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Re: Prepaid Questions [was Re: How to Make Right Call On Cell]

John Levine (johnl@iecc.com)
6 Nov 2004 03:41:27 -0000

> This discussion has been most interesting. Unfortunately, no one but
> Verizon seems to provide prepaid service in 59801, Missoula, Montana,
> that works for somone who wants to actually spend some time on the
> 'phone, on long distance.

If you use your phone more than a few minutes a month, service with a
normal monthly plan is much cheaper. In Missoula, I see that Western
Wireless (that's Cellular One) for $30 offers 400 daytime, 3500 night
and weekend minutes, or for $40, 1200 daytime, unlimited
night/weekend. That's a good price, even compared to plans available
in big cities.

[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Alltel has a 'pre-paid monthly' plan
called 'Smart Pay', which is *much cheaper* than their 'pay by the
call' prepaid plan. It still has to be paid monthly in advance, on
a deposit account type system where your credit balance is debited for
the calls you make, but unlike the fifty cents at a time method, the
monthy 'Smart Pay' system grabs $30-$35 from your account on the first
day of each month, then you get to call day or night at a rate more
typical of a regular plan. PAT]

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