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Voice Voice + Text Voice + Text + Web No Commitments

Suggestions for those who need or want no-contract or pre-paid services.

If your friend or loved one is shy about signing a two-year contract, then perhaps pre-paid is the way to go. Not only do these devices offer decent feature sets, they provide the type of flexibility that some people need when it comes to their monthly budget. We've included devices that are available from the four major network providers plus a couple of the near-national pre-paid carriers. They cost under $50.

AT&T
ZTE Z221
buy it

Boost
Samsung Factor
buy it

Cricket
ZTE Score
buy it

MetroPCS
Samsung Freeform III
buy it

T-Mobile
Alcatel Sparq
buy it

Verizon
LG Revere
buy it

Virgin
Samsung M575 Restore
buy it

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