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 . . . .
Sorry 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.
Tracfone 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.
27 June 2008
Cricket cell phone $40 gas card
This was stuck on my windshield this morning. Don't know for which plan.
22 June 2008
Virgin 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.
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.
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.
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.