Best Smartphones Without Contracts

HILLSBORO, Ore. - Feb. 13, 2014 - PRLog -- Buying a good smartphone without a contract does not need to cost a fortune. With the several options available now from traditional 2 year contract carriers waiving those contracts the choices are numerous. Although many carriers are offering smartphones without contracts, some providers are offering only that, and so specialize in that particular cellphone market. One of the most notable it Ting.

To make things easier and to get a good overview of the amount that can be saved with their plans, Ting has a nifty savings calculator where you simply input your minutes used, the number of texts you send and receive and finally the megabytes you use. This can usually be looked up within your current smartphone if you already have one. Then you simply compare what you pay with a current cellphone carrier and the Ting carrier.

The most popular smartphones they offer are the Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Galaxy SIII, HTC One (in several different colors), Motorola Moto X, and the Samsung Galaxy Note III. These smartphones are the “smartest” cellphones Ting is currently offering and start at around $400 to purchase and do go up to $700 for the Samsung Galaxy Note III. There are coupons that can be used however on most of these phones and if the coupon cannot be applied to the smartphone itself, then there is a service credit applied. The current coupon is $25 () that is taken off of the smartphone price or first month’s service.

Depending on your cellphone usage, the plans can cost as little as $33 per month and each additional cellphone can be added to the same plan with a separate phone number for just $6 extra per month.

There are refurbished smartphones however, that start at just $123 and with the $25 coupon that Ting provides it would be under $100 for a good smartphone and a $33 per month mobile phone plan. The Samsung Galaxy SII can be had for $200 and again, the $25 coupon from Ting can also be applied. (More information here: http://www.hostinganddesigns.com/WPDesigns2/?page_id=668)

Depending on the no contract smartphone that you want, at the time of this press release, the cost can be anywhere from just over $200 if you include the LG Optimus F3 smartphone up to the Motorola Moto X for $540.

All the smartphones listed are without contracts of any kind and you can cancel with Ting should you decide to do so without an early termination fee either. It will simply depend on what type of smartphone is desired that will dictate the original cost while during the year the savings ad up and in many cases quite dramatically. If “start up cost” is a major factor, then a refurbished smartphone may be the solution, or simply a slightly older mobile phone that works just as well for every day needs.