Referb 8125 from Cingular?

[jcayo11]

Cingular has referb 8125 for about $80. Looking for a Windows Mobile phone, I know that the next version of Windows Mobile will be out, but that seems like a good price for the phone. Can anyone recommend this phone. I currently have a SLVR L7.

[Wideawake]

not a bad phone indeed and there many things u can do to it, including wm6 out there somewhere. And how are you getting it for 80? If so I might would pick one up myself!
~Mike

[budney]

Mike, you have to sign up for new service on cingular.com to get the refurb for $80.

[Wideawake]

awww I knew there was a catch. cingular doesn't work so swell in my neck of the woods. I was just looking to pick one up w/o a new contract oh well. Theres always ebay.
~Mike

[mfrazzz]

Originally Posted by jcayo11

Cingular has referb 8125 for about $80. Looking for a Windows Mobile phone, I know that the next version of Windows Mobile will be out, but that seems like a good price for the phone. Can anyone recommend this phone. I currently have a SLVR L7.

I purchased a refurb 8125 from Cingular last September (and its my current phone). I have to say after a couple of months I thought it was the worst purchase I ever made (lots of dropped calls, phone would just lock up for no reason, or just reboot on its own). By December I pretty much did not use the phone (I knew if someone called me or I called them it would drop the call within 5 mins) so it was mainly just a PDA for me (and that wasn't reliable due to the reboots and freezes). I was ready to chunk the thing in a toilet and go back to a Nokia device... Then I found out about how to flash custom roms from xda-developers. The phone is now more stable than it ever was, much more functional, faster and more. Its now what I thought it really should have been and I love the thing and am very happy with it.

So I'd recommend the purchase ($80 is a great deal) but plan on learning to put a custom rom on it if you really want a fantastic phone / pda. I consider mine to be a mini-laptop now (I use it all the time now).