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04 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Virgin Mobile BlackBerry 8530 Curve – $ 69 after Coupon

OfficeMax this week (9/4/11 to 9/10/11) has the BlackBerry Curve 8520 on sale for $79. This is $50 off the normal $129. Expect that this model is likely going to be replaced within the next few months as RIM begins to roll out newer versions. Virgin Mobile is a prepaid (no contract) providers of cellular [...]

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01 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Palm Pre Plus – $29

For those living in Sunnyvale California you may want to head to the Palm/HP store and score what Fatwallet members indicate a cut rate no-contract prices on Palm WebOS phones. Here’s a sample of what’s reportedly on sale: At the Palm/HP store. Address: 950 W Maude Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Veer AT&T $55 Palm Pixi [...]

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25 August 2011 ~ Comments Off

Amazon Wireless offers TerreStar Dual Mode Satellite Phone For AT&T – $24.99/mo plus .65 minute

I just spotted this dual mode cellular / satellite phone up for sale on Amazon Wireless. With a price (on contract) of $799 the phone is definitely not for everyday use.  Sadly the OS is stuck back on Windows Mobile 6.5 – so it’s not something that you’d probably invest in for everyday around town [...]

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21 August 2011 ~ 6 Comments

Sprint’s 9/9/11 $1.50 Administrative Fee Increase May Waive Your ETF

On September 9, 2011 Sprint is reportedly slated to increase their administrative fee on some subscribers to $1.50. A few members of SprintForum have called Sprint and been told that this increase will indeed (provided that it applies to your account) qualify for early release from Sprint contract without any early termination fee (ETF). According [...]

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07 April 2011 ~ Comments Off

Trup Saves on Overseas Cell Phone Roaming Costs

One of the hidden secrets of traveling overseas is that it costs an arm and a leg to use your cell phone. While not all cell phones can be used overseas – most that use GSM technology (like T-Mobile or AT&T) can be made to roam on the overseas GSM networks. Roaming is where the [...]

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