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Aug. 4th, 2011
Another techie question
Aug. 4th, 2011 09:22 amMy brother's birthday is coming up, and what he really wants is a PDA/Smart phone, something like an iPhone or a Blackberry, but not necessarily one of those brands. I hopped on over to NewEgg.com and was sort of stunned by the prices they were asking for them. So then I went over to ATT.com, who I have my wireless service through, and saw you could get a nice refurbished PDA/Smart phone for a more reasonable price (and sometimes free) if you signed a contract with them.
My mom and I would like nothing better than for him to be with ATT 'cause we can call each other and other ATT folks without it adding to our minutes, but my brother has some kind of bundle for his wireless through Qwest/Verizon. The prices on the Qwest website for Smart-phones-with-contracts are semi-reasonable, so now the questions become, which brand should I get, and can I trust refurbished models? I'd ask my brother about the former question, but it is a birthday present, and hence a surprise.
My mom and I would like nothing better than for him to be with ATT 'cause we can call each other and other ATT folks without it adding to our minutes, but my brother has some kind of bundle for his wireless through Qwest/Verizon. The prices on the Qwest website for Smart-phones-with-contracts are semi-reasonable, so now the questions become, which brand should I get, and can I trust refurbished models? I'd ask my brother about the former question, but it is a birthday present, and hence a surprise.
