Best PerPaid Plan?

Looking at their coverage map Florida looks pretty good, but it's not like
T-Mobile's map that shows signal strenth rigt to your neighborhood. You
might try their minimum plan first and see how it works for your location.

Patrick

"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:L0W8f.2602$0M1.455@dukeread12...
> Thier prices look great (same $100/1,000 min, no expire), is there a
catch?
> One minute a month I can handle. Do you know if thier coverage is any
good?
> I'm in north-central Florida.
>
> Fred
>
> "Patrick Casher" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Maybe you need Beyond Wireless but you have to use 1 minute every 60
days
> > to keep the minutes from expiring.
> >
> > http://www.gobeyondwireless.com/
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:XeU8f.2596$0M1.587@dukeread12...
> >> 1,000 minutes would last me about 5 years.
> >>
> >> Fred
> >>
> >> "DevilsPGD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> >> news:[email protected]...
> >>> In message <[email protected]>
> >>> "JoshIII" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>For emergency (minimal) use, you can keep a TracFone activated for as
> >>>>little
> >>>>as $10 a month (or free if you can get 6 referrals per year).
> >>>
> >>> It's worth noting that it's slightly more expensive then T-Mobile's
> >>> $100/1000 minute prepaid, which is good for a year.
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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I looked at the T-Mobile map for Gainesville and it looks pretty well
covered, If you go to this url you can put in your address and see.
http://www.t-mobile.com/coverage/?class=coverage

Patrick

"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:rZ19f.2637$0M1.1797@dukeread12...
> Sounds great but can anyone address the coverage issue? Again, I'm in
> north-central Florida (specifically Gainesville).
>
> Fred
>
> "DevilsPGD" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In message <[email protected]> DevilsPGD
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>In message <XeU8f.2596$0M1.587@dukeread12> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>1,000 minutes would last me about 5 years.
>>>
>>>At the end of the year you'd need to add more funds, but the minutes
>>>rollover. Also, you can use the cell for long distance calls just to
>>>use up that airtime (saving you money on your main long distance bill)
>>
>> Oh, the other benefit... If I'm not mistaken, you only have to put in
>> $100 the first year, after that you become a member of the "Gold
>> Rewards" program, which means your minutes don't expire for a year.
>>
>> If I'm not mistaken you should be able to just add $10/year and keep
>> your minutes for a full year, after the first year.
>>
>> --
>> MAN INJURED WHILE RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
>> Puts an eye out, like mother said he would
>
>

Fred wrote:
> I realize this may have been asked & answered but I haven't been able to
> find it.
>
> It there a consensus on the best prepaid plan value? I'm in north-central
> Florida and probably would only use about 20 minutes a month.
>
> Thanks in advance... Fred

See http://prepaiduswireless.com

But the short answer is that for now, Beyond Wireless is your best
choice for low usage.

http://gobeyondwireless.com/

Not sure where you are. I know that you can get Gainseville prefixes.

Here is the prefix list:

"http://www.gobeyondwireless.com/ratecenter.html"

A 35 minute card is $5. There are no minimums in terms of buying more
time. You must make a call every 60 days to keep your number. You can
get a free refurbished phone, or use your own TDMA phone that was
previously activated on AT&T TDMA (not Cingular TDMA).

Eventually you're going to have to switch to a CDMA or GSM carrier, but
you probably have about two years until that happens, and by then
Beyondwireless will have GSM service (though probably at a higher
per-minute rate).

Fred wrote:
> Sounds great but can anyone address the coverage issue? Again, I'm in
> north-central Florida (specifically Gainesville).

I have two Beyond Wireless phones activated with Gainesville numbers, so
yes Gainseville is covered. Go Gators! I am in California, but got
Gainesville numbers.

On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:57:44 GMT, SMS <[email protected]>
wrote:

>But the short answer is that for now, Beyond Wireless is your best
>choice for low usage.
>
>http://gobeyondwireless.com/
>
>Not sure where you are. I know that you can get Gainseville prefixes.
>
>Here is the prefix list:
>
>"http://www.gobeyondwireless.com/ratecenter.html"
>
>A 35 minute card is $5. There are no minimums in terms of buying more
>time. You must make a call every 60 days to keep your number. You can
>get a free refurbished phone, or use your own TDMA phone that was
>previously activated on AT&T TDMA (not Cingular TDMA).
>
>Eventually you're going to have to switch to a CDMA or GSM carrier, but
>you probably have about two years until that happens, and by then
>Beyondwireless will have GSM service (though probably at a higher
>per-minute rate).

So I guess then the way I read it, if I have a ATT TDMA phone that was
activated with JusTalk which quit working the end of September, I
could just call BeyondWireless and get it activated with them.
Like you I would have a Florida number probably Leesburg because we'll
be down there in about 3 weeks. But I'm not a Gator fan!

Darrel wrote:

> So I guess then the way I read it, if I have a ATT TDMA phone that was
> activated with JusTalk which quit working the end of September, I
> could just call BeyondWireless and get it activated with them.
> Like you I would have a Florida number probably Leesburg because we'll
> be down there in about 3 weeks. But I'm not a Gator fan!

Yes, you can use an AT&T TDMA phone. For some reason, Beyond Wireless
tends to prefer Nokia phones, but I've activated two Motorola V60T
phones with them as well.

They give you some minutes when you activate. They'll ask you what area
code and city you want for your phone. Doesn't really matter for
outgoing calls, but for incoming, I guess you want a number that's good
for local landlines to call you on.

On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 00:23:53 GMT, SMS <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Darrel wrote:
>
>> So I guess then the way I read it, if I have a ATT TDMA phone that was
>> activated with JusTalk which quit working the end of September, I
>> could just call BeyondWireless and get it activated with them.
>> Like you I would have a Florida number probably Leesburg because we'll
>> be down there in about 3 weeks. But I'm not a Gator fan!
>
>Yes, you can use an AT&T TDMA phone. For some reason, Beyond Wireless
>tends to prefer Nokia phones, but I've activated two Motorola V60T
>phones with them as well.
>
>They give you some minutes when you activate. They'll ask you what area
>code and city you want for your phone. Doesn't really matter for
>outgoing calls, but for incoming, I guess you want a number that's good
>for local landlines to call you on.

Ok thanks, that was almost to easy. All activated with 35 minutes and
hasn't cost me anything yet. Will be interesting now to see if
Ann Arbor is in the On Network area. I know Detroit is and we are 45
miles west of there so we'll see.

Originally Posted by SMS

Darrel wrote:

> So I guess then the way I read it, if I have a ATT TDMA phone that was
> activated with JusTalk which quit working the end of September, I
> could just call BeyondWireless and get it activated with them.
> Like you I would have a Florida number probably Leesburg because we'll
> be down there in about 3 weeks. But I'm not a Gator fan!

Yes, you can use an AT&T TDMA phone. For some reason, Beyond Wireless
tends to prefer Nokia phones, but I've activated two Motorola V60T
phones with them as well.

They give you some minutes when you activate. They'll ask you what area
code and city you want for your phone. Doesn't really matter for
outgoing calls, but for incoming, I guess you want a number that's good
for local landlines to call you on.

Can I use a an older Motorola v60i(T) phone on a prepaid service? I called the number for beyond wireless and the guy told me I couldnt use it. I always thought att and cingular were similar in service? Please help me out.

Tracfone is a joke....check out their web page for coverage in your
area..here today and gone tomorrow.

Their help on line sucks...I suspect it is a bot.

Look around before going Tracfone.

TMT

"Too_Many_Tools" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tracfone is a joke....check out their web page for coverage in your
> area..here today and gone tomorrow.
>
> Their help on line sucks...I suspect it is a bot.
>
> Look around before going Tracfone.
>
> TMT
>

JoshIII responds:
What'd you expect 100 miles from nearest Interstate.

Maybe there is *NO* cellphone coverage where you are, other than a weak
analog signal.

Its not fair to include TDMA networks in your TracFone debate either,
because TDMA is dying everywhere, every company, every plan.

Its not fair to blame TracFone on network problems in general. That is
probably what you experienced. Requirements to change networks by the
network's owner I consider a "network problem". From the users perspective,
it most certainly is a problem to be reconned with.

TDMA and Analog are the last of dinosaurs in the cellphone industry.

Hey its not my idea, I'm just the messenger. I like diversity myself, but
the cellphone industry does't see it that way.

Someday, CDMA and GSM will be obsolete. Probably within 10 years.

JoshIII, 22 NOV 05
upstate south carolina
[email protected]
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No Josh...you're not the messenger....if anyone would review your past
posts they will see at the least you are an opportunist and at the most
a company shrill.

And for your information, I live in a major metro area where Tracfone
has been losing access to the networks it USED to have. Of course that
little detail is left up to the user to figure out. Is Tracfone on the
way out?

As for "a problem to be reconned with", well this customer just uses a
Tracfone competitor...sure seems to have fixed the problem.

TMT

konflikt,

For services like Beyond, they can only activate an AT&T phone. A TDMA
phone from any other carrier won't work.

Bill Radio
www.mountainwireless.com/news




<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> SMS Wrote:
>> Darrel wrote:
>>
>> > So I guess then the way I read it, if I have a ATT TDMA phone that
>> was
>> > activated with JusTalk which quit working the end of September, I
>> > could just call BeyondWireless and get it activated with them.
>> > Like you I would have a Florida number probably Leesburg because
>> we'll
>> > be down there in about 3 weeks. But I'm not a Gator fan!
>>
>> Yes, you can use an AT&T TDMA phone. For some reason, Beyond Wireless
>> tends to prefer Nokia phones, but I've activated two Motorola V60T
>> phones with them as well.
>>
>> They give you some minutes when you activate. They'll ask you what
>> area
>> code and city you want for your phone. Doesn't really matter for
>> outgoing calls, but for incoming, I guess you want a number that's
>> good
>> for local landlines to call you on.
>
>
> Can I use a an older Motorola v60i(T) phone on a prepaid service? I
> called the number for beyond wireless and the guy told me I couldnt use
> it. I always thought att and cingular were similar in service? Please
> help me out.
>
>
> --
> konflikt
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