| A lost cell phone is in no way in comparison to a | | | | hassles of purchasing a new cell phone (indeed, |
| lost tooth. Because with a missing cell phone, you | | | | new ones can be very expensive!) is apparently |
| can substitute it with a real one right away. | | | | an irrelevant topic considering that you can often |
| Except possibly for the phone "body number", | | | | have a pre owned cell phone from the neighboring |
| you can even secure the same and exact unit | | | | shops. You will save considerable amount of |
| that was lost. | | | | money with used cell phone than if you buy a |
| And rightly so, there are lots of good reasons to | | | | new one. Plus, the great thing is, pre owned cell |
| purchasing a used cell phone. Let's talk about | | | | phone works just as well. To illustrate my point: A |
| convenience first. Buying a pre owned cell phone | | | | new Blackberry 8700 can go as high as $299, a |
| will save you from hassles and sickening | | | | used Blackberry 8700 can be obtained for only |
| formalities of signing a contract with cell phone | | | | $129. Why dispose that huge amount of money? |
| companies. Most of us have been there and | | | | Buy the savings instead for better-tasting |
| there's no prize for the discomforting feeling of | | | | oatmeal! |
| having to read again all those pages of warranties | | | | Well, I already talked about two huge reasons |
| and rules just because your phone was lost or | | | | (convenience and practicality) and they basically |
| stolen. Activating pre owned cell phones only | | | | cover everything why you should buy a pre |
| takes just minutes and can be done right at the | | | | owned cell phone, but they are too concentrated |
| comfort of your own sofa. | | | | on you and you. I have to kick one in that's for |
| For example: If you are a subscriber to Cingular, | | | | the whole community: purchasing used cell phones |
| T-Mobile, or ATT, simply remove your SIM card | | | | will do something good for the environment. Cell |
| from underneath your cell phone battery (in most | | | | phones are made up of various toxic chemicals |
| cases, this is where you will find the SIM), and | | | | that include lead and mercury. Over time, these |
| re-insert it into your newly bought pre owned cell | | | | harmful chemicals will leak out, and once in the |
| phone, and then the problem's fixed! Yes, you | | | | ground, will eventually enter our water system. |
| heard it right, there's no need to worry much | | | | That only spells a bad future for us, a horrible |
| over losing a phone because the solution is as | | | | future for our children. And what's even sadder to |
| easy as simply going down to your local cell phone | | | | realize is that many, if not most of these |
| providers' place of business and asking them for a | | | | discarded cell phones, are far from being useless. |
| new SIM card. For Verizon, Metro PCS, and the | | | | We might be at the mercy of our dear dentist if |
| like, where SIM card is of no use, you only have | | | | we lost a tooth, but I hope I made it clear here |
| to dial *611 on your newly acquired pre owned cell | | | | that we should not feel the same way if we lost |
| phone, and a customer representative from your | | | | a cell phone. Now we comprehend what to do |
| local phone provider will provision your phone with | | | | and how simple it is to solve the dilemma on "lost |
| your existing account over the air. | | | | cell phone". |
| And then we talk about practicality. The financial | | | | |