activate service w/o contract

I am with Verizon now. The service is so bad that I am planning to switch. I want to get a Motorola phone without camera (no camera phone at work). Cingular does not offer such phone now. I think I can get a Motorola V190 Go Phone. Can I activate the service without signing a contract? I think I still have a SIM card from Cingular not too long ago. I don't want to commit to a contract without getting a phone I want.

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Originally Posted by megotravel

I am with Verizon now. The service is so bad that I am planning to switch. I want to get a Motorola phone without camera (no camera phone at work). Cingular does not offer such phone now. I think I can get a Motorola V190 Go Phone. Can I activate the service without signing a contract? I think I still have a SIM card from Cingular not too long ago. I don't want to commit to a contract without getting a phone I want.

what i would do is...search around (i.e. WireFly LetsTalk ) and look for a phone that you want...so you can get the discount price if you activate a new contract. I hope that helps you

This is similar to my situation.

I was with Verizon for over 4 years. I had recently upgraded my phone and for some reason those idiots changed my plan which excluded my usual nights and weekends deal. Suddenly after a couple of months I received some crazy bill and I told them that it needed to be fixed, but they insisted that if I didn't pay the amount that they would suspend my service. What a way to treat a customer who's been with them for so long. So I changed to Cingular and also took my Verizon number with me.

Because of this situation I chose one of the Cingular prepaid deals called "Pick Your Plan". This is an actual plan (like that of a phone with a contract), but it's prepaid. I chose to go this route because I don't want to end up in a crazy situation like the one I experienced with Verizon or be locked into any contract. With my plan I still have mobile to mobile, nights and weekends, rollover minutes, caller ID, forwarding, etc. like any other plan. I'd suggest it to anyone out there interested in going prepaid.

Try Resellular.com - they are offering their service for FREE for all of january. It is basically a community that you can use to get out of cell phone contracts.