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Telekom · 08-28-2008, 6:08 PM

I have two T-Mobile US, 1 T-Mobile NL and 1 Orange IL.

R11290 · 08-28-2008, 6:56 PM

One T-Mobile prepaid account

KyleAndMelissa22 · 08-28-2008, 7:00 PM

Hey 0 is not an option.
I have 2 Alltel postpaid accounts, no prepaid / never had prepaid

Jay2TheRescue · 08-28-2008, 8:09 PM

Zero here as well...

-Jay

Quint101 · 08-28-2008, 8:13 PM

I have AllTel, T-Mobile, AT&T prepaid phones in my possession. My Boost Mobile account is active but I returned the phone and didn't zero out that account! I have had the T-Mobile and AllTel accounts for 2 years and the AT&T for 3 months.

Telekom · 08-28-2008, 8:56 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleAndMelissa22

Hey 0 is not an option.
I have 2 Alltel postpaid accounts, no prepaid / never had prepaid

That's because the question was about prepaid accounts. You are of course welcome to make a poll and ask whatever question you wish about accounts. 0 accounts would be a silly choice when you ask how many prepaid accounts you have unless you just like answering or participating in polls for no reason.

Telekom · 08-28-2008, 8:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

Zero here as well...

-Jay

And your point is???

KyleAndMelissa22 · 08-28-2008, 9:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Telekom

That's because the question was about prepaid accounts. You are of course welcome to make a poll and ask whatever question you wish about accounts. 0 accounts would be a silly choice when you ask how many prepaid accounts you have unless you just like answering or participating in polls for no reason.

But I didn't answer in this poll because zero is not there.

When it comes to the question "How many active prepaid accounts do you have?,"
my answer is zero. I can't say anything else because it would be false.

What's wrong with zero?

Telekom · 08-28-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleAndMelissa22

But I didn't answer in this poll because zero is not there.

When it comes to the question "How many active prepaid accounts do you have?,"
my answer is zero. I can't say anything else because it would be false.

What's wrong with zero?

Tell ya what. Next time I make a poll asking how many prepaid accounts people have I'll put zero even though that's really silly. It's assumed if you don't respond you don't have a prepaid account. I can't see the point other than to let anyone participate in the poll even if it doesn't have anything to do with them. I didn't think people really wanted to participate in a poll if the question doesn't apply to them.

Bugwart · 08-29-2008, 10:31 AM

China Mobile, FarEasTone, Vodafone UK

Bob233 · 08-29-2008, 1:55 PM

3 T-Mobile ToGo
3 Page Plus
1 STi Mobile

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PrepaidWirelessGuy · 08-29-2008, 3:21 PM

I'd be really interested in understanding why people have more than one phone active (assuming it's for your personal use..i.e. not for other family members). One phone for voice, another for texting, another for walkie-talkie?

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy

Telekom · 08-29-2008, 3:45 PM

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Originally Posted by PrepaidWirelessGuy

I'd be really interested in understanding why people have more than one phone active (assuming it's for your personal use..i.e. not for other family members). One phone for voice, another for texting, another for walkie-talkie?

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy

Mine happened for a variety of reasons. I first got a prepaid 206-407-XXXX since my sister was coming to this country for an extended visit and she needed a mobile phone and partly because she didn't know where her "permanent" address was so I sent her the first TMTG. My brother-in-law came later and he needed a phone as well and so I got him a second line 206-403-XXXX. When they left the states I kept 407-XXXX for myself to use at home with my "Cellsocket" since I don't have regular land line service. At night I usually turn off my regular mobile number and have it forward to the Cellsocket which holds my Nokia 6310i where one of the prepaid lines is. The other line 403-XXXX I keep just to waste time as I use it to check CNN for news etc.

My two other prepaid accounts are foreign (the Netherlands and Israel) and I use those when I'm over there. The T-Mobile NL account only has to have a chargeable call every six months and the Orange IL I only need to add money (50 shekels) once a year which makes it convenient for me when I go to visit.

Quint101 · 08-29-2008, 7:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PrepaidWirelessGuy

I'd be really interested in understanding why people have more than one phone active (assuming it's for your personal use..i.e. not for other family members). One phone for voice, another for texting, another for walkie-talkie?

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy

Prepaid wireless is relatively cheap, depending on your needs. I paid $60 for my AllTel phone 2 years ago. I am under their old system, where you just make a billable one minute call every 30 days to avoid a $4 monthly fee... At that rate its easier to maintain the account than to cancel it. My T-Mobile account is also 2 years old and I got it for network test and for possible use overseas use... I got it unlocked. Also, I managed to get Gold Rewards and I just have to refill every year... Might as well maintain it than to cancel it. I got the AT&T phone for coverage and network testing... I decided to keep it instead... May sell it eventually, I don't know. I paid $30 for the GSM phones.

Bob233 · 08-30-2008, 7:35 AM

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Originally Posted by PrepaidWirelessGuy

I'd be really interested in understanding why people have more than one phone active (assuming it's for your personal use..i.e. not for other family members). One phone for voice, another for texting, another for walkie-talkie?

Cheers,
PrepaidWirelessGuy

In addition to my AT&T postpaid, I have seven prepaid phones:

Three of them are glovebox phones. I have one in each car, so that I will never be without a phone, in the event that I forget my main phone.

Two of them are strategically placed in my home. (I do not have a landline). They ensure that I can call home, in the event that my wife and kids forget to have their phones turned on. One of those phones has a number that was ported from my former Qwest landline in 2005, so I can still receive voicemail from anyone who still might call that number.

I have one STi Mobile phone. The main purpose of that one is WAP internet access. It is less expensive than if I had it on my postpaid.

One of my T-Mo phones is for receiving voicemail. By my choice I do not have voicemail on my main phone (AT&T postpaid), but on rare occasions, I want to be reachable via voicemail, so I sometimes set my main phone to forward to the T-Mo for that purpose. I also use that phone for the free T-Zone access.

One more purpose of my PagePlus phones is to fill in the holes in GSM coverage when I travel to northern Wisconsin. PagePlus CDMA works in areas that are GSM deadzones.

Bob233

Jay2TheRescue · 08-30-2008, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Telekom

And your point is???

Same as KyleAndMelissa22. Zero is my answer. A question is posed, and that is my answer. What if I created a poll asking how many Motorola phones everyone had, and didn't include zero as an option? I'm sure there are lots of folks out there that do not have Motorola phones, just as there are lots of people that don't have prepaid service.

-Jay

Telekom · 08-30-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jay2TheRescue

Same as KyleAndMelissa22. Zero is my answer. A question is posed, and that is my answer. What if I created a poll asking how many Motorola phones everyone had, and didn't include zero as an option? I'm sure there are lots of folks out there that do not have Motorola phones, just as there are lots of people that don't have prepaid service.

-Jay

Well, as I said the next time you make a poll you can add a zero option. I don't think it's needed.

dmapr · 08-30-2008, 11:24 AM

4 active prepaid for me. Not counting the fifth active one because I got it for my sister as it's not being used anymore and will expire in January.

PrepaidWirelessGuy · 08-30-2008, 1:37 PM

Thanks for the info for those who have responded. It's very interesting to see the different uses. Makes complete sense. Sounds like a pain to keep everything charged though ;-).

Cheers!

[quote=Bob233;518572]In addition to my AT&T postpaid, I have seven prepaid phones:

Three of them are glovebox phones. I have one in each car, so that I will never be without a phone, in the event that I forget my main phone.

Two of them are strategically placed in my home. (I do not have a landline). They ensure that I can call home, in the event that my wife and kids forget to have their phones turned on. One of those phones has a number that was ported from my former Qwest landline in 2005, so I can still receive voicemail from anyone who still might call that number.

View Poll Results: How many active prepaid accounts do you currently have?
1 account	6	37.50%
2 accounts	5	31.25%
3 accounts	1	6.25%
4 accounts	3	18.75%
5	0	0%
More than 5 accounts	1	6.25%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

08-28-2008, 6:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Telekom Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Seattle, Washington USA Posts: 1,220 Phone(s): Nokia 8801, Nokia 6310i,, Nokia 6030, Nokia 6010,, Nokia 3510i, Nokia 8310, Provider(s): T-Mobile-US, Fido (CA), T-Mobile NL, Orange IL Devices: iPod Nano Thanks: 6 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts My Auctions	How many active prepaid accounts do you have? I have two T-Mobile US, 1 T-Mobile NL and 1 Orange IL.

08-28-2008, 6:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
R11290 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northwest Louisiana Posts: 58 Phone(s): Motorola KRZR K1m, Nokia 6030, Motorola V195 Provider(s): Alltel, T-Mobile To Go. Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? One T-Mobile prepaid account

08-28-2008, 7:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
KyleAndMelissa22 In LV Dec 3, In NJ Dec 10 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: GAFFNEY, SC (FORMERLY NJ) Posts: 993 Phone(s): LG AX4270 Provider(s): ALLTEL - SID 114 (Near 116 Border). Devices: Grundig S350DL, Nikon CoolPix, PRO-89 Scanner Thanks: 27 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Images: 231 My Auctions	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? Hey 0 is not an option. I have 2 Alltel postpaid accounts, no prepaid / never had prepaid __________________ CDMA....Coming Soon To A Tower Near You! Alltel User Since September 2006 - Now I'm Good Until August 2010 !!!

08-28-2008, 8:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
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08-28-2008, 8:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Quint101 Let's go Birds!!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 2,495 Phone(s): BlackBerry Pearl, Motorolas W385, v195s, LG AX4270, SE Z310a Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Alltel, AT&T Devices: Jabra BT8010, Plantronics Pulsar 260 Thanks: 13 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts Images: 36 My Auctions	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? I have AllTel, T-Mobile, AT&T prepaid phones in my possession. My Boost Mobile account is active but I returned the phone and didn't zero out that account! I have had the T-Mobile and AllTel accounts for 2 years and the AT&T for 3 months.

08-29-2008, 10:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
Bugwart Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Asan City, Korea Posts: 946 Phone(s): Samsung SCH M600,, Samsung i760, SGH-R220,, Moto SLVR L7, many retired Provider(s): SKT, Verizon, China Mobile, FarEasTone Devices: UTS1000 WiFi Phone Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? China Mobile, FarEasTone, Vodafone UK

08-29-2008, 1:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
Bob233 Shoulda joined long ago! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Elk River, Minnesota Posts: 3 Phone(s): Nokia 6061, Nokia 6010, 6133, 6030, 3585, 3586, 3589, 3590, LG 5225 Provider(s): AT&T (Old Blue), T-Mo ToGo, PagePlus, STi Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Auctions	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? 3 T-Mobile ToGo 3 Page Plus 1 STi Mobile .

08-29-2008, 3:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
PrepaidWirelessGuy I have arrived! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? I'd be really interested in understanding why people have more than one phone active (assuming it's for your personal use..i.e. not for other family members). One phone for voice, another for texting, another for walkie-talkie? Cheers, PrepaidWirelessGuy Last edited by Charlyee; 08-29-2008 at 3:33 PM. Reason: Deleted link

08-30-2008, 11:24 AM	#18 (permalink)
dmapr Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,701 Phone(s): Sony Ericsson K850i, Nokia 6131 v5.50, Nokia 6820 v5.30 Provider(s): AT&T Blue; T-Mobile To Go Devices: Palm TX Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? 4 active prepaid for me. Not counting the fifth active one because I got it for my sister as it's not being used anymore and will expire in January.

08-30-2008, 1:37 PM	#19 (permalink)
PrepaidWirelessGuy I have arrived! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: California Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: How many active prepaid accounts do you have? Thanks for the info for those who have responded. It's very interesting to see the different uses. Makes complete sense. Sounds like a pain to keep everything charged though ;-). Cheers! [quote=Bob233;518572]In addition to my AT&T postpaid, I have seven prepaid phones: Three of them are glovebox phones. I have one in each car, so that I will never be without a phone, in the event that I forget my main phone. Two of them are strategically placed in my home. (I do not have a landline). They ensure that I can call home, in the event that my wife and kids forget to have their phones turned on. One of those phones has a number that was ported from my former Qwest landline in 2005, so I can still receive voicemail from anyone who still might call that number.

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