Archives for March 2015

Samsung Galaxy S3 (Sprint prepaid) for $180 [no contract]

Yes, Samsung just announced the brand new Galaxy S6 with all the latest fancy technology (but no microSD and no user-replaceable battery). But if you want to save and treasure the two aforementioned features, and you are willing to go prepaid or use it as a Wifi-only device, the Sprint Prepaid version of the Samsung Galaxy S3 goes for $180 (was $150), in new condition, at Amazon by Amazon actual with a limit of three per customer. No contract!

Note this can only be used on the new Sprint prepaid network. It cannot be used on the Virgin Mobile or Boost Mobile networks. With up to 64GB via microSD (you can easily get them for under $30 these days), and 2GB RAM, and a boatload of accessories and hacks, this is not a bad deal for $150!

PRICE UPDATED in blog-post on 3/11/15.

March 4, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: ,

Samsung SGH-T199 Prepaid Phone for $5 (T-Mobile)

If you are looking for a very simple prepaid phone with a SIM card, for example, to save your landline phone numbers from getting lost as you go mobile, the Samsung SGH-T199 for T-Mobile is currently on sale for just $5 at Fry’s Electronics (online or stores) and at 711 Stores (YMMV on availability).

If neither one of these options is available or convenient, you can get it for $10 instead at Best Buy and by Best Buy’s eBay store.

March 4, 2015 Filed Under: tech Tagged With: , ,

Certified Pre-Owned LG G3 for $320 with coupon (T-Mobile)

At T-Mobile’s website, you can purchase the certified pre-owned LG G3 smartphone, in the white color scheme, for around $320 when you enter coupon code G3CPODEAL over there. The coupon is $48 off. The phone’s price is $370 before the coupon. The coupon is a limited time offer with no expiration date mentioned in the promotion terms.

As with everything T-Mobile these days, there is no contract. You own the phone right away. But this is locked to T-Mobile.

March 3, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: , , , ,

Refurbished Galaxy Note 4 (N910A) for $480 [unlocked, GSM]

Note temptations! If you must have the latest Note 4, but don’t want to get hog-tied in a contract or pay the crazy new-condition no-contract price, there is the refurbished option, and right now, the featured eBay Deal of the day is the manufacturer refurbished Note 4 (GSM N910A) offered for $480 with free shipping, in either white or black, by eBay seller “QualityCellz” (99%). This is unlocked!

Per the listing, it says: “Unlocked) Opened for Unlocking- Great Deal – Great Condition. Samsung Warranty. Works with any GSM”. Nom-nom!

March 3, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: , , , , ,

Seller refurbished Samsung Note 3 (unlocked) for $294 [big drop]

If you are comfortable with purchasing seller-refurbished unlocked smartphones, among the latest eBay Deals, you can get the B+ Stock seller-refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (N900), GSM, for $294 (was $400) with free shipping. It is only available in the white color scheme. The other color schemes sold out.

UPDATE (3/3/15): the price dropped from $400 to $294 since the original post in early February 2015.

March 2, 2015 Filed Under: android Tagged With: , , , , ,

Pay $80, Get $100 of Peet’s Coffee Gift Cards

If you like to shop at Peet’s Coffee stores or at their website, and you happen to be a Costco member, you can get a great deal, you pay $80 and receive $100 in Peet’s Gift Cards (five $20 gift cards). Free shipping.

If you are not a Costco member, you can still purchase them for the same price from the Costco website! UPDATE: there is NO non-member surcharge for these, you also pay $80 with free shipping!!!

This is an even better deal now. The Peets reload offer now is $1 off your drink purchase with a $20+ gift card purchase or reload. Previously (see the paragraph below) you get a free medium drink of your choice with a $25 reload. So after this development, the Costco deal becomes even better! On $100 spend, you pay $80 with the Costco gift cards versus $96 with the Peets reload discounts.

This promotion expired, see previous paragraph for the current situation. This is a great deal, since you have more flexibility. Without this offer, you get a free medium drink of your choice every time you load/reload $25 or more on a Peet’s gift card. Unless you use the free drink to get a very complicated drink (multiple syrups and extras), you are still better off with the Costco offer. Plus you don’t have to decide to get a more expensive drink at a reload – you can get it any time you like. Or maybe you don’t like those milky drinks and you mostly buy coffee or tea or beans.

March 1, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: ,

Kindle First March 2015 selections are up: up to two free for Prime members

It is March 1st, and this means, among many other things, a new selection of Kindle First ebooks. If you are a Prime member, you can select two of the four choices for free, and read them right now! Everybody else has to wait until April 1st before they can buy them. March brings us a diverse selection of genres, as follows:

  • “Helen of Sparta” by Amalia Carosella in Historical Fiction
  • “The Gemini Effect” by Chuck Grossart in Science-Fiction Thriller
  • “Younger” by Suzanne Munshower in Thriller
  • “It Had to Be Him” by Tamra Baumann in Romance

You can find the monthly choices with more details, reviews, and excerpts (where available) at the Kindle First page. Happy reading!

PS: if you are not a Prime member, you can purchase up to two of these for $2 per e-book.

March 1, 2015 Filed Under: shopping Tagged With: , ,