobile as well. My plan for data and 1500 mins. of talk is
>> >> $90 a month for two phones. If I get a new phone from them, it jumps
>> >> to $150 for two phones.
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:52 PM, Robert L. Harris
>> >> <robert.l.harris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > What carrier?  I have a Verizion Droid DNA I want to sell.  Great
>> >phone
>> >> but
>> >> > we changed to T-Mobile and it doesn't work well on them.
>> >> >
>> >> > Robert
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 1:48 PM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
>> >wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Sounds like there ain't so much terror in your pup ;-) But
>> >seriously, I
>> >> >> think your concern would be more appropriate if you were the
>> >seller
>> >> rather
>> >> >> than the buyer. There a lot of repair shops that sell on Craig's
>> >List
>> >> and if
>> >> >> you deal with an individual, have them meet you at the carrier's
>> >store
>> >> so
>> >> >> you know that it works before you hand over the $.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:33 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> craig list --> afraid to get jump in someone yard or parking lot
>> >> >>> ebay --> don't want to get a box stuff
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> I am trying to find some were local.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Greg Clifton <gccfof5 at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> > Don't forget about Craigslist.org. Lots of individuals and
>> >repair
>> >> shops
>> >> >>> > offer used phones there.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 3:19 PM, Chris Ricker <
>> >> chris.ricker at gmail.com>
>> >> >>> > wrote:
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> On 6/17/13 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.
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >> It's not local, but you might find swappa a better online
>> >buying
>> >> >>> >> experience than ebay
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
>> >> >>> >>
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>> >> >
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>> >>
>> >> (678) 636-9678
>> >> -----------------------------------------
>> >> Discover it! Enjoy it! Share it! openSUSE Linux.
>> >> -----------------------------------------
>> >> openSUSE -- en.opensuse.org/User:Terrorpup
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>> >*
>> >*Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you
>> >gain
>> >at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own
>> >tail.
>> >It won't fatten the dog.
>> >- Speech 11/23/1900 Mark Twain
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