cell phones?

Geminiwave · Aug 17, 2005, 10:30 PM

dudes I just entered the wide open world of cell phones. I came into posession of a T-mobile to go sim card the other day with a rather substantial amount of moolah on the account. I slapped it into a phone I found in the attic one day and there I am.

cept i hate this phone. its old and gross and I CANNOT BELIEVE that its GSM and supports sim cards.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Does anyone know how I can get a decent flip phone for under $100? Cause the only thing im seeing is HUGE amounts of cash ponied up unless i do a contract.

oh yeah and Ebay has been worthless so far :'(

so any suggestions for cool phones? Or where to get them?

CDsDontBurn · Aug 18, 2005, 12:34 AM

well, since T-Mobile is your carrier, then get a T-Mobile phone then

Falstaff · Aug 18, 2005, 02:32 AM

there ya go.....dont like T-mobile and they are being sold or bought out at this point, they cant compete against the likes of Verizon, but they might have what ya need.

CDsDontBurn · Aug 18, 2005, 02:35 AM

to me it seems that cingular and verizon are king of the wireless comunity. other companies are just there to not be considered monopolies

Falstaff · Aug 18, 2005, 03:09 AM

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to me it seems that cingular and verizon are king of the wireless comunity. other companies are just there to not be considered monopolies

I have to agree, my company uses Verizon exclusively for us unless we are in Germany or Japan, but I know that coffee shops and some bookstores prefer to use T-mobile..

Geminiwave · Aug 18, 2005, 01:52 PM

well heres the thing. A) I dont have a contract. Its prepaid. B) even if they gave phones for prepaid I uh...found the sim card. ...in a fountain... I shit you not. It still works great but somebody threw an effing sim card into a fountain! Anyway the point is that it was an LA number with alot of cash on it so I changed the number and reset the pin and everything but I cant get a phone out of the deal. I gotta pay full price for a phone.

CDsDontBurn · Aug 18, 2005, 03:30 PM

then buy the phone! lol

LHC · Aug 18, 2005, 03:38 PM

I have T-mobile and use a Motorola V300. Nice phone, doesn't have so many bells and whistles, just a camera. Although, it being a Motorola, it is severely customizable. I've modded the crap outta this phone, and it's great. I'm not too sure how much it is now, though I'd say around $100

SFOSOK · Aug 18, 2005, 03:41 PM

Costco is your best bet. I get mine for 300 and its sweet, but a decent one should cost you 150 minimum if your goin to use it on another plan. Usually if you buy a phon with a plan you can get an awsome one for free or end up spending about 100-200 for the best one out.

Geminiwave · Aug 18, 2005, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LHC

I have T-mobile and use a Motorola V300. Nice phone, doesn't have so many bells and whistles, just a camera. Although, it being a Motorola, it is severely customizable. I've modded the crap outta this phone, and it's great. I'm not too sure how much it is now, though I'd say around $100

THATS exactly the phone im looking for. I LOVE the v300 but its pretty expensive most places.

Someone in the seattle area has one for $75 on craigs list...im thinking about it cause its no shipping(as long as I go pick it up)

LHC · Aug 18, 2005, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Geminiwave

THATS exactly the phone im looking for. I LOVE the v300 but its pretty expensive most places.

Someone in the seattle area has one for $75 on craigs list...im thinking about it cause its no shipping(as long as I go pick it up)

I would go for it, I got this phone after my 1-year contract was done and over and upgraded to the V300.After all the rebates and everything it was $100. And if you do go for it, and think about modding it, check out Howard Forums. http://howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38 (link to the Motorola section). If you don't understand some stuff you could ask me

pr0digal jenius · Aug 18, 2005, 09:23 PM

motorola makes the best...hands down.

V300 is nice, and fairly inexpensive, yes. You also may go to your local cell phone shop and ask if they have an display models or used phones

Geminiwave · Aug 18, 2005, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by LHC

I would go for it, I got this phone after my 1-year contract was done and over and upgraded to the V300.After all the rebates and everything it was $100. And if you do go for it, and think about modding it, check out Howard Forums. http://howardforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=38 (link to the Motorola section). If you don't understand some stuff you could ask me

Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh i see lots of mods. I dont see how any of them are USEFUL yet but I see alot of mods which means lots of potential

LHC · Aug 18, 2005, 10:32 PM

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Oooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh i see lots of mods. I dont see how any of them are USEFUL yet but I see alot of mods which means lots of potential

Check out http://xlr8.us/hofo/map.txt for all the seem edits ya can do. Those are just seem edits though, you can change firmware from your phone and upload any game ya want and things like that, any wallpaper/ringtone you can find. All that fun stuff

Though you have to be very careful with modding, as you have to do with all things when being modded