How much do you think is a reasonable amount to pay for a cell phone?

[Mallow]

With all the incentives and special deals these days I find myself wanting a top of the line quality phone for between $0-100... I honestly couldn't see myself paying the $350 for only a phone. If the $350 phone had a 2mp digicam I might consider it but we are talking just the phone no PDA or digicam.

Do you people readily pay more than $100 for new cell phones?

 

[TrueBlueLS]

Hmm... let's see the rundown of what I've paid for phones:

Nokia 5190 (VoiceStream) - $100
Samsung 3500 (SprintPCS) - $150
Samsung 8500 (SprintPCS) - $0 (warrantied)
Samsung N400 (SprintPCS) - $150
Sanyo 8100 (SprintPCS) - $50 (had credit from my warrantied N400)

I think if I would have had the $300 for the Samsung A500 before I bought my N400... I would have bought it.

 

[BD2003]

I used to have one of the top of the line color phone for AT&T, the t68i. Was a cool toy for a while, I mean its just all flashy and cool and just fun to toy with.

Had all these gimmicks that I never used. The web on current phones is utterly useless. The crappy games might now be in color, but theyre still crappy games. I only used it for one thing and one thing only, making calls.

Sold it for $150 plus and bought a $50 nokia phone. Does the exact same thing, and is all that I need. Buying an expensive phone is a waste of money unless youre loaded.

 

[Mr N8]

With Cell phones, you honestly get what you pay for. Never get the phones that they give away, and most times a <$50 isn't worth it.

 

[tarheelmm]

I got my Nokia 7210 for $125

 

[Viper GTS]

My first phone was free, my Samsung S105 was $300 with $250 in rebates (still waiting on those).

I honestly don't see myself paying over $100 for a phone, I don't really care about having the latest & greatest. My first phone lasted me nearly two years, the S105 will likely last me just as long.

I do have to admit, though, the S105 is a fun little toy.



Viper GTS

 

[notfred]

my phone was like $50 when I signed up for service, and it works fine. I don't need to play games on it or take pictures with it or any other crap.

 

[ElFenix]

i paid like $250 for my touchpoint dualband back in the day

thinking about getting a camera phone and a data cable

 

[blackdogdeek]

my sony ericsson t300 w/ t-mobile was $20. it came with the camera attachment. $29.99 a month. it has a color screen and the plan includes email and aim with my minutes. it also has limited surfing but the screen is too small to make it practical at all.

 

[Jzero]

I've had 3 cell phones. The first 2 were Nokia 51xx series. A little bulky, and not very pretty, but they worked and were reliable. They were the "freebie phones" that came with my plans.
I now have an 8260 that my friend gave me when he bought his new phone.

To date I have never paid for a cellphone. I kinda want one jam-packed with cool features, but at the end of the day, I can' justify the expense to myself.

 

[human2k]

$20

 

[Mallow]

sounds like just about everyone is on the same page ^_^

 

[NumbaJuan]

Originally posted by: Tyler
my phone was like $50 when I signed up for service, and it works fine. I don't need to play games on it or take pictures with it or any other crap.

i agree, a phone is a tool not a toy

 

[RossMAN]

I would never pay more than $100 for a new cell phone.

Unfortunately most deals require a 1-2 year committment which should not be a problem provided you choose a GOOD cell phone provider.

Avoid Cingular regardless of where you live.

 

[Mallow]

I don't know much about Cingular. I have been with sprint for going on 9 years now. Granted their customer service sucks but their coverage is amazing. I drove to florida from texas on spring break and never lost signal once; other people in the car were losing signal left and right with other providers. Now I'm on a retention plan with amazing minuites & unlimited pcs-pcs plus since they screw my bill up so often (back to the crappy customer service) I have gotten numerous months totally free! I don't mind a little inconvenience to get a month free

 

[kranky]

I'd go up to $20 if I had to. The ones I have gotten for free when signing up for a plan make and receive calls just like the real expensive ones.

 

[dullard]

My wife's free cell phone can do everything we ever needed - it makes and recieves phone calls. Paying money for a cell phone won't improve that one bit. I don't think we ever will pay for a phone.

 

[Booster]

My Alcatel 310 phone I bought a year ago was $90 at the time, of course it doesn't have any cool features, but I don't think I need them. I like that it's small enough to carry in a pocket and that's all I call, really. I'm more concerned with cell service providers than with physical phones.

 

[realmie]

Originally posted by: Tyler
my phone was like $50 when I signed up for service, and it works fine. I don't need to play games on it or take pictures with it or any other crap.

same here. and in the future, i wouldn't want to pay any more tha $50 for one. there are good deals out there for good free phones (not many) like the motorola v60i, but you gotta look.

 

[imported_Papi]

Samsung A500 is anice phone I have a guy here at work hooking me up with one for free!! So that makes it even nicer!!

 

[Soybomb]

I'll drop up to about $100 on one if I renew my plan for a year or so. I don't care if has a camera, games, etc. I just want a small phone, good reception, and voice dialing. My mot t720 gives me that now

 

[BlamoHammer]

I have a Samsung A500 and it is worth every penny. The saying that you get what you pay for is very true. Case in point, I dropped my phone into the washing machine by accident and it was submerged for over twn minutes. I thought there was no hope for the phone until 3 days later it turned back on and worked just fine! The color screen's resolution is another high point of the phone plus its just a sexy piece of equipment. There are few other things I own that I use as much as my cell phone which makes me not regret spending $225 on it when it first came out.