Date:         Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:52:00 -0700
Reply-To:     jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
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From:         jimt <camper@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: Cell phones
Comments: To: Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
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Tmobile is basically the same on that.  10 buck or 25 buck or  more cards,
but they all expire 90 days after activation.  But even at that I was
looking at getting a 25 buck card to start out my test.  25 bucks for 90
days vs 25 bucks per month.
jimt

On 2/15/05 4:14 PM, "Max Wellhouse" <maxjoyce@IPA.NET> wrote:

> Verizon's pay as you go plan more or less forces you to add more minutes
> every so often or they shut you down.   Minimum add on is like $25.  Still
> a little cheaper than the mega plans, but they still get you to ante up on
> a regular basis.  The bottom line is you can't sit on 40 minutes for 6
> months using the phone for emergencies only.
>
> What a rip.
> DM&FS
>
> At 02:41 PM 2/15/2005, jimt wrote:
>> For the heavy travellers but light cell phone users.
>>
>> For the last several days I have gone back over my cell phone bills and
>> found that from first appearances I would be far better off with a pay as
>> you go plan than my regular cell plan.  This is even staying with my current
>> cell provider.  Is there anything else I should be looking at on making a
>> switch to pay as you go?  My travel is primarily in the CO NM AZ UT WY NE KS
>> regions.  With WY NE and KS being extremely spotty cell connects anyway.
>> Anybody in this region gone to that kind of plan?  Pluses and minuses??
>>
>> Going to try for a few months anyway as they promised a free return in 90
>> days.
>