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$10 phones have been around for a couple years now. They are designed to sell minutes/data plans.

by ck2 11y ago

gambiting 11y ago
Really? What other phones you could buy for $10 without a contract?
- ck2 11y ago
  ZTE has made several phones for carriers that have sold for $10 over the past couple years without contract. They are locked to the carrier and require airtime purchases. No contract needed but unless an unlock is available, you are stuck with their minutes/data rates. Target stores had "Brightspot" which is a T-Mobile mvno and it went under, but they had $10 phones with these same specs last year at this time.
  - joezydeco 11y ago
    Here's an example. ZTE Valet, $9.99 http://www.amazon.com/ZTE-Valet-Android-Prepaid-TracFone/dp/B00FM7R1WG http://www.amazon.com/ZTE-Valet-Android-Prepaid-TracFone/dp/...
    - sthakur 11y ago
      Or this for $6.99: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JG3M47E http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JG3M47E
      - joezydeco 11y ago
        Doesn't seem like that's an Android phone.
        sthakur 11y ago
        It says "Operating System: Android OS" under "Compare to Similar Items"
        joezydeco 11y ago
        But the verdict isn't completely in on that. http://androidforums.com/threads/lg-306g-running-android.900142/ http://androidforums.com/threads/lg-306g-running-android.900... http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014_04_01_archive.html http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014_04_01_archive.html
        sthakur 11y ago
        Thanks for the info. It's interesting that on Amazon, it says "Android OS" for this phone instead of just "Android" as it is for all the other phones.
- josefresco 11y ago
  Cheapest "smartphone" I found on Amazon just now: http://www.amazon.com/LG-Optimus-Exceed-Verizon-Prepaid/dp/B00K2XX4OY/ http://www.amazon.com/LG-Optimus-Exceed-Verizon-Prepaid/dp/B... $20
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  - ck2 11y ago
    These have periodically been $10 on sale but have much higher specs than most other $10 phones. Twice the memory at 1gb and the screen is something like 800x400 But they are locked to verizon 3g network, not gsm and definitely not lte.

$10 phones have been around for a couple years now. They are designed to sell minutes/data plans.

by ck2 11y ago

$10 phones have been around for a couple years now. They are designed to sell minutes/data plans.

gambiting 11y ago

Really? What other phones you could buy for $10 without a contract?

ck2 11y ago
ZTE has made several phones for carriers that have sold for $10 over the past couple years without contract. They are locked to the carrier and require airtime purchases. No contract needed but unless an unlock is available, you are stuck with their minutes/data rates. Target stores had "Brightspot" which is a T-Mobile mvno and it went under, but they had $10 phones with these same specs last year at this time.
- joezydeco 11y ago
  Here's an example. ZTE Valet, $9.99 http://www.amazon.com/ZTE-Valet-Android-Prepaid-TracFone/dp/B00FM7R1WG http://www.amazon.com/ZTE-Valet-Android-Prepaid-TracFone/dp/...
  - sthakur 11y ago
    Or this for $6.99: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JG3M47E http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JG3M47E
    - joezydeco 11y ago
      Doesn't seem like that's an Android phone.
      - sthakur 11y ago
        It says "Operating System: Android OS" under "Compare to Similar Items"
        joezydeco 11y ago
        But the verdict isn't completely in on that. http://androidforums.com/threads/lg-306g-running-android.900142/ http://androidforums.com/threads/lg-306g-running-android.900... http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014_04_01_archive.html http://tracfonereviewer.blogspot.com/2014_04_01_archive.html
        sthakur 11y ago
        Thanks for the info. It's interesting that on Amazon, it says "Android OS" for this phone instead of just "Android" as it is for all the other phones.
josefresco 11y ago
Cheapest "smartphone" I found on Amazon just now: http://www.amazon.com/LG-Optimus-Exceed-Verizon-Prepaid/dp/B00K2XX4OY/ http://www.amazon.com/LG-Optimus-Exceed-Verizon-Prepaid/dp/B... $20
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- ck2 11y ago
  These have periodically been $10 on sale but have much higher specs than most other $10 phones. Twice the memory at 1gb and the screen is something like 800x400 But they are locked to verizon 3g network, not gsm and definitely not lte.