cell phones

[browniesmom622]

i always has monthly bills but heres the thing i dont use my phone im not a phone person so its just for quick calls or emergencys
so i was thinking of going prepaid
i dont know where to start i dont wanna get charged more in the end
any help ??

[judyeve]

I looked into that last year and it does cost more per call on a prepaid plan. I didn't take it because they gave me a good deal ($29.99/month with a free phone). With everything, I pay around $32 a month because I get a teacher's discount.

Check around online and see what you can come up with.

[Erin]

My cousin has T-mobile pre-paid because she is only supposed to use her phone for emergencies. I think it's great because if you NEVER use your phone the minutes roll over and you don't have to pay a monthly fee.

My grandma has the cheapest plan from T-mobile which is 60 minutes and I think it's 19.99 a month. With that, she gets free nights and weekends and she uses it to call the grandkids on the weekends.

I think both of them got free phones.

[Gracie2006]

Just remember, that if you do make any calls the long distance on the cell phone is usually free. Many people I know are ditching their home phone service for the cell. If you need the home line for the puter, you could get rid of voicemail and all of the other options, have no long distance on the line and that would save you enough to cover a good portion of the cost of a basic cell phone plan.

[Little Bit]

We looked into prepaid for my daughter and found that Cingular had the best plan for pay as you go. You buy the phone and pay for minutes as you need them. I think they were 10 cents a minute if you pay outright, but if you use a credit card they are cheaper. There is no monthly charge, but it does cost a dollar a day for the days you use the phone. You also get free minutes on weekends and free mobile to mobile minutes to other Cingular customers. Hope this helps. Also the minutes don't expire like the prepaid plans. On the ones I checked if you don't keep buying more minutes at least every month the ones you have already bought and not used will expire. I think that is a rip off! So check Cingulair, they also have specials on this sometimes and you might get an even better deal!

So, for example, if you use it only for emergencies and only 15 days a month it will only cost you $15 and whatever amount of minutes you used, but you have it available if needed all month.

[J_is_my_initial]

My hubby has a tracfone which he loves. He is not a big phone user and only now is out of "can't use my minutes" mindset.

[xtine]

the only pre-paid cellular phones that i've heard of are..

boost mobile, amp'd mobile.. i think helio?.. i know tmobile also does prepaid and they have cool phones.. i think it's great if you don't use it very much.. im thinking about doing the same thing..

[Itspuppyluv]

I hardly ever use my cell phone so I finally gave up my monthly plan and went with prepaid.
I chose Cingular because we get good service here with them---on their map all of NJ is orange---and that is what most of my family uses. If you choose 10 cents a minute with the dollar a day charge (only on days you use the phone) you get the free mobile to mobile.

The other option is 25 cents a minute, you don't pay the dollar a day on days you use it but you don't get free mobile to mobile.

I got the tiny C3 phone (love it) for $50 and bought a $100 card/1000 minutes that don't expire for a year . Any minutes I don't use will roll over if I purchase new minutes at the end of the year. They gave me $10 free to get started and a $20 reward for choosing the $100.

As little as I use my phone it will only cost me a $100 dollars a year for new minutes and to keep my account active.

[Itspuppyluv]

The other companies that I liked were T-mobile and Virgin Mobile. Verizon is a rip off for prepaid.