Comments on: Are prepaid phone plans for you? http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/ TV, mobile and Internet: Covering technology's monthly bill Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: KS92868 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/comment-page-1/#comment-4952 KS92868 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:46:11 +0000 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/?p=5946#comment-4952 I like I-Wireless. You get the phone, which is also a speakerphone, and 300 minutes for $30. The first 90 days is 10 cents a minute, after that there is a $5.00 charge to keep getting the 10 cents a minute. It includes long distance. When the 90 days are up, just go back to Food 4 Less and get another phone with another 300 mintues and start over with the 90 days promotion for $30. It makes the phone free. It is a nice phone made by LG. I find their customer service pretty helpful. I like I-Wireless. You get the phone, which is also a speakerphone, and 300 minutes for $30. The first 90 days is 10 cents a minute, after that there is a $5.00 charge to keep getting the 10 cents a minute. It includes long distance. When the 90 days are up, just go back to Food 4 Less and get another phone with another 300 mintues and start over with the 90 days promotion for $30. It makes the phone free. It is a nice phone made by LG. I find their customer service pretty helpful.

]]> By: Stephanie http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/comment-page-1/#comment-4852 Stephanie Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:48:16 +0000 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/?p=5946#comment-4852 I also had a contract plan with T-Mobile and decided to purchase a SIM card for their prepaid and continue to use the same phone. You can do that with all of them unless your phone is locked. I also had a contract plan with T-Mobile and decided to purchase a SIM card for their prepaid and continue to use the same phone. You can do that with all of them unless your phone is locked.

]]> By: PrepaidWirelessGuy http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/comment-page-1/#comment-4842 PrepaidWirelessGuy Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:23:13 +0000 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/?p=5946#comment-4842 I couldn't agree more. Prepaid has evolved to be more than just for those looking at occasional usage and who's credit score doesn't allow them to get a postpaid plan. Prepaid has a variety of options now, ranging from per min, per day, per month/hybrid, and monthly unlimited plans, and pricing is extremely competitive even when compared to postpaid plans. The future is prepaid! Cheers, PrepaidWirelessGuy www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-prepaid-plans.html I couldn’t agree more. Prepaid has evolved to be more than just for those looking at occasional usage and who’s credit score doesn’t allow them to get a postpaid plan. Prepaid has a variety of options now, ranging from per min, per day, per month/hybrid, and monthly unlimited plans, and pricing is extremely competitive even when compared to postpaid plans. The future is prepaid!

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy
http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-prepaid-plans.html

]]> By: halfspace http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/comment-page-1/#comment-4840 halfspace Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:33:44 +0000 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/?p=5946#comment-4840 "Boost Mobile is only on the West Coast" - Unless Something changed recently, this is incorrect. The Boost Mobile brand originated in Australia and New Zealand but was brought to the US about 9 or 10 years ago. In the US the Boost Mobile network started as a partnership with Nextel so they could use its all digital Motorola IDEN based network with Push-to-Talk. Best I can tell, at some point Nextel bought Boost Mobile and I can guess that now Sprint is in control. That being said, if take a closer looks a Boosts current offering you'll see that there services imitates Sprint-Nextel's split technology offering. What they are now calling PayGo is on the Nextel/IDEN network and the UNLTD is on the Sprint network. Which leads me to the point of this post... Both of those networks certainly have what most people would consider "nation-wide" coverage. “Boost Mobile is only on the West Coast” – Unless Something changed recently, this is incorrect. The Boost Mobile brand originated in Australia and New Zealand but was brought to the US about 9 or 10 years ago. In the US the Boost Mobile network started as a partnership with Nextel so they could use its all digital Motorola IDEN based network with Push-to-Talk. Best I can tell, at some point Nextel bought Boost Mobile and I can guess that now Sprint is in control. That being said, if take a closer looks a Boosts current offering you’ll see that there services imitates Sprint-Nextel’s split technology offering. What they are now calling PayGo is on the Nextel/IDEN network and the UNLTD is on the Sprint network. Which leads me to the point of this post… Both of those networks certainly have what most people would consider “nation-wide” coverage.

]]> By: Thrifty http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/comment-page-1/#comment-4828 Thrifty Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:51:25 +0000 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/?p=5946#comment-4828 For those who just want a cellphone for emergencies, AT&T has a great deal. I bought their "Go Phone - Pay as You Go" (basic no frills Nokia) at Target for $20. It included a first-time user $10 bonus aircard. Got the $100 aircard, which expires after one year. That comes out to about $8 monthly and there is no need to keep refilling it every month. They also offer monthly plans starting at about $30, but requires automatic deduction from your checking account -- something I prefer to avoid. Phone come with charger too. For those who just want a cellphone for emergencies, AT&T has a great deal. I bought their “Go Phone – Pay as You Go” (basic no frills Nokia) at Target for $20. It included a first-time user $10 bonus aircard. Got the $100 aircard, which expires after one year. That comes out to about $8 monthly and there is no need to keep refilling it every month. They also offer monthly plans starting at about $30, but requires automatic deduction from your checking account — something I prefer to avoid. Phone come with charger too.

]]> By: digitaldude http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2008/12/25/are-pre-paid-phone-plans-for-you/5946/comment-page-1/#comment-4824 digitaldude Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:06:09 +0000 http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/?p=5946#comment-4824 Prepaid was an easy decision for me. $15 per month at .10 per minute; whether local or national calls are made. Service is mediocre but I don't call much and I don't text. I get 150 minutes per month for my $15 and at this point I have 1700 unused minutes. I can also have VONAGE (my land line) forward my calls to my cell phone for free. My cell service is provided by NET10; available at WalMart. (I can pay more per month for texting and upgrade to a better phone. But I don't need it.) I'm happy. Prepaid was an easy decision for me. $15 per month at .10 per minute; whether local or national calls are made. Service is mediocre but I don’t call much and I don’t text. I get 150 minutes per month for my $15 and at this point I have 1700 unused minutes. I can also have VONAGE (my land line) forward my calls to my cell phone for free. My cell service is provided by NET10; available at WalMart. (I can pay more per month for texting and upgrade to a better phone. But I don’t need it.) I’m happy.

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