GadgetGuru72
09-20-2005, 11:50 AM
Ok, here's the situation:
I currently have a defective LG1150 cell phone for use on the AT&T network. There is a short or something in the phone that causes a fully charged battery to drain in a few hours. I have tried several different batteries and have concluded it's definitely a problem with the phone.
The problem is that now that AT&T has merged with Cingular, there are no more "AT&T phones." So, my only option is to "switch" to Cingular and get a new Cingular phone. The reason that is a problem is that my wife and I are on a family plan with AT&T and my wife's phone still works (and was pretty expensive). If I switch to Cingular in order to get a new phone, my wife would have to switch to Cingular and we'd have to get her a new phone too. That seems like a huge waste of money since her phone works properly.
So, it appears to me that the only good solution is to buy an unlocked phone on eBay that can replace mine. From my understanding of unlocked phones, I can get any phone that uses a SIM card; therefore, any phone that works with AT&T, Cingular or T-Mobile.
However, I want to make sure I get a good one. What I'd like is a phone with a super long lasting battery. I don't care much about whether it has a camera or video capabilities. I don't care if it can play MP3 ringtones or any of that kind of stuff. I just want a high quality phone with a long lasting battery.
Anybody have any recommendations?
P.S. Sorry for the long story, but I just wanted to explain my situation fully.
I currently have a defective LG1150 cell phone for use on the AT&T network. There is a short or something in the phone that causes a fully charged battery to drain in a few hours. I have tried several different batteries and have concluded it's definitely a problem with the phone.
The problem is that now that AT&T has merged with Cingular, there are no more "AT&T phones." So, my only option is to "switch" to Cingular and get a new Cingular phone. The reason that is a problem is that my wife and I are on a family plan with AT&T and my wife's phone still works (and was pretty expensive). If I switch to Cingular in order to get a new phone, my wife would have to switch to Cingular and we'd have to get her a new phone too. That seems like a huge waste of money since her phone works properly.
So, it appears to me that the only good solution is to buy an unlocked phone on eBay that can replace mine. From my understanding of unlocked phones, I can get any phone that uses a SIM card; therefore, any phone that works with AT&T, Cingular or T-Mobile.
However, I want to make sure I get a good one. What I'd like is a phone with a super long lasting battery. I don't care much about whether it has a camera or video capabilities. I don't care if it can play MP3 ringtones or any of that kind of stuff. I just want a high quality phone with a long lasting battery.
Anybody have any recommendations?
P.S. Sorry for the long story, but I just wanted to explain my situation fully.