prepaid cell phone service?

[neonerd]

Are there plans where you can pre pay like $20 worth of phone calls, they give you a sim card, and you use those $20 up? then if you want, you can add minutes, or you can throw away the sim card, and you pay nothing.

 

[thereds]

The Ukraine is weak!

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: thereds
The Ukraine is weak!

at least ALL of their cell phones are unlocked 🙁

 

[thereds]

Originally posted by: neonerd

Originally posted by: thereds
The Ukraine is weak!

at least ALL of their cell phones are unlocked 🙁

Depending on the brand and model of phone, you can unlock your phone online.

 

[mugs]

Just let him borrow your phone. Nothing bad could possibly happen.

 

[neonerd]

bump, anyone know any companies like it? does the US have any? specifically massachusetts, i can't find ANYTHING

 

[WhiteWonder]

what about just pre-paid phones? you can get them at most places here, but you pay for the phone, not just a sim card.

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: WhiteWonder
what about just pre-paid phones? you can get them at most places here, but you pay for the phone, not just a sim card.

yeah, he already has a phone

i was thinking virgin mobile, but when i called them up and asked if they had sim cards, the rep asked me wtf is a sim card 😛

 

[Viper GTS]

I used to work for T-Mobile, apparently pre-paid SIMs are commonplace outside the US.

I have never seen one in the US & I know T-Mobile did not provide them.

Viper GTS

 

[kami333]

AT&T and T-Mobile both have prepaid SIMs, thoughit's hard to find someone to sell you just a SIM. Best bet may be eBay, lots of prepaid sims with many minutes are for sale.

 

[orakle]

another suggestion for ebay. check it out. they come preprogrammed with phone numbers and airtime already added. All you do when you get it is call up t-mobile/att/whoever and change the number to your area code and away you go.

edit: he's already here... So maybe try swinging by your local t-mo or att/cingular shop and asking them to activate a sim on prepaid. It's pretty sweet in canada with rogers.. you get a sim card, activate online and they give you a $20 credit which would be easily enough for a week at 30c/min.