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- 12-14-2006, 11:23 PM #1Newbie
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Does Ampd prepaid phone take advantage of EVDO broadband speed when surfing the internet?
I am currently a Verizon Wireless user and have the regular phone plan with $5 data plan. When I go online to read news and check mails, it's using the 1x network even though I live in a EVDO network region. So if I go to something like google map mobile, the page either take forever to load or not load at all.
I am a very light cell phone user, mostly using the phone just in emergency, but I do use the internet quite frequently (checking mail mostly), Amp'd sees like a better choice right now, and I am considering switching. If it surf with broadband speed, I am sold.
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- 12-15-2006, 08:04 AM #2Member
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Re: ampd pay-as-you-go and EVDO
Can I ask a seperate question? Why do people use prepaid cell phones? Is it purely for budget reasons?
- 12-15-2006, 01:34 PM #3Newbie
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Re: ampd pay-as-you-go and EVDO
Pretty much. In my case, I am using Verizon right now, the cheapest plan you can get online is 450 minutes for $39.99 (disregard special deals etc), which is 8 cents a minute plus free nights and weekends. I called them up and they told me the lowest they can reduce my cost to is $30 for 300 minutes, or 10 cents a minute.
I rarely use my phone, by rare I am mean less than 300 minutes per month, including nights and weekends (but I like the convenience of able to call from anywhere I am, surfing, etc). Which means, even at prepaid cost of 10 cents a minutes, with no nights and weekends free, I am still paying less than $30 a month. Non prepaid plan would just be a waste of money for me.
Now if anyone knows a plan that's better than Amp'd for me, let me know
Oh, Amp'd is offering Motorola E815 for free right now with their prepaid plan, it's a very solid phone, no worth than almost anything Verizon has to offer.Last edited by noein; 12-15-2006 at 01:36 PM.
- 12-18-2006, 08:46 AM #4Member
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Re: ampd pay-as-you-go and EVDO
It was my understanding that prepaid cards only last between 30 and 45 days. After that they expire. Is that true?
- 12-18-2006, 09:52 AM #5Newbie
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Re: ampd pay-as-you-go and EVDO
Depend on the service provider. T-Mobile minutes expire depend on how much you bought at a time. If you buy $100, it last 1 year! Ampd mobile minutes last 60 days from the day you purchase the minutes. The minimum amount of purchase is $20 (200 minutes).
Anyways, so no one here knows the answer to my question? Please help
- 01-03-2007, 12:36 AM #6Newbie
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Re: ampd pay-as-you-go and EVDO
Yes. Amp'd Mobile uses EVDO and the speed while surfing is very good. It's worth switching to Amp'd.
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