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Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby Bercy » Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:57 pm

I have/had a new phone with a new contract and now have lost the phone. They want $400+ to buy a replacement blackberry at AT&T. Can you buy phones at a different place for less and have AT&T activate it? Other thoughts? Thanks.
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby pondman » Mon Oct 11, 2010 4:29 pm

I had something similar happen to me. I went to Wal-Mart and bought a cheap Go-phone, put my SIM card in and was good to go. I think some of the repair shops sell reconditioned phones as well.

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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby r.c.a.1971 » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:22 pm

Bercy wrote:I have/had a new phone with a new contract and now have lost the phone. They want $400+ to buy a replacement blackberry at AT&T. Can you buy phones at a different place for less and have AT&T activate it? Other thoughts? Thanks.


Call AT&T ....they have a new thing that can help u find it..........if the battery hasnt gone dead. They can pick up a signal if it is still working.

..........just my .02!!
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby huntersmky » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:44 pm

wireless wizard on county line or jackson craigslist should do the trick. check it out or bid on ebay.
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby Deltaquack » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:54 pm

The problem is going to be not having your sim card. They'll charge for the sim card and re-activation.......but like said above, it's a good bit cheaper if you buy one on ebay, craigslist, etc and go to AT&T and get your new sim card. That's why I love my iphone with MobileMe. It'll show me where it's at on Google earth.
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby MudHog » Tue Oct 12, 2010 1:50 pm

i agree on ebay.

I have a samsung blackjack I'll sell if your interested.
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby THE BUCKMAN » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:16 pm

r.c.a.1971 wrote:
Bercy wrote:I have/had a new phone with a new contract and now have lost the phone. They want $400+ to buy a replacement blackberry at AT&T. Can you buy phones at a different place for less and have AT&T activate it? Other thoughts? Thanks.


Call AT&T ....they have a new thing that can help u find it..........if the battery hasnt gone dead. They can pick up a signal if it is still working.
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Along those same lines, is there some way you can save all your information/numbers/etc. on your computer? I'm with CellSouth/Blackberry Curve.
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby coonman » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:17 pm

My blackberry curve came with software to download all your information on the computer.
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Re: Ask DuckSouth - lost cell phone

Postby THE BUCKMAN » Tue Oct 12, 2010 2:26 pm

coonman wrote:My blackberry curve came with software to download all your information on the computer.



Found it. Thanks!
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