Cell phone plans / costs

[bassbrad]

tracfone LG500G semi smart phone costs me 99 bucks for a year and it has plenty airtime & text for me.
I toured US & Canada last year and never lost service.

 

[BassDoc51]

Virgin Mobile prepaid - $55 a month for unlimited talk, text, and data

 

[MatticusMania]

What is this 17% discount you guys keep referencing?

My 17% discount is provided by the company I work for.

 

[elgecko]

AT&T I got 17% for being a full time college student. Verizon, I get a 17% corporate discount.

Seems to be the going rate cell phone companies hand out as a discount.

Check with your employer to see if they have deals with any of the major carriers.

My 17% discount is provided by the company I work for.

Ah, I see. No 17% discount with mom & pop employer.

 

[MJ5150]

You'd be surprised. Have mom and pop call VZW and see if something can be set up.

-Mike

 

[stratovani]

I have a 5 year old Tracfone which has no camera or Internet - it's just a phone. I have Double Minutes on it, so any minutes I buy are automatically doubled. I pay about $30 every couple of months for 240 minutes, which for the amount of use I put on my phone is perfectly adequate for me. I'm a light cell phone user, so a monthly plan makes no sense for me. Also, I have a digital camera and a couple of computers, so why do I need these on my phone?

Of course, YMMV.

 

[Eric Perry]

...Also, I have a digital camera and a couple of computers, so why do I need these on my phone?

If or when you do get those features in a future phone, you'll most likely be thinking: "how in the hell did I get by without this???"

 

[stratovani]

If or when you do get those features in a future phone, you'll most likely be thinking: "how in the hell did I get by without this???"

Maybe, but my present phone still works well, so it'll be a while before I get rid of it.