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11-12-2012, 09:17 AM
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Golden Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,831
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So I'm swapping carriers and I pay for my parents...
I have four lines on my mobile phone plan, and with TMO I am paying about $195 for everything. My parents have "dumb" phones and I think they like that... my wife and I have smartphones. I'm switching to AT&T because I get a 20% discount, and I also want the Lumia 920 for the camera/build quality for both my wife and myself.
Question is... what do I do with my parents? I don't want to add them into my plan because of the contract, but then MVNOs don't seem to be that cheap either.
Any suggestions folks?
Thanks!
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11-12-2012, 09:20 AM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Washington DC
Posts: 8,540
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Straight Talk? It'd be $30 a month for each of them if I understand their plans correctly, and it uses AT&T's network.
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11-12-2012, 09:27 AM
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Golden Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Storm
Straight Talk? It'd be $30 a month for each of them if I understand their plans correctly, and it uses AT&T's network.
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My issue with prepaid is that the minutes expire, and I have to keep buying them indefinitely.
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11-12-2012, 09:35 AM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 8,162
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scribe
My issue with prepaid is that the minutes expire, and I have to keep buying them indefinitely.
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There are prepaid plans. A set amount for a set amount of minutes etc.
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11-12-2012, 09:46 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Collierville, Tennessee
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scribe
My issue with prepaid is that the minutes expire, and I have to keep buying them indefinitely.
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As with almost any carrier, prepaid or contract, any unused minutes expire at the beginning of a new billing cycle, so I am not sure what you are referring to.
Just set up the billing to a credit card & it will automatically renew each month.
Straight Talk, Virgin, Boost, & I believe t-mobile all have that option.
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11-12-2012, 09:49 AM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Why do you have to put them on a contract? Just get cheap GSM dumb phones and add them. If you don't get a subsidized phone you don't have to put their lines under contract. It'd be $10/month per line for them with AT&T's family plans.
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11-12-2012, 09:50 AM
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Lifer
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 11,342
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It'll be cheaper to add them to the AT&T plan. It's $10 a month for each additional line so you're looking at $20 a month for your parents plus tax and junk fees.
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11-12-2012, 10:07 AM
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Golden Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,831
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Quote:
Originally Posted by boomhower
Why do you have to put them on a contract? Just get cheap GSM dumb phones and add them. If you don't get a subsidized phone you don't have to put their lines under contract. It'd be $10/month per line for them with AT&T's family plans.
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That is sage advice... I just need to find some good and cheap dumbphones now. Any suggestions?
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11-12-2012, 11:14 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Collierville, Tennessee
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Scribe
That is sage advice... I just need to find some good and cheap dumbphones now. Any suggestions?
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buy any straight talk phone. they use at&t. walmart
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11-12-2012, 11:21 AM
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Rock Hill, SC
Posts: 4,372
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Why not just use their current phones? They can likely be flashed to support AT&T services.
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11-12-2012, 01:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 262
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Have you tried net10? At least 2 years ago net10's minutes didn't expire. You had to buy $20 worth of minutes every month for the phone to work, but the minutes themselves never expired.
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11-12-2012, 03:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Posts: 750
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How many minutes do they use. If it's very little, put them on tmobile pay as you go plan. $100 for 1000 minutes that last a year. Renew for as little as $10 a year and the left over minutes roll over for another year.
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11-12-2012, 06:52 PM
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Golden Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,172
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Straight talk is basically $50/mo ea after taxes. Tmobile would be cheaper. Maybe check into adding them to att as suggested by others
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