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gijohn
Posts: 41
Phone Model:
Black Razr
Service Provider:
Cingular |
 
Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:27 am |
I'd like to buy a Black V3 as a gift for someone (they live across the country, 3000 miles away). They have been a Cingular customer since 1998ish (?). Can I purchase a V3 from my local Cingular store and ship it to them for local activation? Are there any "gotchas" to be aware of? (recent updates, service agreement, etc etc)
Thanks!
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Samsung
Posts: 3141
Phone Model:
Motorola RAZR2 V8 |
Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:33 am |
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If they have service they will not need to pay activation they will just need to put their sim card in the phone. Downside is if you are not activating a line of service when you purchase the phone you are going to pay an arm and a leg for it unless you buy off ebay.
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2124
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:49 pm |
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also if you know some of there infor you can buy it off cingular.com and have it shipped to them
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gijohn
Posts: 41
Phone Model:
Black Razr
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:52 pm |
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Big RUSS ... what info would I need? SS#?, etc etc?
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2124
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:37 pm |
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probably just account information, not too sure, if you buy it off a 3rd party site or even moto.com itll be unlocked, you can even try ebay, they have a load of unlocked new phones
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Samsung
Posts: 3141
Phone Model:
Motorola RAZR2 V8 |
Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:39 am |
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I wouldn't go about purchasing it under their account unless you ask them first. That will prob extend their contract and would be an unauthorized upgrade on their account.
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BigRUSS
Posts: 2124
Phone Model:
two cans ( del monte) and some string,
Service Provider:
RussCo |
Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:16 pm |
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yea it just clicked in my head sorry i tend to nbot think when i go long times w/o sleep, you can try online stores not cing.com or just buy it at a store and ship it to them
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ColsTiger
Posts: 97
Phone Model:
Motorola Razr V3, V551, Samsung SGH-c207
Service Provider:
Cingular |
Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:26 pm |
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I got my v3 from eBay. It was an unlocked Cingular branded phone. All I did was slip in my Sim and call CS to change the IMEI (to get the home market established). It works great! Phone was reasonable $279 without extending a contract. You can look for seller named Batterymania. He's got very high feedback rating, and is currently selling 4-5 v3s/day. He has the black razr, but I'm not sure if it's Cingular branded or not. It may be T-Mobile.
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TexasCSR
Posts: 327
Phone Model:
V600, V551, Nokia 6820
Service Provider:
AT&T/Cingular/T
mobile |
Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:08 pm |
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Best place I can recommend you go to is eBay or any corporate store.
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