http://esmithy.net/2009/02/21/cell-phone-service-for-the-non-garrulous/ Stuff Hammered Out by Eric Smith Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:29:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://esmithy.net/2009/02/21/cell-phone-service-for-the-non-garrulous/comment-page-1/#comment-7525 Smitty Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:12:44 +0000 http://esmithy.net/?p=230#comment-7525 I've only ever used pre-pay since my first mobile phone contract ended up costing me (wait for it) about $4.35 per minute. What !!! I hear you shout. Well, like you, I don;t talk that much. My first mobile phone purchase was a contract phone (you know, the phone was almost free since the contract terms subsidized it). When I got my first bill, I was absolutely astounded to see that I had used the phone for less than 10 minutes, yet still had a $35.00 bill to pay. This went on for a few more months, although my usage crept up slowly, I never managed a rate below about $2.00 per minute. I decided I would not renew the contract (luckily it was a 1 year term), and switched to Pre Pay. This also solves the problem of children using the phone more than they should. We have a family plan which allows unlimited calls between five different cell phones for $5.00 per month. So, we put all the family phones on the plan, and now our children can always phone us for any reason. They are responsible for any other calls or texts they make, and so have to purchase their own pre-paid minutes with their own money. I’ve only ever used pre-pay since my first mobile phone contract ended up costing me (wait for it) about $4.35 per minute. What !!! I hear you shout. Well, like you, I don;t talk that much. My first mobile phone purchase was a contract phone (you know, the phone was almost free since the contract terms subsidized it). When I got my first bill, I was absolutely astounded to see that I had used the phone for less than 10 minutes, yet still had a $35.00 bill to pay. This went on for a few more months, although my usage crept up slowly, I never managed a rate below about $2.00 per minute. I decided I would not renew the contract (luckily it was a 1 year term), and switched to Pre Pay. This also solves the problem of children using the phone more than they should. We have a family plan which allows unlimited calls between five different cell phones for $5.00 per month. So, we put all the family phones on the plan, and now our children can always phone us for any reason. They are responsible for any other calls or texts they make, and so have to purchase their own pre-paid minutes with their own money.

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