What's a good online place to buy cellphones that do not require plans? I'm particularly looking for entry level phones?

I'm particularly looking for entry level phones. Asked by Enhance 48 months ago Similar questions: online place buy cellphones require plans entry level phones Consumer Electronics > Cell Phones & Accessories.

Similar questions: online place buy cellphones require plans entry level phones.

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TracFone I have personally used this service and it's the real thing. We also live out in the middle of no where and they had reception out here, where none of the other prepaid cell phone companies did. It's a great company to use and you can buy minutes for your phone either online or at stores like Wal-Mart.

They have some very basic phones with their service, so basic that my 70+ year old grandmother has one and knows how to use it! You can buy the phones online and they FedEx them overnight to you or you can buy them at Wal-Mart and Radio Shack as well. You can buy the time in small units like 60 minutes or even large units like 800.

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EBay or Craigslist -- look for unlocked phones. A lot of foks have had success buying cell phones off eBay (ebay.com) or Craigslist (craigslist.org) . Just make sure you're getting an unlocked phone and pay attention to the preferred network if you care about whick it is.

Craigslist can be better if you care about local or being able to see it before you buy. Hope that helps! .

Tracfone or Virgin Mobile I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but I've always liked Tracfone or Virgin Mobile. They both have prepaid cell phone plans, which means instead of paying X amount per month you put X dollars into your account and when you make a call you buy minutes (or texting or pictures, or whatever) out of that account balance. If you get down to zero dollars you have to put more money into the account, and they usually have a minimum amount of money you have to put into the account every so often to keep it active.

The disadvantage to prepaid plans is that they are generally more expensive than a regular plan per minute, but if you just want a cell phone for emergencies (like me) and do not use it often then it's cheaper overall than a regular contract with a big-name cell phone company. For example, the plan I have right now with Virgin Mobile costs me only $20 every three months. That's extremely cheap compared to other plans out there.

Every three months I have to "top up" my account by putting $20 into it, regardless of my current balance. (If I don't "top up" at least once every three months they put my account on hold, and if it's on hold long enough they'll cancel the account and I'll lose my balance and my phone number. ) That $20 is available for me to spend when I make calls.

Since I use my phone so rarely that $20 every three months has piled up to about $120 dollars, so when I finally do get into a situation where I need to use the phone I can talk for a very long time before I have to pay. I think plans like these are the best for someone who has never had a cell phone before, or who plans to use the phone very infrequently. If you find you make calls on it a lot (basically, if you have to "top up" more than the minimum) then you may want to look into one of the more popular contract plans.

You can find more information on plans with Tracfone and Virgin Mobile at their respective sites. I use one of the minute-to-minute plan with Virgin Mobile, but the rest of my family loves Tracfone (not sure what plan, or if they even have different plans like Virgin). Take a look at them both (pay attention to the cell phone coverage in your area - Virgin works better where I live, but Tracfone works better where my parents live) and pick the one that looks like it'll suit your needs best.

Sources: Experience - have used both Tracfone and Virgin Mobile in the past .

1 SnowAngel, regarding your answer "TracFone":Sorry, I think you misunderstood my question - I'm looking for a phone to replace my current one that I already have a plan for.

SnowAngel, regarding your answer "TracFone":Sorry, I think you misunderstood my question - I'm looking for a phone to replace my current one that I already have a plan for.

2 Ahhh I did, my apologies lol. For that I would normally suggest eBay, but I have been burnt quite a few times there replacing cell phones. Most of the ones there I believe have been "refurbished" and seem to die after about a week.

You could skim through the auctions and if you find a person who has renewed their contract and has chosen to sell their new phone to make some quick money vs using it. I know several people who do that each time it's time to renew their contract. You can also actually buy the phones themselves from the cellphone company your currently with, but they will charge you the full price for it.

Your best bet with that might be to look for a phone that comes with a significant manufacturers rebate that's good on the purchase of the phone whether there is a contract sold with it or not. Like if your with a company that can us LG phones, there are several phones out right now with them that have $50 manufacturer rebates. So even if you paid full price for it at your cell phone company, you could still mail in to get a manufacturer rebate of $50.

I know there are some phone brands out right now with even higher manufacturer rebates like $100 and $150.

Ahhh I did, my apologies lol. For that I would normally suggest eBay, but I have been burnt quite a few times there replacing cell phones. Most of the ones there I believe have been "refurbished" and seem to die after about a week.

You could skim through the auctions and if you find a person who has renewed their contract and has chosen to sell their new phone to make some quick money vs using it. I know several people who do that each time it's time to renew their contract. You can also actually buy the phones themselves from the cellphone company your currently with, but they will charge you the full price for it.

Your best bet with that might be to look for a phone that comes with a significant manufacturers rebate that's good on the purchase of the phone whether there is a contract sold with it or not. Like if your with a company that can us LG phones, there are several phones out right now with them that have $50 manufacturer rebates. So even if you paid full price for it at your cell phone company, you could still mail in to get a manufacturer rebate of $50.

I know there are some phone brands out right now with even higher manufacturer rebates like $100 and $150.

Where can I buy used/refurbished prepaid cell phones.

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