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30 October 2010 ~ Comments Off

Droid (and Droid 2) Docking Station – $15

You can run into the Verizon Store and pick up a Droid Docking Station for your new smartphone. The cost will set you back $20. Or score this same model (free Shipping for Amazon Prime) for $15. The $5 decision is yours to make. Though the description indicates it’s not compatible with Droid 2 there [...]

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06 February 2010 ~ Comments Off

Garmin Nuvifone G60 at $199 Without Contract Now Cheaper Than Most Regular GPS

Amazon has the Garmin Nuvifone G60 listed as only $199 WITHOUT contract. The price is cheaper most other single purpose GPS devices that Amazon sells – and the Nuvifone  includes a cell phone. This is quite possibly the last gasp for this model with the inclusion of free Google Maps turn-by-turn directions on far superior [...]

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12 December 2009 ~ Comments Off

AT&T Offering $50 Credit To Switch From A Competitor

My local Walmart (Rocky Hill, CT) was displaying this promotion tonight. It promises a statement credit of $50 for switching from a competing carrier. This appears to be above and beyond any of the existing discounts for the phone which Walmart includes in the price of their phone (no rebate required). The expiration date had [...]

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08 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Virgin Mobile Slash – Prepaid Slider w/ Camera & Bluetooth – $19

Walmart has this prepaid Virgin Mobile Slash slider phone on promotion for $19 (compare to Amazon $79). Certainly this is no high-end feature phone but with VGA camera (4x zoom) for still photos; Bluetooth for handsfree communication; speakerphone it certainly can do a good job faking it. The price is unbeatable for someone looking for [...]

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23 November 2009 ~ 192 Comments

How To Activate A Prepaid Phone On A Post Paid Verizon Plan

There’s nothing worse than watching your Verizon phone slide off into the water – until you realize that water damage isn’t covered by your Verizon insurance and you’re going to be paying a full un-subsidized price for a replacement. With GSM carriers like AT&T or T-Mobile replacing a phone is as easy as swapping out [...]

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