My son is turning 13 and I am considering buying him a phone. Verizon has a deal now where if you have a smart phone out of contract, instead of $40 a month, it is only $15. I need to find a smart phone from somewhere else like Amazon or wherever that I can take in to Verizon and hook it up. I thought about a Samsung Galaxy S3 from Amazon but they only have the international version for sell. The used versions are out of order.
Anybody know of a place that I can get just the phone at a decent price? Any recommendations for different models?
Ebay. seriously. You can probably find an unlocked s3 on there cheap. Unlocked means its not tied to a specific service. But they are also service locked ones out there cheap as well.
I did the same recently. Both of my14 year old have cells. Both are out of contract and both were purchased on eBay. Just look at the sellers rating,.I always look for someone selling a lot of a phone. It’s typically cheaper. Make sure it’s clean and can be reactivated.
This is why I worry about buying on ebay. I’m afraid I am going to get the wrong phone. I guess if I am going to save $25 a month, its worth it. Just makes me nervous.
another option is facebook. seriously. i am part of like 5-6 sell/trade groups in my area. ppl are ALWAYS selling phones. sellers want cash in hand and not deal with fees and shipping. Buyers want to see and touch before they purchase.
I sell videogames on facebook and craigslist before ebay.
I know this is a few days old but I use Swappa to buy and sell phones. I like that in order to sell you have to verify that the ESN number is clean (not stolen, or a bill is owed for the phone) , They also sort phones by carrier and manufacturer so you can browse the Verizon section and not have to worry about whether or not you’re buying the right CDMA phone (Sprint and Verizon both use CDMA but Sprint will not work on Verizon and vice versa)