is there a way to get a new phone without renewing contract?

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I am happy with the existing contract which has expired about a year ago and
none of the new plans can match what I've got. My plan is regional, and all
the new plans are national with a lot less minutes. Since I hardly travel
outside of my state, national plans do nothing for me.

But I do not want to have to renew the contract for another 2 years just
because I want a new phone. Cingular requires a 2 year extention of the
contract if you want to upgrade the phone. Is there a way to buy a phone
from someone other than Cingular and program it?

Thanks.

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I paid for my own phone and sim cards and I am not under a contract your
SIM will transfer over I have 3 phones for my many moods all work great mine
are all UNLOCKED Motorolas Inculding my old T-Mobile V66

"David" <spammersgohome@spammersgohome.com> wrote in message
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> I am happy with the existing contract which has expired about a year ago
and
> none of the new plans can match what I've got. My plan is regional, and
all
> the new plans are national with a lot less minutes. Since I hardly travel
> outside of my state, national plans do nothing for me.
>
> But I do not want to have to renew the contract for another 2 years just
> because I want a new phone. Cingular requires a 2 year extention of the
> contract if you want to upgrade the phone. Is there a way to buy a phone
> from someone other than Cingular and program it?
>
> Thanks.
>
>

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In <2liiq01pntiddutvln7dnjvg6a3e74qtbp@4ax.com> on Sun, 28 Nov 2004 03:53:06
GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@verizon.org> wrote:

>On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 05:16:06 GMT, "David"
><spammersgohome@spammersgohome.com> said in alt.cellular.cingular:

>>But I do not want to have to renew the contract for another 2 years just
>>because I want a new phone. Cingular requires a 2 year extention of the
>>contract if you want to upgrade the phone. Is there a way to buy a phone
>>from someone other than Cingular and program it?
>
>Go to any dealer and ask the price of the phone you want for an
>'outright buy'. (Be prepared for sticker shock - the prices are
>nowhere near the ones on Cingular's site. They subsidize the price if
>you extend for 2 years.)

The subsidy is $50/year; i.e., $50 off for 1-year, $100 off for 2-year.

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John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>

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In <g7rnq0pepj04jj1f77q4lgdkbn0bgl6in5@4ax.com> on Tue, 30 Nov 2004 03:47:21
GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@verizon.org> wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 05:46:22 GMT, John Navas
><spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> said in alt.cellular.cingular:
>
>>In <2liiq01pntiddutvln7dnjvg6a3e74qtbp@4ax.com> on Sun, 28 Nov 2004 03:53:06
>>GMT, Al Klein <rukbat@verizon.org> wrote:
>
>>>Go to any dealer and ask the price of the phone you want for an
>>>'outright buy'. (Be prepared for sticker shock - the prices are
>>>nowhere near the ones on Cingular's site. They subsidize the price if
>>>you extend for 2 years.)
>
>>The subsidy is $50/year; i.e., $50 off for 1-year, $100 off for 2-year.
>
>Not from the dealers' perspective, John. The 'subsidy' includes the
>commission.

Cingular will sell the phone 'outright' without subsidy according to the
numbers I stated -- no need to go to a 3rd-party dealer.

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Best regards, HELP FOR CINGULAR GSM & SONY ERICSSON PHONES:
John Navas <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/#Cingular>