[header] How to buy cdma cell phones [title] Determine if you want to buy a new or used cdma cell phone. [step] New cdma cell phones can usually be activated immediately; whereas used cdma cell phones may take weeks or months to activate depending on the account status of the previous phone's owner. [title] Choose a venue from which to buy the cdma cell phone. 
[step] You can buy new, refurbished, or used cdma phones from your service provider, from any authorized cdma cell phone dealer, or from the internet. [substeps] Buy a cdma cell phone from your service provider.