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HURRY! Price drop! Phones now start at just $9.99 shipped!!!

Originally posted on 01/07:

No contract extension or Social Security number is required to purchase a discounted prepaid phone!

If you just want to use a prepaid phone many of these phones come with airtime cards to start you off!

-AT&T is currently having a promotion for up to a $50 prepaid card with the purchase of a GoPhone! According to the fine print regular AT&T post-paid customers may be able to exchange their prepaid cards for 150 bonus plan minutes!

Instructions:

1-Add the phone to your cart

2-Click on “Step 2: add a plan” in the pop-up window.

3-Enter your zip code

4-Select either pay as you go plan, it doesn’t matter which one if you don’t plan on using prepaid.

5-Skip steps 3 and 4 in the pop up window and click on checkout.

6-AT&T adds a $25 prepaid airtime card to your cart but this card is not required to purchase the prepaid phone and can be removed if you desire.

7-Follow the checkout process.

For the full lineup of Prepaid cell phone deals, see AT&T’s Go Phone page!

Current Lineup:

(Phones are listed as New or Refurbished)

Nokia 2330 (Refurb)-14.99 Now just $9.99!

Nokia 2720 (Refurb)-19.99 Now just $12.99

Motorola MOTO EM330 (Refurb)-$24.99 Now just $17.99 Tri-Band World Phone

Nokia 2320 (New)-29.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Samsung A137 (New)- $29.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Samsung A167 (New)- $49.99 Includes $30 Airtime!

Nokia 6085 Plus Music Bundle(New)- $59.99 Quad-Band World Phone

LG CF360 (Refurb)$59.99 3G Phone Quad-Band World Phone

Samsung Magnet (Refurb)- $74.99 Quad-Band World Phone

Nokia 2680 (New)- $79.99 Includes $30 Airtime!

Samsung A177 Full Keyboard (New)- $79.99 Includes $30 Airtime! Quad-Band World Phone

Samsung A237 (New)- $79.99 Quad-Band World Phone

LG Neon (New)- $99.99 Tri-Band World Phone 3G Phone Includes $50 Airtime!

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HT: Asher O.

Portable Handsfree Headset With On/Off Switch Linky

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Sprint is increasing the cost of their “regulatory charge” to 40 cents per line effective 01/01/10.  This a bogus fee collected by Sprint as a stealth rate increase. The notice is being sent out in cell phone bills. You have 30 days from the date of receiving notice that this cost is rising to cancel your plan for free.

“Regulatory Charge
Effective 1/1/10, the Regulatory Charge will increase to $0.40/line. Visit Sprint Ts&Cs or sprint.com/taxesandfees for details; also effective 1/1/10, the Sprint Terms & Conditions (Ts&Cs) are changing. Please review them carefully at sprint.com or on request.”

According to Sprint’s terms and condition there is no way to simply cancel your contract, you must terminate your service and you will not be liable for the ETF.

It may take a few phone calls to customer service, but you should be able to find a rep to let you out of your plan for free.  If not you can always write to Sprint saying that you do not accept the new terms and you wish to end your contract.

If you want to port your number out of Sprint be sure to tell the rep this before canceling service so that they can notate your account to waive the ETF upon completion of porting your number to another carrier. If you cancel your plan before porting your number out of Sprint you may not be able to get your number back.

If you try to cancel be sure to let us know what happens!

Here are the relevant Sprint Terms and Conditions:

“When You Don’t Have To Pay An Early Termination Fee:
You aren’t responsible for paying an Early Termination Fee when terminating Services: (a) provided on a month-to-month basis; (b) consistent with our published trial period return policy; or (c) in response to a materially adverse change we make to the Agreement as described directly below.

Our Right To Change The Agreement & Your Related Rights
We may change any part of the Agreement at any time, including, but not limited to, rates, charges, how we calculate charges, or your terms of Service. We will provide you notice of material changes, and may provide you notice of non-material changes, in a manner consistent with this Agreement (see “Providing Notice To Each Other Under The Agreement” section). If a change we make to the Agreement is material and has a material adverse effect on Services under your Term Commitment, you may terminate each line of Service materially affected without incurring an Early Termination Fee only if you: (a) call us within 30 days after the effective date of the change; and (b) specifically advise us that you wish to cancel Services because of a material change to the Agreement that we have made. If you do not cancel Service within 30 days of the change, an Early Termination Fee will apply if you terminate Services before the end of any applicable Term Commitment.

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T-Mobile is increasing the cost of going over your plan minutes to 40 or 45 cents per minute effective 09/01.  The exact changes for your plan will be sent out in your next cell phone bill.  You have 30 days from the date of receiving notice that this cost is rising to cancel your plan for free.

According to T-Mobile terms and condition there is no way to simply cancel your contract, you must terminate your service and you will not be liable for the ETF.

Even if you have never gone over your minutes in the past you still have the right to cancel your plan as you may go over your plan minutes in the future and T-Mobile is unilaterally modifying your contract in a materially adverse way.

It may take a few phone calls to customer service, but you should be able to find a rep to let you out of your plan for free.  If not you can always write to T-Mobile saying that you do not accept the new terms and you wish to end your contract.

If you want to port your number out of T-Mobile be sure to tell the rep this before canceling service so that they can notate your account to waive the ETF upon completion of porting your number to another carrier. If you cancel your plan before porting your number out of T-Mobile you may not be able to get your number back.

If you try to cancel be sure to let us know what happens!

Here are the relevant T-Mobile Terms and Conditions:

“5. Our Rights to Make Changes. Your Service is subject to our business policies, practices, and procedures, which we can change without notice. UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY LAW, WE CAN CHANGE PRICES, CHARGES AND ANY TERMS IN THE AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME. IF WE MATERIALLY MODIFY THESE T&Cs IN A WAY THAT IS MATERIALLY ADVERSE TO YOU, OR IF A CHANGE INCREASES YOUR SET MONTHLY RECURRING CHARGE(S) (the set amount – which does not include overage, features, optional services, taxes and fees – you agreed to pay each month for at least a one-year Term), WE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH AT LEAST 30 DAYS NOTICE AND YOU MAY TERMINATE YOUR SERVICE WITHOUT AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE (WHICH IS YOUR ONLY REMEDY) BY NOTIFYING US WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE NOTICE. IF YOU FAIL TO TERMINATE WITHIN THOSE 30 DAYS, YOU ACCEPT THE CHANGES.”

Need a new AT&T phone? Don’t lock yourself into a multi-year contract, you can use any of these discounted prepaid phones on your AT&T plan by just slipping in your SIM card from your current phone and you won’t have to extend your contract in order to get a great price!  No contract extension or Social Security number is required to purchase a discounted phone!

If you just want to use a prepaid phone many of these phones come with airtime cards to start you off!

Updates:

-New phones have been added and many phones have gone down in price!

-AT&T is currently having a promotion for up to a $50 prepaid card with the purchase of a GoPhone! According to the fine print regular AT&T post-paid customers may be able to exchange their prepaid cards for 150 bonus plan minutes!

-World Phones indicate that the phone will work outside of the United States!

Instructions:

1-Add the phone to your cart

2-Click on “Step 2: add a plan” in the pop-up window.

3-Enter your zip code

4-Select either pay as you go plan, it doesn’t matter which one if you don’t plan on using prepaid.

5-Skip steps 3 and 4 in the pop up window and click on checkout.

6-Remove the $25 prepaid aircard that AT&T stealthily placed into your cart.

7-Follow the checkout process.

For the full lineup of Prepaid cell phone deals, see AT&T’s Go Phone page!

Current Lineup:

(Phones are listed as New or Refurbished)

Nokia 2610 (New)-$29.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Nokia 2600 (Refurb)-$29.99 Now $24.99

Nokia 2600, Select Red or Black, (New)-$49.99

Nokia 2680 (New)- $79.99 Includes $30 Airtime!

LG CU405 (Refurb) 3G Phone- $49.99 Now $44.99 World Phone

Samsung A167 (New)- $59.99 Includes $30 Airtime!

Samsung A177 Full Keyboard (New)- $99.99 Includes $50 Airtime!

Samsung A237 (Refurb)- $49.99 Now $39.99 World Phone

Samsung A237 (New)- $79.99 World Phone

Sony Ericsson W350 Walkman, Select Black, White, Or Ice Blue, (Refurb)- $54.99 Now $49.99 World Phone

Motorola Razr V3 (New)- $119.99 Now $99.99 Includes $50 Airtime! World Phone

Update: Link fixed.

GE DECT 6.0 Phone With Bluetooth Cell Phone Connection Linky

$50 Discount When Using Paypal Linky

“Integrate your cellular phone into your cordless home phone system with the GE DECT 6.0 series Cell Fusion Bluetooth expandable cordless phone. It utilizes Bluetooth technology to link your cell phone to multiple handsets placed throughout your house to make and receive phone calls conveniently.”

Updates:

-New phones have been added such as the Samsung A167 and A177

-A couple phones have gone down in price and have been updated.

-AT&T is currently having a promotion for a free $15 prepaid card with the purchase of a GoPhone! According to the fine print regular AT&T post-paid customers may be able to exchange this for 150 bonus plan minutes!

-World phones have been listed as such next to each phone.

Originally posted on 04/23

Nokia 2610 (Refurb)-$9.99

You will be able to use these phones on any prepaid or postpaid AT&T plan, just slip in your sim card from your exiting plan!

Instructions:

1-Add the phone to your cart

2-Click on “Step 2: add a plan” in the pop-up window.

3-Enter your zip code

4-Select either pay as you go plan, it doesn’t matter which one if you don’t plan on using prepaid.

5-Skip steps 3 and 4 in the pop up window and click on checkout.

6-Remove the $25 prepaid aircard that AT&T stealthily placed into your cart.

7-Checkout and get the phone for just $9.99 shipped!

Other phones:

Nokia 2610 (New)-$29.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Nokia 2600 (Refurb)-$29.99

Nokia 2600, Select Red or Black, (New)-$49.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Nokia 6085 Music Bundle with Accessories (New)- $99.99 World Phone

LG CE110 (Refurb)-$29.99

LG CP150 (New)- $49.99 World Phone

LG CU405 (Refurb) 3G Phone- $49.99 Now $44.99 Includes $15 Airtime! World Phone

Samsung A137 (New)- $39.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Samsung A167 (New)- $59.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Samsung A177 Full Keyboard (New)- $99.99 Includes $15 Airtime!

Samsung A237 (Refurb)- $49.99 Now $39.99 World Phone

Samsung A237 (New)- $79.99 World Phone

Samsung A437 (Refurb)- $54.99 Now $49.99 World Phone

Sony Ericsson Z310a, Select Black or Lush Pink, (Refurb)- $39.99 World Phone

Sony Ericsson W350 Walkman, Select Black, White, Or Ice Blue, (Refurb)- $54.99 World Phone

Motorola Razr V3 (New)- $119.99 Includes $15 Airtime! World Phone

For the full lineup of Prepaid cell phone deals, see AT&T’s Go Phone page!

Palm Centro Linky

To purchase just click on the select button under where it says “from $49.99″

Then choose “unlocked GSM” and select from Ruby Red, Glacier White, or Colbalt Blue.

Includes:
-Palm Centro Unlocked GSM smartphone
-Removable and rechargeable battery
-AC charger
-USB sync cable
-User Documentation
-Getting Started CD

Pocket Express Linky

You’ll be able to download the software over the air via SMS and start using it right away.

You will get access to tons of useful info (weather, flight status, sports scores, etc.) quickly and efficiently with this free program!

Samsung WEP301 Bluetooth Headset Linky

Effective 02/15 VZW customers will be able to add Friends and Family calling for free on select plans.

Individual plans of 900+ anytime minutes will be able to add 5 numbers to call without using plan minutes.

Family plans of 1,400+ anytime minutes will be able to add 10 numbers to call without using plan minutes.

Offer Linky

Plantronics Pulsar 260 Stereo Bluetooth Headset Linky

Handango Linky

Handango sells all kinds of software for cell phones.

Use code (Exp: 01/26): HURRY

On 01/01/09 Sprint is increasing the “Administrative fee” to $.99 per line. As this is not a tax increase it is considered a “materially adverse change of contract” which according to the fine print in your contract allows you to cancel service without paying an early termination fee!

HT: B.S. via consumerist.com

Update 5-7:00pm: Yechiel M. points out that he was just able to order a SERO plan by entering the site through Google’s cache of the sero site!
Sero site via Google Cache Linky
YMMV…good luck, and please post a comment if you’re successful!

Update 4-6:45pm: SERO is now dead!

Update 3-1:20pm: Mordy reports that SERO plans will soon be much more expensive.  Sign up now to lock in at the $30 price!  The savings@sprintemi.com email address is still working as a valid address to get a plan!

Originally posted on December 12th, 2005:

Update 2: Alive Again! Use savings@sprintemi.com as the email!
Update: DEAD!
sprint.com/sero
Email: savings@sprint.com

Sample Sprint Sero plan:
-free phone
-500 Flexible nationwide anytime minutes
-unlimited roaming onto verizon towers
-unlimited sms.
-unlimited nights/weekends
-unlimited calls to sprint and nextel phones
-unlimited internet access(including high speed internet with a capable phone!)
-unlimited picture mail
All for only $30/month!!!

T-Mobile is raising their SMS rates from 15 cents to 20 cents effective 08/29/08.

As long as you don’t subscribe to an unlimited SMS plan this is a material change in the price of the services you subscribed to, and therefore T-Mobile by law must let you opt out of your contract without paying an early termination fee.

The only question is how many phone calls it will take until you reach a rep that is willing to actually let you go…

The 8GB iPhone can now be had for $249.99, the 16GB is $349.99.

Price is valid through 05/16.

AT&T Refurbished Phones Linky

Emergency AA Battery Mobile Phone/iPod Charger Linky
Use code: IPOD777

This uses one AA battery to power most Blackberry, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung phones as well as iPods.

Are you sick of carefully watching your minutes and still having to pay ridiculous overage charges?

Call today for a free consultation!

We are now pleased to offer plans from Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, and AT&T with Unlimited Nationwide minutes for just $99!

Free Unlimited Text Messages is available as well!

All of the plans include your choice of a free phone!

CALL NOW and you will receive a FREE Bluetooth headset or 2 GB memory card with activation.

Call us today at (866) 986-1370 to take advantage of this limited time offer!

Feel free to email us at Gordon@SouthlandWireless.com with any questions that you may have.

Palm finally got it right with the Centro. Its been a huge success on Sprint (its even been released in 3 colors to date!) I’ve written about my affinity for it in the past, so I won’t bore you guys again.

It was just released for AT&T. The color choice (White with lime green buttons) is suspect and the EDGE internet won’t help things out, but then again nobody signs up with a GSM provider for fast data speeds…

You can get one today at the Palm Store. They’re even currently running a promotion for free shipping on all phones and accessories!

$10 Prepaid AT&T Sim Card Linky

Related Posts:
Getting Out Of A Cell-Phone Contract (9/1/06)
Sprint And Verizon Raise Fees, Open Loophole To Cancel For Free (1/10/08)
Readers Share Their Experiences And Strategies For Getting Out Of Sprint Or Verizon For Free (1/14/08)

Rate Change: 

“Effective 3/30/08, AT&T will charge 20¢ for text/instant messages & 30¢ for picture/video messages sent or received on a pay-per-use basis. If you already subscribe to a Messaging Package or Media Bundle, there is no change to your rate. Existing customers will be notified via a bill message beginning with bill cycles closing on January 16.”

AT&T Contract:

“IF WE INCREASE THE PRICE OF ANY OF THE SERVICES TO WHICH YOU SUBSCRIBE, BEYOND THE LIMITS SET FORTH IN YOUR RATE PLAN BROCHURE, OR IF WE MATERIALLY DECREASE THE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA IN WHICH YOUR AIRTIME RATE APPLIES (OTHER THAN A TEMPORARY DECREASE FOR REPAIRS OR MAINTENANCE), WE WILL DISCLOSE THE CHANGE AT LEAST ONE BILLING CYCLE IN ADVANCE (EITHER THROUGH A NOTICE WITH YOUR BILL, A TEXT MESSAGE TO YOUR EQUIPMENT, OR OTHERWISE) AND YOU MAY TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT PAYING AN EARLY TERMINATION FEE OR RETURNING OR PAYING FOR ANY PROMOTIONAL ITEMS, PROVIDED YOUR NOTICE OF TERMINATION IS DELIVERED TO US WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE FIRST BILL REFLECTING THE CHANGE.”

www.1saleaday.com

HT: Eli N. 

D wrote in a comment on the “Get out of Sprint or Verizon for free” post,

“Well, I called and they “miraculously” found a contract that’s $10 cheaper than the last time I called… so it saves me $120 a year! Thanks Dan.”


Nobody ever said that you have to cancel, and a $120/year (plus tax!) bribe in order not to cancel would probably make most people stay put! Was this with Verizon or Sprint?


David wrote in a comment on the “Get out of Sprint or Verizon for free” post,

“I canceled verizon and I have a text messaging plan. I canceled within 5 minutes. I called from my other cell phone and refused to give them my name or cell number so they would not be able to notate my account. The CSR knew what i was trying to do and said it had no affect on me. I hung up and redialed and spoke to someone another nicer CSR.

1) I asked her if she was aware about the price increase. She said yes!
2) I asked her if she was aware that this was a breach in my contract and that i would be allowed to cancel my service with no ETF. She put me on hold and came back 3 minutes later and said i was correct.

THEN, i gave her my phone number and and she canceled my service.

Good luck to you all!!!”


I love stories with happy endings, and that’s a neat strategy that you used to get out-I’m sure others will find it useful as well!

Have you been able (or not been able) to escape for free? Post a comment and share your experience!!!

Related Post:
Getting Out Of A Cell Phone Contract?

According to the terms of Sprint and Verizon’s service contracts if they change your rates, you have the right to cancel without paying an early termination fee.

You must actually cancel the service, you can’t just cancel your contract and keep the service on a month-to-month basis. You should be able to get a representative to allow you to port your number to another provider, just be sure that they notate the account that the ETF should be waived.

There is a blackout period with all carriers after you cancel service, so you won’t be able to cancel and then resign with the same company just to get a free phone.

It may take repeated calls to customer service until you find a rep willing to release you from your contract.

Be sure to make note of the rep’s ID number in case there are any problems after your service is canceled.

Sprint:
“Beginning January 1, 2008 Sprint will asses 2 new monthly charges per line. An administrative charge of $.75 and a regulatory charge of $.20 to help defray the cost on us that other telecommunications carriers charge Sprint…The Administrative Charge is not a tax and is not an amount we are required to collect from you by law.”

Verizon:
“If you are not currently subscribed to a Messaging Package, beginning March 2, 2008, the price for sending Text Messages to the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico – as well as the price for receiving Text Messages from anywhere – will increase from $0.15 to $0.20 per message per recipient….If you do subscribe to a Messaging Package, your package rates will stay the same.”

This is for an OEM, not a knockoff generic, Treo battery.

It is $31.56 from Amazon, but only $10,43 shipped from Eforcity, a 3rd party vendor on Amazon’s site. Just be sure to add the battery from Eforcity to get the correct price!

3rd party vendor purchases are fully protected via Amazon’s A-to-Z guarantee.

Palm Treo 650/700p/700w/700wx OEM Battery Linky


If you do pick up this handy spare battery, you may also want to consider getting the Palm spare battery charger, currently just $19.99 shipped directly from Palm. The charger is compatible with the Treo 650/680/700p/700w/700wx/750/755p. (I used it extensively before switching to the incompatible Centro…)

Palm Spare Battery Charger Linky

Sony Ericsson W300i Unlocked World Phone Linky

Update: After filing a dispute over the phone, AMEX reversed the $30 charge for the Tmobile phone that I bought because they wouldn’t honor the $30 rebate! Good Luck!

Originally posted: 08/21

Some commenters have reported that T-Mobile has rejected their $30 rebates for the pre-paid Nokia 6030.

The rebate never said that t-mobile.com wasn’t a valid site.

Here is a post that I wrote last year about getting rebates even once they’re rejected. In short-I’ve had great success by contacting my state’s attorney general via an easy online claim form.

Good luck!

It will be available 10/14 and it will be a Sprint exclusive.

Sprint Teaser Site Linky

It is currently available for pre-order from the Palm Store.

I was going to post this a couple of weeks ago, but I wanted to test it out before writing about it.

Amazon now carries “Wireless Extenders Cell Phone Signal Booster”
The way it works is that you set up the antenna wherever you have the best signal, most likely outside an upstairs window or in your attic.
There is a wire that connects the antenna to the base system.
The base system is placed where you have the weakest cell phone signal and it repeats the good cell phone signal for 2,500 sq. ft.

I set this up in my house, and where I used to have 1-2 bars downstairs I now get 4-5 bars. Additionally I used to not have a signal in my basement, but now I do!

Is it worth $230? Try it out for yourself, if it doesn’t work out for you, you won’t be out a single penny!

There are 3 versions of this product.
-An 800MHz booster for Cingular/ATT, Verizon, and Alltel. This one retails for $299, and is on sale from Amazon for just $230 shipped.
-A 1900MHz booster for Sprint and T-Mobile. This one also retails for $299, and is on sale from Amazon for just $230 shipped.
-A 800MHz/1900MHz booster that works for all companies. This one retails for $399, but is currently not available from Amazon.

800MHz booster for Cingular/ATT, Verizon, and Alltel.

1900MHz booster for Sprint and T-Mobile.

Please Note:
-It is critical to follow the directions carefully for you to get the optimal signal boost!
-If you don’t have a cell phone signal anywhere in or around your house then this will not solve your problem!

Offer Linky
The plan includes unlimited phone calls, sms, picture mail, walkie-talkie, and internet access.
It is currently being tested out for phones with area codes in the following markets: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Minneapolis, and the S. Fransisco/Bay Area.

Related Post:
A New Way How To Get Out Of Your Cell Phone Contract (Posted 06/06/07)

“These were the customers that had nothing to do but call us every single day demanding credit. And they were getting it because customer care was getting exhausted from arguing with them. So a nickel at a time these customers were collecting literally thousands of dollars in credit balances.”

HT: Consumerist

Meanwhile, here at ctown headquarters we are happy to report that our 20 lines of Sprint service are still going strong…

“On June 29, 2007, Sprint sent letters notifying some customers that their service would be canceled by the end of July due to excessive calls to customer service.

“Our records indicate that over the past year, we have received frequent calls from you regarding your billing or other general account information,” the letter reads. “While we have worked to resolve your issues and questions to the best of our ability, the number of inquiries you have made to us during this time has led us to determine that we are unable to meet your current wireless needs.”

“Therefore after careful consideration, the decision has been made to terminate your wireless service agreement effective July 30, 2007.”

Subscribers who have gotten letters from Sprint terminating their service won’t have to pay the early termination fee…”

Article Linky

HT: Yossi Rafelson

If you want to buy multiple phones, be sure to only order 1 phone at a time!!!

T-Mobile Offer Linky

-Click on the “Free $25 prepaid refill card” button on the left-hand side of the page and then choose the Nokia 6030.

The phone will come with $10 talk time on it and there will be a free $25 refill card with the phone.

-There are no activation fees, shipping is free, and you will not need to give out your social security numbers, etc.

Note the asterisk during checkout when it says you have a 2 year contract, a $35 activation fee, a Regulatory Programs Fee, and that new service is required. The asterisk says that none of these conditions apply to the prepaid T-Mobile to go customers, so don’t worry about that.

Rebate Linky

To be eligible for the rebate:
-You must activate service between July 1, 2007 and September 30, 2007.
-You must activate service no later than 14 days from the purchase date.
-Your account (on a T-Mobile To Go service plan) must be active at the time the rebate is processed.
-Your handset must be used at least once on your T-Mobile account prior to rebate validation, and your account must be active at the time of rebate processing.
-Rebate must be postmarked by 10/31.

Limit 5 rebates per household in a 12 month period for individual customers and 100 rebates in a 12 month period for business customers.

Anon asked in a comment,
“Dan – quick question…
being that you are the Brazil maven…
I’m going to brazil this week for a wedding and I need a cell phone…
what’s my best bet?
Sterling electronics does not have rentals for brazil and I currently have a Sprint phone (no sim card)
any ideas?
thanks for your help!”

First of all, I’ll make the presumption that you are going to Brazil for the Slonim wedding-if so please send my regards to the family, especially Levi and Yehuda…

Photo: Yehuda Slonim(L) and I at the Lag Ba’omer Parade in S. Paulo, Brazil. Photo taken by Levi Slonim.

While there is CDMA service in Brazil with Vivo, they won’t activate your Sprint phone.

You have a couple options.

Option 1:
If you just want to be able to speak with one person back home then just sign up 2 phones for Nextel’s unlimited international direct connect plan.
They have a free 30-day trial, and you can talk to each other for as long as you’d like with the push of a button.

I thank G-d that I brought one with me during my past trip-and I wouldn’t go back to Brazil without one.

Option 2:
If you need to speak to multiple people in the US who don’t have Nextel you will need to buy (or borrow from someone) an unlocked world phone.
The reason that you need a world phone is because the GSM bands that we use here are different than in the rest of the world.
A regular unlocked phone in the US will only work on 850/1900 bands.
In Brazil they use the 1800 band of GSM service.
You can check which bands a phone has by searching the model number on a website like phonescoop.com
You can check if a phone is unlocked by sticking in 2 different companies’ SIM cards and seeing if the phone works.

The cheapest company to sign up with is TIM.
They have stores in every shopping mall in Brazil.
The sim card is 19 Reais(about US$10) and includes R$5 of talk time.

To make international calls you will need a “cartão internacional,” an international calling card.

You can pick a card up at most of the newspaper/magazine stands that line the streets.

The calling card will cost between R$25-R$50.
The card will have 2 access numbers on it.
One is an 0-800 number, which is toll free.
When you use this number it will not cost any cell minutes, but it will cost a lot more card minutes.
To call to the US with the 0-800 number will probably be about R$1.50/minute.

Here is a link, in Portuguese, for a good international calling card:
www.speakmax.com.br

The local access number will allow to talk to the US for very cheap-about R$0.09/minute, but you will need to buy an additional TIM recharge card for more cell minutes.

You can pick up TIM recharge cards at most of the newspaper/magazine stands, cards come in denominations from R$10-R$100, and local minutes are about R$1.30

Also incoming calls-even from the US are always free with TIM!

Hope this helps…

If you need more info, feel free to email me, and I can hook you up with some of my amigos brasileiros, who would be more than happy to take to you around town and help you out!
Also don’t miss out on some of the amazing restaurant deals you can get down there! (But don’t try smuggling back kosher mcdonalds stuff either)

Have a safe trip-Boa Viagem!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: You must activate the prepaid service within 14 days of purchasing the phone to qualify for the rebate!!!
If you purchased this phone when this deal was originally posted then be sure to activate service asap!

Note: This deal is still alive and well!

(Deal originally posted on 06/12 at 12:30am)
T-Mobile Offer Linky
-Click on the “Free $25 prepaid refill card” button on the left-hand side of the page and then choose the Nokia 6030.

The phone will come with $10 talk time on it and there will be a free $25 refill card with the phone.

-There are no activation fees, shipping is free, and you will not need to give out your social security numbers, etc.

Note the asterisk during checkout when it says you have a 2 year contract, a $35 activation fee, a Regulatory Programs Fee, and that new service is required. The asterisk says that none of these conditions apply to the prepaid T-Mobile to go customers, so don’t worry about that.

Rebate Linky

To be eligible for the rebate:
-You must activate service between April 1, 2007 and June 30, 2007.
-You must activate service no later than 14 days from the purchase date.
-Your account (on a T-Mobile To Go service plan) must be active at the time the rebate is processed.
-Your handset must be used at least once on your T-Mobile account prior to rebate validation, and your account must be active at the time of rebate processing.
-Rebate must be postmarked by 07/31.

Limit 5 rebates per household in a 12 month period for individual customers and 100 rebates in a 12 month period for business customers.

Just call 866-250-2221 or 866-881-9571 and ask for the free text messaging promo to be added to your SERO plan.
If you have any problems just tell them that it mentions the promo on the main site at sprint.com/sero
HT: R.R.

As I let you guys know over 2 months ago, there is a new treo for sprint that finally has an internal antenna!
755p Cnet Review Linky
This treo adds built-in push-email and IM support, a more stable version of bluetooth, a 320×320 high-res screen, and 128MB RAM.
Unfortunately it only accepts mini-sd cards.
According to cnet the cost is $429.99 outright or $279.99 with a 2 year contract.
Apparently, at least according to the sprint website the 755p is $579.99 outright, or $279.99 with a 2 year contract.