Cheapest Option: Is it possible to order this phone from amazon.com without the unlimited PDA or i-net cingular service and pay only for the monthly minute plan ($39.99)?
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Good question! If you'll see my review you'll notice how PISSED I was that I went through everything to place my order, only to find out Amazon wanted to tack on an additional $40. per month to "connect to the web". I REQUIRE a PDA, I DO NOT need web access. My only guess is that is why it is cheaper than the cingular site. You don't have to have the "PDA" extra plan there. $40 EXTRA a month = $960 EXTRA for a 2 year plan. The phone is not worth that much!
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no you buy the phone from amazon and then purchase minutes. there are many to chose to fit your needs. i buy the 1000 minutes for 25.00 as i get lots of messages but these dont roll over but some plans do.
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It depends on which plan you buy. For example, when I bought mine, Amazon offered the same phone with 450 minutes, 300 minutes, and a couple other plans. You have to compare the plans on Amazon for the phone you want and then select the plan that offers you the best value. Some plans are clearly better than other plans. You have to do your homework.
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A minimum $45 a month prepaid plan. Verizon will not activate this phone for a pay as you go plan where you top up minutes as needed. LFMF
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Hi there! I really appreciate your post. So I am wondering though, you did not have no problem buying this phone on Amazon and dealing with At&t;? It seems that everything went smooth for you! Is there anything else that I need to know. Thanks L.Beltran!
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Do you already own the phone? If so, look inside the handset & get the number off the battery pack & put that number into a search engine. I was able to do that with the number on my phone's battery and Amazon actually sells my battery pack for $7.69 for a 2-pack. Otherwise, a battery store or electronics store (like Best Buy) would probably be a good option to try. If your phone is just getting uncharged a lot and the battery is not bad, remember that this phone DOES have 3 handsets and all charge on any of the 3 bases. You should be able to grab one of the other handsets if the one you're using runs out of power. Just pop the uncharged one on to recharge. Do you already own the phone? If so, look inside the handset & get the number off the battery pack & put that number into a search engine. I was able to do that with the number on my phone's battery and Amazon actually sells my battery pack for $7.69 for a 2-pack. Otherwise, a battery store or electronics store (like Best Buy) would probably be a good option to try. If your phone is just getting uncharged a lot and the battery is not bad, remember that this phone DOES have 3 handsets and all charge on any of the 3 bases. You should be able to grab one of the other handsets if the one you're... » Read More Do you already own the phone? If so, look inside the handset & get the number off the battery pack & put that number into a search engine. I was able to do that with the number on my phone's battery and Amazon actually sells my battery pack for $7.69 for a 2-pack. Otherwise, a battery store or electronics store (like Best Buy) would probably be a good option to try. If your phone is just getting uncharged a lot and the battery is not bad, remember that this phone DOES have 3 handsets and all charge on any of the 3 bases. You should be able to grab one of the other handsets if the one you're using runs out of power. Just pop the uncharged one on to recharge. « Show Less
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J.Thomas. Thanks for the comments. I posted under "Amazon Cingular 8525" then saw your post here. I agree - customer service is in India somewhere and they barely speak emglish! I was debating on ordering from wirefly or amazon or biting the bullet and paying extra at the cingular store. Getting the rebates seems quite unvolved and I am SURE the reason it is that way is to avoid paying out as many rebates as possible.
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I have a third party company where you can use verizon phone on verizon network for $42.00 monthly and unlimited . Reach me for more info 9543802222
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hello my friend. to tell you the truth, you will have to go to your local sprint dealer to ask that one. remember that all of these little wireless devices have a chip in them that are only on the frequency that the provider is dealing with. i use the virgin broadband system. you can use this through bestbuy, or activate it online at virgin mobile. it is soooo easy. no contract. i use the 6 month plan at $120.00 per month. i use this thing everywhere at 4g speed. it is great!!!! you can buy this box on amazon. well, good luck what ever you decide. walter at f411@live.com
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You would own the phone. Att has nothing to do with Amazon. ;) I just bought one.
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The only way I know of to just add days (not any minutes) is to go and enroll in their "Service Protection Plan" what it does is when your days runs out it adds on 30 more days for $5.99. I believe you have to have a credit card on file for it to charge when the days run out. For the same $5.99 you can enroll in their "Monthly value plan" and not only will it add 30days it will add 40minutes (or double that if you have this phone). Hope that I have helped you.
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You can get it with a straight talk or net10 sim, both $45 a month unlimited just ask before ordering. actually I got this phone thru straight talk for $ 199 new and got $45 card.
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You may check with the customer service but I'm pretty sure you'll need a spotmobile SIM card that you can get at even less than a dollar on Amazon
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I bought the phone from amazon. I already had a sim card in my previous phone I got from T-mobile and just put the card in this phone. You have to go into a store that handles T-Mobile if you are not already signed up. They will sell you 1000 minutes for $100 or smaller amounts of minutes for less. Look at T-mobile website for "no contract" info. No minutes come with phone from amazon. Tmobile will assign you a phone # when you purchase minutes.
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I would go through Verizon to get this phone. As long as your contract is up, it will give you the option of signing up again for 1 or 2 years. And since this would be re-signing up for a contract, you will get the discounted price to upgrade your phone. I am not sure how Amazon does the upgrades and therefore would suggest going through Verizon for that. Hope this helped.
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If you order from Amazon, it has no SIM card. You need to stop by at Verizon store for the SIM card to install. Best! Mary
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I purchased mine on Amazon from PHONESTORE USA... do not believe they are on Amazon anymore...and yes it was NEW in the box with battery, charger and phone for $80. It was UNLOCKED. Went with the H2O service/unlimited for $30 per month, no contract or you can go with AT&T;, which is quite a bit more per month. Just WATCH whom you purchase from. This phone is an AT&T; phone...H2O service is an affiliate of them, with service so much cheaper. ++Note++ You can go one Eb-- and purchase a NEW/or used phone.