Comments on: 5 Reasons to Consider Prepaid Phone Plans

By: Prepaid Phones Get Smart with Android

Prepaid Phones Get Smart with Android — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:39:55 +0000

[...] smartphones and higher end devices to consumers at an unsubsidized price. As values go, prepaid isn’t a bad deal for certain people, and the addition of smartphones to the line up is a nice touch, although getting nationwide data [...]

By: Jane214

Jane214 — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:46:45 +0000

Prepaid is the way you should go. I bought a pay as you go Net10 phone for $30 and I pay only 10 cents a minute and 5 cents per text. Plus I don’t have to buy a certain amount of minutes for international calling which is 15 cents a minute. I just pay for what I use. I don’t see what could be better than that. I know what I am spending and I am saving an average of 50 dollars a month. We all know how much we need those savings.

By: Cynthia23

Cynthia23 — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:39:25 +0000

For me.. I needed a prepaid phone for my kids. Net10 was awesome. I was saving sooo much money on it! I got it for my two tweens and I can control the amount of minutes they speak and text. It is by far the best thing for kids. Before I got Net10... my kids bills were OUT OF THIS WORLD. They would talk and talk and talk. Now they are completely controlled and they still love their phones! I got them each Samsung phones as well and they work like magic. Great service.. great connection.

By: I’m Taking the Prepaid Plunge

I’m Taking the Prepaid Plunge — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:04:45 +0000

[...] in December I took a look at five reasons to consider prepaid plans. While I caught some flak from readers who questioned why GigaOM would care about such things, with [...]

By: I’m Taking the Prepaid Plunge | Tech Newz

I’m Taking the Prepaid Plunge | Tech Newz — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:02:53 +0000

[...] in December I took a look at five reasons to consider prepaid plans. While I caught some flak from readers who questioned why GigaOM would care about such things, with [...]

By: How to Build a Free (or Almost Free) Phone System for Your Business « Online Buissnes

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:35:46 +0000

[...] are in a price war, and if you’re on top of it, you can get unlimited mobile voice for $50 per month or less. I recently got $50/month unlimited service from T-Mobile, and Metro PCS is trying to take [...]

By: How to Build a Free (or Almost Free) Phone System for Your Business

How to Build a Free (or Almost Free) Phone System for Your Business — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:31:13 +0000

By: MetroPCS Grows As Economy Shrinks

MetroPCS Grows As Economy Shrinks — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:21:31 +0000

[...] Stacey Higginbotham | Thursday, February 26, 2009 | 7:21 AM PT | 0 comments Prepaid mobile phone provider MetroPCS today reported profits of $14.6 million for the fourth quarter on sales of $723.6 million. The carrier didn’t meet Wall Street earnings expectations after writing down more than $90 million in auction rate securities, but it has added a significant number of new subscribers thanks to its expansion into new markets and the economic turmoil driving folks to consider pre-paid phone plans. [...]

By: Where’s the Google Phone Bump?

Where’s the Google Phone Bump? — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:24:23 +0000

[...] Given the recession, T-Mobile is decreasing increasing the proportion of pre-paid customers it’s attracting. While the number is up over the fourth quarter of last year, only 43 percent of this [...]

By: PrepaidWirelessGuy

PrepaidWirelessGuy — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:09:57 +0000

The ability to pay by credit card easily is definitely one feature that would make prepaid be just as convenient as postpaid. While some carriers appear to only allow some set recurring payment, there are others that allow you to make your monthly payment (for monthly or unlimited plans) automatically, but also let you add as much money as you want whenever you want it. One common short code is to call #ADD (#233) from you phone. There are carriers that allow you to add quick amounts (ex. $10, $20, etc.) or you can select from an open range (ex. $10 to $99).

Having autodraft protection for those using a bank account…well that’s a slightly different animal. If your bank has that feature then you’re set. If not, the carrier would have to build in such functionality to hit your bank, and if that fails attempt to hit your credit card. Usually the challenge here is that it can take up to 7-10 days before the ACH from your bank clears, so they wouldn’t be able to hit your card until that happened or you could end up with a double charge (one to your bank and one to your card). This type of feature is typically best controlled by the bank itself b/c they know the balance in real time.

Anyway, hope this helps.

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy
http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-prepaid-plans.html

By: selfdefensedelhi

selfdefensedelhi — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:34:46 +0000

agreed in totality ... does london limo also does that.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:35:59 +0000

@birdiehunter

You should keep away from sharp objects. There’s a reason this post has received a number of comments. Don’t be a hater.

By: Economy Slows, PrePaid Mobile Grows - GigaOM

Economy Slows, PrePaid Mobile Grows - GigaOM — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 18:25:53 +0000

[...] Malik | Sunday, December 7, 2008 | 10:23 AM PT | 0 comments Last week, Stacey came up with five reasons to consider prepaid mobile phone calling plans, especially in these tough economic times. Some wondered why we wrote about that topic, and to them [...]

By: PrepaidWirelessGuy

PrepaidWirelessGuy — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:25:55 +0000

There are some prepaid providers that offer unlimited calling that’s actually are nationwide so you don’t have to worry about roaming fees. Also, as a rule of thumb, you CAN port your number from postpaid to prepaid, so losing your number shouldn’t be an issue in “most” cases.

I’ve compiled a list of the largest carriers and most common plans, including per minute, per day, monthly, and monthly unlimited plans. You can find it here:
http://www.prepaid-wireless-guide.com/compare-prepaid-plans.html

By: birdiehunter

birdiehunter — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:28:51 +0000

Om,

This is a really really poor post and not only does it not deserve to be a featured post it should not be on the site at all. This kind of shoddy reporting without insight and value is making me long for the time when Om had more time to write and less running around raising money.

This is not a comparison shopping site for cell phone plans. Stacey you really need to start writing stuff that makes more sense. I read you name and skip the article.

Hope fully you will listen.

By: benn nguyen

benn nguyen — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:33:12 +0000

Just as an aside about making international calls with a prepaid service… I do this somewhat frequently by coupling the prepaid with a prepaid voip service.

VOIP providers, for example – localphone.com, gives you a dozen or so local numbers that you can dial directly and will call out internationally.

It does feel strange however, paying per minute on the prepaid, PLUS per minute on the voip call out. I use T-Mobile which is 10 cents a minute for domestic calls, add to it the voip charges of 1.9 cents a minute for the international call out, and I end up paying 12 cents a minute to call internationally.

T-Mobile seems to be the cheapest (10 cents/minute) rate for my area, but that’s not saying much.. it still a huge rip-off!