Prepaid service. which is the best?

BigTONY · 05-11-2007, 07:06 PM

Between t-mobile, Cingular , At&t/Cingular, Ampd mobile or Tracfone?

Medic63 · 05-12-2007, 10:04 PM

It all depends on which network gives you the best coverage where you want to use the phone. If the coverage is good for all of them, my vote would be for T-Mobile. No daily fees, as there are with Verizon and some Cingular options. Tracphone is the most expensive per minute, I think. I know little about Amp'd, except that I believe they use Verizon's network.
My personal experience is with T-Mobile and Virgin Mobile. I was not happy with Virgin Mobile's coverage or their phones. T-Mobile has served me much better, and the phones are of much higher quality.

iden364 · 05-12-2007, 11:05 PM

I'd say Boost : )

superkoopa · 05-13-2007, 06:23 PM

Boost is really expensive, I'd go with T-Mobile. Good $/minute balance, cool phones. Virgin Mobile is also good, too.

anakin41 · 05-14-2007, 07:12 PM

i'm gonna switch to cincinnati bell... razr phone free or $100
for pre-paid $60 a month unlimited or $60 every three months
i have cingular pre-paid now

**Ellen** · 05-14-2007, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BigTONY

Between t-mobile, Cingular , At&t/Cingular, Ampd mobile or Tracfone?

It's all about location. If TMobile has good service in your area, they would definitely be my first pick due to TMobile having the best prepaid rates available. You can check out how TMobiles coverage would be in your area by putting your zip code in their coverage check here Unsupported Browser .
TMobile also offers free roaming off of their network in areas where they have roaming agreements set up with other carriers.
Once your account reaches $100.00, you are considered to be a Gold customer and your minutes will not expire for a full year..... All you will need to do to keep your account active would be to add $10.00 a year to it.
You can find out more information about TMobile To Go here on their website. Unsupported Browser

iden364 · 05-17-2007, 01:42 AM

I'd still go for the boost

ta206 · 05-17-2007, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MobilePrincess

It's all about location

I agree with Princess. Phones and customer service mean nothing if you can't use them. My mom bought phones for everyone from Virgin and no one can use them at their own house - no coverage. T-mobile sells phones here but they have no market presence here either - be careful. Ask people what companies have good coverage in your area and go from there.

Rioferdinand · 05-17-2007, 03:31 PM

its all about good coverage like most people have mentioned and the minutes you can get (most bang for your buck)... In most areas though, you cant go wrong with Tmobile or Cingular's prepaid plans...

Cingular/AT&T might as well have the best prepaid plans out there, with the unlimited option easily tacked on.

ziggy29 · 05-18-2007, 12:54 PM

I'm partial to T-Mobile, provided their plan works where you often are.

Once you get to the $100 mark in refills, the ability to rollover all your unused minutes for an entire year for as little as $10 is unbeatable.

But the bottom line is that you need to know which providers offer the best coverage and reception where you often are. The best "deal" in the world is no deal if the service sucks where you are.

nglin · 06-27-2007, 01:36 PM

Hi,

You can try sti phone service. Check them out at stimobile.com. Service is provided by Sprint pcs. Rate is 10cents/minute day and night. There is a daily fee of 10 cents which rounds to 3$ a month. About the coverage, you have to call and find out from them. No other hidden fees or anything.

felise32 · 08-15-2007, 03:03 PM

tracphone is okay, just that

anakin41 · 08-15-2007, 05:09 PM

cingular/ at&t is better you can get unlimted long distance if you
know someone who has it a $1 a day

SEW300i · 08-18-2007, 05:52 PM

I don't agree mith medic63. I loved virgin mobile. It runs off sprintPCS's sattelites, which means pretty okay service. There phones aren't the greatest (Mostly kyoceras), but that makes up for their huge selection of add-ons, like ringtones, wallpapers, and chatrooms. Virgin Mobile is also a go if you like a wide selection of plans.

prepaidpro · 08-23-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BigTONY

Between t-mobile, Cingular , At&t/Cingular, Ampd mobile or Tracfone?

In a recent JD Power survey, T-Mobile and AT&T both ranked very highly, while Tracfone got a low score. Ampd has recently gone bankrupt, so you can't get service with them at all. Personally I like AT&Ts GoPhone service. Hope that helps you make your decision!