I have heard the wallymart straight talk is a good deal. I just wonder about service coverage. He is mostly interested in unlimited text/data so he can use it for internet access/entertainment as well as a communication device for calls back home. Limited calling minutes aren't much of an issue with Sprints 450 minute plan as cel to cel and after 7pm to 7am are unlimited. That is $69.99/month. Everything else including roaming on other networks is also included. Is roaming included in the prepaids? Do they have the same coverage as contract phones? I have been told that they don't and that in rural area they don't work as well. Is there any truth to that?
Thanks again, Mike On Nov 13, 2012 7:45 PM, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Michael Canfield wrote: >> >>> I guess he will be in The States for a while yet so he is going to go >>> with >>> a Sprint "everything" plan as it appears they allow him to suspend >>> service >>> with no penalties if he needs to. He can then get whatever cheapo phone >>> when he does get sent abroad. >>> >> >> Verizon allows suspension with or without billing. With billing you pay a >> fortune for nothing but your months under contract get used up. Without >> billing you don't pay, but the months remaining on your contract don't go >> away. It'd be interesting to know if the GSM providers, T-Mo and ATT, have >> similar. >> >> If I were him I'd go prepaid, like Boost or Virgin, before I'd sign a >> Sprint contract for the same network, especially if I didn't want to use it >> every month. >> >> Mitch. >> > > I would agree. Go with a no contract carrier. Even the big ripoff V Z > has a prepaid for $50 a month unlimited everything. All other plans are > pretty much less than them. > > When #1 daughter was in Yurp 10 years ago, the phones were cheaper and no > contracts; all prepaid. They had sms years before the US of A. I would > guess cell phones the the RTW are pretty much cheap and no contract. > (prepaid) > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
