Cell Phones - Prepaid -Pay As You Go

**bmsbms29** · 09-04-2008, 03:23 PM

I am just not one of those folks who stays on the phone all the time. Text messaging not even needed - that's what I have computer email for.

Anyway, I'm trying to figure out which service might be better. And I've pretty much narrowed it down to AT&T and Alltel. (These both work for where I will be going to college and where relatives live.)

I could not find any reviews for Alltel - are they that new! The AT&T review said really good but cost more.

And do these phones have the same type reception as regular cell phone service. I can remember when people were complaining about them (of course they complained about other cell phones also -

).

So does anyone have any idea - since most of you probably have the regular cell phone services - do you know of anyone with this type???

Thanks a bunch,

**sobeit** · 09-04-2008, 03:42 PM

I would not touch either for the pay as you go. I used to do pay as you go and at the first of the year considered it again. I found the cheapest if you make a lot of phone calls is net10 and if you dont make that many tracfone is the best. You only pay for minutes and not any service/daily fees just to use the phone like the others.

They both have great national service.

As far as who is Alltel, they has been around for a long time and mostly in the south. It has recently been sold to verizon so they may be changing names at the first of the year.

**bmsbms29** · 09-04-2008, 04:13 PM

Thank you. Something to consider.

**bruiser** · 09-04-2008, 08:01 PM

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09-04-2008, 03:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
bmsbms29 I helped the forums. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 94 OS: Windows XP Pro	Cell Phones - Prepaid -Pay As You Go I am just not one of those folks who stays on the phone all the time. Text messaging not even needed - that's what I have computer email for. Anyway, I'm trying to figure out which service might be better. And I've pretty much narrowed it down to AT&T and Alltel. (These both work for where I will be going to college and where relatives live.) I could not find any reviews for Alltel - are they that new! The AT&T review said really good but cost more. And do these phones have the same type reception as regular cell phone service. I can remember when people were complaining about them (of course they complained about other cell phones also - ). So does anyone have any idea - since most of you probably have the regular cell phone services - do you know of anyone with this type??? Thanks a bunch, Last edited by bmsbms29; 09-04-2008 at 03:25 PM.

09-04-2008, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Cell Phones - Prepaid -Pay As You Go I would not touch either for the pay as you go. I used to do pay as you go and at the first of the year considered it again. I found the cheapest if you make a lot of phone calls is net10 and if you dont make that many tracfone is the best. You only pay for minutes and not any service/daily fees just to use the phone like the others. They both have great national service. As far as who is Alltel, they has been around for a long time and mostly in the south. It has recently been sold to verizon so they may be changing names at the first of the year. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

09-04-2008, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
bmsbms29 I helped the forums. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 94 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: Cell Phones - Prepaid -Pay As You Go Thank you. Something to consider.

09-04-2008, 08:01 PM	#4 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	Re: Cell Phones - Prepaid -Pay As You Go See if this wizard is of any help: www.myrateplan.com/wireless_prepaid/?csad=tmo_pp