What is the Best Pay-As-You-Go Phone Service?
By Chuck
It All Depends Upon Your Needs and How Much You Can Afford
January 13, 2010
I presume that you are referring to my Hub entitled What is the Best Pay as You Go Cell Phone Service? in which I attempted to describe some of the various pay as you go cell phone options and my experience with them.
Like other things, there is no perfect cell phone service for everyone. It depends upon what you need in a cell phone and how much you are willing to pay or can afford for cell phone service.
The best way to go about this process is to first determine exactly what you need / want a cell phone for and how you plan to use it. Also, give serious thought to how much you are willing and able to pay for a cell phone service.
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If you plan to use this as your only or primary telephone and use the telephone a lot you may want to consider a contract with abundant or even unlimited minutes for a fixed fee. Since many, but I don't think all, of these services involve a one or two year contract you had better make sure you can afford to pay the monthly fee for the next twelve to twenty-four months.
On the other hand, if you only want a phone for emergencies and plan to use it very little, you should look for a plan where the minutes are good for a few months (i.e., don't expire in four to six weeks) and there are no minimum monthly usage requirements.
Another consideration would be where you plan to use the phone. If use will be strictly in your home area, a service with usage limited to your local area may be less expensive than one that can be used anywhere in the country or large region with the the country.
However, if you do anticipate a need to use the phone outside your local community a service with nationwide or region wide coverage may be a better deal.
While I can't tell you what would be the best service for your needs and budget, I can recommend that you do some research by visiting cell phone dealers to look at their wares and ask questions as well as doing some research on the web on the various phone services available in your area.
To get you started, below are links to some articles on HubPages that discuss various cell phone service options.
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Links to Cell Phone Articles on HubPages
- What is the best pay-as-you-go cell phone service?
Pay as you go cell phone services started in Europe a number of years ago and providers were slow to introduce them to the U.S. market. Virgin Mobile and Cricket are two of the better know providers which... - A Guide To Pay As You Go Cell Phones
Are you online searching for information related to pay as you go cell phones? This type of cell phone plan is really designed for those people that need a cell phone but don't use them that often. The rest... - What is the best pay-as-you-go cell phone service?
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A perfect solution for infrequent callers is Pay as you go cell phones The cell phone is firmly entrenched in countries around the world. Business people would feel naked without their cell phones. Busy Moms... - Pre-paid Cell Phones vs. Pay As You Go Cell Phones
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I took the time to shop and compare the best prepaid pay as you go, go and month to month prepaid cell phone services providers and narrowed down the list according to: unlimited calling, service, coverage... - Buying a new mobile phone
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The telecommunication service in World had a great leap within a last few year. . 6 billion people own a mobile phones so we are going to analyze the various generations of cellular systems as studied in... - Cell Phone-A Boon Or Bane
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Many people have made the switch over to prepaid cell phones. If you are looking to save money or are just unhappy with your contract wireless service, a great alternative to look into may be a prepaid...
Comments
Thanks for your wise advise, it was easy to understand and all I can say is your articles are a learning process.
Very informative Chuck. Thumbs up!
ocbill 2 years ago
perfct hub timing as I am on the fence on changing plans (leaning to metropcs) and would like a pay as you go option too.