How can I buy a different cellphone while in a contract for two years..?

Question

without paying the whole retail price? I would like to buy a camera phone now that I know more how to operate one, but Alltel tells me either I pay full price for one or wait another year or so and then buy one. I would like to buy one of those E815, I think it is called.

Thanks for your help,
Rinda

Answer 1

Usually when you buy a new phone at their discounted price it locks you in for another year or two contract.

I would try E-bay - that will probably bee the cheapest.

Answer 2

You can always check out ebay.com for a cell phone. I have bought new and used for myself and my friends business. His business phone was not eligible for a new phone upgrade for about 6 months. Went online to ebay.com, found a nice Cingular Razr phone that came with several accessories for less than $150 including shipping.

Just make sure that you search for phones for Alltel. I really wouldn' t trust anyone listing a phone as "unlocked" I just don't see how you can use a phone made for Cingular on an Alltel system, etc. Make sure that the person having the auction has great feedback. If they have some negatives, try to find them and read them. Most of the time the powersellers have negative feedbacks because someone thought the would get their product in 2 days from the East Coast to the West Coast, etc.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Nothing you really can do. I tried to get out of my contrat with Sprint and I'm suprised they let me. What I did was call each time until I finally had someone say yes. I spoke to the person in charge of the contracts. I told her that I was moving to another country very soon and I could not afford to pay for the contract, and I would not be here. She said ok, you are off the contract. Make it seem sincere, not as if you are telling a lie lol. Good luck.

Btw, they phone you're getting has some reviews you may want to read:http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Motorola%20E815%20Cell%20Phone:[phone]

Before I got my new Motorola Razr pink phone I read the reviews.

Answer 4

Yep it is our job to say that. In reality, you can just buy a phone off of ebay or an friends phone and use it on your account(as long as they dont have a back bill on itand it is compatible with your service i.e. GSM, CDMA etc..)
I dont know if the E815 is compatible with Alltel or not but i have it thru verizon and i hate the phone!!

Answer 5

I think I would complain to their corporate office. Sometimes the sales people aren't in a position (empowered) to make a sale like that. Foolish of the company not to empower their people to keep us happy, isn't it. Something else you might consider is asking them if they have a used camera phone they will sell you at a discount. I've done that for more of what I wanted. Of course you could always just cancel your agreement and select another phone service.

Answer 6

Sure, if it's compatible with your current service. The price will depend upon your service provider and where you purchase the new phone.

I say if it's going to cost you too much, just wait until your contract is up. Patience is a virtue. ;-)

Answer 7

not too some time past, I employed a contractor(on L.I.,N.Y.) to place in super tiles in my lobby and baths. I chosen the tile, reported as the contractor and he picked the tile up, advised me he have been given a 25% decrease fee on the tile, and gave me a million/2 off (12.5%) on the tiles, plus I had to pay for the hard artwork, which I have been given a senior decrease fee of 10%. The tile shop might have given me a 5% decrease fee on the tile, so altogether, I wound up getting a 22.5% decrease fee. not undesirable, i might say.to respond to your question in regards to the style of license determining how lots decrease fee a contractor might get. not so. the bigger the quantity of tile orders a contractor will provide to a tile corporation will have adequate funds a extra robust decrease fee, i'm advised.

Answer 8

You might have accumulated some credit, Call your Service Provider and ask if they do that for you, you evern might get one free. They sometimes have good specials on the Internet whey you can get the phone you want for free. (like Verizon Wireless).
I got mine (a Motorola Razor 3M) for free.

Answer 9

Maybe u can get a home phone (land phone). If you don't have one already, they offer many helpful packages & good rates, too. It also gives u a sense of stability.

Answer 10

you can buy any phone you want with the same service provider... but know that you'll extend your current contract by another two years.