Okay, so my wife's cell phone is broken and we need another one, but our contract doesn't end until next summer. Can I get a phone for her and get a new service contract (and thereby reducing the price of the phone), or do I have to dish out the full price for the phone?

Any help would be appreciated, thanks.

8/19/2005 12:26:56 PM

probably full price

i see these 2 situations as your best bet

a)

1.buy insurance on the phone
2.tell place that you lost phone a few days after insurance(atleast wait 2 days)
3.get new phone from insurance

b)

1.go to tww classifieds and get a cheap phone(rock bottom prices on tww cant be beat) that works with your current plan
2.go to your phone place and have them activate it

8/19/2005 12:36:35 PM

they usually don't let you get insurance on a phone if you've had it more than 30 days

who is your carrier?

8/19/2005 1:44:37 PM

if youre cingular, ^^ works

i''ve done it when i dropped my phone drunk in the street and it got ran over by a car

it still worked however

8/19/2005 2:18:32 PM

Quote :

"2.tell place that you lost phone a few days after insurance(atleast wait 2 days)"

insurance takes a month or so to activate.

or so the booklet says.

cingular lets you get insurance on a phone you didn't get from them as long as it's on their approved list.

8/19/2005 2:25:46 PM

if you are verizon, you can cancel your contract right now without paying the early termination fee because verizon is going to start charging an "Administrative Fee" of 40 cents a month. this is a change in the terms of the 2 year agreement you signed and as such (read your contract), you have the right to cancel with no early termination fee.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/t127354.html

8/19/2005 2:27:41 PM

I called Cingular and they said that if I wait a month (when I've had my current contract for a year), I can get an exemption to the 2-year contract price and get a 2-year contract for the price of a one year contract. A new phone will cost me $50-$70 more than the 2-year discounted price, so I think that's what we are going to do.

8/19/2005 7:51:13 PM