Frankster wrote:
>
> Well... if you current phone is doing what you want, it's pretty hard to
> beat a $1.99 battery replacement... even after $8.00 shipping - LOL!
>
> http://search.ebay.com/search/search...55+GPX+Battery
>
> -Frank

Thanx, never considered looking on ebay for the battery. The ones I
found were eslewhere on the Net in the $20 and up range for reg & higher
capacity batteries. So if the phone will be useable for a few more
years, guess Verizon will have to stand there with their hands out
(rather than in my pocket) hoping someone else will come along and give
'em their money. One salesman was all over me like a fly on a, ah, er,
corn flake <g>. "Wanna buy a phone, can I help you chose a phone, wanna
see our current deals, made up your mind yet? how 'bout a new contract"
(I don't sign them anymore), he wouldn't go a-w-a-y. Thanx again!!!!!

> "Garden variety NG poster" <qwerty@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.com> wrote in
> message news:45B184C8.57AF@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.com...
> > The battery in my 4 year old Audiovox 9155-gpx is slowly dying and
> > before I simply replace it I have a question on service changes up and
> > coming. Is there anything planned (FCC or Verizon) that will make my
> > current phone useless any time soon? Not sure if it could be
> > reprogrammed to work on any ole system, it is almost 5 years old.
> >
> > I've looked at some of the newer CP's and since I have no need for
> > music, video, camera, Internet, text msg, etc... it seems cheaper to buy
> > the battery as little as I use CP's.
> >
> > If I'm going to be forced to buy new (big business always finds a way to
> > make equipment obsolete = force comsumers to spend money on new toys
> > <g>) any recommendations on one in the $100 range (if they offer one
> > that low w/o a contract)? TIA.