Zman wrote:
whats the brand.....that seems steep unless its this years model
As a Costa Rican Resident that is the going rate for a used Motorola Razor or similar telephone.
Additionally, even if you were a Tico you would be hard pressed to get a telephone line with the SIM card as they are currently out of numbers using this technology. I just got my first line with a SIM card about 2 weeks ago after registering for it in early December. Prior to that I was using a "friend's" phone and would simply go online to my bank account and pay the bill after receiving my monthly text messaged bill.
This is not a bad deal and the little bit of profit that HunterS is making is certainly worth it to the buyer for saving the struggle.
Only one sticking point would be if the phone is ever lost or has to be repaired only the person who's name is on the account can make the changes. While waiting in line to activate my new line I watched a Tico argue with the ICE representative about why he could not activate a new phone when the line was in his father's name. Ultimately they made him go back home and get his father to activate the new phone.