Pay as you go cells?
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Pay as you go cells?
| Thu, 02-15-2007 - 8:58am |
I got the older two cells when they began driving and did traditonal plans
The 15 yr old is going to start staying at school for tutoring but it is a loose arangement and, with DH and I's job, things can often change. I want him to be able to call for rides or have us be able to call and tell him of changes in plans
This is the kid with verbal LDs-I would be shocked, although pleasantly surprised, if he used the phone for much else
Any experience with these pay as you go? It was pretty ovehwhelming googling with all the options
I expect he would get something more traditional when he starts driving so this is truly 'cheap and easy' for now

We got DS a tracfone. For the phone and 450 minutes/ 1 year to use the minutes we paid $99.99 + tax. The phone actually ended up with 460 minutes and over a year before it expires. Hopefully this link works. http://www.tracfone-orders.com/direct/tr/itemdetl.jsp?prod=2992&tech=GSM4&techzip=76543
You might want to check the electronics department at Wal-Mart. When DS was about 10 and whining about being the only family member without a cell phone, I saw some pre-packaged phones & plans there.
I don't remember any specifics about the phone, plan, or minutes, but do remember you could walk out of the store with a working phone and a couple hundred minutes for about $30.
We have tracfone here and love it. It's simple and very inexpensive manage.
stacy
When my Dad passed away, his pay as you go phone had over $200 worth of minutes on it. My mom told me to take the phone to use for emergencies for our oldest (12 at the time). Since he was too young to really need it on a regular basis, my husband and I always told him that it's our phone and we allow him to use it for our convenience. So, we hold on to the phone and give it to him when he's going to a basketball game, scout meeting, etc. when we're not sure of when he'll be finished. Next year when he is in high school, I'm sure he'll need a phone more often. I hope we can continue pay as you go for the reasons other posters have stated.
The phone/plan we have is Cingular. I don't like Cingular as a company, but we're stuck with them. I have friends who have Trac-phone who seem to be satisfied. The after 7pm free phone calls that someone described for Virgin Mobil sounds like a good idea to me. Kids might feel they have a little more freedom that way, as long as they confine their lengthy calls until evening. Good luck.