Comments | ellric: Seeking a mobile phone donation

ellric

Seeking a mobile phone donation

Mar 02, 2009 12:39

My cell phone is spontaneously developing new features such as Random Mute Mode, Display-Call-But-Refuse-To-Pick-Up Mode, Auto-Disconnect, and Translate-To-Mandarin. While the latter is very interesting, it only works from Aramaic ( Read more... )

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saffroncisco March 2 2009, 20:59:53 UTC

Thanks for the laugh. :) Let me look in the garage -- I often save old phones because I don't know what else to do with them.

gdmusumeci March 2 2009, 21:38:52 UTC

You know, if you had a GSM carrier contract (AT&T or T-Mobile) I could hook you up in *spades...*

ellric March 2 2009, 21:42:14 UTC

Yes, I'm seriously regretting this Verizon contract. Nice coverage, but too limiting.

elgecko March 2 2009, 21:44:44 UTC

I'm not sure of the compatibility across carriers, but I have a Sprint Treo 650 I wouldn't mind giving up

ellric March 2 2009, 23:46:21 UTC

Any chance it's unlocked? Verizon says they need a Verizon phone and can't unlock. I suspect I can find out how online, but I haven't looked yet.

elgecko March 3 2009, 00:02:21 UTC

There's probably a way to do it, but I don't know how... =(

lpsmith March 2 2009, 21:52:10 UTC

Hunh. I think our old phones may well be CDMA. I'll check when I get home. Of course, their equivalent could be picked up for $1 at the UW's Surplus Store--maybe you can find something similar at a university near you? Probably cheaper than postage...

ellric March 2 2009, 22:02:31 UTC

Good suggestion, I'll check into it.

ellric March 2 2009, 22:00:44 UTC

Ack.
A little research has revealed that the Treo 650 I'm using does NOT in fact use a SIM chip, so I need to go poke Verizon and ask exactly what I need to do to switch phones.

I'd planned on just swapping SIMs and calling it a day; it may be more involved.

*runs off to research some more*