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    Whereyouat?
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    anybody here got prepaid phone plans. prepaid is so lamm, the truth is with a prepaid plan you buy minutes when you need them. but here is the thing with that the phone companies espically like t mobile think that they can double charge you for a couple of minutes so thats the trick in getting a prepaid, monthly plans might be a ripoff, but prepaid is the most robber their. go to a t mobile store and ask for prepaid plans, they sound like a ripoff. i wont mind paying an extra 6 dollas or more for like a 1000 minutes. but look at the old t mobile prepaid plan, 10 dollars for 30 minutes thats not enough minutes for half an hour. i should get like 150 for that much, what if you get like 200 minutes thats gonna come out to 30 dollars. somebody please look into the prepaid plans more for me. companies like t mobile, cingular and boost mobile(a affliate of nextel), rip you off on the prepaid plans, they double charge for a a couple hundred minutes. if prepaid plans costed half then less what their currently at, they would be able to attract more customers like that.


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    Prepaid Plans

    Your right, prepaid is not for everyone. It was originally designed in the United States for people who, have poor credit, don't like the idea of being forced into a contract, don't use a phone often enough to sign a contract and transients. These are the primary target market for prepaid cell phone providers.

    The companies that you have listed most likely are not the cheapest. Companies such as T-Mobile or Cingular spend millions of dollars per year on advertising, trying to create brand recognition. To regain their costs spent on their advertising campaigns they raise the price of their services to cover their costs. A better alternative for prepaid plans be found by small companies such as Long Distance Post. They provide identical services at a cheaper price. They offer service on all networks including, CDMA, TDMA and GSM. You can view a list of their products here. http://www.ldpost.com/Prepaid-Mobile...nes_LDPOST.htm. Through them other features are also available which can not be found with the larger companies; such as free international calling to over 50 countries.

    Hope this helps. Long Distance Post operates under the same strategy as off branding. For example when going to CVS to purchase ibuprofen. your options are Advil, name brand, or the CVS brand. Often times the name brand, in this case Advil, is manufactured and sold to CVS label. Making them literally the exact same thing. It is sold at a discount because generic products don't advertise, they let the prices speak for themselves. Either way 500 mg of ibuprofen is still 500 mg of ibuprofen. If you want to pay the premium for the name brand product go ahead, but if you are smart enough to understand they are the same, then you can save money. The same is true for prepaid plans!

    Lastly, prepaid plans are actually more successful and more predominant around the world then regular monthly paid plans. Contract plans are only found in North America. Travel to Europe, Asia or anywhere else and you will see everyone uses prepaid.



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    Quote Originally Posted by skier8848
    Your right, prepaid is not for everyone. It was originally designed in the United States for people who, have poor credit, don't like the idea of being forced into a contract, don't use a phone often enough to sign a contract and transients. These are the primary target market for prepaid cell phone providers.

    The companies that you have listed most likely are not the cheapest. Companies such as T-Mobile or Cingular spend millions of dollars per year on advertising, trying to create brand recognition. To regain their costs spent on their advertising campaigns they raise the price of their services to cover their costs. A better alternative for prepaid plans be found by small companies such as Long Distance Post. They provide identical services at a cheaper price. They offer service on all networks including, CDMA, TDMA and GSM. You can view a list of their products here. http://www.ldpost.com/Prepaid-Mobile...nes_LDPOST.htm. Through them other features are also available which can not be found with the larger companies; such as free international calling to over 50 countries.

    Hope this helps. Long Distance Post operates under the same strategy as off branding. For example when going to CVS to purchase ibuprofen. your options are Advil, name brand, or the CVS brand. Often times the name brand, in this case Advil, is manufactured and sold to CVS label. Making them literally the exact same thing. It is sold at a discount because generic products don't advertise, they let the prices speak for themselves. Either way 500 mg of ibuprofen is still 500 mg of ibuprofen. If you want to pay the premium for the name brand product go ahead, but if you are smart enough to understand they are the same, then you can save money. The same is true for prepaid plans!

    Lastly, prepaid plans are actually more successful and more predominant around the world then regular monthly paid plans. Contract plans are only found in North America. Travel to Europe, Asia or anywhere else and you will see everyone uses prepaid.
    ok i feel like your missing my point, what about them double charging you for minutes and on a monthly plan its more cheaper why so little amount(of minutes) for more money?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Whereyouat?
    ok i feel like your missing my point, what about them double charging you for minutes and on a monthly plan its more cheaper why so little amount(of minutes) for more money?
    If you are referring to the actual minutes costing more i think the reason for that is obvious. You don't have to sign a contract. That is the whole idea behind prepaid. it's pretty simple, no contract, minutes will obviously cost more. The market for target market for prepaid customers is very different then the target market for contract phones. Slowly though they are both merging as people start to realize the convenience of prepaid services.

    Clearly prepaid is not the correct service for you to purchase, as you seem like someone who would use your phone often, and want the cheapest rates possible. for a simple answer to that description check out T-Mobile's contract prices. They seem to have the cheapest rates.

    Why are you interested in prepaid still after seeing the rates are cheaper for contract phones?



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    stick with post paid plans then....
    I’ve always wanted
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    But I never knew how
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    Walls dropping on the eve
    The nest they made couldn’t break you
    - Miranda, that ghost just isnt holy anymore (The Mars Volta)



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    just buy prepaid sims then
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    Quote Originally Posted by skier8848
    If you are referring to the actual minutes costing more i think the reason for that is obvious. You don't have to sign a contract. That is the whole idea behind prepaid. it's pretty simple, no contract, minutes will obviously cost more. The market for target market for prepaid customers is very different then the target market for contract phones. Slowly though they are both merging as people start to realize the convenience of prepaid services.

    Clearly prepaid is not the correct service for you to purchase, as you seem like someone who would use your phone often, and want the cheapest rates possible. for a simple answer to that description check out T-Mobile's contract prices. They seem to have the cheapest rates.

    Why are you interested in prepaid still after seeing the rates are cheaper for contract phones?
    because contract phones require commitment and a deposit well only to those without credit approval. that is so stipud, i understand if you have bad credit but no credit and i have to pay a deposit. so stipud, the company should trust people with no credit history anyway its their first time so they shoudnt be putting down anything,

    anwayz about the prepaid or whatever it is, i will say this once for those questioning my view on prepaid plans. I am gonna straight up honest with everyday body i don't mind paying an extra couple of dollars for a bunch a minutes but what the companies are charging is ricudulus. I admit if i was the cell phone i wouldnt give people a little amount of minutes for money.
    how about 150-160 minutes for 10 dollars that sounds negotilable, with a rate of about 80 minutes for 5 dollars. ain no way im paying more than 3 dollars for 30 minutes. or it should be a 1000 minutes prepaid minutes for 60 dollars to make it fair for the customer and the company. a friend of mine hooked up with a cingular prepaid he said he only got charged a quarter for 16 minutes. i am interseted in the prepaid plan because their is no commitments or long contracts or stipud deposits to make which is good.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Whereyouat?
    because contract phones require commitment and a deposit well only to those without credit approval. that is so stipud, i understand if you have bad credit but no credit and i have to pay a deposit. so stipud, the company should trust people with no credit history anyway its their first time so they shoudnt be putting down anything,

    anwayz about the prepaid or whatever it is, i will say this once for those questioning my view on prepaid plans. I am gonna straight up honest with everyday body i don't mind paying an extra couple of dollars for a bunch a minutes but what the companies are charging is ricudulus. I admit if i was the cell phone i wouldnt give people a little amount of minutes for money.
    how about 150-160 minutes for 10 dollars that sounds negotilable, with a rate of about 80 minutes for 5 dollars. ain no way im paying more than 3 dollars for 30 minutes. or it should be a 1000 minutes prepaid minutes for 60 dollars to make it fair for the customer and the company. a friend of mine hooked up with a cingular prepaid he said he only got charged a quarter for 16 minutes. i am interseted in the prepaid plan because their is no commitments or long contracts or stipud deposits to make which is good.
    It really all boils down to how much you plan on using your phone each month. TMob has 1000 minutes for $100. The nice part is the minutes are good for 1 year. This could last 5, 6, 7 months, depending on how much you use the phone. If you are looking at plans solely on cost per minute, you will get screwed everytime. Theres more to finding a plan than how many minutes you get. I am looking at prepaid plans right and will go with TMobile. I like the idea of my minutes lasting 1 year. Just pay attention to the daily fees some will charge. Example: Verizon I think charges a buck a day even if you dont use the phone. I think you really need to sit down and think about what you use the phone for, how much time you spend per month on the phone, what times of day you use it mostly, yada yada yada. Then look at plans.



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    Wow, that was next to impossible to read! Page Plus has been my favorite pre-paid service for the past 6 years. The minutes expire after 90 days, and a $20 card lasts us the entire 3 month period. The coverage area is pretty good in most regions too. The irony in your post is that for many people a contract plan is a MUCH bigger "rip-off".



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    Re: Prepaid phone plans - huge ripoffs.

    You guys need to check out net10, its mos def one of the best prepaid companies. For $50 a month you get the unlimited plan and for $25, you get 750 minutes a month, waaaaaay better than t-mobile.



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