cheapest cell phone for hobby
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i was thinking about prepaid phone, but i guess if you don't use all the minute up to the certain time you will lose it.
7Eleven looks to be fairly cheap...but the deals are getting worse and worse.
http://speakout7eleven.ca/
http://speakout7eleven.ca/
Mission accomplished! The purpose of this thread was to find out if that cheapo King has shelled out for a cellphone yet. Answer: Not yet. Hee, hee, hee. Insert "cheapo" smilie here. Still using the hotel payphone, eh.
Petro Canada also has $100 gets you 440 min for a year. At the end of the year if you reup and have minutes left they carry over. So I can't see someone using 440 min to hobby. They do charge .99 per month for 911 service.(subtracted from minutes so really you have 387min)
http://mobility.petro-canada.ca/default.aspx
http://mobility.petro-canada.ca/default.aspx
The cheapest for hobbying is Virgin Mobile. Assuming that it is just to call to make the appointment. The lowest price phone is a Samsung phone for $40 ( $39.95 ) the lowest prepaid rate is $10 for 100 minutes for 30 days. Unused minutes from the previous month will carry over to the next month. You can set the alarm on the phone to remind you to top up the prepaid monthly fee.
The $10 a month prepaid card gives you 100 minutes ( $0.10 a minute ) You can also get a $100 prepaid card for 12 months. I am not sure how many minutes you get with the $100 card.
The $10 a month prepaid card gives you 100 minutes ( $0.10 a minute ) You can also get a $100 prepaid card for 12 months. I am not sure how many minutes you get with the $100 card.
7-11 periodically has specials. I bought one when the special was a free phone when you buy $100 worth of airtime.
The rate at virgin mobile is $0.10 a minute. The rate at 7-11 is $0.25 a minute.
http://speakout7eleven.ca/pages/rates/ 7-11 ( $0.25 per minute )
http://www.virginmobile.ca/vmc/en/plans/prepaid.html Virgin ( $0.10 per minute )
http://speakout7eleven.ca/pages/rates/ 7-11 ( $0.25 per minute )
http://www.virginmobile.ca/vmc/en/plans/prepaid.html Virgin ( $0.10 per minute )
7-11 you only have to spend at minimum $25 once per year (unless you use up your minutes, of course).
Virgin minimum is $10/month (equals $120/year) or $100/year.
So if you don't use it much then the 7-11 service is at least $75 cheaper each year.
Personally I find 100 minutes to be more than enough in a hobby phone for one year.
Virgin minimum is $10/month (equals $120/year) or $100/year.
So if you don't use it much then the 7-11 service is at least $75 cheaper each year.
Personally I find 100 minutes to be more than enough in a hobby phone for one year.
Guess you guys don't spend hours chitty chatting with indie SP's. Hee, hee, hee.
I just switched from Virgin and Hammie`s post isn`t entirely accurate. Virgin's plans start at $1 / day plus airtime OR $30 monthly fee which will also give you 100 free monthly anytime local minutes. Both plans include voicemail and caller ID but they don't include txt. messaging. And I don't think that the minutes are rolled over.... Could be wrong but they didn't roll them over with me.
So if you already have a phone, can you just buy pre-paid SIM cards? Assuming the phone you already have is unlocked? I wouldnt want to lug around two phones, or hide the one phone where if it were found would be hard to explain...
I think it would be easy to hide the other phone. Just say "oh, it's an old phone, I was going to give it to this guy jim at work because his phone broke and bell/rogers/telus won't give him a loaner phone. fucking bell/rogers/telus. [begin rant about bell/rogers/telus sucking]"
I don't get it. Someone looking for a cheap phone to use hobbying which will probably cost him $500-$1000 a month. As someone once said in another situation, if you have to ask you can't afford it. You're looking to scrimp on $50 a month, but are going to spend $750 a month on something else. Cut back on a round of drinks for the buds and you're there. I guess different people have different priorities.
I guess it not much different than buying a hot car and then having to wait for gas to go on sale at discount places to run it.
I guess it not much different than buying a hot car and then having to wait for gas to go on sale at discount places to run it.
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burt-oh-my!
The point is not whether it is cheap or not, for me the issue is it private or not? 7 11 is completely untrceable, particularly if you buy it with cash. wish it had passwrod protection though.
