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["Shea Tisdale" <shea AT sheatisdale.com>]

I'd look at Virgin mobile which has pre-paid phones.  I don't know the cost,
so it might be a great deal and it might not be.

which cell phone service do you currently use?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Deborah Ellington" <deborah AT invincigirl.com>
To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 10:41 AM
Subject: [internetworkers] temporary or pre-paid cell phone service


> My nephew is staying with us for the next month or so, and will be hanging
> out on his own during the days while we're at work. We don't have home
phone
> service because we have our communication needs met by roadrunner and cell
> phones--and in Durham anyway, local phone service is really not a very
good
> value. But we're concerned about leaving the kid at home with no way to
get
> in touch with us if something comes up. I looked into getting home service
> turned on for a month, but Verizon can't even start it until sometime next
> week, and it will cost a ridiculous amount of money, so we are trying to
> figure out if there are any better options. Can you rent cell phones by
the
> month around here? Are there any good deals available on pre-paid cell
> phones? We're trying to keep this under $50 or so--appreciate any
> suggestions folks have.
>
> Deborah Ellington
> Multimedia Developer
>
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