FlavorFlav wrote:
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On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:46:34 -0700, SMS
wrote:
Free directory assistance is already available, but not live. I guess if
they want to place calls with a live operator, versus entering the
number or selecting the name from a list of contacts, that's an
advantage of Jitterbug, but boy do you pay a premium for that.
$100 a year, that seems to be what everyone else here is saying.
If you have kids scattered across the country toll free incoming calls
is a plus too.
I know you said there were services as cheap as $30 a year but what
kind of service is that? Who is the carrier?
It kinda sounds sub-sub par - the $30 one. Like something mentioned on Law
and Order all the time. "can't track it, it's a prepaid phone".
And that is a Bad Thing?
But seriously- prepaids aren't for everyone, and there are better and
worse companies. I apparently chose one of the worse with Virgin, but at
the time, that is all I saw in the stores around here, and a coworker
recommended it. I was preparing for a road trip for a family emergency
(cleaning up after a suddenly deceased relative), and had other things
on my mind. I just needed a portable phone. I was in a hurry, and it
was 'good enough' at the time, and most of the time since then. For as
little as I use it, a conventional cell phone and account is simply out
of the question. I could care less about texting and pictures- I just
need a phone.
--
aem sends...