Kudos to Butcherboy and his thread from Feb that is now in the expired deals category.
Again, enter code 34567 after you select the phone to get an $8 discount in addition to free shipping. Be sure you select the reconditioned LG 300 phone with the additional 300 minute card, as there is a brand new one on the same page offerred at the same price, but without the additional 300 minute card.
UPDATE 30APR, courtesy of pdiggity: Simply adding the 34567 code is no longer working for the $8 discount, it just gives you a $3 discount. After applying the original code, then add code 44477 which will give the $8 discount -- seems the >$19.99 code is auto applied at checkout for the free shipping.
UPDATE 30SEP: Free shipping until 31 Dec 2009.
UPDATE 4NOV: 18% FW Cash Back makes cost about $18 plus tax.
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This is a flaming deal if you use Net10. That basic phone is a respectable performer for those who just want a phone. and the extra card is the gas that ignites the flaming deal.
Penguin, depending on your area - they use both. Most are GSM using ATT or Net10 as a provider. Using the zip code early on is how they determine what you get.
zapjb said:So I'm playing 2 phone tag these days. My regular PagePlus & whatever 2nd phone I have cheap or free minutes.
Can I buy this refurb combo & not activate it for 3 months? And will the additional 300 minute card add an additional 60 days?
Any other time limits to this deal?
I asked these questions to a sales rep. She said that you can hold on to the phone for as long as you want before activation. (And you will still get the 300 minutes, which is PROGRAMMED to the PHONE upon activation. As for the additional minutes, the airtime card will not expire if you don't add the minutes. But what they enforce is the following expiration scheme based on the amount of minutes you purchase: 300 min is valid for 60 days, 450min 90days, 1000min 180 days, 2000min 1 year... but will give you 1000 min bonus if you spend $400 to buy 4000 min that is valid for 2 years.
Honestly, I doubt if what she said were true or not, but we'll probably get a better idea when the phone and card arrives. Anyway, I just purchased the refurbished LG 300 as op mentioned for $23.81 shipped to calif. Thanks!
Edit: I received a confirmation email today and noticed that they raised the tax to be 1.93, rather than the estimated 1.81 yesterday. Not a big deal, but what you see might not be what they would really charge you. Btw, thanks jimates and sesquipedalian for your confirmation on how their phone and service work.
Message edited by: wsqszsq on 2009-04-11 10:54:58 CDT
wsqszsq said:zapjb said:So I'm playing 2 phone tag these days. My regular PagePlus & whatever 2nd phone I have cheap or free minutes.
Can I buy this refurb combo & not activate it for 3 months? And will the additional 300 minute card add an additional 60 days?
Any other time limits to this deal?
I asked these questions to a sales rep. She said that you can hold on to the phone for as long as you want before activation. (And you will still get the 300 minutes, which is PROGRAMMED to the PHONE upon activation. As for the additional minutes, the airtime card will not expire if you don't add the minutes. But what they enforce is the following expiration scheme based on the amount of minutes you purchase: 300 min is valid for 60 days, 450min 90days, 1000min 180 days, 2000min 1 year... but will give you 1000 min bonus if you spend $400 to buy 4000 min that is valid for 2 years.
Honestly, I doubt if what she said were true or not, but we'll probably get a better idea when the phone and card arrives. Anyway, I just purchased the refurbished LG 300 as op mentioned for $23.81 shipped to calif. Thanks! What she said it true.
The phone will have 300 minutes and 60 days of service upon activation, now or later. I have kept them as long as 6 months.
The card will add 300 minutes and 60 days to any Net10 phone. The service days and minutes add together so 600 minutes and 120 days whether you add the card now or later.
If you want to buy the deals and sell the cards, I buy the cards for $20. After tax you may still be under 1 cent a minute for the phone.
You can transfer from one phone to another to stack the minutes and service days. Or with Google rolling out Google Voice (formerly Grand Central) changing numbers every 2 months is no big deal.
Tracfone and Net10 phones have proprietary firmware. They will only work on their system and their sim cards will not work in phones that do not have their firmware.
Message edited by: jimates on 2009-04-10 22:32:35 CDT
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Thanks!
