Cingular Pay as you Go!

[skywhr]

I have a plan with cingular and my phone is crap. I heard that you can buy Cingular Pay as you Go! Phones and put your sim card in them and us them on your current plan. Can anyone confirm this?

 

[AnyMal]

Yes, there is no difference between the phones whatsoever.

 

[skywhr]

Do I have to activate the phone or do I just slide the card in and it works?

 

[BCYL]

Just slide the card in and it works

 

[mithrandir2001]

Pre-paid is the way to go if you don't live on the phone.

I had Cingular Home 50 service (contract) until they raised the price to $30 a month (after taxes, fees and regulatory BS). That was the final straw considering I use the phone only occasionally.

I bought a T-Mobile pre-paid phone at Target a little over a month ago. For $100 I got a Nokia phone with color screen and 1100 anytime minutes that do not expire for 12 months. It's so much cheaper than contract service (again, if you don't gab all day like some people) I don't know why I didn't switch sooner.