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Cell Phone Blues

LanthisLanthis Registered User regular
edited January 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
So my cell phone screen is no longer working. I'm not sure if its related to something I did (keeping it in my pocket) or it just randomly failing. Anyways, onto my question:

How can I go about finding cheap phones online? To replace my current phone (Sony Ericsson Z525a) I'd have to pay over $100 at the Cingular store. Am I going to have to bite the bullet (assume I am just getting a new phone, and I can't warranty my old one) and pay more than $100 to get a decent phone?

If so, any recommendations for phones your absolutely in love with?

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  • supabeastsupabeast Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Get a cheap LG phone. For $30 you can have a tiny flip phone with a five-day battery life that can take a beating that would demolish anything from Sony, Nokia, or Motorolla. Sure you can't do much else with it besides playing Pac-Man and Tetris, but that will save you even MORE money in the long run.

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  • naporeonnaporeon Seattle, WARegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Lanthis wrote:
    So my cell phone screen is no longer working. I'm not sure if its related to something I did (keeping it in my pocket) or it just randomly failing. Anyways, onto my question:

    How can I go about finding cheap phones online? To replace my current phone (Sony Ericsson Z525a) I'd have to pay over $100 at the Cingular store. Am I going to have to bite the bullet (assume I am just getting a new phone, and I can't warranty my old one) and pay more than $100 to get a decent phone?

    If so, any recommendations for phones your absolutely in love with?
    How old is your phone? I know that when my phone stopped working recently, Cingular sent me a new one free of charge. I just had to send my old one back within 15 days.

    This was under the warranty, mind you, not the "insurance" policy they sell you.

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  • LanthisLanthis Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    It's within warranty, but I'm not sure if I somehow damaged it, and they'll hit me with a 210$ fee for the new phone + handling if my old one is effed.

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  • NateVaderNateVader Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    I looooove my Sony Ericsson w810i, also Cingular.

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  • reddogreddog The Mountain Brooklyn, NYRegistered User regular
    edited January 2007
    NateVader wrote:
    I looooove my Sony Ericsson w810i, also Cingular.

    I love mine as well but I don't think he can get one for cheap :/

    But yeah...AWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESOME phone. :)

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  • WylderWylder Registered User regular
    edited January 2007
    Hit up ebay.

    Old phones are a dime a dozen.

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