Posted 2014-06-10 8:36 AM Subject: RE: Cheapest cell phone-What's your experience?
Not a Long Term Trail Rider
Posts: 3201 Location: Henryetta, OK
I have a prepaid phone from US Cellular. Love it. I have unlimited text and talk. The phone I purchased is a Samsung Blackberry. It was like $27. The plan is $30 a month. There is a little bit of data with it but I never use it. I purchased the phone at Wal Mart. Some Wal Mart's do not carry them.
Best thing I ever did. Changed my bill from $70 a month to $30 a month.
Posted 2014-06-10 9:27 AM Subject: RE: Cheapest cell phone-What's your experience?
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Posts: 596 Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere
I purchased a prepaid phone card for my son through my cell company..it costs me $20 for 200 minutes, he can talk or text and the minutes are good for up to 3 months, he uses that many in about 2 months...the phone was just an old smart phone that we had....hard to change to a bigger plan when this is so much cheaper.
Posted 2014-06-11 10:19 AM Subject: RE: Cheapest cell phone-What's your experience?
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Posts: 1613 Location: Wild Wild West
I have a LG phone and go through VirginMobileUSA. I pay $25 a month for 5 hours of talk and unlimited texting and data. I don't think I've ever used the entire 5 hrs, but I dont talk alot. I do text alot. You can go $35 a month for more hrs, tho.
Thank you for all the replies. I find asking a question on here gets me more practical REAL answers than doing a search on line that brings up tons of advertising. You all hit the mark on what I am looking for in a cheaper phone.
My kids and I have all switched to Straighttalk. My hubby is the last one on AT&T and he's the next one we'll switch. He hardly turns his phone on since he has a company phone he uses. He only talks, no texting or internet for him. LOL
komet. - 2014-06-11 3:44 PM tracfone.... I get bars when smart phones get nothing after a hurricane..
Is that the type of phone you buy a certain amount of minutes for? My husband never uses his phone except for a couple times a year so even the unlimited month at Straighttalk would be a waste. I wondered about the Trac phones. Say you buy 60 minutes is there a time limit to use that?
komet. - 2014-06-11 3:44 PM tracfone.... I get bars when smart phones get nothing after a hurricane..
Is that the type of phone you buy a certain amount of minutes for? My husband never uses his phone except for a couple times a year so even the unlimited month at Straighttalk would be a waste. I wondered about the Trac phones. Say you buy 60 minutes is there a time limit to use that?
Yeah.. It's prepaid minutes... I paid the extra for double minutes as well.. You do have a certain in amount of time but that rolls over every time you buy time... So my time limit runs out of about 10 years..
komet. - 2014-06-11 3:44 PM tracfone.... I get bars when smart phones get nothing after a hurricane..
Is that the type of phone you buy a certain amount of minutes for? My husband never uses his phone except for a couple times a year so even the unlimited month at Straighttalk would be a waste. I wondered about the Trac phones. Say you buy 60 minutes is there a time limit to use that?
Yeah.. It's prepaid minutes... I paid the extra for double minutes as well..
That sounds like just the phone my husband needs. I'll check it out when I'm in town next. If I can keep the number he has now would be best but I'll find out all the info. Thanks a bunch.
komet. - 2014-06-11 3:44 PM tracfone.... I get bars when smart phones get nothing after a hurricane..
Is that the type of phone you buy a certain amount of minutes for? My husband never uses his phone except for a couple times a year so even the unlimited month at Straighttalk would be a waste. I wondered about the Trac phones. Say you buy 60 minutes is there a time limit to use that?
Yeah.. It's prepaid minutes... I paid the extra for double minutes as well..
That sounds like just the phone my husband needs. I'll check it out when I'm in town next. If I can keep the number he has now would be best but I'll find out all the info. Thanks a bunch.
I've had to replace my phone a few times because of damage... I was always able to keep the same number..
komet. - 2014-06-11 3:44 PM tracfone.... I get bars when smart phones get nothing after a hurricane..
Is that the type of phone you buy a certain amount of minutes for? My husband never uses his phone except for a couple times a year so even the unlimited month at Straighttalk would be a waste. I wondered about the Trac phones. Say you buy 60 minutes is there a time limit to use that?
Yeah.. It's prepaid minutes... I paid the extra for double minutes as well..
That sounds like just the phone my husband needs. I'll check it out when I'm in town next. If I can keep the number he has now would be best but I'll find out all the info. Thanks a bunch.
I've had to replace my phone a few times because of damage... I was always able to keep the same number..
Cheapest cell phone-What's your experience?
