Cell Phone Deals

With activation of a new 2-year contract and with in-store pickup only, Best Buy offers the Motorola Photon 4G Smartphone for Sprint for $29.99. That's $70 under our mention from last summer and the lowest total price we could find now, also by $70. Features include a 4.3" 960x540 color touchscreen, NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, 720p video capture, microSD card slot, 16GB internal memory, 802.11n wireless, Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR, Adobe Flash 10, USB 2.0 connectivity, and Android 2.3 OS (Gingerbread).

A $36 activation fee applies.

J&R offers the Unlocked Samsung SGH-a177 Cell Phone for $59.99 with free shipping. That's $5 under our mention from last summer and the lowest total price we could find now by $19. This quad-band GSM phone features a 2.2" 220x176 LCD, Bluetooth, QWERTY keyboard, 0.6-megapixel camera, up to five hours of talk time, and more.

Windows Phone Marketplace offers a selection of Venetasoft app downloads for Windows Phones for free, as listed below. Each is at the lowest price we could find. The deals:

• Motion Cam for Windows Phones (pictured) for free: Camera security app
• Ultimate Recorder for Windows Phones for free: Digital Voice Recorder app
• Turbo Camera for Windows Phones for free: Camera app
• KITT for Windows Phones for free: Knight Rider simulator app
• browse for more discounted Venetasoft apps for Windows Phones

For new customers only, Virgin Mobile offers the newly-released LG Optimus Elite Android Smartphone with a $35 account bonus for $149.99 with free shipping. Assuming you use the credit, that's $35 off and the lowest total price we could find. Sales tax is added where applicable. Features include a 3.5" touchscreen display, 5-megapixel camera, Android 2.3 OS (Gingerbread), video recording, GPS, wireless and 3G connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity, up to 7.2 hours of talk time, and more.

A dealnews exclusive! DataJack offers dealnews readers the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot for DataJack (pictured) bundled with a 200MB Data Plan for $99.98. Coupon code "DEALNEWS1" cuts it to $49.99. With $9.85 for shipping, it's a $50 drop, tied with our mention from a month ago, and the lowest total price we could find for this bundle. This device creates a wireless hotspot with a 30-foot range capable of supporting up to five WiFi-enabled devices. Deal ends May 31.

AT&T Wireless offers the factory-refurbished AT&T Z331 GoPhone Pay-As-You-Go Cell Phone for AT&T Wireless for $18.99 with free shipping. That's $11 under our March refurb mention and the lowest total price we could find. Sales tax is added where applicable. This quad-band GSM phone features a 3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and more. A 90-day AT&T warranty applies.

Of note, a $50 monthly unlimited plan and $50 airtime card are added automatically to your cart for an additional fee; the plan can be changed and the card can be removed on the product page.

Ting, a cellphone provider that operates on the Sprint network, takes $50 off your first cell phone or data device purchase via coupon code "VTIMR52". That's the first such deal we've seen from Ting, which adjusts your monthly bill based on projected data usage and actual data. No contract is required. Eligible devices include the LG Optimus S, Samsung Galaxy SII 4G, Samsung Conquer, Huawei Express Mobile Hotspot, and more.

eXpansys offers the Unlocked BLU Q50 Samba JR GSM Cell Phone with a $50 T-Mobile Prepaid Plan (equivalent to one month of unlimited talk, text & web) and Blu Watch for $50 with free shipping. That's $35 under the lowest total price we could find for the phone and prepaid plan without a watch. It features a 1.8" LCD, MP3/MP4 player, GPRS, and more.

eXpansys offers the refurbished Unlocked Sony Ericsson TM506 Cell Phone in Green for $44.99 with free shipping. That's tied with a deal from last week and the lowest total price we could find by $25. This 3.4-oz. clamshell phone features a built-in GPS, Bluetooth, 2-megapixel camera, and more.

Note: No warranty information is provided. Also, it's T-Mobile branded but will work with other GSM providers. However, data is optimized for T-Mobile.

eXpansys offers the Unlocked Huawei G3512 Dual SIM Cell Phone for $49.99 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention from two weeks ago as the least expensive Huawei dual SIM cell phone we've seen. This GSM quad-band phone features an LCD screen, VGA camera, dual SIM slots, and more.

eXpansys offers the Unlocked BLU T120 Deejay Lite Quad-Band Cell Phone for T-Mobile bundled with a $30 T-Mobile Prepaid Plan and a BLU Watch (shipped in a random color) for $30 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention from a week ago and $5 less than the lowest total price we could find for a similar phone alone elsewhere. This GSM quad-band phone features a 1.8" LCD display, FM radio, dual SIM support, microSD card slot, and more. The $30 prepaid plan includes 1,500 minutes or messages and 30MB of data.

eXpansys offers the refurbished Unlocked Sony Ericsson TM506 Cell Phone in Green for $44.99 with free shipping. That's tied with a deal from last week and the lowest total price we could find for any color by $13. This 3.4-oz. clamshell phone features a built-in GPS, Bluetooth, 2-megapixel camera, and more.

Note: No warranty information is provided. Also, it's T-Mobile branded but will work with other GSM providers. However, data is optimized for T-Mobile.

With activation of a new line of service with 2-year agreement, Wirefly offers preorders of the HTC Evo 4G LTE Android Smartphone for Sprint for $149.99 with free shipping. That's the best deal we could find for this new phone by $14. It features a 4.7" 720x1280 touchscreen LCD, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 1.5GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM, 8- and 1.3-megapixel cameras, Beats Audio, microSD slot with 16GB card, a $10 Google Wallet credit, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS, and more.

A $36 activation fee applies.

Buy.com offers the Unlocked Dell Venue Pro 8GB Windows Phone 7 Smartphone for $249.99 with free shipping. That's the lowest total price we could find by $37, although we saw it for $30 less six weeks ago. It features a slide-out keyboard, Snapdragon 1GHz processor, 3G connectivity, 8GB non-removable microSD card, 4.1" 480x800 AMOLED touchscreen display, GPS, 5-megapixel camera, 802.11g wireless, Bluetooth, and more.

eXpansys offers the refurbished Unlocked Sony Ericsson TM506 Cell Phone in Green for $44.99 with free shipping. That's tied with a deal from last week and the lowest total price we could find for any color by $13. This 3.4-oz. clamshell phone features a built-in GPS, Bluetooth, 2-megapixel camera, and more.

Note: No warranty information is provided. Also, it's T-Mobile branded but will work with other GSM providers. However, data is optimized for T-Mobile.

eXpansys offers the Unlocked BLU Deejay Lite Quad-Band Cell Phone for T-Mobile bundled with a $30 T-Mobile Prepaid Plan and a BLU Watch (shipped in a random color) for $30 with free shipping. That's tied with our mention from a week ago and $5 less than the lowest total price we could find for a similar phone alone elsewhere. This GSM quad-band phone features a 1.8" LCD display, FM radio, dual SIM support, microSD card slot, and more. The $30 prepaid plan includes 1,500 minutes or messages and 30MB of data.

eXpansys offers the Unlocked Huawei G3512 Dual SIM Cell Phone for $49.99 with free shipping. That's tied with last week's mention for the lowest total price we could find by $65. It's also the least expensive Huawei dual SIM cell phone we've seen. This GSM quad-band phone features an LCD screen, VGA camera, dual SIM slots, and more.

eXpansys offers the refurbished Unlocked Sony Ericsson TM506 Cell Phone in Green for $44.99 with free shipping. That's tied with a deal from last week and the lowest total price we could find for any color by $13. This 3.4-oz. clamshell phone features a built-in GPS, Bluetooth, 2-megapixel camera, and more.

Note: No warranty information is provided. Also, it's T-Mobile branded but will work with other GSM providers. However, data is optimized for T-Mobile.