I drowned my phone today

It was in pretty bad shape anyway, but now I'm two months away from getting a break on an upgrade and I need a new phone. I might just end up getting one of the GoPhones and dropping my SIM card in it, but I was wondering if anyone had advice, either on a better phone I can get on the cheap, or where to look for a good deal.

The extent of my phone shopping before was always just looking for the best free one on AT&T's website--this is the first that didn't outlast its contract