Re: Prepaid cell phones

On Jul 5, 5:51=A0pm, John H. <salmonb...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 21:41:33 GMT, Short Wave S****tfi****ng
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> >On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:24:02 -0400, John H.
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> >>I'm thinking of getting out of the contract cell phone plan and
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 a
> >>prepaid plan. T-Mobile, for example, sells 1000 minutes for $100 and
> >>they're good for a year.
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> >>Does anyone here have a prepaid mobile phone? If so, with whom and how
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> >>you like it?
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> >My brother has one and loves it - he thinks it's the best deal around.
> >Several of Mrs. Wave's friends have pre-paid phones and swear by them.
> >I guess it's a pretty good deal.
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> >As others have remarked, it's all about coverage. =A0Some pre-paid
> >phones vary their coverage by carrier - some are associated with
> >T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T etc. =A0The ones that are associated with the
> >major carriers are the best from what I've read.
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> >I'm more of a traditionalist and have this thing about brand loyalty -
> >it's served me well over the years. =A0We have Verizon - been with them
> >since - well, forever. =A0Great customer service, they give us any
phone
> >we want when we renew and because we're "loyal" customers, get a few
> >freebies in terms of minutes. =A0Excellent coverage too.
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> >Last renewal we got unlimited text messaging for free - neither one of
> >us use it, but we got it. =A0:>)
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> >I just looked at my phone and I have used 21 minutes in the past six
> >months - I didn't even know you could find that data on the phone -
> >just took a blind shot in the dark. =A0:>)
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> And how much have you paid in the past six months for that phone.
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> That's the whole reason I'm thinking of a pre-paid phone. We'll
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> won't even get turned on. But that $30/month just keeps going to AT&T!-
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My dad's virgin mobile is about 5 dollars a month.. we pay 15 every
three months.. weather you use it or not though.. But he only uses it
once in a while and he can press one button and say a name and call
one of us.   He has parkinsons and could never dial 7 digits or more..
But he can call me with one thumb thump;) It has given him ultimate
freedom..