Want to Get a New Cell Phone and Plan Online

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Ruthanne

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I now have a govt. phone and because I can't verify that I'm qualified for it and so may lose the service fast...I want to find a cheap but good cell phone service that gives you a good cell phone, too. Has anyone had any luck this way? I want to shop for it online now because I have to.
 

I love consumer cellular. I just have a basic plan for $28.00 a month. I use my desk top for playing games, email. ordering from Amazon, Kroger, etc. My daughter bought me the desk top two years ago and I enjoy it. Many folks here have the fancy phones that do what my desk top does. But I get unlimited phone calls and texting which works for me.
 
terry123 said:
I love consumer cellular. I just have a basic plan for $28.00 a month. I use my desk top for playing games, email. ordering from Amazon, Kroger, etc. My daughter bought me the desk top two years ago and I enjoy it. Many folks here have the fancy phones that do what my desk top does. But I get unlimited phone calls and texting which works for me.
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@terry123 Can you join CC online and do they give you a phone, too? That price sounds real good to me. I have my kindle and desktop pc I can use for the internet.
 
You can join online and I don't think I paid over $35.00 for the phone as its just a basic phone, a Doro, I think. Just go online and you can "x" out anytime you want.
 
As someone who still uses a very old flip-phone, besides cheap, I would look for one of the phones advertised online that say "simple" and "large keys" at this stage of my life. As others said, we obviously have computers - since few of us go many places (especially now!), I can't see the point of all the high tech stuff in phones. Let us know what you decide, in case my phone gets cut off, please.
 
Empty said:
Never heard of them, but for those who want smarter phones (I still have a dumb phone), it looks like a great deal.
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It is a good deal, but be aware it is on the Sprint network only so there is no roaming. If you have good Sprint coverage in your area, it is a decent option.

You CAN pick a plan with no data for $7 or $8 per month plus taxes, if you wish. Also, Tello offers refurbished dumb phones for $49.

Full disclosure - I have a smartphone and I love playing with technology, so I may not be the best person to give advice here. :)
 
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RogerDodger said:
It is a good deal, but be aware it is on the Sprint network only so there is no roaming. If you have good Sprint coverage in your area, it is a decent option.

You CAN pick a plan with no data for $7 or $8 per month plus taxes, if you wish. Also, Tello offers refurbished dumb phones for $49.

Full disclosure - I have a smartphone and I love playing technology, so I may not be the best person to give advice here. :)
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I didn't know they still made dumb phones! I love mine, until someone texts me on it with open ended questions! Really hard to give long answers when, for each letter, you may have to press a key four times!
 
terry123 said:
You can join online and I don't think I paid over $35.00 for the phone as its just a basic phone, a Doro, I think. Just go online and you can "x" out anytime you want.
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Terry, I went online to CC and the phones right now are more than I want to pay.
 
I don't know how your mobile phone companies
work in the USA, but I have found here that the
best deals are the SIM only ones, so for the past
few years I have bought the phone outright, then
taken a "SIM Only" deal from my Internet Service
Provider who is British Telecom, (BT), I have 1 Gig
of Data, Unlimited Calls/Minutes, Unlimited Texts,
all for £5 per month.

So I would have a look at SIM Only deals, most of
a contract is to pay for the Handset, here we get a
reduction after the end of any contract as the phone
is paid for.

Mike.
 
Mike said:
I don't know how your mobile phone companies
work in the USA, but I have found here that the
best deals are the SIM only ones, so for the past
few years I have bought the phone outright, then
taken a "SIM Only" deal from my Internet Service
Provider who is British Telecom, (BT), I have 1 Gig
of Data, Unlimited Calls/Minutes, Unlimited Texts,
all for £5 per month.

So I would have a look at SIM Only deals, most of
a contract is to pay for the Handset, here we get a
reduction after the end of any contract as the phone
is paid for.

Mike.
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Thank you for that Mike.☺
 
Ruthanne said:
I now have a govt. phone and because I can't verify that I'm qualified for it and so may lose the service fast...I want to find a cheap but good cell phone service that gives you a good cell phone, too. Has anyone had any luck this way? I want to shop for it online now because I have to.
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Before I obtained a gov phone, I had StraightTalk for years. Liked them very much.
Reasonable prices for plans, no contract, but I'm not sure what kinds of phones they have now.
 

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