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jumping thru hoops
My 1 yr contract with verizon expired in late Nov. Since then I've been considering various pay-as-you-go options. I'm paying $53/month for 400 minutes, of which I use maybe 30. When I got it for the TSA gig, i needed nationwide coverage, and a decent sized minute pool. However, I knew this was going to change so I signed up for only one year. Really, I onlt use my phone to check messages and tell people when I'm running late someplace. I only call long distance for holidays and birthdays - my home phone doesn't even HAVE long distance on it - I'm still using that calling card Janet got me at SAMS a couple of years ago.
Verizon's ppu option sucks ass - there is a minimum $1/day charge, so I would end up paying the same and getting less service.
Cingular gets good reviews from my cell-phone-owning peeps, except thise in Chicago, who find service issue a problem.
My manager suggested TracFone. It's a pay-as-you-go program which will allow me to use as little as 20 minutes a month. You buy a card which is good for some number of minutes, and once you activate it the minutes expire is 60 days. The card prices look good, and you can find promo codes which can double many cards.
For the extremely low level of service I need, it soulds ideal. I did upgrade from their cheapest Nokia phone to a Motorola because of brand trust, but I still ordered a very basic model. I don;t need pretty ringtones, unlimited texting, a camera, games, or whatever.
So, the phone is on order, and shoudl arrive mid-late next week. Then I begin the tedious process of porting my number over. yay. Still, to save $30 or so a month, hell yay!
Verizon's ppu option sucks ass - there is a minimum $1/day charge, so I would end up paying the same and getting less service.
Cingular gets good reviews from my cell-phone-owning peeps, except thise in Chicago, who find service issue a problem.
My manager suggested TracFone. It's a pay-as-you-go program which will allow me to use as little as 20 minutes a month. You buy a card which is good for some number of minutes, and once you activate it the minutes expire is 60 days. The card prices look good, and you can find promo codes which can double many cards.
For the extremely low level of service I need, it soulds ideal. I did upgrade from their cheapest Nokia phone to a Motorola because of brand trust, but I still ordered a very basic model. I don;t need pretty ringtones, unlimited texting, a camera, games, or whatever.
So, the phone is on order, and shoudl arrive mid-late next week. Then I begin the tedious process of porting my number over. yay. Still, to save $30 or so a month, hell yay!