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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.
Prepaid smartphones are the new budget portable media players these days. Case in point, for just $40, you can get the LG Tribute in either the Sprint Prepaid or Virgin Mobile configuration, with a limit of three per customer, at amazon.com. No contract, and you can always use this as a wifi-only device without a plan. However, for cellular service, each one is locked to Sprint or Virgin respectively.
It has a 4.5-inch WVGA IPS display, 1.2 GHz quad-core budget Snapdragon 400, Android 4.4, removable battery (!), 4GB memory (about 1.5GB is user-usable) and microSD slot (up to 32GB), and more. Check the user reviews and answered questions for more details over there.
On the sub-$200 no-contract former-flagship front, you can get the seller refurbished Samsung Galaxy Note II SGH-I317, an AT&T phone, for $170 with free shipping, in either white or gray, with a limit of five per buyer. Per the listing, this has a clean IMEI for AT&T activation. Or you can use it as a Wifi-only device. This is two generations ago, it came out back in the Jelly Bean days.
Like to have the latest flagship smartphone but don’t want to pay full price or sign up for a two year contract? Among the latest eBay offers you can get the manufacturer refurbished HTC One M8 (factory unlocked) for $300 (was $350) with free shipping. This is offered by eBay seller “qualitycellz” (99.1%), available in two different colors, with a limit of five per customer. This was formerly an AT&T phone, but it is now unlocked.
2015 is here and no doubt a new Samsung Galaxy S flagship smartphone will be announced, but in the meantime, the S5 is the current Galaxy S flagship and it is on sale! The white 16GB version goes for $400 with no contract in the Sprint Prepaid version at Amazon.com. You can buy as many as you like. This is not part of the lightning deals, it is a sale price. Only the Sprint Prepaid version is on sale, the Virgin and Boost Mobile versions remain at $550+ prices.
If you want to use it with a cellular service, this is Sprint Prepaid. But you can use it as a Wifi-only device as you please. No contracts!
Looking for a Windows Phone that is not locked to a carrier? And you only want to pay $50 with free shipping? Well, eBay Deals have an offer for that too. It is the manufacturer refurbished Nokia Lumia 521, an unlocked GSM T-Mobile phone, with a limit of 50 per customer. Over 4600 phones got sold so far from this listing, offered by eBay seller “bigdeals” (99.3%). No contract, no carrier lock!
The prices of the 2013 flagships continue to drop. Right now, $210 is enough to get you a new condition LG G2, GSM unlocked, in either black or white, with a limit of five per customer, from QualityCellz on eBay (99.1%). No contract – you own it when the purchase clears. It has 32GB on-board storage and a 5.2-inch display. Over 1350 units got sold so far from this particular listing.
Flagship smartphones get updated every year, but if you are cool with the 2013 flagship, among the latest eBay deals, you can get the manufacturer refurbished HTC One M7, unlocked (former AT&T) with no contract for $200 with free shipping, in your choice of color (silver, black, blue) with a limit of five per customer, sold by eBay seller “qualitycellz” (99.1%). Keep in mind, the 2013 HTC One does not have a microSD, while the 2014 HTC One M8 does.
Keep in mind, there will be a new HTC One flagship at some point in the next few weeks, so the M7 will go from being the “previous flagship” to being the “second cousin flagship” 🙂
This limited time offer expired…
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If you are more of a high-risk shopper, you can get the Samsung Galaxy S4, model i545, factory unlocked, as a seller-refurbished B+ stock item, for $198 with free shipping, in black, with a limit of five per customer. These are offered as part of the eBay spotlight deals by BiDallies on eBay (98.5%). This is unlocked, with no contract. It has 16GB on-board plus the all-important microSD slot.
As of a 3/3/15 re-check, this offer expired and the eBay listing is closed…
This is the first generation model, released in 2013, not the second generation model released in 2014. The new condition 32GB Motorola Moto X Developer Edition, model XT1060, with USA warranty, unlocked and contract-free, is available for $200 with free shipping, with a limit of five per buyer, by Yapper Wireless on eBay (98.3%). This is Verizon branded.
This eBay offer expired…
If you are looking to get your hands on a Samsung Galaxy Note, without a contract, and preferably as a Wifi-only device, among the latest spotlight deals, you can get the manufacturer refurbished Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900V (Verizon) for $290 with free shipping and a 60 day warranty. No contract! The phone is yours the moment you pay for it. The seller is “yapper_wireless” (98.4%). It is available in gray only, with a limit of five per buyer. This has 32GB on-board storage plus microSD.
As of 1/20/15, this is dead, the price jump up by $60…
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If you are a credit union member, the Sprint $100 Family Share Plan is 10% cheaper! If you take advantage of your credit union discount, a 10% off discount on your bill (check with your local credit union or see lovemycreditunion.com for details on how to do this), this plan becomes a $90 per month for mobile-data data-hungry users. The usual barrage of taxes and fees and nickle dimers is additional (you can only avoid those with prepaid service).
You get 20GB of total data, and unlimited talk and text, on up to ten lines (phones, tablets, mobile broadband). The free “up to ten lines” is good for the whole of 2015. Starting 1/1/16, you will pay $15 per month per device. This requires a two year contract. You must sign up for this offer by 1/29/15.
Optionally, if you are switching from another carrier, you can get up to $350 in a prepaid VISA gift card to cover ETF or Installment Billing balance. This promotion is independent of the Family Share Plan. Details at this Sprint page.
As of a 1/26/15 re-check, this eBay listing ended with 600 phones sold through it…
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