I am looking for a low cost service, and inexpensive cell phone. I have researched quite a few and PureTalk Low Cost Cell Phone Plans: Affordable & No Contract Cell Phone Service seems very good for my needs. Samsung Flip phone is free, Flex plan is $ 10/month for 160 minutes that can be rolled over. (talk and text but no data - I will not be web surfing, streaming or emailing anyway) ... Activation appears to be free also.
anyone have experience with this company or other recommendation?
Thanks for all replies! Josea :thumbsup:
Note I am in S/E PA so coverage area appears good also. If you go over 160 minutes you get "cut off" so no overages, I doubt I will ever use much more than 100 per month.
this is a link to the phone I like http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-a157-...8&qid=1421108946&sr=1-1&keywords=a157+samsung
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They appear to be GSM-only which leads me to believe that you'll be on AT&T network. For the price quoted - no I haven't read the small print - I don't think you can go wrong.
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Thanks for the feedback Ajkula66, yes it is AT & T as you stated, taxes and fees are included in the $10 / month also .... Almost seems to good to be true !
Order placed, will post results!
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I might get something along those lines - service plan, not the phone itself - for my daughter if your experiences turn out to be decent, so please post back once you've actually become their customer...
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You can also do Tracfone if it works in your area. They have simple flip phones and you can usually get them for free off of their website. A 1 year, 400 minute card costs $100. Most of their phones now triple those 400 minutes so you end up with 1200 minutes, and 1 year to use them. You can get the Moto E right now with a 400 minute card for $120 which makes the phone $20, when you use a smart phone then it gives you 1200 minutes, 1200 text messages, and 1200 mb of data. If your using a non-smart phone then the minutes and text are in the same 1200 number, but you get 3 text messages per minute. The moto E is CDMA on the Verizon network. But they also have GSM phones on AT&T.
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So far I am very happy with Puretalk after 20 days. texting and talk work great. I got 50 extra minutes for 1st month. Battery life on the phone is very good. (I have left it on standby since I got it, and I have used about 80 minutes and gone through all the screens to get familiar and battery is still above 60%). No call drops and everyone said my voice is clear on their end. Tech support was good via phone when I needed help with voice mail. I purposely used all my minutes and was cut off before the initial month ended ___ NICE.
Thanks for the alternative Syndrome, if things sour In 1st 14 days I may go Trackphone.Last edited: Feb 5, 2015
Simple cell phone recommendation (I do not have a cell number or phone now)
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