Best Place To Buy?

[runt]

Ok,
I am looking at getting a PPC-6700 (Sprint's model # for it) after I get my taxes done (which I will do ASAP after I get my W2 forms). Where is the best place to go to buy one? I'd prefer to buy a NIB one and I don't want to get into a bidding war on e-bay for one. I know I could get one on e-bay for $0.99, but it would be $200.99 after I drop my Fusic from my plan. My gf's daughter is way to young to give a phone to (4) and there is no one else I would give my phone too. I suppose it would be cheapest to get one on e-bay for $0.99, but I don't want to get a new phone number yet again...........

[JackSchitt28]

go to www.craigslist.org and search around in your area. lots of them on there at reasonable prices. some are nib, and some are gently used. i got mine there.

[runt]

i'm gonna call my aunt and see when her contract expires. if nothing else, i can see if she'd like my number.

[Rufus]

You can use her upgrade. I have pulled this a couple of times.

Go to the Sprint store, have them do an ESN swap of her phone to your number.

Add the new phone to her account.

Do another ESN swap to swap the 2 phones back to their proper numbers. (i.e. - the new phone to your account and her phone back to her number.)

Hope this makes sense and I hope this helps you solve your issue.

[JackSchitt28]

Originally Posted by Rufus

You can use her upgrade. I have pulled this a couple of times.

Go to the Sprint store, have them do an ESN swap of her phone to your number.

Add the new phone to her account.

Do another ESN swap to swap the 2 phones back to their proper numbers. (i.e. - the new phone to your account and her phone back to her number.)

Hope this makes sense and I hope this helps you solve your issue.

thats a very good idea. my wifes contract is up in a year, and mine in a year and a half and she does'nt wanna upgrade. i may be a little late getting the 6800.

[Wideawake]

Ebay! That's where I got mine (paul at preferredsourcing...new contract only, same ole same ole) great guy! worked with me even tho my g-pas credit wasn't so swell. And got it for 250 about a yr ago.
~Mike

[runt]

Originally Posted by Rufus

You can use her upgrade. I have pulled this a couple of times.

Go to the Sprint store, have them do an ESN swap of her phone to your number.

Add the new phone to her account.

Do another ESN swap to swap the 2 phones back to their proper numbers. (i.e. - the new phone to your account and her phone back to her number.)

Hope this makes sense and I hope this helps you solve your issue.

no, i can't. she's on a family plan with someone else, was going to offer to put her on mine.

Originally Posted by Wideawake

Ebay! That's where I got mine (paul at preferredsourcing...new contract only, same ole same ole) great guy! worked with me even tho my g-pas credit wasn't so swell. And got it for 250 about a yr ago.
~Mike

what's his name there now? i don't see a preferredsourcing now days.........and what kind of terms and conditions did you have to agree to?

[Wideawake]

new 2 yr contract...1st 2 months 60 dollar plan after that I swapped to sero 500. That's it.

[runt]

Originally Posted by Wideawake

new 2 yr contract...1st 2 months 60 dollar plan after that I swapped to sero 500. That's it.

so i probably wouldn't be allowed to just do it as an add-a-phone (i.e. the 2 months on a $60 plan makes it close to out of my price range).

[runt]

I ordered it today. I have to keep it on a $35.00 plan or higher for a month (450 minutes), after that I can switch its number to the 4th line on my family plan, and do an ESN swap to keep my current number. For that I'll end up taking my Fusic off the plan, giving it to my mom, and putting a Nokia 6165i on the new number (I promised my mother my Fusic a while ago).

Now I just need to buy a MiniSD card for it. I'm just looking at a 2GB card right now, I don't need much more.