Comments on: I'm Taking the Prepaid Plunge

By: Prepaid Phones Get Smart with Android

Prepaid Phones Get Smart with Android — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:40:11 +0000

[...] a bad deal for certain people, and the addition of smartphones to the line up is a nice touch, although getting nationwide data coverage on some prepaid networks isn’t as smooth as nationwide voice [...]

By: MetroPCS a Symptom of the Ailing Prepaid Space – GigaOM

MetroPCS a Symptom of the Ailing Prepaid Space – GigaOM — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:38:17 +0000

[...] growth last year thanks to the plodding economy and plans that have become so attractive that even Stacey took the prepaid plunge. But the market has become a race to the bottom as operators like Straight Talk gain traction with [...]

By: Why You Should Consider Paying Your Early Termination Fee – GigaOM

Why You Should Consider Paying Your Early Termination Fee – GigaOM — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:17:00 +0000

[...] part by TracFone, the prepaid service provider — offered the following suggestions for users (like Stacey) who are considering ditching their carrier in favor of cheaper [...]

By: Why use Prepaid? | The MobiKwik Blog

Why use Prepaid? | The MobiKwik Blog — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:50:07 +0000

[...] in USA, prepaid has become more popular since recession [...]

By: Debi

Debi — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:19:06 +0000

Oh yeah, Boost Mobile is part of the Nextel/Sprint Corporation, so the walkie-talkie works on the Nextel network, plus it’s free phone calls to anyone on Sprint/Nextel to you..

By: Debi

Debi — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:16:30 +0000

I use Boost Mobile@ $50.00 + 3.48 tax. The plan includes unlimited minutes anytime, unlimited texting, unlimited walkie-talkie and unlimited web. Boost also absorbs the extra taxes other carriers charge, making my Boost bill $53.48 per month. My phone (Motorola from Boost $100.00) also has Bluetooth technology, so I can piggy-back my Bluetooth HP Mini. Can’t beat that!

By: charles bbq

charles bbq — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:02:19 +0000

have you thought about buying the Peek from amazon? T-mobile and I think there was a $299 and no more fees EVer.. would take care of email and texting.. I like your thinking.. Charles.

By: Wal-Mart Crashes the Prepaid Party

Wal-Mart Crashes the Prepaid Party — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:31:41 +0000

[...] to increase their share of the growing market. (Prepaid has become so attractive, in fact, that Stacey has taken the plunge.) Sprint is hoping to join the mix, too, with its $483 million acquisition of Virgin Mobile USA. [...]

By: Why use Prepaid? « mobikwik

Why use Prepaid? « mobikwik — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:20:41 +0000

[...] in USA, prepaid has become more popular since recession [...]

By: Mobikwik » Blog Archive » Why use prepaid?

Mobikwik » Blog Archive » Why use prepaid? — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:18:37 +0000

[...] in USA, prepaid has become more popular since recession [...]

By: Marsha Mellow

Marsha Mellow — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:37:19 +0000

I think prepaid is a great idea. I came upon your site when I was looking for information about it, in fact.

Maybe you know something about this: I keep hearing that Virgin Mobile has a $10 a month plan available for those who can’t afford more but I don’t see it on their web-site. What’s up with that? If they have it, let’s see it!

Do you have any info on that? Thanks!!

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:41:36 +0000

I bought a Tracfone Moto W376 for under $30! The great thing is it had DMFL (double minutes) ALREADY on it AND it is a camera phone, has bluetooth, web access etc. These Tracfones are really good deals if you do not use the phone too much. That means it’s not for you, Stacey, just for us mere mortals.
It is true that prepaid is growing at quite a rate though, or am I wrong? Most of my friends and relatives are on prepaid now.

By: Martha's Purse

Martha's Purse — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:11:10 +0000

I made the switch more than a year ago and it was the best decision I’ve ever made. For yeras I had AT&T and just kept renewing the contract out of habit, but the payments were up to $85/month! When my last contract was up I turned in the plan and took up NET10. it proved to be a very wise dicision. I’m not a huge cell phone user, merely use it for the occassional call or to communicate quickly w/ my kids. You can’t beat the prices though, .10/minute and .05/text. The phone itself cost me $20 at Wal-Mart – it’s a super fancy phone, but works really well (Motorola) and the reception is incredible. It even came with 300 minutes/60 days included! I think may people are wising up and realizing they don’t need all the bells and whissles in a phone. Afterall, a call is a call. Better to have the savings in my pocket. Prepaid’s the way to go/

By: tom

tom — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:01:07 +0000

the thing is to buy a used phone originally from verizon or sprint and ‘flash’ it over to criket or metroPCS. there are thousands of small mom and pop phone shops around the country that specialize in this.

By: Joe M

Joe M — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:00:13 +0000

Here’s a tip for people that don’t need to use a cell phone a lot. I feel it’s better than JitterBug and others that are aimed at the senior market. I bought this for my mothers birthday.

I bought a Tracfone on sale at a major chain for $25. It was a special “double-minutes for life” phone so each minute you buy and add later are doubled. Then I bought the “One Year & 400 Minutes” card. I found a promotion code that would add 240 minutes if you bought the One Year Card.

After activating the Tracfone, in July 09, it had an expiration of Sept 2010 and 1300 minutes all for $125. So her phone is now good for over a year with all those minutes and no bills or anything to worry about for a year. So she can talk 100 minutes a month, anytime, anywhere in the US (and other countries) for about $10 a month.

By: Joe M

Joe M — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:42:12 +0000

Skype doesn’t presently participate in LNP (where you can keep your old number.) The thing is, don’t you still want a mobile phone? Something to have will you?

Perhaps I don’t understand the question but I do know of a hack: Get a SkypeIn number account, buy a cheap pre-paid like TracPhone (you can find them for $10.00, try to get a “double-minute for life” though), then you buy the TracPhone “1 Year card” and that keeps the phone activated for over a year. That’s going to cost you $100. So figure it’s about $8 a month for doing it.

TracPhone does participate in LNP so you then just port your number to TracPhone, then forward that to your SkypeIn number. Now you can also use the TracPhone for call or just put in in a desk until next year when you have to re-up the account.