....cell phone plans for under $45/month. I don't need a data plan since I only want talk if possible, but if I have to pay for a data plan, then I will. T-Mobile is messing me up by increasing my plan from $41.97 to just under $48/month without data plan. For unlimited talk/text/data is only $50, so this plan doesn't make sense. Been a t-mobile user for over 11 years now. I guess loyalty doesn't mean much anymore. Sorry for my spiel but I am serious about plans, so please let me know if you are aware of any good ones.

I don't know about the plans in your area, but if you infrequently use a phone and don't need a data plan pay-as-you-go (pre-paid) is worth looking into. This article at lifehacker has some US info.

I know a good one that is very cheap too, it's called Simyo. But I'm not sure if it is for outside europe too.
500 MB internet for 7 euros a month or 200 min/sms for 6 euros a month for example. I'm using t-mobile right now, but I hate it. Soon I'm going to change to simyo.

There's always "Assurance Wireless by Virgin Mobile"... http://www.assurancewireless.com/Public ... spx#dialog
If you qualify everything is free. No bell and whistles, just talk and text.

Yeah; thought about pre-pay, but still prefer a full service deal. I will probably change T-Mobile next year since I want to make this decision without the steam coming out of my head as it is right now. lol

I'm debating between AT&T and Verizon since both have cheaper rates but not as good as many minutes as I have now (1500 anytime minutes; usually use less then 400 minutes/month; most the time even less). It would be cool to keep my out of state cell phone number but that's not really a necessity; just want my service, based on my use, to be reasonable and I don't believe T-Mobile is. I see what they are trying to do; they just want to give everyone one system; and everything system for $50/month. If I used my phone like most of my co-workers, that would be a bargain, but I don't use my phone to browse the internet and such; only really need a voice plan (on fogey I am; not tethered like most young folk are today. lol). Still, I'll check your article out not the less Odin; thanks.

You also Ninja'ed me BK. lol

Never heard simyo and don't think they service where I live in Alabama

Wallace Ninja'ed me too. lol

I will check Virgin out as well before making my choice. Thanks for the info.

lylejk,
Yeah, I wasn't sure where you lived, thought I'd mention it in case you lived in Europe

I don't quite understand the "Ninja" thing.

This is the phone I got from them.

It's a very inexpensive type of phone, but it suits my purpose.

If one is only interested in voice phone, what does a full service deal offer that a pre-paid phone doesn't?

For what it's worth, my Trac-phone has only cost me about $5/month. I don't use it a whole lot, but even if I used it all the time as my main phone, I don't think it'd be more than $20/month.


It just means that somebody else posted while Lylejk was typing his message.

Only use voice; don't use cellphones to browse (pretty much refuse to). T-Mobile is cool in one respect; no more plans meaning you can quit next month if you want to. Still, $50 is rediculous in my case since I just want to talk (don't even text).

Lyle my wife and i both have a phone from Consumers Cellular and we pay a total of 37 dollars per month (for both). First phone is free activation is 35 dollars if i remember correctly. You do also have a choice of better phones but they go up in price. Mine is a flip and is the freebie ( i am cheap). Only 500 minutes total a month (250 each) but it's all we need.

I have a tracfone I got from walmart and it costs me about $115 a year for like 800 minutes which I don't even use up and 365 days . It does text too but I've never figured out how to use it.

Pegleg

Boost Mobile you can get unlimited everything including internet (to a point, that's kinda slow) for $50 a month and after I think 5 or 6 months ( don't remember exactly) it goes down to 45 a month and it's not a plan, you can just not pay the next month and there are no fees or anything that I am aware of.
You can also pick out whatever area code you want in any state.

*cough*

Current prices around here are 16-20€ for unlimited voice+SMS+3GB/month of data and no long-term contract. The phone is not provided, but when it is the whole thing is a lot more expensive than a no-phone plan with a phone purchased separately. Plus you get a phone free of all the operator's bloatware/malware (aka "enriched user experience").