Sherman wrote in
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I'm curious about the TOTAL cost of a prepaid cell phone for someone
on a very limited budget.

It seems to me that you can pick up the phone at Walmart for less
than $100 and buy a prepaid card for about 10 to 20 cents a minute.

And then if you don't use it but a few times a month, it would be an
excellent deal.

What am I missing?

What brand or service works well here in Houston/La Porte?

Sherman


I've had very good service with my TracFone,Cingular is my local network
for them.$100 got me a refurb'd phone and 150 minutes(units).
I've seen new phones at WalMart for $30.00,but you have to buy minutes
separately.
Prepaid plans vary,and with some,your "minutes" are only valid for a couple
of months. With Trac Fone,I buy a 150 minute card that the units last for a
year,and rollover when I buy a new yearly card.(which only cost me $89.00
last time around,and also got bonus minutes.)

Outside of your local service area,usage is *double* minutes.
(2 units = ONE minute of talktime)

TracFone does not yet offer a camera-phone.

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Jim Yanik
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