On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:54:42 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:35:55 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:24:02 -0400, John H.
wrote:

I'm thinking of getting out of the contract cell phone plan and getting a
prepaid plan. T-Mobile, for example, sells 1000 minutes for $100 and
they're good for a year.

Does anyone here have a prepaid mobile phone? If so, with whom and how do
you like it?

I've had the that T-Mobile deal for about 3 years.
If you do the $100 right off, after a year you can buy any amount to
renew for another year. Gold member or something like that.
Last year I think I bought a $40 refill because we still had about 800
minutes left.
I still don't know any service that's cheaper for "light" use.
But.......any phone is worthless if there's no coverage.
From Chicago to Florida - which is where we use it, it's been perfect.
So check coverage first.
I've heard coverage maps aren't always indicative of "good" coverage,
so it would be best to actually find somebody who uses it your area
and get the straight skinny.
We bought here in Chicago with local use in mind, but it's worked out
for out trips too. Dumb luck.

--Vic

Thanks Vic. Good info and I appreciate it. I've not heard of any plans
better than the T-Mobile plan. Have you found any places where you couldn't
get coverage?

Nope. Maybe once in the Smokeys in a deep pass when the wife called
home. Lasted til we rounded a curve.
Keep in mind I've only used it from Chicago to a bit south of Tampa,
nearly always not too many miles from an interstate.
Works real good on the Sunshine Skyway fishing bridge!
I'll bet half our yearly minutes are from that pier or some store my
wife is in asking if she should buy this or that.
I usually talk her out of it, saying we can use that money for bait.

--Vic