looking for ~$20/mo. cell plans that don't suck

[rh71]

ViperGTS mentioned: T-mobiles public $19.99 plan is 60 anytime, 500 weekend. While this isn't bad, I'm looking for more options. This will be for the mom to use on rare occasions (nighttime) and emergencies only.

I do have discounts with most carriers (VZW, Sprint, Nextel, Cingular, AT&T) but they are for the $30/mo+ plans and with taxes, it's not much of a savings anyway.

 

[Viper GTS]

Pre-paid is the way to go for those requirements.

Viper GTS

 

[rh71]

how does pre-paid work - set amount lifetime ? I don't think she wants something that accounts for every single minute... that's why the 500 minutes alloted work... unless pre-paid is cheaper than 4 cents/min.

 

[PrincessGuard]

If it's for emergencies, why does it matter how many minutes it has?

Pre-paid is what it sounds like: you pay $20, $30, etc. before you make calls rather than after. It's is nowhere near 4 cents/min, e.g. Virgin Mobile has 25c/min for the first 10 mins of each day and 10c/min after that. Also, the minutes expire after 30-90 days.

 

[FuZoR]

http://www.attwireless.com/personal/prepaid/epw_plans.jhtml

 

[GasX]

looking for ~$20/mo. cell plans that don't suck

I am looking for a car that gets 35mpg and goes from zero to 60 in 6 seconds that costs less than $15,000.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: rh71
how does pre-paid work - set amount lifetime ? I don't think she wants something that accounts for every single minute... that's why the 500 minutes alloted work... unless pre-paid is cheaper than 4 cents/min.

Nope.

Usually it starts out $0.25/min the more you talk, the cheaper it gets.

I would go with T-Mobile's 60 minute plan and use the cell phone SPARINGLY.

 

[NogginBoink]

I love my Virgin prepaid cellphone.

I rarely use my cellphone. Like, on the order of 10 minutes a month. You know, kind of like a cellphone for emergencies kind of thing.

I pay about $20 every three months.