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Readers Respond: What's Your Best Budget Cell Phone?

Responses: 50

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Tracfone's Moto W376g is the best for me

It is a prepaid phone from Tracfone. It uses at&t's network, so I get coverage basically everywhere. I only pay $99 a year for it for 800 minutes, because the phone has double minutes for life on it. The phone has a VGA camera, external icons, great reception, and its easy to text with. Its the perfect prepaid phone for the perfect price.
—Guest BK

Spirit/Samsung SPH-M500

My wife and I decided to keep our Samsung SPH-M500 phones when we extended our contract with Sprint for 2 more years. These neat little phones never skip a beat, have voice dialing and GPS built in, a decent camera, but no flash. Bluetooth hookup was EZ as was loading phone lists etc. Battery life is great. The keyboard is a touch small for my big fingers but I don't text so... I don't recall price of phone but it was rebated by Sprint on first 2 year contract, thus free phones.
—roadkilled

Tom

I bought a Blackberry for $39.95 on ebay and inserted a sim card from a $10 pay-as-you-go ATT phone at Walmart and have a great phone with no contract and low rates
—personofinterest

my best budget cell phone

my best cell phone for this year is iphone 3g from apple. man this cell phone is very lifely and highly loaded with many functions that is well okay to do with.
—Guest arcas hoodur

AT&T's Pantech C610 does it for me

The Pantech C610 for AT&T is my keeper (at least for the next year or so; I change often). :-) I agree very much with Adam's review. I was shocked that an affordable phone like this would offer GPS and even a sleek design.
—FeatureCity

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