Anyone ever buy a cell phone off ebay?

I'm an AT&T refugee as well, but I actually prefer Cingular now. I was having real problems with reception, late messages, etc.

 

and I am/was in the same situation as you are. I will make teh move to Cingular when I have no other option (it sucks that their plans are so much worse). Text messaging works fine. I did not have an Internet/Data package before with AT&T so I do not know if web operation is affected. I just popped in my sim and everything worked fine.

While I did not get mine from him, there is a guy on 6speedonline that sells unlocked Razors at very good prices. Check the merchandise for sale section and you will see his posts.

JJB

 

Ask over at howardforums.com a lot of guys over there buy unlocked phones exclusively. They have sponsors there that sell nothing but unlocked phones so I would think everything would work but you will be able to find the info on those forums.

At&t GSM may have been moved to the cingular blue section ( if they have organized it that way)

 

I have sold 1000's of phones on ebay.

 

I bought phones twice.

First one was really chic, bought it when I was going abroad to Paris last semester. I had the coolest phone outta everyone there which is key. It was kind of cheap and was actually a pain in my ass to use. But it looked damn cool.

The second one I bought, didnt work out. I got an email from eBay a few days later explaining that the seller was part of some world wide scam...making fake cellphones? Anyway, my point is, there are legit sellers and there are legit scammers. be careful.

 

Just bought an unlocked motorola very, very recently, I'm in the exact same boat you are (at&t corporate plan, very competitive rates). I just swapped the sim cards, and so far all of the features, text message, internet, etc. have worked just fine. Go with a reputable dealer and everything should be fine.