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February 18, 2009 6:41 AM PST

Get a free Samsung Eternity A867 smartphone

by Rick Broida

Lest you think I'm all about iPhones here at Cheapskate Central, Wirefly has the Samsung Eternity A867 3G smartphone for free (with a two-year service agreement, of course).

Normally, this phone sells for $150, so getting out the door without spending a dime (no activation fees, no shipping charges) is a pretty good deal.

As for monthly service, calling plans start at $39.99, and you can get unlimited Internet for $15. (Gee, thanks a lot, AT&T--why do iPhone users have to cough up $30?)

You can find out more about the Eternity, which CNET called "a solid multimedia device," in the above video.

Me, on I'm vacation, so please excuse the short post. I saw "free," I saw "phone," and now I'm going to go see the pool.

Rick Broida, a technology writer for nearly 20 years, is the author of more than a dozen books. In addition to writing CNET's The Cheapskate blog, he oversees BNET's Business Hacks. Rick is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CBS Interactive. Disclosure. Deals found on The Cheapskate are subject to availability, expiration, and other terms determined by sellers. Follow Rick on Twitter at cheapskateblog.
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by unwritten_law9 February 18, 2009 7:05 AM PST
Just take some days off from the cheapskate. We'll survive.
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by DetJMunch February 18, 2009 7:13 AM PST
Nooooo! I still need a good cheap multi-function laser printer that can scan directly to a flash drive. No rest till then!
by ducttape36 February 18, 2009 7:33 AM PST
i concur, there is a woot off today, so i plan on burning all my internet deal cash there for the week :) but free phone, thats boss!
by rickbroida February 18, 2009 7:38 AM PST
But if I take time off, how will the world know what to buy? :) Anyway, bloggers don't get vacations. It's part of the Blogger Code.
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by zuney February 18, 2009 10:38 AM PST
RICK///CHECK OUT SEARS FOR SHARP GPU1 32 INCH VIPER DRIVE TV FOR 600
GOOD TILL THE 22ND. ITS LAST YEARS MODEL BUT THE SAME TV AS I HAVE. THIS IS THE BEST DEAL EVER ON THIS BEAUTIFUL LCD
ZUNEY
by Mishii86 February 18, 2009 9:50 AM PST
HEY RICK...I KNOW YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR 1TB EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE...WELL I FOUND ONE FROM WESTERN DIGITAL...ON BUY.COM FOR ONLY $99 PLUS FREE SHIPPING!!! YOU SHOULD POST IT UP BECAUSE ITS A STEAL. HERE'S THE LINK

http://www.buy.com/prod/western-digital-1tb-my-book-essential-usb-2-0-external-hard-drive/q/loc/101/205761335.html?adid=17070&dcaid=17070
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by rickbroida February 18, 2009 11:09 AM PST
What's with all the shouting? :)
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by Mishii86 February 18, 2009 11:17 AM PST
sorry rick, I have the HTC Touch Pro and ever since I got it a few months ago, its been giving me nothing but problems, so sometimes it'll only let me type in CAPS so i have no choice but to deal with it till the Palm Pre comes out =)
by downinit_xyz February 18, 2009 5:24 PM PST
Wirefly is a scam. They ripped me off of over $300 in rebates by claiming that I did not fill out their ridiculously complicated rebate form properly, which I know I did. So when I resubmitted, I kept a copy of all the forms, and sure enough, I got the same rejection letter for the same reason, which was that I did not circle my carrier on the form, even though I had a copy of the form I mailed showing that I clearly did. This same exact thing happened with 2 different phones that I bought at the same time, only they used different 'excuses' for how I didnt fill out the form properly. Of course, there is no phone number to contact, and all my rebate resubmitions were rejected until I finally gave up. DO NOT GIVE THESE SCAM ARTISTS A DIME! Their rebates/prices seem to good to be true for a reason.
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by heybig May 6, 2009 3:32 AM PDT
i was bought this Samsung Eternity A867 phone for my father,it looks nice,i also download some theme and games for this phone,admin,i want to share them on you blog,hope you will enjoy them.the following are the links:

Samsung Eternity a867 Free Theme Download
http://www.att-cellphones.org/samsung-eternity-a867-free-theme-download.html/

AT&T samsung eternity free games Download
http://www.att-cellphones.org/att-samsung-eternity-free-games-download.html/
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