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What's your opinion re various cell phone packages?

Posted on 06/12/2010 10:53:17 AM PDT by LouAvul

This is for my wife. She's got to upgrade to a 4 gig Iphone (or some such) that has, among other things, email capability. She/we will thus have to have unlimited phone calls, unlimited texting and graphics/pictures, and internet/email.

At the present we have AT&T but have to pay extra for texting, pictures and email.

What companies/plans would you recommend? thanx so much.


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To: LouAvul

It’s not the “packages”, it is the spotty service.
I live in a Metro, upscale Suburb and major development, yet there is no cell coverage here, no matter the vendor.


21 posted on 06/12/2010 11:54:55 AM PDT by G Larry (Democrats expedite the Destruction of America)
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To: Liberty Valance
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22 posted on 06/12/2010 11:56:14 AM PDT by preacher (A government which robs from Peter to pay Paul will always have the support of Paul.)
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To: LouAvul

I like Verizons’ packages.


23 posted on 06/12/2010 11:56:34 AM PDT by Grunthor (Getting married, T minus 14 days.)
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To: bigheadfred
Very true words. I see them now sitting across a table from each other texting across the 4 feet. Really sad.
24 posted on 06/12/2010 12:48:21 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Sometimes you have to go to dark places to get to the light....)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Hopefully that isn’t your kitchen table. My wife was sitting on the couch “talking” to our daughter who was in her room 15 feet away. We don’t have those things anymore. I think all these advances in communication are degrading people’s ability to communicate.


25 posted on 06/12/2010 1:33:42 PM PDT by bigheadfred (I said free association. Not freely associate.)
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To: garyhope

You are right about the Verizon service in NY and Texas. I have Verizon (AZ). My daughter (NY) and My son (TX) both have AT&T. What ever works best, where you are the most.


26 posted on 06/12/2010 1:44:49 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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To: bigheadfred
My wife was sitting on the couch “talking” to our daughter who was in her room 15 feet away.

You got to be kidding? Wow!

27 posted on 06/12/2010 2:15:21 PM PDT by rawhide
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To: LouAvul

From what I hear, an everything plan for an iPnone is something like $120 - $130. Sprint has a Almost everything (450 minutes to land line phones, calls to/from cell phones unlimited) for $69.


28 posted on 06/12/2010 2:20:40 PM PDT by Minn (Here is a realistic picture of the prophet: ----> ([: {()
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To: rawhide

That was exactly my initial reaction. According to them it went downhill from there.


29 posted on 06/12/2010 2:32:44 PM PDT by bigheadfred (I said free association. Not freely associate.)
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To: bigheadfred
lol..No it was Starbucks. We still practice verbal communication to each other around here
30 posted on 06/12/2010 5:30:24 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Sometimes you have to go to dark places to get to the light....)
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To: mad_as_he$$

My wife talked me into a family plan that consisted of 3 lines, wife, 2 kids. Unlimited. They were supposed to pay their share (all of it). Kids in high school. Devolved into dad picking up the tab and when the contract period was over it was month to month with Alltel. Then Verizon bought Alltel. Nobody asked me if I wanted to be a Verizon customer. I don’t. No more cell phones. Basic land line. I unplug it whenever I want.


31 posted on 06/12/2010 5:53:06 PM PDT by bigheadfred (I said free association. Not freely associate.)
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To: mad_as_he$$

Personally, I’m a BIG-TIME Net10Wireless fan. It works out to around $16 per month, with limited minutes. But if you have a phone at home and work, you wind up needing very few minutes...and they add up if you don’t use them (3000 in the bank for me at this point).


32 posted on 06/12/2010 6:55:38 PM PDT by BobL (The whole point of being human is knowing when the party's over.)
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To: BobL

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33 posted on 06/13/2010 3:34:55 AM PDT by Ferndina
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To: LouAvul

Just say no to cell phone packages!

Skype: $30 per year and $3 per month for land line number, call forwarding and voice mail, unlimited calls.

Prepaid cell phone plan for emergencies. Less than $100 per year.


34 posted on 06/13/2010 3:52:51 AM PDT by GaltTrader
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To: BobL

Yes! We use Tracfone. Great value.


35 posted on 06/13/2010 7:44:47 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$ (Sometimes you have to go to dark places to get to the light....)
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