Prepaid Cell Phone Bargains
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Here are the some current prepaid cell phone bargains. Managing your cell phone cost has more to do with choosing the right prepaid cell phone plan rather than a sale on the latest phone, nevertheless . . . .
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I used to manually update this page before creating the application which brings you the deal above. I scanned the circulars for stores like Walmart and Target and their websites for the latest bargains. I've left some of these posts up as a comparison, so you can see where prices have gone and what phones were available back then.
28 July 2008Tracfone drops prices on C139 and W175 to $9.99
Here's the link: Get a wireless phone starting at just $9.99 at TracFone.com
23 July 2008A couple of Tracfone deals on reconditioned phones. $49.99 Free Tracfone Motorola W175 with double minutes card purchase
Buy a Double Minutes for Life Card and receive a Motorola W175 for FREE! $79.99 Tracfone Motorola W370, double minutes, 900 minutes $79.99
Get a Motorola W370, Double Minutes for Life, and 900 Minutes to start for only $79.99!
17 July 2008Sorry for the delay. Working on some changes to the site. In the meantime,here's a new Net10 offer: Net10 Motorola V176 and 900 minutes airtime $60
Get 900 minutes of airtime and a FREE Motorola phone for only $60 at Net10.com . When you buy the 60 minute airtime bundle they also send you the free Motorola V176. After you activate the phone, you automatically get 300 minutes good for 60 days or about two months. Later you can add the 600 minutes airtime card which is good for another 120 days or about four months. So you end up getting about 6 months of service, 900 minutes of airtime ,and a free phone for $60. Hard to beat that.
This was the first time a Bluetooth Tracfone made it into the prepaid cell phone bargains list.
2 July 2008Bluetooth enabled camera phone from Tracfone
Tracfone has introduced a camera phone with bluetooth capability. You can get the Bluetooth-enabled Motorola W376 for $49.99 and receive double minutes for life FREE . A pretty good deal.
It's always interesting to compare prepaid cell phone bargains from Tracfone/Net10 and GoPhone.29 June 2008Tracfone Motorola W370 with double-minutes $29.99
Target is offering a new Tracfone Motorola W370 with double minutes for life for $29.99. Attractive flip phone. The double minutes makes Tracfone's rates more attractive as well. Tracfone airtime on sale
Also at Target. Free shipping on Best Buy pay as you go phones
Best Buy is offering free shipping this Sunday and Monday on all pay as you go phones. AT&T GoPhone Samsung A127 $50
Best Buy has the GoPhone Samsung A127 flip phone with VGA camera which also does email for $50. Basic Net10 phone 24.99
Circuit City has what appears to be a basic Net10 LG 300 phone on sale for $24.99. Net10 phones come with 300 minutes, a $30 value, to begin with, so you're getting a phone and 300 minutes for the price. Apparently in-store only, however.
As gas prices soared and no-contract plans became more popular, I cautiously introduced Cricket Phone into the prepaid cell phone bargains list.
27 June 2008Cricket cell phone $40 gas card
This was stuck on my windshield this morning. Don't know for which plan. 
22 June 2008Virgin Mobile Cyclops $39.99
Target has the 1.3 megapixel Virgin Mobile Cyclops for $39.99. Nice flip phone with high resolution (for a prepaid phone) camera. I was big on the Cyclops and this camera phone made it onto the prepaid cell phone bargains list many times. Virgin Mobile Flare $24.99
Best Buy has the new Virgin Mobile LG Flare for $24.99. It's a basic phone with some extra features such as bluetooth capability, voice-activated dialing and a full-duplex speakerphone for hands-free calling if you don't want to use a headset. Tracfone Motorola W175 $9.99
Now available at Circuit City are the new Motorola W175 Tracfones. Their new basic model is much better looking than the old but reliable C139. Tracfone Motorola W260g flip phone $14.99
Also at Circuit City, the new Motorola 260g Tracfone is the new basic flip phone. Also a bit nicer than their old basic flip phone, the V170. T-Mobile Nokia 1208 $24.99
The new T-Mobile Nokia 1208 prepaid phone is available at Best Buy. Good basic phone (with a calendar and speaker phone) that lets you take advantage of T-Mobile's prepaid rates if you're in their coverage area. T-Mobile's coverage used to be a little spotty, and I would mention that when listing their prepaid cell phone bargains.
16 June 2008A Tracfone offer. Tracfone Motorola W370 w. Double minutes for Life $29.99
Save money with this stylish prepaid flip phone(refurbished). Get Double Minutes for Life at TracFone...only $29.99 with a Motorola W370 phone
15 June 2008A whole slew this week. Net10 LG 1500 $49.99
New at Kmart. Get the Net10 LG 1500 with 300 minutes for $49.99. (Usually 59.99). The LG 1500 is a color flip phone with handsfree speaker phone and (downloadable Java games if you care). In stores only. Weekly ad. Virgin Mobile Flare $24.99
Target has the Bluetooth-enabled phone for $24.99. In stores only, but here's Target Virgin Mobile Flare description. Free CD and 50 eMusic download with Virgin Mobile Wildcard
Get one free CD (from a list of 5) and 50 free eMusic downloads when you buy the Virgin Mobile Festival Special Edition Wildcard(that's a mouthful) at Best Buy. This edition of the stylish qwerty-keyboard phone comes in black or white. New Tracfone models now in black
Circuit City has two new Tracfone models in black. Tracfone Motorola W175g $9.99. Non-flip. Tracfone Motorola W260g $14.99. Flip phone Basic GoPhone $19.99
If you're in a hurry. You can pick up a basic GoPhone (looks like the Motorola C139)for your local RiteAid drug store for $19.99. Get $10 airtime bonus if you add an airtime purchase within 7 days of activation. Or you can pick up a Motorola C168i GoPhone at Walgreens also for $19.99.
10 June 2008Buy a Motorola C261 phone for $39.99 and get Double Minutes for Life!
Get a Tracfone Motorola C261 camera phone for $39.99 and get double minutes free for life. Free ground shipping as well. Best price double-minute phone package currently available. Expires 6/16/08. I had the C261 phone before it became a double-minutes phone, so I knew this belonged in the prepaid cell phone bargains list.
9 June 2008Check out Net10's latest Father's Day specials and save $45! 
Get an Net10 LG 1500 flip phone with 300 minutes, an universal accessory kit including headset, charger and phone pouch, and free shipping for $49.99
Previous Bargains in 2008 Previous Bargains in 2007 As you can see I've been keep track or the best prepaid cell phone bargains for a while now. They're great for sometimes snapping up a new phone. Keeping your costs down depends on analyzing your usage and choosing the appropriate plan.
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