New phone wanted-no contract

gosmosis · 12-02-2008, 05:48 PM

Can any of you cell phone nuts tell me how is the best way to purchase a cell phone that works with AT&T service without contract upgrade? PLus - what does "unlocked" mean?

PS - I want a PDA style phone with full key pad for text purposes.

Thanks

sigill · 12-04-2008, 01:05 PM

I'm not sure what ATN-T is we dont have it in the Uk. A unlocked phone is just a phone that will work with any sim card from any network. I persnally have a Nokia E90 which is a PDA style phone. It looks like a regular phone but when you open it theres a 4" screen and full querty keyboard. Its a very good phone.

tipstir · 12-10-2008, 12:40 PM

Tracfone uses AT&T networks no contracts, just buy the phone with double minutes and that's about it..

gosmosis · 12-20-2008, 02:27 PM

Hoping I can get some quick final help on this question. Amazon has an unlocked phone I would like to buy. Claims to work with ATT (which I currently have) as long as you provide the sim card (which I can) That being said - pasted below is a small chart showing under which conditions the phone would work. Keep in mind - I have ATT. I don't understand the columns of numbers. Under ATT, they have the 850, 1900 and 3G checked. I have no clue what that means - but it worries me that they don't have all the columns checked. How do I know for a fact that my sim card will work in this phone ALL THE TIME, NO MATTER WHERE I TRAVEL IN THE USA??? Yeah, yeah. Caps - no I'm not yelling

Jason44 · 12-21-2008, 01:28 PM

Check out the blackberries or the new Google G1 phone both are awesome, then of course there is the iPhone but it doesn't have a physical keypad which sucks a little bit.

12-02-2008, 05:48 PM	#1
gosmosis The Priest .... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Central Illinois Age: 45 Posts: 3,592	New phone wanted-no contract Can any of you cell phone nuts tell me how is the best way to purchase a cell phone that works with AT&T service without contract upgrade? PLus - what does "unlocked" mean? PS - I want a PDA style phone with full key pad for text purposes. Thanks __________________ Samsung LN-4069F LCD Klipsch RP3 front, RC3 center, KSW 15 sub Polk Audio (model?) rear Denon AVR 988 receiver Sony BDP-S350 blu-ray Pioneer DV-563A DVD-SACD/DVD AUDIO Mediacom

12-04-2008, 01:05 PM	#2
sigill High-Def fan Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: United kingdom-Manchester Age: 29 Posts: 967	I'm not sure what ATN-T is we dont have it in the Uk. A unlocked phone is just a phone that will work with any sim card from any network. I persnally have a Nokia E90 which is a PDA style phone. It looks like a regular phone but when you open it theres a 4" screen and full querty keyboard. Its a very good phone. __________________ Panasonic 37" LCD 720p/1080i Sony BDP-S350 Sony BDP-S300 Toshiba HD-E1 Latest HD movies bought - The Forbidden Kingdom - Batman - Batman Returns 65 Blu-rays

12-10-2008, 12:40 PM	#3
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12-20-2008, 02:27 PM	#4
gosmosis The Priest .... Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Central Illinois Age: 45 Posts: 3,592	Hoping I can get some quick final help on this question. Amazon has an unlocked phone I would like to buy. Claims to work with ATT (which I currently have) as long as you provide the sim card (which I can) That being said - pasted below is a small chart showing under which conditions the phone would work. Keep in mind - I have ATT. I don't understand the columns of numbers. Under ATT, they have the 850, 1900 and 3G checked. I have no clue what that means - but it worries me that they don't have all the columns checked. How do I know for a fact that my sim card will work in this phone ALL THE TIME, NO MATTER WHERE I TRAVEL IN THE USA??? Yeah, yeah. Caps - no I'm not yelling __________________ Samsung LN-4069F LCD Klipsch RP3 front, RC3 center, KSW 15 sub Polk Audio (model?) rear Denon AVR 988 receiver Sony BDP-S350 blu-ray Pioneer DV-563A DVD-SACD/DVD AUDIO Mediacom

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12-21-2008, 01:28 PM	#5
Jason44 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 64	Check out the blackberries or the new Google G1 phone both are awesome, then of course there is the iPhone but it doesn't have a physical keypad which sucks a little bit.

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