Easy
Cell Phone Help
real basic cell phone service
Many
of us want to have a mobile phone
for emergencies or "almost emergencies." We don't want to play games on
them, take pictures with them or send text messages. We also don't want
to pay $20 per month, let along $40 per month. After some research I
think I have found the best deal for these purposes. (If you think I'm
wrong, please let me
know and
I'll change the information on this page).
I'd recommend (for the
USA and Canada) you go to your nearest 7-Eleven
store (not because I'm in love with these stores) and buy the cheapest
Nokia cell phone that works with the Speakout Wireless plan. As of
September 2008, they were selling a Nokia phone for $40. You can buy a
prepaid Speakout Wireless Card for $25.
The charges are $ .15
per minute and the minutes (if not added to) will
expire in a year. In simple terms, if you don't use it much, the plan
costs $2 month.
This may change so check
out the 7-Eleven website or the Speak Out
Wireless web site to see current charges. (Previously it was 20 cents
per minute, now it is 15.) Un-official Speakout wireless web site.
Once you buy the phone
there are seven things you need to learn from
the manual.
- How to switch it on.
- How to switch it off.
- How to make a call.
- How to end a call.
- How to answer a call.
- How to add your minutes from the card.
- How to charge your phone.
Even if you don't go
with the Speak Out Wireless plan the above seven
things are the basics. If you don't want to read the manual - ask the
nearest teen-ager for help.
If you don't want to
visit 7-Eleven then there are a few other
companies that have similar prepaid plans. Check out the cheapest
prepaid plans at:
Airvoice, Page Plus
Cellular, STI Mobile, T-Mobile and Tracfone. You can get Tracfones at
Walmart.
The important questions
to ask are:
What is the smallest
recharge amount? ($10, $20 etc)
How long do the minutes
last if they are not used? (Expiry of minutes)
Does the phone work in
your area? (See a coverage map)
What is the cost per
minute? (Typically $ 0.07 to $ 0.20 per minute)
If you don't see an ad
for one your are interested in to the right, then use the search box
below to find their site.
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