Zep wrote: 

New word...

 emeraldrose63 wrote:

 cc_rider wrote: 

My husband's had his Razor for 2 years. He likes it. I bought a Motorola Rizr3. I love it. I have it Synced to my car..  My daughter has an LG Neon and my son has a Quickfire now. He just got it for his birthday. My son and daughter both text a lot, so they love their full keyboards. I don't care for the full keyboard., but I don't text much either.

 cc_rider wrote: 

I have heard that they are problematic.  I looked into one because I always had very good luck with my other Motorola flip phones, but I was convinced to stay away from the RAZR.  I believe there were issues with the screen going out a lot. 

 emeraldrose63 wrote:
 
That sounds like a good idea to me. I would not mind paying for the phone outright.

Ebay has lots of RAZRs for sale, and I like the idea of a flip (my 'bar' phone butt-dials sometimes). Anybody have an opinion about the RAZR. Or for that matter any Ebay-available phone?

edit: LG CE110?

 bokey wrote:   islander wrote: The voyeur in me wants you to go ahead with your plan.

 Zep wrote:
Never mind, CNET doesn't like that one. 

 oldviolin wrote: 
We have A T & T and just never renew the contract. We get unlocked phones from E-bay stores. I love it. We don't get a free phone, but then again, we aren't locked into a 2 year contract, because with the 4 of us, when my husband was out of work, that was tough having that expense to deal with.. We just  keep paying our monthly billing, but never do an upgrade. If we can't afford it, we won't have to worry about completing the contract. Works for our family..

 Jimi_the_Saint wrote: 

My phone went out at a financially inopportune moment (is there another kind) and the corporate store for T-Mobile had a cheap $80 dollar model. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a far nicer one for use with pre-paid plans for 40 bucks, and simply used my SIM chip from my other phone in it. Worked like a charm.
I did not want a contract.

 oldviolin wrote: 
Oh, I just meant my previous contract is finished. I'll get another contract when I get the new phone. I would not even mind paying something for the phone if it's worth it, but since I don't need or want any extra features, I don't think I really need to pay for the phone.

I like the idea of the rugged Moto 'Tundra', but apparently it's not that terrific, and it's expensive. My puny little Moto 'L2' has even survived the washing machine, so maybe I don't need a specially ruggedized phone like the Tundra.

 cc_rider wrote:
You'd be surprised what you can get for free.  Well, "free" means two-year contract and probably some blood, but no money is involved.  Well, no money except for the 49/month.  Well, not 49/month, let's say 65 after the taxes and bogus add-on fees.  Well, taxes plus the 30/month data plan. 

So anyway, you say you're with Evil Empire Phone, which must be AT&T.  Don't get the LG Neon (a freebie) — it drops calls all the time and on the other end, it sounds like you're underwater.  If you don't do text messages, don't bother with a slide phone either — too many moving parts. 

How about the Nokia 6350?

btw, Evil Empire does have rollover minutes, which added up to a bundle for me after a year (over 3000). 

 cc_rider wrote: 
I like simple phones, too.  They are tough to come by now.  The AT&T store I went to (which was a big one) had very, very few options for someone who just wants a simple frickin phone.  I didn't want a touch-screen or anything that could pocket dial (which was a big problem on my previous phone).  I really just wanted a Motorola flip-type phone, but they don't carry those anymore (or any Motorola phones, for that matter).  I went with a Samsung slider-type phone because the sales chick said it was a great phone for someone like me who just wants to makes some calls and send a few text messages.  She said to stay away from the LG models because most of their repairs were on LGs.  I hate this phone.  It's menu is a little convoluted and tough to find things that should be easy.  It does not have a QWERTY keyboard.  That sucks more than I knew it would.  But I literally had two choices because I wanted something simple that I could put in my pocket.  Being a Luddite sucks when phone-shopping nowadays.

That being said, my friend went to Wal-Mart (I know, I know) and said they had a large selection of stupid-phones with none of that mail-in rebate garbage that AT&T makes you go through.  So...I would take a look at someplace like that before I actually purchased one from the phone store.

 cc_rider wrote: 
How are you going to get it for free w/o a contract?

While Bokey and I share an aversion to talking on the phone, I am forced to choose a new phone. I have had The Evil Empire as my carrier for many years, and am not going to change carriers now, for a number of reasons (customer service is NOT among them.)

I am out-of-contract, so I can likely get my phone for free if it's not too chi-chi. No iPhone for this Luddite. Mostly I need something rugged and simple (not unlike myself. Well, I'm simple anyway.)

Any phone recommendations?

 bokey wrote:
 

 Zep wrote: 
That's exactly how they treated me after I took them up on their too-good-to-be-true DSL offer (free hardware, etc.). I'm still fighting AT&T over this one.

EDIT: And they want me to get onboard with them for subscription TV... yeah, right!

 bokey wrote: 
Maybe it's just the empirical scientist in me, but I have the urge to fly you to Hawaii, take you to one of the active volcanoes, break a bottle on the ground and then dial your cell phone. Just to see how strong that aversion really is.

 Manbird wrote: 
I want that... did it hurt? 

 Manbird wrote: 
Pass the buck, deny the discount offer, change the rules - that's them allright. M'f'ers.
 

 samiyam wrote: 
NO! I had my surprise gland removed.

 katzendogs wrote: 
 I dunno, I never use my phone except to order pizza on the way home.