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Re: ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay

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Post by ToastyMallows »

aroch wrote: post #8
brianbreslin wrote: post #5

What carriers does it support in the US?

You couldn't scrolled down a few inches to see: Support US 3G NETWORK 2G NETWORK:GSM 850/900/1800/1900 3G NETWORK:UMTS 850/1900 Which is any GSM carrier and, depending on your area, 3G from ATT and Tmo or just ATT + all the MVNO's, US Cellular and other smaller regionals that lease from ATT

So how would I go about using this phone to call someone or text someone, I'd have to get a plan through AT&T first? Would they even support my phone? Or am I understanding this wrong.

Re: ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay

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Post by Supermighty »

themckman wrote: post #4

Bought one. For $80 and apps built on web technologies, there's got to be SOMETHING I can do with this thing...

I really want to make an app for this platform. I just don't know what it will be yet. But I believe in Mozilla and I want them to have a place at the table.

Re: ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay

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Post by aroch »

ToastyMallows wrote: post #11
aroch wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You couldn't scrolled down a few inches to see: Support US 3G NETWORK 2G NETWORK:GSM 850/900/1800/1900 3G NETWORK:UMTS 850/1900 Which is any GSM carrier and, depending on your area, 3G from ATT and Tmo or just ATT + all the MVNO's, US Cellular and other smaller regionals that lease from ATT

So how would I go about using this phone to call someone or text someone, I'd have to get a plan through AT&T first? Would they even support my phone? Or am I understanding this wrong.

Since you're binging your own phone and its 3G limited, your best bets for cheap plans is an ATT PAYG plan [0] and I would forgo the data plan or StraightTalk [1]. If you want data, you can probably get away with ATT's 'basic' phone unlimited data plan (Honestly, I would consider a FfOS a feature phone and not a smartphone) for $35 a month. Or a StraightTalk ~$44 a month unlimited plan that doesn't care about feature phone / smartphone.

I personally I have a Tmo sim that I have preloaded with ~100min call time and 100MB of data for emergency use + an ATT sim with similar (I have an actual ATT contract as well). You'll have to buy a sim, or if you get lucky, both Tmo and ATT have 'sales' where you can get the SIM for free

[0]: http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans/prepaidplans.html

[1] http://www.straighttalk.com

Re: ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay

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Post by johnchristopher »

From Belgium:

Unfortunately, access to this particular item has been blocked due to legal restrictions in some countries. We are blocking your viewing in an effort to prevent restricted items from being displayed. Regrettably, in some cases, we may prevent users from accessing items that are not within the scope of said restrictions because of limitations of existing technology. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, and we hope you may find other items of interest on eBay.

What legal reasons are preventing ebay from displaying it ? Buying I might understand but not displaying the item ?

At least this one works: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZTE-Open-3G-Unlocked-Firefox-OS-Ce...

Re: ZTE Open Firefox OS phone is available on eBay

#20

Post by dagw »

reidrac wrote: post #19
foz wrote: post #16

The specs say 320x480 px screen, which is a bit disappointing.

I'm not an expert, but £59.99 is a very competitive price for an unlocked smartphone.

It's the same price as the low end Samsung android phones with comparable specs. If you're willing to roll the dice with no-name phones imported directly from China, you can get an unlocked smartphone for around $50
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