OT: Cheapy Mc Cheap Cheap cell phone?

[Eric Cope]

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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