I guess it depends on how much you use it as to what plan you get.
Personally, I use it on rare occasions and for that, I use Tracfone. (Which use Verizon service in my area. Could be Cingular depending on where you are) The phone have generally always been free (I've always gotten Nokias), although I spent $20 down to Wal-mart a month or so to get the new one with a color screen and speakerphone. No flips, no cameras (though I might prefer them). And I've never had one break. And other than the hill where my house is where no one's phone works very well, I've always had great service. I pay about $90-100 for a year with about 250 minutes. So It works out to under $10/month if I don't talk more than about 15 minutes a month which isn't normally a problem. If it is, I can spend another $20-60 and add another chunk of minutes... If I DID break it, I can just go to Wally World and spend another $20 for a new phone and switch over the time/minutes (actually they'll add another month or two and maybe another 20 minutes when I switch the phone). I would guess though that if you use the phone more frequently the per-minute cost would be higher with the tracfone than with certain "per-month" plans. Just so long as you remember to add in the $10-20 more per month than whatever their "plan-rate" is... Levi (: On 7/7/06, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Well, if we're gonna talk about corporate scams might as well mention my latest pet peeve - cell phones - they're made so fragile that a insurance policy to keep it maintained is almost mandatory - it's impossible to get a simple cell phone - I have to use Verizon because they have consistant coverage so my wife can call during her 50 mil trip home/to work - our 2 year agreement was over and we renewed and needed new phones because the old ones were falling apart. Tried to find a one piece (that doesn't flip open) without a camera and they don't carry any. I think their tactic is to sell a phone that needs expensive maintanence/insurance policy to keep it working. Yep, I'm paranoid. Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 8:24 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] [Bulk] Re: OT 500 PPM low sulphur .. > Bill Gallagher wrote: >> If you look at the French, they do the same thing from time to time... >> > > The classic example is SECAM, the French TV standard. They had to have > something different and incompatible. There's a joke that it stands for > Something Essentially Contrary to American Methods. ;) The North > America uses NTSC, and the rest of Europe uses PAL, except for parts of > the Eastern Bloc. > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
