Author Topic: recommend a cheap cell phone/service (Read 1509 times)

« **on:** February 06, 2007, 03:14:36 PM »

I don\'t know anything about cell phones. What\'s a cheap one to buy and get the plan set up, and also has cheap payments and free minutes after certain hours, etc.

« **Reply #1 on:** February 06, 2007, 04:04:32 PM »

see what your friends/family have FIRST. If the people you normally call are on the same carrier as you your bills will be much less.

All my buds & family are on Verizon so we went with them. $40/mo is the cheapest plan I think (assuming you don\'t go over your minutes), unless you do a family plan with a roommate and divide the bill by two.

Each carrier has a free bare-bones phone option (what I have) with a contract.

Titan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 06, 2007, 06:29:30 PM »

Quote from: Eiksirf

I don\'t know anything about cell phones. What\'s a cheap one to buy and get the plan set up, and also has cheap payments and free minutes after certain hours, etc.

Why, are you planning on selling weed?

« **Reply #3 on:** February 06, 2007, 07:22:24 PM »

If you dont plan on yacking too much you can get cingulat. 450 minutes with rollover for like 35 bucks a month.

You guys heard of this new company cingulat?

I wonder if they have anything to do with cingular?

Titan · « **Reply #4 on:** February 06, 2007, 09:33:54 PM »

Isn\'t Cingular the new AT&T?

« **Reply #5 on:** February 07, 2007, 11:57:40 AM »

Go with Verizon...

All the others suck...

All offer unlimited nights & weekends (9 PM till ...i think 7 AM and weekends and unlimited same carrier to same carrier)

« **Reply #6 on:** February 07, 2007, 12:26:45 PM »

Quote from: Ashford

Go with Verizon...

All the others suck...

False

« **Reply #7 on:** February 07, 2007, 07:34:49 PM »

T-Mobile is probably the least expensive and best bang for your buck depending on where you live. Cingular\'s customer service is ASS!

« **Reply #8 on:** February 08, 2007, 12:14:29 AM »

Quote from: mjps21983

T-Mobile is probably the least expensive and best bang for your buck depending on where you live. Cingular\'s customer service is ASS!

lol this sums up phone services real quick. I absolutely love Cingular and have had no problem with their customer service. Everybody is gonna have their favorite, just as long as you don\'t go with sprint.

Titan · « **Reply #9 on:** February 08, 2007, 07:23:22 AM »

Just research which company gets good service where you would use it. Cingular gets shitty service at my house (like 1 bar) but if you go like 10 feet down the street you get full service. At my school, particularly my apartment, I get 3+ bars at any time whereas every other service gets 1 or no bars. For a cheap cell phone, I doubt which company you go for matters except who gets service where. Just ask around like friends. I\'m sure they......if you have friends, have all different types of service.

« **Reply #10 on:** February 08, 2007, 10:21:30 AM »

Heh, careful, don\'t want to assume. ;]

« **Reply #11 on:** February 08, 2007, 12:41:46 PM »

I wouldn\'t wish Sprint upon even my most hated enemy

« **Reply #12 on:** February 08, 2007, 05:05:33 PM »

I refuse to sign a cell phone contract ever again. That is one of the dumbest things a person can do. I got metro pcs you can get it for 45 a month unlimted everything no contracts and you can get it in any name you want.

« **Reply #13 on:** February 09, 2007, 04:27:38 AM »

Thanks Quddus. I like that. This is info for someone else, but if I were going to get a phone, I\'d sign up with that, myself.

« **Reply #14 on:** March 12, 2007, 03:19:47 AM »

Alright so Metro PCS isn\'t offered in my area.

So I know people who use Verizon, I\'m interested in that. I like the $39.99 a month plan that gives you 450 minutes plus free nights/weekends.

Only thing I don\'t understand is that they give me a phone for free under a "2 year contract."

What happens after the 2 years? Additional cost?

Hello

Author Topic: recommend a cheap cell phone/service (Read 1509 times)