no-contract phone

A cellphone or smartphone that is sold without a carrier agreement. No-contract smartphones are pricier than a contract phone, which is subsidized by the carrier because the agreement runs for some period, such as two years. After a trial period, which is often 30 days, the customer owns the phone, and penalties for canceling are based on months of usage. See carrier data plans.

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Boost Mobile customers can purchase the phone and use it on a Boost prepaid, no-contract phone plan, starting at $30 a month.

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That will result in the cheapest no-contract phone package rising in price from pounds 40 to pounds 70.

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If you'd prefer to give a no-contract phone as a gift, Sprint's prepaid brands Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile offer everything from smartphones to QWERTY devices.

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The no-contract phone also comes with an initial 60 minutes of airtime.

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The first 1,000 qualifying customers will receive a free no-contract phone with 60 minutes of airtime included.

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Also, Sprint's prepaid brands Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile offer no-contract phones.