Comments on: How Much Will You Spend With A No-Contract Smartphone Plan? http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/ Tech Powered Life... Simplified Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:19:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Aaron Fournierhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-75483 Aaron Fournier Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/#comment-75483 Boost Mobile seems to have a good option right now with the Samsung Galaxy Prevail for a $179.99. What's great about their service is they have unlimited everything for $50 with the ability to go as low as $35 a month with 18 on time monthly payments. That is what I'm trying to save up for right now. Boost Mobile seems to have a good option right now with the Samsung Galaxy Prevail for a $179.99. What’s great about their service is they have unlimited everything for $50 with the ability to go as low as $35 a month with 18 on time monthly payments. That is what I’m trying to save up for right now.

]]> By: Dschnit1http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-75455 Dschnit1 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/#comment-75455 With Virgin Mobile you can get a plan for $25 a month (plus tax, for me $2.19  a month in California, a highly taxed state) including 300 anytime phone minutes with unlimited internet and texting.  The smartphones available are: 1. LG Optimus V for $199.99; 2, Samsung Intercept for $199.99; and 3. BlackBerry Curve 8530 for $179.99.Other available plans are $40 a month for 1200 anytime minutes and $60 a month for unlimited minutes.Both of the latter plans also include unlimited internet and unlimited texting.Virgin Mobile uses the Sprint network, so if you are in range of a Sprint tower, you are almost certainly in Virgin Mobile range. With Virgin Mobile you can get a plan for $25 a month (plus tax, for me $2.19  a month in California, a highly taxed state) including 300 anytime phone minutes with unlimited internet and texting.  The smartphones available are:
1. LG Optimus V for $199.99;
2, Samsung Intercept for $199.99; and
3. BlackBerry Curve 8530 for $179.99.

Other available plans are $40 a month for 1200 anytime minutes and $60 a month for unlimited minutes.

Both of the latter plans also include unlimited internet and unlimited texting.

Virgin Mobile uses the Sprint network, so if you are in range of a Sprint tower, you are almost certainly in Virgin Mobile range.

]]> By: Dschnit1http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-75456 Dschnit1 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:13:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/#comment-75456 With Virgin Mobile you can get a plan for $25 a month (plus tax, for me $2.19  a month in California, a highly taxed state) including 300 anytime phone minutes with unlimited internet and texting.  The smartphones available are: 1. LG Optimus V for $199.99; 2, Samsung Intercept for $199.99; and 3. BlackBerry Curve 8530 for $179.99.Other available plans are $40 a month for 1200 anytime minutes and $60 a month for unlimited minutes.Both of the latter plans also include unlimited internet and unlimited texting.Virgin Mobile uses the Sprint network, so if you are in range of a Sprint tower, you are almost certainly in Virgin Mobile range. With Virgin Mobile you can get a plan for $25 a month (plus tax, for me $2.19  a month in California, a highly taxed state) including 300 anytime phone minutes with unlimited internet and texting.  The smartphones available are:
1. LG Optimus V for $199.99;
2, Samsung Intercept for $199.99; and
3. BlackBerry Curve 8530 for $179.99.

Other available plans are $40 a month for 1200 anytime minutes and $60 a month for unlimited minutes.

Both of the latter plans also include unlimited internet and unlimited texting.

Virgin Mobile uses the Sprint network, so if you are in range of a Sprint tower, you are almost certainly in Virgin Mobile range.

]]> By: Richhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-75439 Rich Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/#comment-75439 T-mob is, pardon the pun, up in the air right now because of the whole potential AT&T/T-Mobile merger thing: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20068630-17/at-t-support-growing-for-t-mobile-merger/Because of that, I literally could not advise on whether going T-mob prepaid is a good deal or not simply because I don't know if the same rules that apply to T-mob services now will be the same next month/year/etc. T-mob is, pardon the pun, up in the air right now because of the whole potential AT&T/T-Mobile merger thing: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20068630-17/at-t-support-growing-for-t-mobile-merger/

Because of that, I literally could not advise on whether going T-mob prepaid is a good deal or not simply because I don’t know if the same rules that apply to T-mob services now will be the same next month/year/etc.

]]> By: Davidhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-75438 David Mon, 06 Jun 2011 23:27:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/how-much-will-you-spend-with-a-no-contract-smartphone-plan/#comment-75438 Timely article.  I was just looking at alternatives to my Verizon prepaid phone.What about true prepaid (the "Pay as you go" plans)?  Unless I read it wrong, T-Mobile now has plans with data use for $1.49/day.  Could be good if you're not a frequent user.  Unfortunately, it looks like all the smartphones for their plans are refurbs (but...maybe that's web only?). http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/prepaid-plans.aspx Timely article.  I was just looking at alternatives to my Verizon prepaid phone.

What about true prepaid (the “Pay as you go” plans)?  Unless I read it wrong, T-Mobile now has plans with data use for $1.49/day.  Could be good if you’re not a frequent user.  Unfortunately, it looks like all the smartphones for their plans are refurbs (but…maybe that’s web only?).
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/plans/prepaid-plans.aspx

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