Instead of an iPhone… a Pink Palm Centro
NEW! pink Palm® Centro™ smartphone is now available at the Palm Store.
The Palm® Centro™ gives you voice, text, IM, email and web. Palm Centro also has a touchscreen and a full keyboard.
Put Away Money for iPhone 2.0
Instead of an iPhone now, how about deposting your $500 (or $600) into an online savings account. If you go with ING and use the $25 signup offer by the time iPhone 2.0 comes out you’ll have enough money for the phone and some iTunes as well. Current rate on an ING savings account: 4.5%
Chart for money growth:
Deposit Interest Earned Bonus End of Year Total
Year 1 $500 4.5% $25 $547.50
Year 2 $500 4.5% $25 $572.14
Year 1 $600 4.5% $25 $652.00
Year 2 $600 4.5% $25 $681.34
ING CDs are also an option though your money will be locked up for a minimum of 6 months… likely still a short enough time before even an iPhone 1.5 comes out. Tip here is to first sign up for the savings account so you can get the bonus $25 then use the total to open a CD, there is no charge on doing this and CDs have no minimum amounts.
Starting money Interest Rate End of 12 month Term
$525 5.0% $551.25
$625 5.0% $656.25
If you want the bonus $25 for opening a savings account use this ING refer-a-friend link. You’ll get $25 bonus with a deposit of $250 or more and I’ll get $10. Comment if the code is used up and I’ll post more, there is a limit though.
This was Supposed to be a Joke Post but… Treo 680
So I was surfing around and figured I’d jokingly post one of the older model Treos as an Instead of an iPhone post… but holy cow, this thing is less than $50 with a contract!
If you’ve never had a smartphone before I seriously recommend this deal Treo 680
If you have had a smartphone I’d look at a later model Treo (755p or even the Windows versions) but heck, at this price why not try this one out and then go for an upgrade later if it really doesn’t work out? You could then sell this one on eBay or give it as a gift.
iPhone 4Gb: $500, 8Gb: $600. Treo 680: $50 or even possibly -$25 with the rebate. That’d be one Treo for you and up to 11 goats for others; or maybe even one Treo and one HUGE LOT of resin for you, and one goat for someone else.
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