Best place to buy a cell phone?

[Clay]

Still trying to figure out my cell phone thing and right now it looks like I can't easily upgrade with a 2 year contract extension and my best bet it to just buy a phone outright.

Where is the best place to buy a phone? Of course there is ebay, swappa, craigslist, etc, any other options our things I should look at?

Right now I'm wanting a Samsung galaxy note 4 that will work on AT&T.

Thanks!
Clay

 

[bluewraith]

Do you like any of the current Go Phones? Just swap the SIM card.

 

[bobbittle]

Consider the OnePlus One. Similar size and functionality, $300 brand new, no contract. I run mine on Straight Talk, $49/month for 4gLTE

https://oneplus.net/one

 

[Clay]

Interesting thanks!

 

[Clay]

bump, anyone else?? OnePlus One looks interesting for sure, but of course they are supposed to introduce the OnePlus Two here in a few weeks so I might have to wait and see what that brings

 

[Bigtanker]

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/386554-found-phone-our-car-not-our-phone.html

Doggydaddy might have one for sale.^^^^^^^^

 

[Clay]

lol I would be all over that, but alas, verizon phone won't work on at&t network.

 

[bwframe]

Still trying to figure out my cell phone thing and right now it looks like I can't easily upgrade with a 2 year contract extension and my best bet it to just buy a phone outright.

Where is the best place to buy a phone? Of course there is ebay, swappa, craigslist, etc, any other options our things I should look at?

Right now I'm wanting a Samsung galaxy note 4 that will work on AT&T.

Thanks!
Clay

We are in the exact same boat, Clay. I want a Note 4 to use as an ATT GoPhone to replace my very low use home/biz phone line.

I've been monitoring Swappa. I missed one sold in Terre Haute a few weeks back. I'd love to catch one a drivable distance away. I bought my Verizon Galaxy S4 off of Swappa and picked it up in Columbus a couple years back.

 

[Clay]

Good deal! So Swappa is legit! that is one thing I was worried about.

 

[Spencir]

I've had good luck buying them off eBay. There are a lot of stores that have eBay accounts, so you know it's a credible buyer.

 

[bwframe]

Good deal! So Swappa is legit! that is one thing I was worried about.

Welllllllllll....
...I'm a bit cautious too. Swappa came recommended by BossHoss and I trust his word. That said, ike CL, eBay, etc. you are still at the mercy of a seller that might not be up and up. I've seen more than one listing that I wouldn't touch.

One fellow specifically didn't express that his Nexus 6 was self-rebooting at random a couple times a day, until answering a question in the comments section. I'm confident that would have gotten sorted out by Swappa in the long run, but would have been disappointing up front. I believe it would pay to deal with trusted sellers with a verifiable history.

I made my Swappa deal through communication in their listing comments/question section. The deal actually happened outside of Swappa. I believe they have taken measures to make sure this does not happen any further. They want you paying through them to assure they get their %. I paid the seller cash at a Starbucks. Don't know if he paid them for their services or not.

 

[Clay]

there is a Note 4 in veedersburg, not to far away from me, but probably 3 hours for you. Guys a bit over priced for a used one IMO.

There is IBS out of New York selling a bunch of them for $430. They also have an ebay presence but are a bit higher there.

 

[bwframe]

I have read something about verifying that the phone is for ATT in the US. Some phone's for ATT overseas may not have all working features for here?

 

[bwframe]

there is a Note 4 in veedersburg, not to far away from me, but probably 3 hours for you. Guys a bit over priced for a used one IMO.

There is IBS out of New York selling a bunch of them for $430. They also have an ebay presence but are a bit higher there.

I just caught one for sale in Indy today. Just got back with it. Got a warranty replacement that wasn't put into service. NIB w/stickers still on it.
Now to find the simplest/quickest way to get my home number ported over to a "Go Phone" type cheap plan...

 

[weezy]

I would say look online on a site like Amazon.

 

[Clay]

and BOOM 50 posts!

 

[rhino]

I bought a Net-10 LG android phone for the Boss of Me for $9 at Family Dollar Store a couple of weeks ago. Plan is $40 per month, coverage is good for where she lives, etc. Works great and she loves it!

 

[bwframe]

... Now to find the simplest/quickest way to get my home number ported over to a "Go Phone" type cheap plan...

Ended up going to the AT&T store the next day. Pretty easy setup to the $30 month GoPhone plan. I was happily shocked to find no BS hidden charges. 30 bucks IS the monthly bill. Researching how to best pay online, I actually found an online reseller (Calling Cards | Prepaid Wireless Minutes | Phone Cards | Prepaid Airtime Wireless Refill from CallingMart) that offers discounts for paying AT&T through them.
$27.00 for my second month's bill that shows a $30 credit on AT&T's account site.

 

[bwframe]

Just used CallingMart again to re up my monthly AT&T GoPhone fee. Retailmenot.com had a 10% coupon code to bring my payment down to $27.00.

I verified the $30.00 credit on the AT&T account page.

 

[42769vette]

Im going to sell and galaxy note 3 with otter box real soon. I switched to sprint, and could not take my phone. It is set up for Verizon, so I have no clue if it would work on ATT. If interested let me know and Im sure we can work something out.