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Callahan · 08-14-2005, 12:34 AM

I'm looking to get a Cingular pay as you go prepaid plan, but I don't like the prepackaged phones. I also don't want to have to pay the premium price for the better phones.

I'm thinking about buying a used phone and new sim off of ebay.

Excuse my ignorance about how all this works...My question is: Will I have a problem getting Cingular to activate the phone?

Also, the sim card I thought about getting was one of these>>HERE
Would it work in say, a Moto V551? Do these sims fit in all brands of cingular phones? And last, I noticed it is a 64K mem card. Do these sims come with differing amounts of memory?

Charlyee · 08-14-2005, 7:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Callahan

I'm looking to get a Cingular pay as you go prepaid plan, but I don't like the prepackaged phones. I also don't want to have to pay the premium price for the better phones.

I'm thinking about buying a used phone and new sim off of ebay.

Excuse my ignorance about how all this works...My question is: Will I have a problem getting Cingular to activate the phone?

Also, the sim card I thought about getting was one of these>>HERE
Would it work in say, a Moto V551? Do these sims fit in all brands of cingular phones? And last, I noticed it is a 64K mem card. Do these sims come with differing amounts of memory?

I can only answer the second part of your question. Yes the Cingular SIM cards will work in any Cingular phone. As a matter of fact any SIM card will work in an unlocked GSM phone. I don't know anything about the E Bay seller but if the SIM cards are authentic there should not be any problem. Cingular used have 32K SIM cards in their phones and now they are all coming in with the 64K so that is the latest that you would also get from Cingular.

Shizam76 · 08-15-2005, 11:52 AM

While we are on the subject of prepay...I was looking to get a backup phone for the girlfriend....as I just know my old 6340i won't be lasting too much longer

Now I can find a decent Nokia 6010 on ebay for like 40-50 bucks. Couldn't I just get a prepaid phone....for like 20 or 30 bucks...and just not use it as prepay? I was at Sam's club last week and they were selling Virgin mobile and some other CDMA model prepaids...no GSM

budney · 08-15-2005, 10:04 PM

You can use any current Cingular GoPhone with a post paid account. Just pop in the SIM and go.

Shizam76 · 08-16-2005, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by budney

You can use any current Cingular GoPhone with a post paid account. Just pop in the SIM and go.

Do I have to go through Cingular? Are there GOPhones sold in stores such as Target, etc?

xikle · 08-16-2005, 2:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Shizam76

Do I have to go through Cingular? Are there GOPhones sold in stores such as Target, etc?

Any place that sells Cingular service should have GoPhones. I know BestBuy has them I think Wal-Mart does also.

Gamer03 · 08-16-2005, 2:19 PM

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Originally Posted by xikle

Any place that sells Cingular service should have GoPhones. I know BestBuy has them I think Wal-Mart does also.

I was at my local Wal-Mart last night and saw two or three GoPhones.

Shizam76 · 08-16-2005, 3:34 PM

Thanks Games and Xikle....I'll shop around

budney · 08-16-2005, 5:40 PM

Gamer & xikle are correct. I picked up my 6010 at Wal-Mart for $62 w/ tax. If you are wanting a phone for $20-$30 you will more then likely have to go through Cingular.com, as they have specials you can't get at stores.

Also at my Wal-Mart they have the V180 ($90) for GoPhone which I haven't seen before, it's not even on Cingular.com.

08-14-2005, 12:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
Callahan Posting up a storm! Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Prepaid with a used phone and new sim card I'm looking to get a Cingular pay as you go prepaid plan, but I don't like the prepackaged phones. I also don't want to have to pay the premium price for the better phones. I'm thinking about buying a used phone and new sim off of ebay. Excuse my ignorance about how all this works...My question is: Will I have a problem getting Cingular to activate the phone? Also, the sim card I thought about getting was one of these>>HERE Would it work in say, a Moto V551? Do these sims fit in all brands of cingular phones? And last, I noticed it is a 64K mem card. Do these sims come with differing amounts of memory?

08-15-2005, 11:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
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08-15-2005, 10:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Prepaid with a used phone and new sim card You can use any current Cingular GoPhone with a post paid account. Just pop in the SIM and go. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

08-16-2005, 3:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
Shizam76 Shizam! Babyyyyy! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,906 Phone(s): Palm Treo 750, Blackjack i607 (Wife's) Provider(s): AT&T Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Images: 95 My Auctions	Re: Prepaid with a used phone and new sim card Thanks Games and Xikle....I'll shop around __________________ http://www.80sondemand.com

08-16-2005, 5:40 PM	#9 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Prepaid with a used phone and new sim card Gamer & xikle are correct. I picked up my 6010 at Wal-Mart for $62 w/ tax. If you are wanting a phone for $20-$30 you will more then likely have to go through Cingular.com, as they have specials you can't get at stores. Also at my Wal-Mart they have the V180 ($90) for GoPhone which I haven't seen before, it's not even on Cingular.com. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

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