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[Sam Smith <sambensmith AT gmail.com>]

You mean 300 min for 29.95?
Cause that's how much I get from 7-11 phones

On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 6:24 PM, Steve Oliphant <steveo AT crecon.com> wrote:

> It is sometimes a better deal to get them from Family Dollar than Wallmart.
> I got a Net10 Phone with 30 minutes for 29.95 where the same phone for the
> same price from Walmart had no minutes with it.
>
> I love prepaid phones!
>
> -Steve Oliphant
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>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 6:43 PM, Tim Oppenheim <timopp AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Don,
> >
> > The cheap ones at Wal-Mart are fine. You need to make sure that the
> carrier
> > you buy your minutes from has services in the area you will be using it.
> As
> > an example, locally, I can buy a Virgin ( Richard Branson's )phone and
> > minutes, and while it may work it just not going to make anyone happy.
> >
> > The next little worry is the minutes on the phone expire so it become a
> > pain to keep them topped off. Finally, any phone is able to access 911
> > whether it has service or not. So if you just need one for that, letting
> the
> > minutes expire is okay.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Feb 1, 2010, at 6:38 PM, Don Bowen wrote:
> >
> > > To get a discussion going I thought I would repeat a question I asked
> on
> > > another list.
> > >
> > > My brother lives on the island of Saipan.  He is coming to the US on a
> > > business trip this week and wants to get a pay as you go phone.  Due to
> > > politics and greed his phone from there will not work here.
> > >
> > > We were thinking that if he buys one we will then give it to our mother
> > > and buy her some minutes.  She is 91 and gets around well but is
> worried
> > > about being out and away from a phone if something happens.
> > >
> > > I am looking for experiences with such phones and plans.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Don Bowen           KI6DIU
> > > http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html
> > >
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