The cellular industry is booming. Consumers enjoy more
minutes for less money, free nights and weekends, unlimited
mobile phone to mobile phone, e-mail and Internet access
from their cell phones, and around every Internet corner
spring attractive offers for a free cell phone. There are so
many free cell phone offers that it can get a bit confusing.

Free cell phones are only free to people who purchase a cell
phone plan. Sometimes cell phones are free via Instant
rebate, meaning if you have enough money on your credit card
to cover the actual cost of the cell phone, it will be free
that day or instantly. This is the cellular carriers way of
making sure the buyer can pay for service.

Free cell phones may also come in the form of a mail in
rebate. These cell phones are normally higher cost, higher
quality cell phones, and usually better cell phones than one
might receive through an instant rebate. People who can
afford to buy a cell phone yet want to save some money will
benefit from mail in rebates.

You are unlikely to find a free cell phone when you go with
a prepaid cell phone plan. The reason for this is that cell
phone companies really make their money from the cell phone
plan, not the cell phones themselves. By offering a free
cell phone, they provide a tantalizing offer while making
service easily available to potential customers.

For those with a good credit rating, free cell phones are
readily available. If your credit rating is poor, or less
than perfect, you can usually still get a free cell phone,
but would be required to pay a deposit. Often times the
deposit is fairly hefty and for cell phone service, not the
cell phone itself.

Some of the largest cellular vendor’s online for free cell
phones are WireFly, formerly known as InPhonic and
FONcentral.com. Though very similar in appearance, WireFly
is by far the cheapest in cell phone plans online or
anywhere. These kind of cellular companies pair free cell
phone offers with cell phone plans for purchase online.

In short, when looking for free cell phones online, unless
you have good credit, be prepared to pay a deposit. Be sure
it’s clear the cell phone is free via instant, or mail in
rebate. Make sure the cell phone plan that comes with the
free cell phone is of benefit to you and suites your needs.
Don’t be hasty, take time to read the plan details.

Daymon Hoag is the Editor for Cheapest Service and provisioner of quality Cheapest-Service.com Cell Phones