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![]() Thank you both.
Does anyone have suggestions for what phone and carrier but serve my needs? Cheers! |
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You can buy used phones on eBay (with all the risks that entails) or you can buy new from places like http://www.puremobile.com/ A phone like the Motorola V3 is quadband, popular and relatively inexpensive. The V180/V188 is even cheaper. If you don't need a built-in camera, bluetooth, etc. then there's no need to pay for it. As for carriers that depends on your usage patterns. Cards like Mobal and UM are more expensive than country-specific cards but are more convenient (same number everywhere, no need to swap SIMs, etc.) SIMs: CA Fido/Fongo • AT A1-B.free • Google Fi R.I.P.: UM • UM+ |
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![]() Thanks Bylo.
If I get a plan say with T-Mobile will any phone I get with them be locked? Would this prevent me from using any of the pre-paid GSM cards? Thanks. |
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Join Date: 22 Apr 2005
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![]() Yes. The phone will be locked to the carrier say tmobile or AT&T. However, both of them will provide the unlock code (if requested) after 90 days of service in good standing. I unlocked 2 phones each from AT&T and Tmobile last year.
You are correct. You will need to unlock the phone to use another carrier's sim in it. Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile |
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