Check out these low cost alternatives: http://www.mycricket.com/ http://www.virginmobileusa.com/
In addition to lower fees they offer no contract alternatives and carrying over unused time as long as you maintain the service.
I use Virgin mobile with no contract (month to month) and I pay $21.50 per month for the service, including taxes. I buy a 200 minute package every month and that is more than I need - I have a surplus of 500 or so minutes at the moment, after using the service for about a year. I do not use mobile phone very much, but for those who do, they have different packages and plans. And you can buy a basic phone for as low as $9.95 - no long term contracts.
BTW, if you decide to go with Virgin mobile, you can mention my kickback code (IT76MQHO the last digit is a letter not a number) when you buy the service - this way both of us will get a 60 minute bonus. Not a big deal, but....
Wojtek
On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 11:33 PM, Joanna <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:
> It's costing me about 110/month for a family plan w TMobile.
>
> My daughter and I use about 500 min/month & she texts continually.
>
> I tried to figure out different options online, but it's absurd; it looks
> like a 1000% rip off operation.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joanna
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