[TriLUG] Semi OT: Looking for a used Android phone

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Fri Aug 9 18:44:18 EDT 2019


On Aug 9, 2019 17:13, Joseph Mack NA3T <jmack at wm7d.net> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 9 Aug 2019, via TriLUG wrote: 
>
> Hi TimZ 
>
> > You may also want to check Swappa https://swappa.com if you are OK with used 
> > phones. There is a list of requirements and approval process for a seller to 
> > post. 
>
> It sounds like a Craigslist, where someone checks the data you submit before it 
> gets posted. 
>
> I don't know how this works, but I thought their was some process by which the 
> owner has to declare no further interest in the MEI on the phone, so that you 
> can use it. 
>
> Do you know anything about this? 
>
> > I've bought 2 phones from there and had good success with both. 
>
> Thanks 
>
> Joe 
>
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I'm sorry I do not know if there is a declaration requirement. I have only bought unlocked phones from Swappa and not any carrier branded ones.

TimZ


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