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Drop the Cell Phone Contract?

Posted 2:50PM 10/21/09 Technology, Savings Experiment |
How to Save on a Mobile Phone Plan
Do you dread the arrival of your monthly mobile phone bill? WalletPop blogger Jane Tuv explores the possible benefits of pre-paid plans.

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March 26 2013 at 7:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
myphonepaysme

My Company will give you free service when you refer people and you get paid every month in cash deposit to your Debit card. It's sweet!! Look up phonemember com It's free!!

March 08 2013 at 12:21 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
yly96

Check this new company called Solavei. Is the only cell company that pay for referrals. Not just one time per line but every month.
You can easily make your cell phone bill nonexistent.
solavei.com/samy2012
The service works on the T-mobile network and use ATT as roaming. So it is a big network of cell phone towers.

March 06 2013 at 1:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Shelby Lee Wallace

It is amazing how many people we know who love Straight Talk phones and their unlimited basically everything bundle for $45 per month. Owned by Tracfone, Straight Talk, Straight Talk is the leader in prepaid. If you don't like the phone, take it back asap. Thanks for this article, at least I have something fair priced so I can compare!

February 24 2013 at 6:20 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
johnnyalex

ting.com is the best option. $6 per phone per month plus you pay for only what you use - texting, minutes and data. Sprint network, so excellent coverage and you can BYOD (Bring your own device).

February 20 2013 at 9:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
stephanie h

This is all good info I guess...assuming you have only ONE phone on your plan! However, if you have FIVE (as I do), you would have to purchase 5 different prepaid plans...not such a good deal now, huh?

February 18 2013 at 11:55 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
IvonneaK

Pre or post paid is a matter of preference and which services meet your needs, no one-service fits all. I was on a prepaid carrier for 2 + years and saved a ton of money by doing so. Over time my needs changed and my carrier wasn't up to par. I needed reliable high speed internet so I switched to post paid for not much more and I am very happy not only with the service but the handset support as far as OS updates and so forth.

February 14 2013 at 9:34 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
lc

I like to text my a** off, stay on the Internet ALL day, download movie, music videos, mp4., email with 4 different accounts, photo stream , hec I posting from my Iphone right now! I'm not ready to go back to 1999.

February 12 2013 at 2:59 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
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lc

Forgot to add: loyal Verizon Customer. fastest & most reliable.

February 12 2013 at 3:05 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
jaguar6cy

This is both outdated and inaccurate. Republic Wireless charges $20 a month with full unlimited service and no contract at all. The phone is a Motorola Defy XT using Gingerbread. You do have to buy the phone, but that is a one time expense.

February 08 2013 at 12:32 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Slovenska

I switched from Verizon and a hefty $500/mo bill, to prepaid with Simple Mobile and I LOVE it. It works on the ATT network, and I bought my phones used. Just make sure they are unlocked, preferrable factory unlocked so you can get updates to your phone. I will never go back to a contract service ever. This way, if I ever want to change, all I have to do is pop in a new SIM card and that's it! Problem solved. Just remember that some prepaid's work on the ATT/Tmobile network so you need to have a GSM phone and some of the prepaids use either Verizon/Sprint so you need the CDMA phones. But it's a win-win in my opinion...except for the contract services! HA!

February 07 2013 at 9:00 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply

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