[mortgagelady]

Lost my blackberry, and have to get another. Can I buy a blackberry off ebay that says compatible with Verizon and it really work? Stupid when it comes to phone tech.

[ekz13]

you should be able to, I think Verizon is a GSM network (someone correct me if I'm wrong) so you would need a GSM bb in order to swap the ESN with the lost one.

make sure your not buying a blacklisted ESN though, you won't be able to activate it.

[digital_tempest]

Verizon is a CDMA network.

You can buy off eBay. I've bought a couple of phones off eBay for Verizon, but be vigilant about checking the seller's feedback and asking as many questions that come to mind before buying. You definitely don't want a blacklisted ESN, and you definitely do not want a pin-locked phone. Okay, well, some people don't care about that, for whatever reason, but if you plan to use BBM and the like, make sure the pin is free, too.

[IowaGuyBB]

Lots of sellers sell berries on crackberry so check it out in the market!

[mjlynch24]

I had bad luck with bulk resellers. Got a good one from an individual who was upgrading.

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[Flimmy]

You can get one of ebay with no troubles. Its whee I got my first one at you could also check craigslist as well

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[xliderider]

If you buy off ebay, you can also purchase a warranty from squaretrade.com for a reasonable price.

Also, for eBay purchases, make sure you use Paypal. Paypal gives you several layers of protection if you receive a phone that is DOA or significantly different than what was described (new vs. used).

You can't get a warranty on a Craigslist BB, or one purchased on CB's Marketplace.

That said, I bought my 8330 from another CB member and haven't regretted it one bit.

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[john1210]

Yes u can get one of ebay but make sure u do your research and make sure everything is good with the seller

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[mortgagelady]

Looking into bb on crackberry now...

[IowaGuyBB]

Looking into bb on crackberry now...

Let us know how it goes!

[mwcurl]

You might want to consider Craigslist. There might be one available locally that you can look at before you buy.