Consumers, Report!

20 Apr 2004 By

Both LCD screens on my cell phone are dying a slow painful death. So it looks like I’m in the market for a new one. I’ve had this one for a year and a half which feels like a pretty long time for one cell phone these days. I’m trying to hang in until payday Friday, but I can’t see anything at all on the inside and the outside screen is really faint, which makes it almost useless. (It has occurred to me that normal phones don’t have screens and they work just fine. Too bad I don’t know anybody’s phone number.)

I’m chiefly looking for a flip phone. No camera. Text messaging enabled. Ringtone capabilities would be nice, but aren’t a requirement.

Anybody with Sprint PCS have a phone that they really really like that isn’t gonna cost me an arm and a leg?

  • http://www.blownfuse.us Tiffany

    I have a LG LX5350 flip-phone. It’s a good mid-priced phone and I haven’t had any problems with it.

  • http://ejflavors.com ej

    I was about to say the exact same thing that Tiffany said, because that’s what I have.

  • http://www.blownfuse.us Tiffany

    Hee hee, I feel validated.

  • http://www.swirlspice.com Erica

    I went to the Sprint PCS Store and to Best Buy. Depressing.

    My roommate suggested I buy another one of my current phone on eBay. That way I can transfer all my info directly into the new phone. Plus I won’t have to do anything to my plan, since you gotta re-sign with the extended contract to get the fat rebates so that you can actually purchase a new phone for less than $200.

    And they told me at the Sprint PCS Store that you can only qualify for the new-plan/phone-rebate-thingy if your current phone is more than 18 months old. Mine is, but I suspect there are a number of people out there who get screwed by that rule.

    So I think I’ll be eBaying for a phone. Except that I have no money until Friday, and even if I did purchase something right now, the chances it’ll arrive before I leave for California are slim. I’ll try anyway. Discover, don’t fail me now!

  • http://defcode.com Steven B. Cherry

    I just cancelled my sprint account, want my old phone? It’s a year old.

    It’s yours for shipping, were were going to recycle it.

  • http://defcode.com Steven B. Cherry

    BTW it’s a Samsung A460

    It has all the stuff you need etc..

  • http://www.swirlspice.com Erica

    Dang! I just bought one on eBay. Thanks, though.

  • muffet

    Samsung. Love mine. Sprint rocks.

  • http://defcode.com Steven B. Cherry

    Awww! what can ya do!?

    Hill and I fired sprint for T-Moblie and have noticed a marked improvemnt in service.

    But we’re bare-bones users, no cameras, no web access, no bullpucky. we got a 2 line deal for $25 per.