Well, that didn't take long. AT&T's been offloading their surplus refurbished phones at a steep discount for a while now, but they just threw a bunch of G3 network smartphones up onto the refurb list, and wouldn't you know, the Pantech Duo is one of them. Didn't it only come out five months ago?
This is the neat-looking Windows Mobile dual slider phone that came out late last year, with a vertical slide for the dialpad and horizontal slide for the QWERTY keyboard. It's load-out includes a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, quad-band support, and that lovely HSDPA-level 3G network, which also gives you access to broadband goodies like AT&T Music and Cellular Video, including live mobile TV, all at iPhone-dusting speeds. The refurb's $99 with a two year contract, half what a new Duo runs.
If the Duo's a little to plastic for your tastes, there's also the slightly older LG Trax. It's got pretty much the same feature set, but crammed in a mirror-finish flip-phone without the QWERTY. It's $230 new, and Free as a refurb with the two-year contract.
Again, these are cheap options for people who want the (second hand) latest and greatest, but it's strictly Buyer Beware. If you stick with AT&T for insurance, you'll be stuck with refurbs until your contract runs out. A SquareTrade cell phone warranty will run you half their price, and pays out in cash so you can choose your next phone yourself, instead of taking whatever they decide to send you.
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