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Shelveen · 08-26-2004, 3:22 AM

ok gusy i need ur help....i need to buy a prepaid phone for a gift.....and i want to know wat is teh cheapest rate in southern california? i mean which carrier has teh cheapest rates? service doesnt matter.

AnthroMatt · 08-26-2004, 10:42 AM

Probably Virgin Mobile unless there is a local option that I am unaware of.

budney · 08-26-2004, 11:25 AM

Also T-Mobile To Go is a good choice. It is $0.25 a minute ($25 card), and you can use any GSM unlocked 1900 MHz phone. VM is slightly better, because the rate drops down to $0.10 (from $0.25) after ten minutes of use per day.

BillRadio · 08-26-2004, 1:25 PM

7-Eleven now offers a good prepaid package. .20/min, and minutes don't expire for a year. The phone is delivered charged, with a number assigned and ready to go. They use AT&T/TDMA network, which is excellent in SoCal.

Next choice is Simple Freedom which is only available from Wal-Mart and uses Verizon in SoCal, at .25/min. Some prepaids offer free Night & Weekend packages. The "cheapest rate" comes when you buy a big refill like $100 for AT&T Free2Go that lasts for a year and works out to .15/min.

Dave Markson has an excellent prepaid comparison here.

TNDan21 · 08-26-2004, 5:53 PM

Virgin Mobile (which uses the Sprint PCS Network) is proabely your best choice. The phone's are inexpensive, the rates are pretty good, and it's easy to understand.

Virgin Mobile

Gideon H · 08-27-2004, 12:53 AM

If you're looking for second opinions, I would agree with 7-Eleven Speak Out and Virgin Mobile. I used to use Virgin Mobile and they were pretty good.

BKKloppenborg · 08-27-2004, 3:08 AM

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Originally Posted by BillRadio

7-Eleven now offers a good prepaid package. .20/min, and minutes don't expire for a year. The phone is delivered charged, with a number assigned and ready to go. They use AT&T/TDMA network, which is excellent in SoCal.

Next choice is Simple Freedom which is only available from Wal-Mart and uses Verizon in SoCal, at .25/min. Some prepaids offer free Night & Weekend packages. The "cheapest rate" comes when you buy a big refill like $100 for AT&T Free2Go that lasts for a year and works out to .15/min.

Dave Markson has an excellent prepaid comparison here.

noooo don't go with AT&T TDMA I used to have them In southern Ca and they sucked bad the best signal i got was 2 out of 4 bars... Most of the time i had no service or barly 1 bar.. Go with Virgin Mobile or Verizon just lowred their rates to 25 cents to connect and 10 cents a minute.

08-26-2004, 3:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Shelveen Fresh Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Corona, California Posts: 16 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Prepaid Service ok gusy i need ur help....i need to buy a prepaid phone for a gift.....and i want to know wat is teh cheapest rate in southern california? i mean which carrier has teh cheapest rates? service doesnt matter.

08-26-2004, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
AnthroMatt Big Meanie Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 8,346 Phone(s): Motorola V950 Provider(s): Sprint + Airave Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Images: 1	Re: Prepaid Service Probably Virgin Mobile unless there is a local option that I am unaware of. __________________ Motorola V950

08-26-2004, 11:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
budney Resident Headbanger Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: FV, CA Posts: 4,446 Phone(s): Touch Pro, Katana II Provider(s): Sprint Devices: 30GB Zune & 1GB Zen Stone Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 14 My Auctions	Re: Prepaid Service Also T-Mobile To Go is a good choice. It is $0.25 a minute ($25 card), and you can use any GSM unlocked 1900 MHz phone. VM is slightly better, because the rate drops down to $0.10 (from $0.25) after ten minutes of use per day. __________________ 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it,' unless you're a tweaker, and in that case you already fixed it ten times and it's still broken. - Dave Mustaine

08-26-2004, 1:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
BillRadio Wireless Consultant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denver Posts: 1,387 Phone(s): Motorola, Nokia Provider(s): Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, Sprint Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Images: 1	Re: Prepaid Service 7-Eleven now offers a good prepaid package. .20/min, and minutes don't expire for a year. The phone is delivered charged, with a number assigned and ready to go. They use AT&T/TDMA network, which is excellent in SoCal. Next choice is Simple Freedom which is only available from Wal-Mart and uses Verizon in SoCal, at .25/min. Some prepaids offer free Night & Weekend packages. The "cheapest rate" comes when you buy a big refill like $100 for AT&T Free2Go that lasts for a year and works out to .15/min. Dave Markson has an excellent prepaid comparison here. __________________ Cellular Reviews & Ratings. www.MountainWireless.com

08-26-2004, 5:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
TNDan21 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kingsport, TN Posts: 5,964 Phone(s): LG enV2, Samsung t219 Provider(s): Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile Devices: iPod Nano Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Prepaid Service Virgin Mobile (which uses the Sprint PCS Network) is proabely your best choice. The phone's are inexpensive, the rates are pretty good, and it's easy to understand. Virgin Mobile

08-27-2004, 12:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gideon H Quase Três Anos Com WA! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Higienópolis, São Paulo Posts: 2,234 Phone(s): Motorola E398 Provider(s): TIM Brasil Devices: Palm Tungsten E2, iPod, Presario V2311, HS850 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Prepaid Service If you're looking for second opinions, I would agree with 7-Eleven Speak Out and Virgin Mobile. I used to use Virgin Mobile and they were pretty good. __________________ *Sem fronteiras... esse é como eu quero morar minha vida.*

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