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¤I Love Clay Aiken¤
05-08-2003, 03:30 PM
Im looking to buy a cell-phone for emergencies and would like some recommendations. Like I said, I wouldnt be using it a lot (hell I dont use my land line)- I just want it for my car and for when I go out. I want the cheapest plans, but dont know which is the cheapest. Verizon, Cingular, AT&T...?
BrandonS
05-08-2003, 04:48 PM
Be sure to ask about the battery - that is, how long you can talk before it loses its charge. I bought a better cell phone about a year ago, a Motorola Star Tac, which brought me from an hour and a half to four hours. It was still not very expensive, as these phones go.
fr00ti
05-08-2003, 04:50 PM
I have Cingular Wireless, but my parents pay for it, I never use my phone! lol
Kay Scarpetta
05-08-2003, 04:53 PM
I have Verizon.... I was going to look into Sprint, but the reception around here hasn't been too great. Verizon is alright, I suppose...
Swimfan85
05-08-2003, 06:32 PM
i have sprint and its good..my rents pay for it...and im on it too much lol
*PinkLady*
05-08-2003, 06:59 PM
From what I've heard, it would be cheaper not to get a cell phone. :lol:
*ShortCake*
05-08-2003, 07:07 PM
I have the motorola ( the silver flip phone) right now.. ive had that for about a year or so. I think iam going to get a nextel. I love those things!
ILuvJoandBlair
05-08-2003, 07:36 PM
Whatever you do, do NOT go with sprint. They're horrible.
JDS84
05-08-2003, 07:40 PM
I have AT&T
*ShortCake*
05-08-2003, 08:25 PM
I have AT&T. ... I have heard pretty awful things about Sprint. They have cool looking phones though ! too bad their service sucks.
ziggy4500
05-08-2003, 09:02 PM
Originally posted by ILuvJoandBlair
Whatever you do, do NOT go with sprint. They're horrible.

gotta disagree, i've been with sprint for nearly 2 years..their coverage, atleast in my state as well as most of the south, is perfect. Its Att and verizon that have alot of deadspots here, but i guess it really depends on where you are. back to the question, if its only for emergency, just get a pre paid phone from like walmart or something and there you go
AnaheimPMWitch
05-08-2003, 10:08 PM
I have a ATT and well I cant live without it i'd go with that one if I were you
¤I Love Clay Aiken¤
05-08-2003, 11:12 PM
Originally posted by jimmiegirl48
From what I've heard, it would be cheaper not to get a cell phone. :lol:
LOl, believe me I agree!! But it is good that I get one since I got my own car so Ill be going to more places-- beach, major highways, Boston.. Id rather be safe then sorry.

Thanks guys.. yah my friend Rebecca has Verizon and she loves it. Ill look into Verizon and Cingular.:D
MandieR1980
05-09-2003, 12:36 PM
I have T Mobile and it's $39.99 a month with 600 whenever minutes and free nights and weekends, the phone is a Sony Ericsson T300 and it does everything but vacuum LOL it's one of those camera phones I love it
Mossopp
05-09-2003, 02:03 PM
You wanna get yourself a Nokia.
Don't get a cell phone on a contract. If you're only planning on using it for emergencies then you're much much better off on pay-as-you-talk.
Kay Scarpetta
05-09-2003, 04:17 PM
Originally posted by Mossopp

Don't get a cell phone on a contract. If you're only planning on using it for emergencies then you're much much better off on pay-as-you-talk.

Especially with Verizon... they have 1 and 2 year agreements. But if something happened and you wanted to switch with another service, there's a $175 early contract termination fee. Yikes.
Mossopp
05-09-2003, 06:23 PM
Originally posted by Miss Karly


Especially with Verizon... they have 1 and 2 year agreements. But if something happened and you wanted to switch with another service, there's a $175 early contract termination fee. Yikes.

Yeah. Contract phones are a bad idea.
I got a cell phone especially for keeping in touch with my mate Kirsty and I'm on a Pay-As-You-Talk program. It's quite expensive to call on the phone (I think its about 40p a minute) but if you were only using it for emergencies then this wouldn't matter. Text messages are only 9p which is perfect for me.
~LadyJess~
05-09-2003, 07:46 PM
I have Virgin Mobile and there is no prepaid plan, you just have to put $20 on the phone every 90 days to keep your phone number. They charge you 25 cents per minute and 10 cents after 10 minutes. Text messages are 10 cents to send. I like it because I don't use my cell that much and it's not that expensive.