DaveOnLI

They have the Motorola E816 phone available with a monthly package and as a 'Pay As You Go'.

However they tell me that the 'Pay As You Go' phones are specially coded and you can't switch a phone that was originally purchased for a monthly plan over to the Pay As You Go.

Sounds like to me.

NFRs2000NYC

Ampd is a subsidiary of Verizon. Its like Scion....sure its pretty, but its a toyota. Ampd is basically verizon geared towards youngins. I personally, would never get any service other than GSM, and in NY, that leaves you with Cingular and TMobile. All other services are yesterday.

DaveOnLI

Thanks Dave....
My primary phone is a Cingular BlackBerry. I picked up an Ampd phone a few months ago as a backup (knowing it operates on the Verizon network). There are places that Cingular just doesn't work.
I've used it so little that I wanted to reduce the plan to a Pay As You Go but they are telling me that the hardware is different and I need to buy another phone. I just find that hard to believe considering they offer the same model phone on their web site with both types of plans.
Anyone here work at a store that sells Ampd phones?

NFRs2000NYC

You should be able to stick a tmobile prepaid sim card into ANY unlocked GSM phone (they can he had BRAND NEW for $150 bucks AND less.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RB-MOTOROLA-V80-V-80-G...1QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.plemix.com/phone.php?brand=sams...x510&type=phone

http://www.plemix.com/phone.php?brand=sony...310i&type=phone

http://www.plemix.com/phone.php?brand=pana...=vs6&type=phone

etc etc...I can give you a list of 100.

The nice thing is, you can just pop SIMs in an out, and have a totally different phone/number....and/or use as a backup.

However, Im thinking its pure BS in terms of hardware. I think its software. The PAYGO phones probably have software that read the balance on the phone, etc...