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BigRed

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Need a 2 week cell phone solution
« on: September 18, 2017, 01:35:47 PM »
So, my phone, Nexus 5X, is refusing to turn on.  Seems like this is a known problem (this is a refurbished warranty replacement of the original that did the same thing).  LG will repair it for free, but it's going to be 2 weeks to turn it around.  We don't have any functional old cell phones in our house, we only get new ones when they've become completely unusable.

At any rate, I need something to use for 2 weeks, anyone have any suggestions for a solution I'd be able to get quickly, spend little and have it be a backup for the any future issues?  I'd want to be able to access my texts and make and receive calls.  That's all I'd need as a backup.  We're on Verizon, because my friend works there, and with a bunch of lines for us, his family and his 50% discount, it's very cheap ($40 for the family).

Looks like I can get a flip phone from Verizon for $50.  That could work.


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Re: Need a 2 week cell phone solution
« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2017, 02:25:41 PM »
Put a note on Facebook and "help" a friend find a temporary home for his or her orphaned phone. We all know someone who upgrades too often, and "keeps" the old phone as a backup. (They are just to lazy to sell it.)