Prepaid Cellular & TracFone Wireless Phones - is it a
good idea?
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What are the Pros and Cons? How to get it cheaper? Find the sources,
advantages and disadvantages of prepaid cellular.
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Personally I love prepaid cellular.
1) It is the most cost
effective low-usage cellular service. For less than $8/month my
parents and wife can carry a activated cellular phones. (Honest, my
wife uses almost no airtime!).[$8 per month, How?]
2) It is the best for users
on a tight budget and is the easiest to control costs. No huge
phone bills - the phone tells you the remaining minutes, buy only the
minutes you can afford.
Availability
- TracFone
prepaid wireless is available online and in
major retailers.
Available
from TracFone.com,
Wal* Mart,
Amazon,
K mart
Pro / Con - Is prepaid wireless a good idea?
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Prepaid Cellular Advantages
· Prepaid Cellular Wireless service requires No contracts, No
credit check, No deposits and No monthly bills.
· No monthly service charge, prepaid cellular is pay-as-you-go
so that you control your costs.
· Phone monitors usage and warns you when you are low. No
unexpected overuse and surprise bills.
· Digital service includes free voice mail, free caller ID
and free call waiting.
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Prepaid Cellular Cautions
· Per minute rates can be higher than traditional cellular
during off-peak times.
· Prepaid minutes expire if unused for a period of time.
· If you let the service expire you may be issued a new phone
number next time you buy time and activate. |
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Why TracFone?
 TracFone
currently sells the very popular Nokia Series digital cell phone.
TracFone
offers its customers the highest rated customer service in the
wireless industry (source: Planet Feedback, 2002).
TracFone
has the largest digital coverage area in the U.S.
Additional
TracFone minutes available at major retailers, by phone and online,
it is easy to add time anywhere.
TracFone
has No activation fee, No age limit, No credit card requirement and
No monthly fee. |
Additional
Prepaid Cellular Information:
University
of Oregon prepaid cellular article
TracFone
prepaid cellular website
How
I gave my folks a $8/month Cellular phone for emergancies!
Go
to the TracFone
web site and look at the plans priced around $95-99. They will
usually have special combo that includes a 1 year wireless service
card plus a free phone. I paid $94.99 which averages out to $7.92 a month.
Fixed Price Cellular
Another alternative to keep your cellular phone bill
under control.
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