Need to buy a new phone, looking at used phones on ebay - have questions

musicman64

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Jun 29, 2003
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Ok, so I need to replace my razr I dropped. I have an older phone that I got during my first contract that I'm using currently, only the ringer doesn't work....

I'm currently with Cingular.

Anyhow, a few questions:


1. I need a GSM phone correct?

2. I can buy either a phone that's locked to Cingular, or an unlocked phone, correct?

3. A long time ago I bought a used phone somewhere, but when I went to activate it, the previous owner apparently didn't pay their bill, so I couldn't activate it. Do I need to worry about this nowadays, or is it tied to the SIM/Person and not the phone? If it's tied to the phone, how can I check before I buy? (If that's even possible?)


Think that's about it, thanks for any info guys =)


 

dougp

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May 3, 2002
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Yes, you need a GSM phone, Yes you can buy either a Cingular/AT&T locked phone (actually depends on your SIM) or you can get an unlocked phone. Since the phones are timed to SIMs now for AT&T, you don't have to worry about that ...