OT: Cheapy Mc Cheap Cheap cell phone?

[Stephen]

they do have them... i didn't look that far.

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:
> family plan?
>
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I know alltell used to have a elcheapo plan like that, and you pay for
>> each day you use the plan and a per minuet charge. verizon has the
>> same sort of option available.
>>
>> cricket starts at 30/month normally right now.
>>
>> although the per day thing AT&T has the most decent looking one
>>
>> http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-plans/pyg-cell-phone-plans.jsp
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Ryan Rix <phrkonaleash at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > Hey guys,
>> >
>> > So, my dad had his cell phone service through Qwest for quiet a while
>> > now...
>> > A 15$/month 30 minute plan with the cheapest phone they had available,
>> > basically just to use in emergencies or to call me when he is driving to
>> > pick me up from somewhere.
>> >
>> > A little while ago, my dad got a letter from Qwest saying they were
>> > discontinuing their cellular service and he'd have to go elsewhere for
>> > cellular.
>> >
>> > Basically, he wants to pay as little as humanly possible to use his
>> > cellphone. I think last month he racked up a whopping four minutes of
>> > cellular usage, so having a plan with OVER 9000 minutes a month is
>> > simply
>> > unnecessary. We looked at a few pre-paid plans, specifically verizon's
>> > plans, but after doing the math, it seemed that there was no way to
>> > simply
>> > say 'I want to only pay .25$ for every minute I use' without preloading,
>> > at
>> > minimum, 400 minutes. Which expire every 30 days.
>> >
>> > I also suggested that he just get one of those cheap-o phones they sell
>> > at
>> > drug stores and grocery stores, but we kind of worry what the cellular
>> > service would be like. He travels up north fairly often (show low,
>> > pinetop,
>> > etc) and often is in areas where his Qwest phone did not get a signal,
>> > whereas my Verizon phone did.
>> >
>> > Where could he get a working cell phone, preferably free or less than
>> > 100$
>> > with a pay per minute plan with minutes that either don't expire or can
>> > be
>> > loaded (or billed automatically!) in tiny increments?
>> >
>> > This is probably a hopeless cause given how MaBell-ish cell phone
>> > companies
>> > have become lately... :<
>> >
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>>
>> Stephen
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A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen