BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
BAR wrote:
HK wrote:
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


You used only 200 minutes over an entire year?

Crikey.

We go through about 700 minutes a month...of course there are four
of us on the family plan, one is a teenager still in high school
and another is a college student. They talk a lot, but they IM
even more. Thank goodness IM's are free. Even better, *I* don't
IM. At all. Hate it.

IM's aren't free. IM's are the phone company's bread and butter
these days.


Our plan includes "unlimited" IMs on four cell phones for $10 a
month. That's pretty much free. The three other users burn up the
airwaves with hundreds of messages each a month.

Like I said, IM's aren't free. And I seriously doubt that you have
unlimited IMs on 4 lines for $10 per month.


That's what it costs on the family plan, bozo.

With who?



With my carrier. You do know you can negotiate discounts off the rate
card with most carriers if you are at or near the end of your contract
and you threaten to switch to another carrier. Works with cell phone
companies, works with cable providers.

Use your superior education and business acumen to deal with your
carrier. Or be a schnook and pay what they ask.

Your boy Loogy probably pays more than the rate card says, stupid as he is.