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There are good, cheap cell phones available on many websites that are unlocked and have no SIM card. Their brands are not recognized by the Major Providers. Verizon and AT&T won't touch them. I presume this may be because they are less profitable and harder to intrude on your privacy, but maybe there are other reasons.

Has anybody used one? Are there reliable cell service providers for them in the US?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

There are good, cheap cell phones available on many websites that are unlocked and have no SIM card. Their brands are not recognized by the Major Providers. Verizon and AT&T won't touch them. I presume this may be because they are less profitable and harder to intrude on your privacy, but maybe there are other reasons. Has anybody used one? Are there reliable cell service providers for them in the US? Thanks in advance for any advice.

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I use cell mapper to figure out what towers have which bands on which carrier. Once you have that, you will know what phones will work .