activating a cell phone

[davidpizzica]

I bought a sprint camera phone at the flea market for $2.00 (big spender!). How can I get it activated, and will it cost me some money? It works perfectly.

[Karen]

Call Sprint, and they will walk you through it ... be prepared by going to their website, or your phone company's website, and looking through the plans/schemes they offer first. The biggest cost for a cell phone is the coverage, not the phone itself!

[sasvermont]

Having been through this a couple of times, it seems to me that your "carrier" or "phone service provider" needs to activate the phone. Yes, Karen, the monthly service is where the money is.....and it adds up...even the bare bones account ends up being much more when you add in taxes. I am thinking about cancelling my Verizon and getting a Trac (?) phone....I use mine so seldom.......such a waste. The hardware is just a come-on to get you to tie into a monthly charge.