Re: Why tracfone when there are cheaper alternatives?

On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:45:05 -0700, "John" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

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>If I read correctly, tmobile gives you 1000 minutes for $100
>
>Tracfone gives you 250 minutes for $100
>
>Why do people use tracfone?

The total annual cell phone cost for Tracfone is less than $100.


For Tmobile, the cheapest total Annual cost is $$280.


So TracFone wins, twice over.

In message <j43ga21kvl5ib6ks08dpb7tpjs3o9fq2cq@4ax.com> JimL
<me@privacy.net> wrote:

>On Fri, 30 Jun 2006 22:45:05 -0700, "John" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>If I read correctly, tmobile gives you 1000 minutes for $100
>>
>>Tracfone gives you 250 minutes for $100
>>
>>Why do people use tracfone?
>
> The total annual cell phone cost for Tracfone is less than $100.
>
>
> For Tmobile, the cheapest total Annual cost is $$280.
>
>
> So TracFone wins, twice over.
>

I'm confused... I have T-Mobile prepaid service which I use when I'm in
the US (several times per year), and I only put in $100/year, as it
expires.



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