---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <CAGhQzTr43Wsk5L8EiFCHsGwLJbjyEZ9x2mdbGckZxG9aSc5oZQ@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 06:25:41 -0400 From: Michael Muderick <michael@remove-this.muderick.com> Subject: Re: Cheap voice-only cellphone plans? [telecom Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 06:07:10 -0400 Subject: Re: Cheap voice-only cellphone plans? Try Tracfone. Most of their plans include data, but you'll be able to get more than enough minutes for your need for under $100/year. Pay in advance and buy a bundle of minutes. Also available at some stores like Staples. -- Michael Muderick ------------------------------ Message-ID: <piu4hv$28jv$1@gal.iecc.com> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 02:07:59 -0000 (UTC) From: John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> Subject: Re: Cheap voice-only cellphone plans? In article <pirgv4$mp5$1@news.albasani.net>, bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote: >I've never used more than a small fraction of the talk time each year >and have no need of a smartphone. I just want something to let me >communicate when in transit. The cheapest prepaid I know of is Tracfone, who resell at&t, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Their cheapest plan is $18+tax every 90 days which gives you 60 or 120 minutes, depending on the phone, extra rolls over if you don't use it. Their smartphone plans are, for some reason, cheaper than their dumbphone plans. If you have a smartphone, the same plan gives ou 180 mins, 180 texts, and 180mb of data. You can bring your own smartphone, or they have cheap basic phones for $20 or less. --- Regards, John Levine, johnl@iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. https://jl.ly ***** Moderator's Note ***** With Tracfone, the unused minutes roll over ONLY if you add MORE minutes before the due date. If not, they go away. Bill Horne Moderator ------------------------------ Message-ID: <SrCdnVh2taHcms_GnZ2dnUU7-eOdnZ2d@giganews.com> Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 11:01:05 -0500 From: Doug McIntyre <merlyn@dork.geeks.org> Subject: Re: Cheap voice-only cellphone plans? bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> writes: >Apologies if this is considered off-topic, but my (non-datacomms) >cellphone account just expired. I wasn't paying attention. 8-( >It was an AT&T GoPhone (now called AT&T Prepaid) that cost $100/year >and gave me 1000 minutes of talk time for one year. No data, no >smartphone, just simple voice. It was just for unusual circumstances, >and worked fine. I like Ting, pay-as-you-go. If you use nothing, it'd be $6/month (+ tax & CALC, blah blah blah) to hold the line/service. 100 minutes per month (only kicks in if you use it), adds $3 to that. So pretty close to the price and minutes you state, but what is better, if it is never used, you pay less. If you use more, you pay more. They'll let you bring your own device. -- Doug McIntyre doug@themcintyres.us ------------------------------ Message-ID: <pivjtc$pel$1@news.albasani.net> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2018 15:36:12 +0000 (UTC) From: bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> Subject: Re: Cheap voice-only cellphone plans? bob prohaska <bp@www.zefox.net> wrote: > Apologies if this is considered off-topic, but my (non-datacomms) > cellphone account just expired. I wasn't paying attention. 8-( > > It was an AT&T GoPhone (now called AT&T Prepaid) that cost $100/year > and gave me 1000 minutes of talk time for one year. No data, no .... > Obviously, I'll go back to AT&T to see if they'll renew the account, > but in case they won't I'd like to know if there are any alternatives. Much to my surprise, the salesperson at the local AT&T phone store said "It's not on the website, but you can renew it." No attempt at all to upsell. Same price, same time limits. Problem solved for now. Thanks for reading, bob prohaska ------------------------------ Message-ID: <20180721192949.BE7E520028A67E@ary.qy> Date: 21 Jul 2018 15:29:49 -0400 From: "John Levine" <johnl@remove-this.iecc.com> Subject: Re: Cheap voice-only cellphone plans? In article <SrCdnVh2taHcms_GnZ2dnUU7-eOdnZ2d@giganews.com> you write: >I like Ting, pay-as-you-go. I would too if they weren't limited to Sprint and T-Mo whose coverage is poor and non-existent, respectively, where I live. They'd be delighted to sell at&t or VZ but those two aren't interested in new MVNOs. ------------------------------ ********************************************* End of telecom Digest Sun, 22 Jul 2018