Getting ready to go back to school? You probably need a new cellphone to stay connected and ease your way to success. Remember, smartphones are not always a distraction; these advanced little gadgets are also great research tools and knowledge machines. And if you don’t want to break the bank for a new handset, checking out the back to school deals on eBay would be the best idea. All these discounted phones cost under $299 off-contract.

Not bad at all, right?! I know I would recommend some of these to my friends, so let’s take a look at some of our favorite deals.

• Verizon Motorola Droid Ultra only $99.99
• AT&T Samsung Galaxy S5 only $249.99
• Verizon Samsung Galaxy S5 only $234.77
• Amazon Fire Phone only $139.99
• Verizon LG G3 for $219.95
• HTC Desire 816 only $149.99
• Verizon Moto X (XT1060) only $119.77

There’s plenty of other deals in eBay’s back to school page, but these just happen to be the ones that stood out to us. You can also look around the site to find other good deals. We really just wanted to pass on the good news and make sure you are in the loop.

Are any of you buying one of these handsets? Hit the comments and let us know!

Check the eBay Back to School deals!