It's Labor Day and all of us who have worked all year, have the weekend and Monday to shop for the best deals. We've looked at the major online wireless retailers and some of our favorite online shops to find the best deals.
A friendly reminder to people living in California, starting September 15, all online retailers even Amazon will charge sales tax on your purchases. Technically you should be paying sales tax on whatever you buy, but starting on the 15th, online sellers will collect sales tax.
For a limited time we think the $55 unlimited 4G LTE bundle plan at MetroPCS with a bonus $50 gift card sold at Wirefly is a pretty good deal, you'll pay more for your smartphone but less for data. Smartphone for which you get a $50 gift card are the LG Connect 4G($249), LG Esteem ($328) and LG Motion ($138.88). Gift card offer ends 8/31, midnight tonight.
MetroPCS Unlmited 4G LTE Data Deals
MetroPCS.unlimited plans has not data caps, no contracts and is as low as $5o per line for family member plus tax. MetroPCS is offering rebates on 4G LTE smartphones when you buy two.
If you buy the LG Motion directly from MetroPCS you can get for $99.99 after a mail-in rebate when you buy two phones.
Other deals this weekend from MetroPCS directly is the Samsung Galaxy Attain for $149.00 plus tax buying two phones and with two rebates. The Huawei Activa 4G is $99.99 after three rebates. Save $100 on the LG Connect from MetroPCS. MetroPCS also offers web sales en Espanol sin compromisos.
For the major carriers Wirefly is offering $50 off the Droid Incredible 2 (RED), Samsung Galaxy S II f0r $9.99 with new account for Sprint or $79.99 upgrade.
The bestsellers which are very close to the best deals at Amazon Wireless are:
- Droid RAZR MAXX for $99.99 - BUY now updated to Android 4.0 ICS, the Droid RAZR MAXX was called the best battery life ever by reviewers.
- Samsung Galaxy S III - The Samsung Galaxy S III offers a lot of firsts: first smartphone launched across multiple carriers simultaneously, phirst phabulous phablet to beat iPhones in sales and first choice for the summer for power as well as features. Read Review Buy BUY Samsung Galaxy S3
from Amazon. $99 for new Sprint Account $149 for upgrade. $149.99 new Verizon accounts and upgrades. The AT&T model is $179.99 for upgrades and $189.99 for new accounts. If you are new customer you can use the $50 Off Coupon Link AT&T Wireless for new customers with a plan.
- Samsung Brightside for a penny.
- HTC EVO 4G LTE (Sprint) - reviewers praised the fast 1.5GHz dual-core processor, camera, Android 4.0. kickstand, admirable call quality, dedicated camera button and large touchscreen. BUY
- Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch 4G (Sprint) - one-cent, reviewers called it one the best on the Sprint network and it obtained one Editors’ Choice award. BUY
- LG Expression - a penny (AT&T).
- Droid RAZR 4G 49.99 with new contract, now updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, reviewers noted that the DROID RAZR Super AMOLED touchscreen is gorgeous and the data speeds as well as 1.2GHz processor are very fast. BUY
The BestBuy Labor Day sale includes the HTC One S from T-Mobile for $79.99 with a contract and the Pantech Marauder for free
Receive 10% off the entire shopping cart up to $25 on LetsTalk.com. Use coupon code 'TALK4TEN' for the End of Summer Sale on the Droid Incredible 4G LTE by HTC or Galaxy Nexus sales.
I I would like to switch to MetroPCS. However, I'm still trapped to a contractor Verizon Wireless. I understand that MetroPCS is only good in major cities and their customer service is not as good for $50 a month less, I could live with that.
MetroPCS doesn't have as many top-of-the-line phones, but soon it won't make a difference. You can also stop at any time. I looked at virgin mobile too they only have 4G not 4G LTE.
Check out our article about the Virgin Mobile iPhone 4S, the upfront cost more and they won't replace lost/stolen iPhones.
When my contract is up, I'm going to consider either Metro PCS, Vigin Mobile or Boost Mobile. AT&T and Verizon prepaid plans don't offer any great phones.