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#1
coderone - Posted 7:17 am PST 12/2/08 (21 Posts)
Good deal in these tough economic times.
#2
andy1001 - Posted 7:22 am PST 12/2/08 (278 Posts)
Only if you do not plan to talk on it
AT&T prepaid plans aren't too economic.
#3
cduncan - Posted 7:35 am PST 12/2/08 (26 Posts)
These little prepaids are great if your contract phone dies and it's not time for a new contract agreement. No "bells and whistles," of course, but you can buy the prepaid phone then slip your SIM card into it.
#4
Nivram - Posted 7:42 am PST 12/2/08 (946 Posts)
All the bells & whistles? All I want a phone to do is two things:
1. make phone calls
2. receive phone calls
About the only time I use my gophone is when I'm traveling, since airport pay phones are atrociously expensive!
1. make phone calls
2. receive phone calls
About the only time I use my gophone is when I'm traveling, since airport pay phones are atrociously expensive!
#5
wiseass - Posted 8:30 am PST 12/2/08 (106 Posts)
Isn't that just one thing. You do both of them at the same time. I mean you can't do one without also doing the other so it's really just one thing.
#6
benben - Posted 8:49 am PST 12/2/08 (333 Posts)
#7
datatechent - Posted 9:18 am PST 12/2/08 (324 Posts)
#8
lameleopard - Posted 11:39 am PST 12/2/08 (20 Posts)
t-mobile is a better deal for prepaid. right now they have free nokia phone (no contract) and $30 worth of free mins for signup.
mins average $0.10 each. if you buy the $100 refill you're enrolled in the "gold" club, and any mins you purchase wont expire for a year + you receive a %15 min bonus.
if you google around you can find the mins about 7% cheaper then direct from tmobile. plus if you dont want to wait, the real shops will usually match their website for free phone + $30 charge with the exception of a small activation fee (~$20)
mins average $0.10 each. if you buy the $100 refill you're enrolled in the "gold" club, and any mins you purchase wont expire for a year + you receive a %15 min bonus.
if you google around you can find the mins about 7% cheaper then direct from tmobile. plus if you dont want to wait, the real shops will usually match their website for free phone + $30 charge with the exception of a small activation fee (~$20)
#9
Knarly - Posted 12:53 pm PST 12/2/08 (387 Posts)
Yes, T-Mobile is the best deal.
I've had a pay as you go for over a year now and I'm very happy with the service and the cost can't be beat.
I've had a pay as you go for over a year now and I'm very happy with the service and the cost can't be beat.
#10
bayandfay - Posted 1:02 pm PST 12/2/08 (47 Posts)
great deal use it and toss
#11
MuchoTumbao - Posted 3:37 pm PST 12/2/08 (867 Posts)
You can definitely do better than AT&T if you're looking for a prepaid plan. Take No. 8's advice and go with T-Mobile, which is not only cheaper per minute but gives you a year of service. Also keep in mind that once you've added $100 to a T-Mo account, it only takes a $10 refill to keep your account active for another full year. That means you can have an emergency (or regular) phone around for just $55 annually, assuming you don't do so much talking on it that you run out of minutes.
#12
ambient_noise - Posted 4:52 pm PST 12/2/08 (18 Posts)
I use at&t gophone and I save a ton of money plus I'm not obligated to any contract. The key is that you need to buy minutes in $100 increments. If you buy them in lesser amounts, the minutes will expire in 3 months. If you buy $100 worth of minutes, they don't expire for 12 months. Also, the more times you recharge with $100, the more of a bonus you get. I just put my 3rd $100 and got a $15 bonus. This $115 worth of minutes will more than likely last me 4-5 months.
There are two plans, a .25/minute and a .10/minute. The catch to the .10/minute plan is that every day you use the phone, it subtracts $1.00 worth of minutes from your account. The plus side is that you get unlimited m2m to any other at&t customer. Most of my friends and family use at&t, so for $1.00 a day I can talk as much as want. Occasionally I need to talk to someone that doesn't use at&t, but I usually just call them back on a landline or keep the conversation brief.
If you are smart about this, don't want a contract, and want to save some money on your cel phone plan this could be a great option for you.
There are two plans, a .25/minute and a .10/minute. The catch to the .10/minute plan is that every day you use the phone, it subtracts $1.00 worth of minutes from your account. The plus side is that you get unlimited m2m to any other at&t customer. Most of my friends and family use at&t, so for $1.00 a day I can talk as much as want. Occasionally I need to talk to someone that doesn't use at&t, but I usually just call them back on a landline or keep the conversation brief.
If you are smart about this, don't want a contract, and want to save some money on your cel phone plan this could be a great option for you.
#13
MuchoTumbao - Posted 9:17 pm PST 12/2/08 (867 Posts)
AT&T and Sprint score dead last in the most recent Consumer Reports' ratings of cell providers. And I doubt most people who've used them for any length of time would find this surprising.
#14
accent - Posted 9:22 am PST 12/3/08 (97 Posts)
#4, there are calling cards with dialling back function you can use at any pay phone without extra cost.







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