I am looking a for a used phone that has built in wi-fi. I know very little about these types of phones or wi-fi either for that matter, so if my questions sounds uneducated, they are. Anyway, I want to get a used phone that has wi-fi built in if the wi-fi will work without a subscription. I already have a phone through work, so I just want something that will serve as an internet browser when I am wihin range of a wi-fi hotspot. Where would be the best place to get a list of all of the phones that have wi-fi built into them? Will they work on wi-fi without a subscription? If they will, do I still need a SIM card in the phone? And, if I do need a SIM card, can a SIM card that has never been activated work? Or does it need a SIM card that had at least been activated at some point in the past? Also, are all wi-fi phones created equally or are some hands down better than others and, if so, what makes them better?
(I have some Nextels that I use for off-network direct simplex, AKA Direct Talk, and they will ONLY work with SIM cards installed that had been activated at one time. They work fine now without service, but they will not work with aSIM card that has never been activated.)
(I have some Nextels that I use for off-network direct simplex, AKA Direct Talk, and they will ONLY work with SIM cards installed that had been activated at one time. They work fine now without service, but they will not work with aSIM card that has never been activated.)