nokia 3220?

[lodore]

hello, is there anywhere i can get a cheap nokia 3220?
my sisters just broke and she cant find a phone she likes.
can you still get the nokia 3220?
needs to be simfree or on virgin mobile
thanks in advance
lodore

[chrestomanci]

The 3220 is long discontinued, so you won't get a new one anywhere. You could look on ebay, but after this time you will have trouble finding one with a battery that will still hold much charge.

Alternatively you could look into the Nokia 1xxx series phones. I have a Nokia 1100, and the user interface is very similar to my old 3220 that I had years ago. I brought it very cheaply abroad and take it when I go mountain biking and don't want to risk breaking my good phone.

Tesco sell a number of 1xxx series Nokia phones on either their PAYG network or Virgin. For example, you can get a Nokia 1112 on Virgin for only £25

Disclaimer: I work for Nokia.

[thestjohn]

You can however, buy a 3220 on ebay and purchase a new battery, which I don't recommend buying on ebay unless you trust the seller to provide a genuine Nokia battery. You can pick a genuine BL-5B battery up for about £15-20. The problem with all of these Li-ion batteries is their limited shelf life, and without checking the date codes on the battery you don't know how long the battery has left before performance drops off rapidly. However, as that battery is currently used in the N80 and other phones, just try and get one from someone with new stock.