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#1
tooltime - Posted 11:59 am PDT 09/12/08 (503 Posts)
ok so math ain't my thing, but $33-$25 = Free, on what planet?
#2
dr_toddsucks - Posted 12:15 pm PDT 09/12/08 (777 Posts)
Oink
#3
aznaftd930 - Posted 1:24 pm PDT 09/12/08 (6 Posts)
Its with the online discount of $14.99
#4
MuchoTumbao - Posted 1:51 pm PDT 09/12/08 (867 Posts)
AT&T: Run by a whole lot of people just like dr_toddsucks.
#5
fiveolddogs - Posted 2:36 pm PDT 09/12/08 (14 Posts)
Can anyone recommend one of these for a senior who has never used a cell phone before?
#6
effenfish - Posted 3:42 pm PDT 09/12/08 (2051 Posts)
#5, find one with big buttons, big display, and a distinct on/off button. and don't forget a long stand-by time because they will forget to charge it. good luck, and prepare for a bunch of hang-up calls from whatever number they get
#7
nuisance - Posted 3:44 pm PDT 09/12/08 (10903 Posts)
Pay as you go? So the rate is based on how much you pee? So poor people buy these and drink less cheap beer for bigger savings?
#8
jusme - Posted 5:12 am PDT 09/13/08 (31 Posts)
#7 ... I've (a "senior") been with STI Mobile
http://www.stimobile.com/
for two years now, since one night when a drunk ran me down and demolished me and my car, and I couldn't get anyone to stop and call 911 for 10 minutes.
This is the lowest cost I could find at $3.05/month if you don't use it (just have it for emergencies), and it's 10 cents a minute when you do, so pretty good deal if you don't plan to use it much. No "expiring minutes" and all that stuff. No contract. I presume it's still the best deal.
You only have to make one phone call every 60 days (can be for just one minute) to keep your account active. So it's $3/mo plus one ten cent phone call every 2 months if you don't otherwise use it (thus $3.05/mo).
Looks like right now you can get the Sanyo phone that I have, basic and nice, for $40 WITH $20 of air time included, lot better than when I got it. I like the service. like the phone, and like the price. Be sure to check the coverage area map for service where you want it.
I think they use the Sprint network. And yes, you'll get a dozen or two "wrong numbers" a month, a lot from collection agencies, looking for the former owner of the number.
Good luck.
http://www.stimobile.com/
for two years now, since one night when a drunk ran me down and demolished me and my car, and I couldn't get anyone to stop and call 911 for 10 minutes.
This is the lowest cost I could find at $3.05/month if you don't use it (just have it for emergencies), and it's 10 cents a minute when you do, so pretty good deal if you don't plan to use it much. No "expiring minutes" and all that stuff. No contract. I presume it's still the best deal.
You only have to make one phone call every 60 days (can be for just one minute) to keep your account active. So it's $3/mo plus one ten cent phone call every 2 months if you don't otherwise use it (thus $3.05/mo).
Looks like right now you can get the Sanyo phone that I have, basic and nice, for $40 WITH $20 of air time included, lot better than when I got it. I like the service. like the phone, and like the price. Be sure to check the coverage area map for service where you want it.
I think they use the Sprint network. And yes, you'll get a dozen or two "wrong numbers" a month, a lot from collection agencies, looking for the former owner of the number.
Good luck.
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