On Wed, 07 Dec 2005 02:40:11 GMT, "some user" wrote:

Check this page:
http://www.cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm


Looks like STi is the best if you don't use wireless a lot.
For example, TracFone would charge $80+ for a year's
service and 150 minutes. STi only charges $18, even if
all your calls are at weekday peak time.

In addition to their low rate, STi offer a few nice free-after-
rebate phones: Samsung A660 from Staple, LG 5225 from
STi (You need to buy a $50 card), and Sanyo 200 from
CompUSA (Now it is back to $110 minus $100 rebate).

I got a Samsung A660. This is brand new phone, quite good
looking flip color phone, that is far better looking than my old
free phone (remanufactured) from TracFone. .The reason for
Samsung is that I am more comfortable with Staple's easy rebate
system.

I don't know how STi can make money with that kind of price.
I wish them good and be profitable, and we can have more
choices in the low cost prepaid phone market.

I went with the TracFone Plan. $19 or $26 and change with tax and
shipping of the phone.

The coupon code didn't work with the $19 promo 40 minute Deal.

Here are some of the costs I calculated.
Per Min Minutes Length

$0.593 TracFone This is the 40 minute card plus the phone - not
bad for $20.
Phone cards alone
Per Min Minutes Length
$0.200 400 60 day
$0.250 200 60 day
$0.300 100 60 day
$0.500 40 60 day
$0.430 300 annual card
$0.600 150 annual card

With Double Minutes Prepaid for $129
Per Min Minutes Length
Adv Rat Real Rate
$0.100 800 0.217272727 Assuming 1100 min a year
$0.125 400 0.242272727 Assuming 1100 min a year
$0.150 200 0.267272727 Assuming 1100 min a year
$0.250 80 0.367272727 Assuming 1100 min a year

These figures show that if you use the double rate card, they
advertise 10 cents a minute while the actual rate is 21.72 cents per
minute - and that's if you use the full 1100 minutes per year 800
Plus
300.

Clearly deceptive advertising but I'm getting one anyway.

Sherman