OT: Cheapy Mc Cheap Cheap cell phone?

[Ryan Rix]

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Thanks everyone for the feedback; I'll be pointing my dad at this thread 
tomorrow evening to see what he thinks.

Ryan

Ryan Rix 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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