PrePaid phone

[imma honky]

Does anyone on here use a prepaid cell phone? Anyone else consider using it? I have been with cingular for 2 years (contract). I don't use it much, most of my calls are mobile to mobile (most of my family has it). So I am paying for all these minutes that I don't use. The MOST I have ever been on the phone is prolly 10 minutes at a time. My contract is up, and I don't reall want to go back with cingular. Ever since they merged with AT&T, the service has sucked.
Any input will be helpful. I will prolly go lookin at some phones tomorrow....

 

[CanMan]

Verizon or T Mobile have free in-network calling, thats if most of your family has either one. Verizon, I found, has the best service, but T Mobile, which I have, isn't all that bad either. HTH a bit.

 

[mdl]

I've got a family plan with verizon. They rock my socks.

 

[Krazors001]

The reason your service "sucks" isn't because they merged, but because you haven't updated your phone since they merged. Try getting your SIM Card updated to a smartchip. I bet you that you still have the old one in your phone if you haven't updated your phone in 2 years. They too have a prepaid plan including mobile to mobile on their pay as you go prepaids.

 

[imma honky]

The reason your service "sucks" isn't because they merged, but because you haven't updated your phone since they merged. Try getting your SIM Card updated to a smartchip. I bet you that you still have the old one in your phone if you haven't updated your phone in 2 years. They too have a prepaid plan including mobile to mobile on their pay as you go prepaids.

Well, I get shitty reception around here now, and my voicemail has NEVER worked properly (told them about it a dozen times). No matter what the case is, im not signing any damn contracts this go around. I will pay the extra 100 dollas for a phone for peace of mind.

 

[BrettM]

prepaids are generally a good idea if you use under 300 minutes a month. since i don't think you can get free mobile to mobile on a prepaid, that will have to include all your minutes.

 

[imma honky]

prepaids are generally a good idea if you use under 300 minutes a month. since i don't think you can get free mobile to mobile on a prepaid, that will have to include all your minutes.

That's what i figured. I doubt i would use even 200 minutes a month.

 

[w_howey]

I did for a few years. I had Tracfone. But I was an extremely low minute user. Like probably 15-20 minutes a month. But I had reception all over the country, the only thing I didn't like was that it uses two minutes for every 1 of talk time in roaming.

 

[imma honky]

I did for a few years. I had Tracfone. But I was an extremely low minute user. Like probably 15-20 minutes a month. But I had reception all over the country, the only thing I didn't like was that it uses two minutes for every 1 of talk time in roaming.

How big was normal coverage area?

 

[w_howey]

How big was normal coverage area?

It depends. If I put in my home zip code, I got a pretty small area. But if I put in a zipcode for a bigger city, my area was huge.

It spanned an area from Chicago, to almost Eau Claire,WI(close to Minneapolis) over to Milwaukee. Then down to the Quad Cities area.