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- 12-04-2005, 07:42 AM #1FredGuest
I read an article that says 7-Eleven stores have the best PrePaid plan out
there. It's hard to dispute that. Twenty cents a minute on all cards, one
year expiration on all cards, voice mail & all that stuff, and uses the
Cingular network, no roaming charges, etc.. One thing I haven't been able
to find out is if you have to buy refill cards at a 7-Eleven store or can
you get them at service stations and & other locations as with most cards
and also if the have an 800 to refill with. Can anyone answer that question
for me? Does anyone have any experience with their service?
Thanks... Fred
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- 12-04-2005, 10:49 AM #2SMSGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
Fred wrote:
> I read an article that says 7-Eleven stores have the best PrePaid plan out
> there. It's hard to dispute that. Twenty cents a minute on all cards, one
> year expiration on all cards, voice mail & all that stuff, and uses the
> Cingular network, no roaming charges, etc.. One thing I haven't been able
> to find out is if you have to buy refill cards at a 7-Eleven store or can
> you get them at service stations and & other locations as with most cards
> and also if the have an 800 to refill with. Can anyone answer that question
> for me? Does anyone have any experience with their service?
>
> Thanks... Fred
7-11 only.
There are roaming chargers, off the Cingular network.
- 12-04-2005, 11:56 AM #3FredGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
Scratch that. Thanks.
Fred
"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Fred wrote:
>> I read an article that says 7-Eleven stores have the best PrePaid plan
>> out there. It's hard to dispute that. Twenty cents a minute on all
>> cards, one year expiration on all cards, voice mail & all that stuff, and
>> uses the Cingular network, no roaming charges, etc.. One thing I haven't
>> been able to find out is if you have to buy refill cards at a 7-Eleven
>> store or can you get them at service stations and & other locations as
>> with most cards and also if the have an 800 to refill with. Can anyone
>> answer that question for me? Does anyone have any experience with their
>> service?
>>
>> Thanks... Fred
>
> 7-11 only.
>
> There are roaming chargers, off the Cingular network.
- 12-04-2005, 12:34 PM #4John NavasGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
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In <[email protected]> on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 08:49:03
-0800, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
>Fred wrote:
>> I read an article that says 7-Eleven stores have the best PrePaid plan out
>> there. It's hard to dispute that. Twenty cents a minute on all cards, one
>> year expiration on all cards, voice mail & all that stuff, and uses the
>> Cingular network, no roaming charges, etc.. One thing I haven't been able
>> to find out is if you have to buy refill cards at a 7-Eleven store or can
>> you get them at service stations and & other locations as with most cards
>> and also if the have an 800 to refill with. Can anyone answer that question
>> for me? Does anyone have any experience with their service?
>>
>> Thanks... Fred
>
>7-11 only.
>
>There are roaming chargers, off the Cingular network.
Not really an issue in most areas since the Cingular network has such broad
coverage. For more (real) info on 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless Service, see
<http://www.7-eleven.com/products/product_detail.asp?catalog%5Fname=7ElevenNew&category%5Fname=Cash+%26+Communication&subcategory%5Fname=Cash+%26+Communication&product%5Fid=1012&thumb=1>
or <http://deziekan.notlong.com/>.
--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-04-2005, 03:05 PM #5FredGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
You know, I went to 7-Eleven's site & it really turned me off. I saw no
place to ask them a general question. Only a complaint or compliment for a
particular store, and you had to pick the exact store and address. I then
figured I would call them but the only number I could find was a toll call,
not an 800 number!
Fred
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>
> In <[email protected]> on Sun, 04 Dec 2005 08:49:03
> -0800, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Fred wrote:
>>> I read an article that says 7-Eleven stores have the best PrePaid plan
>>> out
>>> there. It's hard to dispute that. Twenty cents a minute on all cards,
>>> one
>>> year expiration on all cards, voice mail & all that stuff, and uses the
>>> Cingular network, no roaming charges, etc.. One thing I haven't been
>>> able
>>> to find out is if you have to buy refill cards at a 7-Eleven store or
>>> can
>>> you get them at service stations and & other locations as with most
>>> cards
>>> and also if the have an 800 to refill with. Can anyone answer that
>>> question
>>> for me? Does anyone have any experience with their service?
>>>
>>> Thanks... Fred
>>
>>7-11 only.
>>
>>There are roaming chargers, off the Cingular network.
>
> Not really an issue in most areas since the Cingular network has such
> broad
> coverage. For more (real) info on 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless Service,
> see
> <http://www.7-eleven.com/products/product_detail.asp?catalog%5Fname=7ElevenNew&category%5Fname=Cash+%26+Communication&subcategory%5Fname=Cash+%26+Communication&product%5Fid=1012&thumb=1>
> or <http://deziekan.notlong.com/>.
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-05-2005, 04:37 AM #6listerGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
You can refill without going to a 7-Eleven. Just call CS from your
cell (611, if I recall correctly) and use a credit card.
Sorry for the antispam inconvenience.
Please post reply to: lister AT taagloucester.org
- 12-05-2005, 11:56 AM #7SMSGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
Fred wrote:
> Scratch that. Thanks.
I have a phone with 7-11 Speak-Out, and I thought that I'd never be
roaming off Cingular, because the Cingular network is better than the
T-Mobile network in the SF Bay Area. But actually, the phone roams onto
T-Mobile quite often, which was surprising to me. So the 7-11 plan is
good for an occasional use phone, but not a good choice for a frequent
use phone. And of course in many areas, Cingular has no presence at all,
so you'll be roaming all the time, should you visit those areas.
- 12-05-2005, 08:00 PM #8John NavasGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
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In <NTIkf.44802$sg5.24538@dukeread12> on Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:05:21 -0500,
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>You know, I went to 7-Eleven's site & it really turned me off. I saw no
>place to ask them a general question. Only a complaint or compliment for a
>particular store, and you had to pick the exact store and address. I then
>figured I would call them but the only number I could find was a toll call,
>not an 800 number!
Your cell plan doesn't have nationwide calling?!
--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-05-2005, 09:04 PM #9FredGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
That's not the point. To me, that says something about a companies
philosophy of customer service.
Fred
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>
> In <NTIkf.44802$sg5.24538@dukeread12> on Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:05:21 -0500,
> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>You know, I went to 7-Eleven's site & it really turned me off. I saw no
>>place to ask them a general question. Only a complaint or compliment for
>>a
>>particular store, and you had to pick the exact store and address. I then
>>figured I would call them but the only number I could find was a toll
>>call,
>>not an 800 number!
>
> Your cell plan doesn't have nationwide calling?!
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-05-2005, 09:54 PM #10John NavasGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
Lean and mean. Keeps costs and thus prices low. Low cost ... good service
.... take your pick.
In <we7lf.45800$sg5.25118@dukeread12> on Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:04:17 -0500,
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>That's not the point. To me, that says something about a companies
>philosophy of customer service.
>
>Fred
>
>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>>
>> In <NTIkf.44802$sg5.24538@dukeread12> on Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:05:21 -0500,
>> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>You know, I went to 7-Eleven's site & it really turned me off. I saw no
>>>place to ask them a general question. Only a complaint or compliment for
>>>a
>>>particular store, and you had to pick the exact store and address. I then
>>>figured I would call them but the only number I could find was a toll
>>>call,
>>>not an 800 number!
>>
>> Your cell plan doesn't have nationwide calling?!
--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-05-2005, 11:15 PM #11John NavasGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
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In <[email protected]> on Mon, 05 Dec 2005 09:56:33
-0800, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
>Fred wrote:
>> Scratch that. Thanks.
>
>I have a phone with 7-11 Speak-Out, and I thought that I'd never be
>roaming off Cingular, because the Cingular network is better than the
>T-Mobile network in the SF Bay Area. But actually, the phone roams onto
>T-Mobile quite often, which was surprising to me. So the 7-11 plan is
>good for an occasional use phone, but not a good choice for a frequent
>use phone. And of course in many areas, Cingular has no presence at all,
>so you'll be roaming all the time, should you visit those areas.
Nonsense. Cingular has use of the T-Mobile network (which used to be the
Cingular network) here in the Bay Area, and has excellent coverage nationwide.
--
Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-06-2005, 07:21 AM #12FredGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
You're very right. Every company has to choose, at least to one degree or
another (as Cingular has proven).
Fred
"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Lean and mean. Keeps costs and thus prices low. Low cost ... good
> service
> ... take your pick.
>
> In <we7lf.45800$sg5.25118@dukeread12> on Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:04:17 -0500,
> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>That's not the point. To me, that says something about a companies
>>philosophy of customer service.
>>
>>Fred
>>
>>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> [POSTED TO alt.cellular.cingular - REPLY ON USENET PLEASE]
>>>
>>> In <NTIkf.44802$sg5.24538@dukeread12> on Sun, 4 Dec 2005 16:05:21 -0500,
>>> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>You know, I went to 7-Eleven's site & it really turned me off. I saw no
>>>>place to ask them a general question. Only a complaint or compliment
>>>>for
>>>>a
>>>>particular store, and you had to pick the exact store and address. I
>>>>then
>>>>figured I would call them but the only number I could find was a toll
>>>>call,
>>>>not an 800 number!
>>>
>>> Your cell plan doesn't have nationwide calling?!
>
> --
> Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS
> John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>
- 12-06-2005, 09:32 AM #13John NavasGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
Just as every customer has to choose, and those that choose on price alone
don't really have much of a complaint about the service.
In <Xgglf.49076$sg5.41192@dukeread12> on Tue, 6 Dec 2005 08:21:02 -0500,
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>You're very right. Every company has to choose, at least to one degree or
>another (as Cingular has proven).
>"John Navas" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Lean and mean. Keeps costs and thus prices low. Low cost ... good
>> service
>> ... take your pick.
>>
>> In <we7lf.45800$sg5.25118@dukeread12> on Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:04:17 -0500,
>> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>That's not the point. To me, that says something about a companies
>>>philosophy of customer service.
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- 12-06-2005, 10:48 AM #14SMSGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
SMS wrote:
> There are roaming chargers, off the Cingular network.
Oops, of course I meant there are roaming _charges_ off the Cingular
network. And you _will_ roam, depending on your area. This can be good
or bad, i.e. when you're in a Cingular area, but in a Cingular dead
spot, you roam even if you'd rather just have "No Service." This is
unlike some carriers that don't allow roaming in areas where they have
coverage, even if the subscriber is in a dead spot.
The phone shows in the display when you're roaming, and you pay 39¢ per
minute. Actually this is a very fair roaming charge, considering that
some other prepaid plans are charging an _additional_ 99¢ per minute for
roaming.
I haven't used the phone in areas where Cingular isn't one of the GSM
networks, so I can't comment on which networks it will or will not roam
onto.
- 12-06-2005, 08:53 PM #15FredGuest
Re: 7-Eleven PrePaid Service?
Yes, that sounds fair to me as long as the phone lets you know when you are
roaming.
Fred
"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> SMS wrote:
>
>> There are roaming chargers, off the Cingular network.
>
> Oops, of course I meant there are roaming _charges_ off the Cingular
> network. And you _will_ roam, depending on your area. This can be good or
> bad, i.e. when you're in a Cingular area, but in a Cingular dead spot, you
> roam even if you'd rather just have "No Service." This is unlike some
> carriers that don't allow roaming in areas where they have coverage, even
> if the subscriber is in a dead spot.
>
> The phone shows in the display when you're roaming, and you pay 39¢ per
> minute. Actually this is a very fair roaming charge, considering that some
> other prepaid plans are charging an _additional_ 99¢ per minute for
> roaming.
>
> I haven't used the phone in areas where Cingular isn't one of the GSM
> networks, so I can't comment on which networks it will or will not roam
> onto.
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