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30 April 2007

Jumpin Jeebus! My cell phone picked a bad time to frizzle out. I was trying to hold out till July/August and see what folks think of the iPhone. Now I have to get something ASAP. Or can I live phoneless till June...?

post by: scarabic at: 03:24 | 17 comments

You could go Virgin in the interim.

posted by mischief 30 April | 05:59

There's a joke in here somewhere, I just know it... but it's early and I haven't had any coffee yet. Anyone?

posted by backseatpilot 30 April | 06:28

I haven't had a cell phone for about 2 months and I love it, to tell the truth. My son's crapped out and I lent him mine, and then never got around to buying another one.

posted by iconomy 30 April | 08:56

I usually have at least 3 working phones I can pop my sim into if my current one decides to die. This is because I buy phones way more frequently than I need to. It is an expensive stupid habit.

posted by birdherder 30 April | 09:15

I have a Virgin phone and I loves it! I have the pay-as-you-go plan since I rarely use it and it costs me just over $100 for the year. Also, the phone was cheap.

I've had to deal with Virgin customer service twice and both times were exceptionally easy and they corrected a mistake that turned out to be all my fault without even batting an eye. I am now a loyal Virgin customer. I love you Richard Branson!

posted by LunaticFringe 30 April | 09:45

Interesting... I didn't even know Virgin was doing mobile. Do they have short-term contracts or something?

posted by scarabic 30 April | 10:09

I've got the UK Virgin pay as you go phone, and it's great, although very expensive to use abroad. When I'm in NY in June I'll look into buying a cheap pay as you go mobile just to use when I'm in the States.

posted by essexjan 30 April | 10:11

The pay-as-you-go is no contract, I dislike contracts and will do everything in my power to avoid them. I'm not sure about the monthly plan but you can check on their website.

EJ: you might wanna check out that website then as well for your NYC trip.

posted by LunaticFringe 30 April | 10:24

In the UK I can buy a Vigin phone in a Virgin Megastore. Is it the same in the US? I can just walk into a Virgin Megastore and walk out with a phone?

posted by essexjan 30 April | 10:33

Yeah, except more places sell them like BestBuy and Futureshop (Cdn only I think). Basically most places that sell cell phones will have a Virgin section.

posted by LunaticFringe 30 April | 10:39

You can get Virgin no-contract phones in the U.S. at Target. I got my mom one for emergencies.

posted by BoringPostcards 30 April | 10:40

Do I have to register the phone? Will it matter that I don't have a US address? (If I have to give an address, I can always give Diane's in OH, but would prefer to just buy the phone and walk out with it.)

posted by essexjan 30 April | 11:31

I didn't give an address with mine, just a credit card number. I did all the stuff online too so that was a plus.

posted by LunaticFringe 30 April | 12:04

I can't do it online, there's nowhere they can FedEx the phone to, so I'll do it instore when I get to NYC.

posted by essexjan 30 April | 12:25

I have a TracFone. They know nothing about me except the number on the back of phone card I bought. You can register, but it's not needed and really just as easy to re-up the minutes without registering.

posted by danostuporstar 30 April | 12:41

I meant I did all my activation nonsense online. I bought the phone at Futureshop for $100. It came with $10 of credit, I was happy.

posted by LunaticFringe 30 April | 13:36

You can buy an unlocked phone on ebay. My phone was starting to fall apart, so I got a new phone last month. It has an fm radio, which I am totally loving for walking to work. I get an extra 8 minutes of NPR. Now my brainssss are huge and full of newssss. in calm voices, of course.

posted by theora55 30 April | 18:19

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