Is there a low-cost CDMA prepaid plan that allows roaming?

George wrote:
> I mean low cost for very low usage. A small minimum per-month
> charge.

AFAIK, the lowest cost for a CDMA prepaid plan that allows roaming is
$10 per month.

http://www.viva-wireless.com/html/pr..._services.html and
http://www.locusplatinum.com/index.html

Supposedly, Verizon In-Pulse still allows roaming, even though their
post-paid plans do not, but it's more expensive than the other two I listed.

Unlike GSM and TDMA, there are apparently no CDMA plans where you can go
for a year without buying any time (as long as you make a call every
sixty days). I suspect that Verizon is setting very strict limits on the
prices that these prepaid companies can charge.

Steve
http://prepaiduswireless.com/

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"George" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> I mean low cost for very low usage. A small minimum
> per-month charge.


JoshIII responded:
TracFone CDMA models (v120, v60i, 2285, c343, 5180i) all allow roaming.
The v120, v60i, and c343 models are trimode (meaning they cover 800+1900Mhz
bands, digital, and analog modes).

When roaming on the CDMA models, the cost per minute jumps to 2 times the
local rate.

TracFone has refurbished models you can get for free with purchase of a $20
(40 minute) airtime card from the tracfone website..

TracFone has more free airtime promotions than all the other prepaid
companies combined. Get a Refer-A-Friend referral from another TracFone
user *before* you activate and get 100 free minutes.

For emergency (minimal) use, you can keep a TracFone activated for as little
as $10 a month.

Minutes never expire as long as you add airtime minutes before the due date
shown in the display. Due dates are normally set to 60 days after adding
airtime to the airtime tank in the TracFone.

No other prepaid plan puts minutes (units) remaining and due date on their
display.

No charge or penalty for deactivation at anytime - other than loosing your
remaining airtime minutes. Remaining airtime can be transferred to another
TracFone if upgrading to a different model.

JoshIII, 26 OCT 05
TracFone Questions? Go to:
http://pasofinosc.tripod.com
Activating a TracFone soon? Get a referral from a
TracFone user before you activate and you'll both receive
100 Free airtime minutes! See the above website for free
airtime minutes and free TracFone details.

JoshIII wrote:

> For emergency (minimal) use, you can keep a TracFone activated for as little
> as $10 a month.

The only issue with Tracfone is that the per-minute cost is much higher
than Locus Platinum for low usage.

The lowest cost on Tracfone is if you buy a 400 minute card for $80, so
it's 20 cents a minute, while the $20/60 day card is only for 40
minutes, so it's 50 cents per minute.

With Locus, minutes are 15 cents each, no matter what value card you buy.

For high usage, Tracfone can be a good deal with their double minute
plan for $130, or their $15/month autopay double minute plan.

For low-usage and roaming, at extremely low cost per month, and low
per-minute rate, TDMA is the way to go for the next year or two.

For low-usage and roaming, at extermely low cost per month, and a
mid-range per-minute rate, you can get 7-11 Speak Out GSM.

See http://prepaiduswireless.com

"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message>
> The only issue with Tracfone is that the per-minute cost is much higher
> than Locus Platinum for low usage.
>


Is Locus Platinum CDMA?

JoshIII wrote:
> "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message>
>
>>The only issue with Tracfone is that the per-minute cost is much higher
>>than Locus Platinum for low usage.
>>
>
>
>
> Is Locus Platinum CDMA?

Yes.

"http://www.locusplatinum.com/"

"SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in messagewrote in message>
> >
> >>The only issue with Tracfone is that the per-minute cost is much higher
> >>than Locus Platinum for low usage.
> >>
> > JoshIII wrote:
> > Is Locus Platinum CDMA?
>
> SMS responded:
> Yes.
> "http://www.locusplatinum.com/"


JoshIII question:
It says on LocusPlatinum website "...airtime lasts 60 days".

Does that mean the renewal date is 60 days or does the airtime you purchase
prior to that will expire at the end of 60 days?

Hopefully old minutes carry over to the new renewal period after adding more
minutes, like TracFone.

Again: Do the minutes expire with LocusPlatinum? (Their website is not
clear)

JoshIII, 27 OCT 05
TracFone Questions? Go to:
http://pasofinosc.tripod.com
Activating a TracFone soon? Get a referral from a
TracFone user before you activate and you'll both receive
100 Free airtime minutes! See the above website for free
airtime minutes and free TracFone details.

Joseph wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:40:13 GMT, SMS <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>>For low-usage and roaming, at extermely low cost per month, and a
>>mid-range per-minute rate, you can get 7-11 Speak Out GSM.
>
>
> And you must get one of their handsets. No SIM only packages are
> available (or at least they haven't been available.)

Yes, this is true. You can get the least expensive handset and move the
SIM to another phone.

JoshIII wrote:
> "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in messagewrote in message>
>
>>>>The only issue with Tracfone is that the per-minute cost is much higher
>>>>than Locus Platinum for low usage.
>>>>
>>>
>>>JoshIII wrote:
>>>Is Locus Platinum CDMA?
>>
>>SMS responded:
>>Yes.
>>"http://www.locusplatinum.com/"
>
>
>
> JoshIII question:
> It says on LocusPlatinum website "...airtime lasts 60 days".
>
> Does that mean the renewal date is 60 days or does the airtime you purchase
> prior to that will expire at the end of 60 days?
>
> Hopefully old minutes carry over to the new renewal period after adding more
> minutes, like TracFone.

Yes, they carry over. They just force you to buy more minutes every
sixty days.

George wrote:

> I mean low cost for very low usage. A small minimum per-month
> charge.

how about Page Plus, there's info on them at cellguru.net:

http://www.cellguru.net/page_plus.htm

see also:
http://www.gettalktime.com/weg/gttv2...+Plus+Cellular
http://store.yahoo.com/pagepluscellular

Mark