Sprint Phone

ambiophonics
ambiophonics Posts: 726
edited May 2012 in Wanted (WTB) Classifieds
My phone is on its last legs... does anyone have a Sprint phone that is still functional and has acceptable battery life they'd like to sell? I have an older 3rd party plan with unlimited data etc that won't work with the newest line of smart phones as they require a newer (read more expensive) data package and if I sign a contract for a free phone I can't keep my existing plan. Currently using a Samsung Restore but open to just about anything.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited May 2012
    I have one of these in its original box if you want it:

    http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=352

    Put it up on eBay to see if anyone wanted it a while back and no one bid even a dollar. So if you want it, it's yours for free. Not nearly as nice as your Restore, however. It was new in 2004, so...

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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited May 2012
    Thanks for the offer Syndil, that one might work... my only concern is I won't be able to use my bluetooth with it which would take some getting used to. let me see what else I come up with and I will let you know. Thanks
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited May 2012
    Yeah this phone is kind of a dinosaur. It's the first phone with a video camera Sprint offered.

    Always a few bargains to be had on Fleabay if you want to go that route. Here's a search for Sprint phones, without contracts, new or refurbished, under $50:

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/Cell-Phones-Smartphones-/9355/i.html?_udlo=&Contract=Without%2520Contract&LH_ItemCondition=1000%7C1500%7C2000&Carrier=Sprint&_dmpt=Cell_Phones&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udhi=50&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1

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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,194
    edited May 2012
    Hmm. I might have a first generation Motorola Droid that might fit the bill for you.

    It was a Verizon phone, but those can be unlocked to work on Sprint, right? Let me know if you know anything about this. I've only ever unlocked a T-Mobile phone before, which was simplicity itself after a call to T-Mobile (very handy for swapping GSM SIM cards in Europe so that you can add a local one and benefit from lower local call charges the whole time).

    I'll check the battery life, but I'm pretty sure it's still decent for a smartphone (most of them don't last more than a day or two per charge, with the large screen and all that stuff goin' on). Remember the ol' days when your phone battery might last a whole week with moderate usage?!
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited May 2012
    I have some Palm treo 755p sitting around. Let me know if you them.
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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited May 2012
    @ Chargerman - you have a PM

    @ Lazareth - i'm located in the middle of IA - sprint reception is okay here as long as you don't leave the main HWY's and cities. I would probably go with Verizon but I have a $15 a month plan with spring from years ago i'm trying to hang onto. Tons of minutes, unlimited texts, data, etc... By the way, thanks for the 128GB hard drive, it's been running flawlessly for a couple of weeks now.
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  • Syndil
    Syndil Posts: 1,582
    edited May 2012
    Kex wrote: »
    It was a Verizon phone, but those can be unlocked to work on Sprint, right?

    No. GSM works via the SIM card, but CDMA works via the ESN built in to the phone. It doesn't really matter what you do to reprogram or flash the phone; you can't change its ESN. Well, some people can, but it's illegal. The CDMA carriers know which ESNs belong to phones that were made for their networks and will not activate ESNs that were not intended for their network.

    In other words it's not the phone that needs unlocking, it's the carrier. And that's just not going to happen.

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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited May 2012
    good to know - thanks Syndil
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited May 2012
    I haven't seen any PMs...
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  • ambiophonics
    ambiophonics Posts: 726
    edited May 2012
    chargerman - I just tried to reply to your message, hopefully mine went through this time. Sorry
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