AT&T's Offers a great program for low income applicants.  If you qualify, There is no activation fee and the usage costs are way below normal charges.  This make it much simpler for those with low incomes to receive the best deals on cellular phones.  See if you qualify.

So basically it comes down to your needs.

I recently came across a website that offers used phones.  Matter of fact, if you have an old phone, here's a company that will buy it from you.  It cost you nothing for shipping as they send you a box that's pre-labelled and you just insert the phone and drop it off with a postal carrier.  Sell Your Used Celular Phone 

If you're strapped for cash, I suggest you read our article on scraping up cash .

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