Ebay (chubbies, 161,000 feedback) has the refurbished  Sony Ericsson Xperia Z T-Mobile 4G LTE Smartphone Sale for $104.99 + Free Shipping. Tax in NY. 2% back in eBay Bucks. $170 from a 3rd party at amazon.

This phone is locked to T-Mobile. It will not work on AT&T.

We recommend that you assess plan pricing based on how much data you use per month (not from Wi-Fi) to find the best value for you. The average users tend to not use more than 2GB/mo.

Reviews on the Sony Xperia Z:

CNET's editor, has given this smartphone a 4 out of 5 star rating. He states that the Sony Xperia Z3v is Sony's best smartphone in the U.S.

Pros:

• Water Resistant
• Dust Resistant
• 1.5 Ghz Processor
• The low price
• 4G LTE
• Long battery life
• Powerful 13MP Camera

Cons:

• The phone is somewhat heavy
• It has a dual core processor instead for a quad core
• Still on Android 4.1 and not on Kit Kat

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Sony Xperia Z Specifications:

• 4G LTE-enabled
• Android 4.1
• 5-inch display with Bravia Engine 2, 1920x1080
• Quad-core 1.5 GHz processor
• Wireless-B/G/N Wi-Fi networking
• 13-MP camera; full HD 1080p camcorder
• 2.2 MP front-facing video chat camera; 720p camcorder
• 16GB Internal Storage
• 2GB Ram
• Expandable microSDXC slot (up to 128GB)
• Near field communication (NFC)