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Take me down to the paradise city
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funchords
Hello
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| Re: Uhhhh Prepaid.
So, they now offer:
$0/day plus 25¢ a minute,
$1/day plus 10¢ a minute, and
$3/day plus 0¢ a minute.
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
1 edit | Re: Uhhhh said by funchords  :Prepaid. So, they now offer: $0/day plus 25¢ a minute, $1/day plus 10¢ a minute, and $3/day plus 0¢ a minute. Right, but how do to "Prepay" is what I'm after. Do you literally have to somehow pay $3 per day, like via those cards I see at the stores? | |
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visio
join:2001-08-29
Clifton, NJ | Re: Uhhhh im guessing you load up the value on your prepaid acct. and the $3 is deducted either per day, or per usage. | |
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nightshade74
Yet another genxer
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join:2004-11-06
Prattville, AL
 ·Knology
| said by Matt :Right, but how do to "Prepay" is what I'm after. Do you literally have to somehow pay $3 per day, like via those cards I see at the stores? Correct. You would either purchase a card in the store or go some place online like phoneshark.com and purchase a PIN. | |
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ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | Re: Uhhhh you can use:
www.attwireless.com to load money, call, go to almost any store (Target, gas station, ATT store, Wal-Mart, etc). It's just like any other prepaid service really. | |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| said by Matt :How do you pay the $3 per day? Isn't that just the same thing as the $90 unlimited plan they offer? I found it: »www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-···toaction
It looks like you do exactly what you stated. At first I thought this was a good deal, but yikes, even on a day you only make a 1 minute call, you are dinged for the full $3. | |
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| nasadude
join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| said by Matt :How do you pay the $3 per day? Isn't that just the same thing as the $90 unlimited plan they offer? yeah, but it sounds different. and maybe there are enough math challenged consumers to fool into thinking it's a cheaper plan.
no contract, right? that seems to be the difference - not cheaper, just no contract. | |
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nightshade74
Yet another genxer
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join:2004-11-06
Prattville, AL
·Knology
1 edit | Re: Uhhhh said by nasadude yeah, but it sounds different. and maybe there are enough math challenged consumers to fool into thinking it's a cheaper plan.
no contract, right? that seems to be the difference - not cheaper, just no contract.
"AT&T today announced a new prepaid calling option will be available beginning May 11 that offers unlimited nationwide calling for just three dollars per day. AT&T GoPhone customers will enjoy the flexibility of unlimited calling with charges only applying on days when they make or receive voice calls.
It depends... If you have someone that doesnt make calls
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Hello
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| Re: Uhhhh So the "gotcha" before was that you had to use the minutes before they expire. Under this plan, do you have to use your "days" before they expire?
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
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join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
·North State Commun..
| Re: Uhhhh said by funchords :So the "gotcha" before was that you had to use the minutes before they expire. Under this plan, do you have to use your "days" before they expire? Yep, the expiration is the same. It looks like the difference is just that you're not charged a per day fee if you don't use your phone.
From the ToS:
Amounts deposited into your account expire as follows: cards less than $25, 30 days; cards $25 to $75, 90 days; $100 cards, 365 days. | |
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@suddenlink.net | sure, lots of people don't make calls everyday, but many people do get at least 1 call a day, even if it's from somebody they don't know (auto dialer, advertisement, wrong number, ect) and you are getting charged your 3 dollars when that happens. | |
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dvd536
as Mr. Pink as they come
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join:2001-04-27
Phoenix, AZ
| said by nightshade74 :said by nasadude yeah, but it sounds different. and maybe there are enough math challenged consumers to fool into thinking it's a cheaper plan.
no contract, right? that seems to be the difference - not cheaper, just no contract.
"AT&T today announced a new prepaid calling option will be available beginning May 11 that offers unlimited nationwide calling for just three dollars per day. AT&T GoPhone customers will enjoy the flexibility of unlimited calling with charges only applying on days when they make or receive voice calls.It depends... If you have someone that doesnt make calls everyday .... It could be cheaper.. So you get to pay $3 for the guy that just called to try selling you a extended auto warranty!!!
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nightshade74
Yet another genxer
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join:2004-11-06
Prattville, AL
·Knology
| Re: Uhhhh said by dvd536 :So you get to pay $3 for the guy that just called to try selling you a extended auto warranty!!! I assume if you pickup the phone yes. You made or received a call. | |
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@co.za
| I don't know why people are even considering this offer, if you add it up this $3 per day is over $90 per month, that is outrageously expensive and it's not as if they are offering anything extra to go with it. Even if I were to use it for only ten days per month I would still be paying more than I do with my Net10 phone. You then can't take all your calls and and have to worry about how often you make calls instead of calling whoever, wherever and from wherever you want whenever you want to call like I do on Net10. That is because Net10 only charges 10 cents per minute without any daily fee, no roaming or long distance charges and no hidden costs. I'll keep my Net10 phone thank you and AT&T can keep their expensive packages. | |
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nightshade74
Yet another genxer
Premium
join:2004-11-06
Prattville, AL
·Knology
| Re: Uhhhh said by KeganJJ :
I don't know why people are even considering this offer, if you add it up this $3 per day is over $90 per month, that is outrageously expensive and it's not as if they are offering anything extra to go with it. Even if I were to use it for only ten days per month I would still be paying more than I do with my Net10 phone. You then can't take all your calls and and have to worry about how often you make calls instead of calling whoever, wherever and from wherever you want whenever you want to call like I do on Net10. That is because Net10 only charges 10 cents per minute without any daily fee, no roaming or long distance charges and no hidden costs. I'll keep my Net10 phone thank you and AT&T can keep their expensive packages.
Which makes sense if you talk less than 900 minutes a month.
If you know what you can check out »cellguru.net/prepaid_compare.htm and come out better...
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burgerwars
join:2004-09-11
Northridge, CA | $3 a day prepaid Looks like a good plan for those who:
Just use their phone a lot on certain days of the month.
A traveler from another country who just needs a prepaid SIM while here. | |
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Greg_Z
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join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL | Re: $3 a day prepaid� You left out drug dealers.� | |
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join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
| Re: $3 a day prepaid� said by Greg_Z :You left out drug dealers.� But why would drug dealers care about days not using the phone? Don't you get business every day? or some days your too high to sell or answer your phone, and thats when you don't use your phone and save $ for drugs? | |
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join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL | Re: $3 a day prepaid� Drug dealers care about using, and then tossing the number, not "Oh, I need a fix." A dealer deals, a user uses. | |
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ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | Re: $3 a day prepaid0; dealers keep the same number and actually have some of the most popular phones. They also do not reply on pay as you go services like GoPhone and have contracts. | |
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tiger72
SexaT duorP
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Saint Louis, MO
clubs: | Re: $3 a day prepaid0; they also have flying cars. | |
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ME
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Cleveland, OH | Re: $3 a day prepaid0; sounds like you lived a sheltered life when it comes to the drug dealers and shit. | |
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Greg_Z
Premium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
·Comcast
| Re: $3 a day prepaid0; said by hottboiinnc :sounds like you lived a sheltered life when it comes to the drug dealers and shit. Sounds like you watch too many movies. | |
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ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
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| Re: $3 a day prepaid0; no its called i don't live a sheltered life and i've actually lived in the ghetto before.
Why not go to a Sprint or TM or ATT store looking around one day usually a Saturday or Sunday and see how many people come in that fit the "drug dealer" profile and see what phones their interested in and what they walk out with. | |
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1 edit | Re: $3 a day prepaid0; Even in the ghetto, street dealers do not use regular celly's. They use Stolen celly's until they get locked.
And the phones they walk out with, are under someone else's name, paid for cash, and usually on a pre-paid account. | |
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ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
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| Re: $3 a day prepaid0; LoL. I don't know where you get your information from but they don't use prepaid accounts.
Prepaid accounts are still fairly new. Especially BlackBerries. Virgin Mobile won't activate a BB.
So using a prepaid account doesnt work. Like i said go in and watch. You will see them sign up. What you see on TV and think you know about them is not the truth. | |
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Greg_Z
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Springfield, IL
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| Re: $3 a day prepaid0; said by hottboiinnc :LoL. I don't know where you get your information from but they don't use prepaid accounts. Prepaid accounts are still fairly new. Especially BlackBerries. Virgin Mobile won't activate a BB. So using a prepaid account doesnt work. Like i said go in and watch. You will see them sign up. What you see on TV and think you know about them is not the truth. Then quit believing what you think you are stating as the truth. | |
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Greg_Z
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Springfield, IL | And what drug dealers is that in your fantasy? Street dealers use throw away phones, same with those selling to the street dealers. | |
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| c4junk
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join:2004-05-08
| Re: $3 a day prepaid I've got a NET10 phone that is $.10 per min, I buy a 300 min card for $30 (less on Ebay)and the minutes are good for 60 days- so that's like $15 a mo without any contract- as you can tell I don't use it much.
There is another fee schedule for text and web but I don't use those. | |
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join:2004-05-08 | Re: $3 a day prepaid The way I read the T-Mobile offer it's $.10 a min plus $1 a day- but I have been wrong b4. | |
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| This is misleading since AFAIK T-Mo still roams quite a lot on ATT's network. Especially to get access to more 850 coverage. Sure you can roam, but you are roaming on ATT much of the time  . In this sense you might not be getting added value by going with T-Mo prepaid by coverage (but perhaps by cost).
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GenBlood
join:2005-04-14
Nashua, NH | Still TOOO HIGH .... The price should be a dollar and that's it ...
Wake up and smell the roses ... You would get
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@mycingular.net | Re: Still TOOO HIGH .... Yeah it should be a dollar a day. Maximum on 31 dollars a month . The company should not be allowed to make money | |
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join:2005-04-14
Nashua, NH
| Re: Still TOOO HIGH .... quote:
Yeah it should be a dollar a day. Maximum on 31 dollars a month . The company should not be allowed to make money
The towers are already paid for ... the only thing
is upkeep and employees ... An we know they don't
pay their employees ...  They say the are planning
upgrades ... but are they ...
Also with 40 millions+ users an they can't make money
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@tds.net
| Re: Still TOOO HIGH .... Sprint still has the best prepaid and postpaid plans when it comes to dollars for services. I really don't understand why they lose so many people. I have had them for years and have saved thousands of dollars in fees compared to similar service from ATT or Verizon. | |
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join:2007-02-19
Golden, CO
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| Economics 101: a business "in it" for profit will make as much money as it can by balancing per-unit price with units sold.
$90/month (or less) unlimited is actually better than contract unlimited, which will run you $100 + taxes + fees per month on VZ or ATT.
Now I'm certainly not defending AT&T as the cheapest out there. Virgin Mobile (Sprint CDMA) offers unlimited voice for $49.99 per month and unlimited messaging for $10/month on top of that. Boost Mobile offers $50/month unlimited everything (voice, messaging, web, walkie talkie) though the iDEN network can be spotty in places and internet on it is slow everywhere.
However I'm arguing that this is a step in the right direction. If someone REALLY wants to talk a lot and doesn't want to sign a contract and needs AT&T's coverage footprint or phone selection, they now have an option. If you talk an average of 20 minutes per day on the days you actually talk to people, and that talk is to non-AT&T subscribers (the $1/day plan has free M2M) the unlimited plan makes sense. That's 600 minutes per month if you use your phone every day. Yes, you can get cheaper prepaid service elsewhere (trust me, I work with those guys) but having it available from AT&T is still a good thing.
Anyway, seriously, $1/day for unlimited? You can't get cable VoIP for that little! You think wireless operators will be nicer to you? | |
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SexaT duorP
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join:2001-03-28
Saint Louis, MO
clubs: | Re: ouch if you don't use it, it's not expensive. That said, other operators offer a plan in your price range at $1/day.
Not exactly sure why this ATT prepaid plan is making news when it's about 3x the price everyone else charges... | |
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join:2000-06-30
Spring, TX | Ouch! Don't have a cell phone? Do you have a TV? How about a watch? | |
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SunnyD
join:2009-03-20
Madison, AL | Not too terribly bad It's a pretty good deal should you want a cheap cell phone to throw in the car in case of emergencies. No need to worry about minutes expiring or whatnot.
Now if only they did something similar with data usage, I'd be all over that. | |
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join:2001-10-05
Rockville, MD
·Comcast
| Re: Not too terribly bad said by SunnyD :It's a pretty good deal should you want a cheap cell phone to throw in the car in case of emergencies. No need to worry about minutes expiring or whatnot... way too expensive for that - I have a prepaid plan from ATT that is $100, minutes last a year and they give you the phone. That's $8/month, less than 1/10 the cost of this plan. For 1/10 the cost, I'll deal with having to add minutes every year. | |
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tapeloop
1959. I try to kick the ball. I miss.
Premium
join:2004-06-27
Airstrip One
| said by SunnyD :It's a pretty good deal should you want a cheap cell phone to throw in the car in case of emergencies. No need to worry about minutes expiring or whatnot. Now if only they did something similar with data usage, I'd be all over that. It's actually not that great of a deal if you consider that the minutes expire after 30 days. If you want them to last for a year, then you have to buy $100 worth of time. Someone else already pointed out that it's not as cost-effective if you buy that much.
And I wholeheartedly agree with you about the data plan! If I could get say, 10 days of unlimited access for $x per day (for trips) I'd be down with that.
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hottboiinnc
ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH | Boost Boost has it done right and the best unlimited prepaid service as far as cost and services go. | |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
·magicjack.com
| For those who don't see the obvious... It's $3/day only for the days that you use it. If you use it one day per week, then it's $3/week. If you use it one day per month, then it's $3/month.
It's still not as good as Alltel's old prepaid by the minute plan for those who use their cell only as needed (which might be $3/year  ). | |
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join:2007-05-15
| Re: For those who don't see the obvious... said by mod_wastrel :It's $3/day only for the days that you use it. If you use it one day per week, then it's $3/week. If you use it one day per month, then it's $3/month. It has already been posted:
Amounts deposited into your account expire as follows: cards less than $25, 30 days; cards $25 to $75, 90 days; $100 cards, 365 days.
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28
·magicjack.com
| Re: For those who don't see the obvious... »www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-···lans.jsp
Unlimited plan => $0.00 per minute
The at&t rep said it's $3.00/day... period. You quoted what I just posted: "If you use it one day per month, then it's $3/month." which means, if you use the phone only one day out of the month, then it only costs $3.00 for that month... use it two days in a month, and it would cost $6.00... simple math. | |
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Roflmao
join:2000-06-08
Glendale, CA | Yep Yea I must say boost mobile does have a great plan. I am getting kinda tired of verizon myself and I am thinking of switching soon once my contract is over.
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join:2002-07-14
Sherman Oaks, CA | Re: Yep
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join:2001-09-25
Memphis, TN
| Re: Yep said by blacksurfer :except that boost is oversold and text takes hours to rec'd Yes but Boost, like any other wireless company, will work those kinks out after a while and it will be a thing of the past so it's no big deal. This AT&T plan isn't bad but I think it could be a little cheaper. They could bring down the price of their unlimited plan all together. I think 79.99 a month for unlimited would be pretty reasonable. | |
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ME
join:2003-10-15
Cleveland, OH
·Time Warner Cable
·buckeye cable
| Service with Boost depends on the market. This area of Ohio has great service with Boost and Nextel. Never issues as far as texting goes and FAR from Oversold. I can always get calls and always make calls.
Just because your market is like that doesn't mean someone elses will be the same. | |
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@sbcglobal.net | Don't forget Don't forget the plan also says you are charged on a day you receive a phone call......ATT will probably dial your number daily so you get charged each day. | |
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@co.za
| $3 a day supposed to be a bargain? This plan from AT&T is not really all that useful or economical. I don't want to pay $3 for every day if I only want to call my kids maybe 5 or 6 times a week on different days. Or worse, pay $3 on a day I received a single call?! That would very quickly become VERY expensive. I think I'll stick to my NET10 prepaid phone which is always 10c a minute even while roaming, anytime, with no daily charges at all. | |
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join:2004-04-24
Floral Park, NY
| price per minute.. this is a crafty idea.. but that assumes the customer is going to use more than 12 minutes per day usage for it to pay off (for the customer). i'm not sure that makes sense since many customers with prepaid such as tracfone & net10 like the idea that you have LARGE number of service days without alot of prepaid loading of "card codes".
if the customer begins to see their usage rise.. wouldn't that push them into buying sprint's $50 unlimited/month prepaid instead? -- sure maybe not for everyone as the coverage isn't an exact match.. but for those people it would probably push them back to tracfone or net10 which has a large number of service days. That's a better idea for customers who stay with them for more then 3-4 years..
How much minimum usage do you have to have with the phone per month? I can't see AT&T having some sort of catch to this idea.. that wouldn't make it the best option for the consumer.
What would be better is how about capping the dollar amount you can charge the customer who has overage... say a 400 minute plan with .45 per minute overages for $59.95 but if they go over.. their bill gets capped (bumped that month) to the unlimited for $90 if they ended up with a bill of $125.. they'd save $35 that month. | |
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Premium
join:2003-03-20
Canfield, OH
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| Marketing dept. hard at work Why would they even create this plan? The $1/day plan would be cheaper @ 10 cents/min as long as you talk less than 20 minutes a day, which I imagine most pay-as-you-go customers (like myself) do, and if you're talking to other AT&T mobile customers, the minutes are free and unlimited for that day anyway.
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| Re: seems high I only see one use for this -- and that's when I come to the States I always get a GoPhone SIM and make a lot of calls during the few days I'm there. For that, it's perfect, pay $25 ( and get $10 bonus applied within 7 days) and get unlimited calls for a week + 1000 texts ($3 x 7 = $21, 1000 text = $10/month = $31)
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grgeiger
Premium
join:2004-05-04
Elcho, WI
| Well I remember when my wife and I were dating. (1998 or so).. I racked up $300+ phone bills per month. LOL.. now we are talking about $30.00 a month for unlimited 24/7..
My wife has an AT&T contract phone. I think we pay about $70.00 per month. It has Unlimited Internet and Text.. I think actual airtime is about $40.00 a month..
My phone is a Go Phone. I work at home and hardly use a cell phone.. But it is nice to have when my wife and I go somewhere like a mall. I can go my way she can go her way.. I only pay $1.00 a day for unlimited mobile to mobile. So on normal occasions I can load $25.00 on the phone and it lasts me almost 3 months. When I go on vacation I use the Go phone A LOT.. I think the $3.00 a day for unlimited is not bad if I use the phone everyday on vacation for a week straight. I Wish they would throw unlimited text and internet for the day.. | |
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Premium
join:2004-05-04
Elcho, WI
| Re: Well In addition.. You are only charged the daily fee for an incoming call when you physically answer the call. If a telemarketer calls you when the phone is shut off, or if you decided to not answer, you are not charged for the daily fee..
One thing I noticed with my go phone.. When I add unlimited nights and weekends, I am still charged 10 cents a minute when I check voicemail.. I hope that is not the case for the $3.00 daily fee if I choose that plan.
If I decide to use $3.00 a day, I would make sure I get my money's worth out of it.. If I am not mistaken, I think the cost for a normal cell phone with unlimited nationwide calling 24/7 is $90.00 a month. This charge is not different than a cell phone with a contract. | |
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