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Kosher Phones
« on: February 22, 2011, 11:42:24 AM »
I'm trying to help a Rosh Yeshiva get kosher phones for his yeshiva. Anyone know how these work? From what I've heard there are both gsm and cdma kosher phones. Anyone familiar with how exactly they do it? I understand that there is either/both a network/phone block.

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2011, 12:01:31 PM »
US or Israel?

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2011, 12:04:58 PM »
There's nothing kosher about ganev phones.
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2011, 12:34:09 PM »
There's nothing kosher about ganev phones.

I know a girls high school that made everyone get kosher phones. They had to pay $50 for the phone and another $40 a month for like 450 minutes no text or internet. The next year they changed the rule and said you dont need to have a kosher phone and when they tried cancelling they found out they had signed a 3 year contract. The ETF was $275. This was straight out ridiculous because its not like they actually gave them an expensive phone!

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2011, 12:42:03 PM »
I know a girls high school that made everyone get kosher phones. They had to pay $50 for the phone and another $40 a month for like 450 minutes no text or internet. The next year they changed the rule and said you dont need to have a kosher phone and when they tried cancelling they found out they had signed a 3 year contract. The ETF was $275. This was straight out ridiculous because its not like they actually gave them an expensive phone!
Like I said, ganev phones!
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2011, 12:48:49 PM »
There's nothing kosher about ganev phones.
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The whole thing started as a scam. I was in Israel when it started. Then all the rabbis had to jump on board because it was "kosher"
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #6 on: February 22, 2011, 12:56:37 PM »
its for US

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #7 on: February 22, 2011, 01:12:30 PM »
There exist kosher phones with regular verizon service and prices. There is no way to text or use internet with them. Try calling   :
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2011, 01:24:31 PM »
There exist kosher phones with regular verizon service and prices. There is no way to text or use internet with them. Try calling   :
Big Man Cellular
(718) 972-5200
Or just buy any old sprint phone, I have some lying around :)
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2011, 03:12:11 PM »
they have phones for old people with no text and no contract, google it

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2011, 05:38:42 PM »
+1,000,000
The whole thing started as a scam. I was in Israel when it started. Then all the rabbis had to jump on board because it was "kosher"
Take a chill. What was - was! Today kosher phones are much cheaper then non-kosher, you can get one w/o or with a contract, and there are new laws that allow you to cancel your contract. Even non- frum people get kosher phones plans and use a 2nd phone to text. To rent a kosher phone is still a hassle though.

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 06:55:11 PM »
Are these phones that are actually designed as "kosher" or are they just ones that have those features disabled? My cousin wants a "kosher" phone but I have not heard of one that really is.

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2011, 10:43:41 PM »
this is what it looks like

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2011, 11:54:45 PM »
How is 'לא תבשל גדי בחלב אמו' interpreted to include cellphones? :P
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #14 on: February 23, 2011, 01:23:37 AM »
How is 'לא תבשל גדי בחלב אמו' interpreted to include cellphones? :P
It says it 3 times. one for food one for cell phones... (Y"D 87.1)
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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2011, 01:55:45 AM »
The phones are usually disabled. you can get them opened but you will be charged through the roof for sending a text message from a kosher phone. The cameras are also removed. The latest kosher phones might be different.

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2011, 08:22:40 AM »
I love what pple are puttin hechsherim on nowadays...

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2011, 10:30:44 AM »
I Googled that "Big Man Cellular" and it smells fishy. I think I can just get David an old flip phone off Ebay, disable it and give it to him.

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2011, 12:08:40 PM »
The point of kosher phones is that the (sub) network does not support web, period. No unblocking etc possible.

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Re: Kosher Phones
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2011, 12:16:46 PM »
Right but are there any true kosher phones or is just a line of nonsense like someone else posted about earlier?