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Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:10 pm
by smackaholic
Our ATT contract expires in a few months. No fukking way I wanna continue to pay 100 bucks/month. The wife and I use our phones now and then and get this, being old folks we are capable and willing to actual talk through them just like you did in the olden days. My daughter, like most 18 year olds hasn't mastered this art too good and needs texting. lots of texting.
I am leaning toward having her get her own damn plan with all the bells and whistles while my wife and i go back to a basic plan with very limited free minutes.
Any of you fukks out there with similar needs have any recommendations other than GFYJO?
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:23 pm
by Screw_Michigan
Just buy one of those PAYGO phones from Verizon.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:47 pm
by Dinsdale
Do they have Cricket where you live?
Much cheaper option, but you pretty much need to be in a populated area.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 7:15 pm
by Derron
I am paying $ 180 a month for 2 phones through ATT. Unlimited everything, not that we use it up.
The wife gets reimbursed from her job since she uses the phone for that, so that helps out.
I use my cell phone for my new gig as an independent sales rep, so at some time in the future will be using some time. Like ATT's coverage. I had to keep one business line for fax at $ 35 a month cause some people in business are still too stupid, cheap and lazy to go to scanning documents into PDF's for e mailing to get away from the outdated fax machines.
Call them up and get an attitude with them and see what they can do..they usually back pedal pretty fast when you threaten to bail on them.
And I would dump that daughters phone off there real fast and make her start paying her own cell phone bill. Novel idea..I know. It is so nice when the kids all get older and pay for their own shit...
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:23 pm
by Screw_Michigan
I know adults in DC who are in their late 20s who parents still pay for their phone bill because they are on the "family plan."

Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:30 pm
by SunCoastSooner
Screw_Michigan wrote:I know adults in DC who are in their late 20s who parents still pay for their phone bill because they are on the "family plan."

My father and I are both on the same plan but it is a business plan with 12 lines and we are both partners with one other guy.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 8:47 pm
by Mikey
We got seven phones on our plan for $14.95, but the deal also included a bunch of orange juice.

Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:06 pm
by trev
The cell phone companies have you by the balls. There is no cheap plan if you have a teen who wants to text.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:39 pm
by jiminphilly
trev wrote:The cell phone companies have you by the balls. There is no cheap plan if you have a teen who wants to text.
Are you and Wags married by chance?
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:46 pm
by Screw_Michigan
trev wrote:The cell phone companies have you by the balls. There is no cheap plan if you have a teen who wants to text.
I read in Consumer Reports that text messages had the largest profit margin the wireless companies can get.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 10:48 pm
by Wolfman
I have a cell that I use only for my wife to call me at work and for my side job of sport's official/umpire. cost= $40 a month. Plain phone--no camera or anything else. If I had a teenager in these days there is no way they would be running up $$$ bills texting or what not. You're a parent not a buddy. If they work after school to pay for it, let them be stupid.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:13 pm
by joe6pac
Sprint has the best/cheapest all everything plans. They are rolling out 4G next week and some new Android phones. Check out the HTC Supersonic, it's sick, it's like the Iphone on steroids.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:45 pm
by Derron
joe6pac wrote: They are rolling out 4G next week and some new Android phones. Check out the HTC Supersonic, it's sick, it's like the Iphone on steroids.
Oh boy, oh boy, o my god there are some new phones coming out next week..lets go wait in line all night for the new phone, o my god....I can't believe it...new phones...got to get rid of my 1 year old phone and get one of these new awesome phones for $ 400...oh boy..o my god..I don't believe it..new phones coming out.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:05 am
by smackaholic
Derron wrote:joe6pac wrote: They are rolling out 4G next week and some new Android phones. Check out the HTC Supersonic, it's sick, it's like the Iphone on steroids.
Oh boy, oh boy, o my god there are some new phones coming out next week..lets go wait in line all night for the new phone, o my god....I can't believe it...new phones...got to get rid of my 1 year old phone and get one of these new awesome phones for $ 400...oh boy..o my god..I don't believe it..new phones coming out.
but dude, it's like a 'roided out iphone.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:20 am
by mvscal
smackaholic wrote:My daughter, like most 18 year olds hasn't mastered this art too good and needs texting. lots of texting.
Try using 'very well' next time and you might look like somewhat less of a dumbfuck.
I'm here to help.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:20 am
by Derron
smackaholic wrote:Derron wrote:joe6pac wrote: They are rolling out 4G next week and some new Android phones. Check out the HTC Supersonic, it's sick, it's like the Iphone on steroids.
Oh boy, oh boy, o my god there are some new phones coming out next week..lets go wait in line all night for the new phone, o my god....I can't believe it...new phones...got to get rid of my 1 year old phone and get one of these new awesome phones for $ 400...oh boy..o my god..I don't believe it..new phones coming out.
but dude, it's like a 'roided out iphone.
Righttttttt....my kids have had 2 to 4 phones to my one. My one phone, the military spec Samsung that functions after being dropped, then ran over by a tractor, and dropped in water from 8 feet up on the excavator,that one is doing real well, probably up until the contract renews and I HAVE to get another one, while their precious I phones screen cracks like a DC n..oggers crack pipe, then they melt like pussies until they can get a new one..right away of course.
Try that with your Iphone on roids....these new phones that make grown men and women act like fucking 2 year olds at Christmas when they get them...for $ 400 or so of course.

Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:17 pm
by smackaholic
mvscal wrote:smackaholic wrote:My daughter, like most 18 year olds hasn't mastered this art too good and needs texting. lots of texting.
Try using 'very well' next time and you might look like somewhat less of a dumbfuck.
I'm here to help.
try understanding that in this place, purposely wrong grammar is occasionally used for effect and you might look like somewhat less of a clueless dumbfuck.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:04 pm
by Screw_Michigan
Unfortunately you do it so much, you don't get the benefit of the doubt, suckaholic.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 9:41 pm
by ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2
mvscal wrote:smackaholic wrote:My daughter, like most 18 year olds hasn't mastered this art too good and needs texting. lots of texting.
Try using 'very well' next time and you might look like somewhat less of a dumbfuck.
I'm here to help.
Imposter. Who is running this troll anyways?
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:10 am
by Trampis
Yea, I dont remember any mvscal/smackoholic wars in the past..odd.
Anyways, I pay $142(fuck me running) to sprint every month for a family plan that consists of 1500 shared minutes, free night and weekends I think, unlimited texting for my 16 y.o stepson and data down loads too, so he can send pics I guess(probably porn,... I hope not..., but rack him if he can enjoy it on a 2" screen I guess).
So last month(Im looking at my bill)...I used 53 minutes of time...my wife used 156 minutes and my step son used 498 minutes with 4,732 texts.
Thats nice. I think he had over 10,000 texts one month if i remember right.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:07 pm
by joe6pac
Derron wrote:joe6pac wrote: They are rolling out 4G next week and some new Android phones. Check out the HTC Supersonic, it's sick, it's like the Iphone on steroids.
Oh boy, oh boy, o my god there are some new phones coming out next week..lets go wait in line all night for the new phone, o my god....I can't believe it...new phones...got to get rid of my 1 year old phone and get one of these new awesome phones for $ 400...oh boy..o my god..I don't believe it..new phones coming out.
Why don't you have a small child show you how to use one so you won't be scared and knock them. I actually use my phone as a work tool, tool.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:36 pm
by Derron
joe6pac wrote:Derron wrote:joe6pac wrote: They are rolling out 4G next week and some new Android phones. Check out the HTC Supersonic, it's sick, it's like the Iphone on steroids.
Oh boy, oh boy, o my god there are some new phones coming out next week..lets go wait in line all night for the new phone, o my god....I can't believe it...new phones...got to get rid of my 1 year old phone and get one of these new awesome phones for $ 400...oh boy..o my god..I don't believe it..new phones coming out.
Why don't you have a small child show you how to use one so you won't be scared and knock them. I actually use my phone as a work tool, tool.
Since you cannot comprehend, I am not knocking the phones, I am knocking you dip shits that cream your jeans every time the phone companies come out with a new model and you all go running to buy it. You do know that the phone companies have you all trained like a bunch of circus monkeys right ??

Props to them for their profit margins too BTW.
And my phone just works fine for work as well, no need to have to justify all the bullshit I phone, super droid, chewbacca next generation, light saber special for "work" purposes.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:30 pm
by War Wagon
smackaholic wrote:Our ATT contract expires in a few months. No fukking way I wanna continue to pay 100 bucks/month.
$100 bucks a month isn't so much for any decent service plan that includes more than two phones... what's the problem, ya' fucking cheapskate?
We've used T-Mobile since 2001 and no complaints here. They love us. Sent us a letter saying we were among the top 5% of all their longtime customers so we get free upgrades every year or so. Just have to extend the contract a year or two, which we would've done anyway. Wifey got a $350 Blackberry phone, daughter has replaced hers several times (she wears them out texting). All at no cost.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:46 pm
by smackaholic
Trampis wrote:Yea, I dont remember any mvscal/smackoholic wars in the past..odd.
dude, you need to update your spreadsheet.
mvscal is at war with the entire board 24/7. He never passes up a chance to flame anyone. Any he usually does it well, which is why I like him.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:48 pm
by smackaholic
War Wagon wrote:smackaholic wrote:Our ATT contract expires in a few months. No fukking way I wanna continue to pay 100 bucks/month.
$100 bucks a month isn't so much for any decent service plan that includes more than two phones... what's the problem, ya' fucking cheapskate?
We've used T-Mobile since 2001 and no complaints here. They love us. Sent us a letter saying we were among the top 5% of all their longtime customers so we get free upgrades every year or so. Just have to extend the contract a year or two, which we would've done anyway. Wifey got a $350 Blackberry phone, daughter has replaced hers several times (she wears them out texting). All at no cost.
100 bones a month ain't bad.....for 3 heavy phone users. that ain't us. my daughter wears out her keypad texting as well, btu, the wife and i use our phones sparingly and only as voice phones. i think i should be able to do this for about 50/month.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:01 pm
by Derron
KC Scott wrote: The 30 something and youger guys in my company who may not respond to an e-mail or voice mail will almost always immediately to a text message.
I have been trying to figure this out as well over the last couple of months. Text me when you find out.
Sin,
Tiger Woods
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:29 am
by Stanley Pickkkle
I signed a 2 year contract with AT&T back in 2003 for $39.99/mo. They never contacted me or anything after the 24 months and I'm still paying the same monthly rate that I had back in 2003.
Does that sound right or did I get lost in the cracks?
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:44 am
by Mikey
Stanley Pickkkle wrote:
Does that sound right or did I get lost in the cracks?
I can see almost limitless possibilities here.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:07 am
by H4ever
trev wrote:The cell phone companies have you by the balls. There is no cheap plan if you have a teen who wants to text.
Yep. Try and make a deal with your Hannah Montana lovin' tweenie where she agrees to stay under the plan's text limit! Enjoy the $385.00 cell bill you open next month with the 4,000 texts and 25 ringtone downloads! Unlimited is the only way to go.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:15 pm
by Screw_Michigan
H4ever wrote:trev wrote:The cell phone companies have you by the balls. There is no cheap plan if you have a teen who wants to text.
Yep. Try and make a deal with your Hannah Montana lovin' tweenie where she agrees to stay under the plan's text limit! Enjoy the $385.00 cell bill you open next month with the 4,000 texts and 25 ringtone downloads! Unlimited is the only way to go.
How about not giving your daughter a cell phone unless she gets a job and pays for it? Novel concept, I know.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:29 pm
by War Wagon
Screw doesn't have a daughter, I see.
My daughters "job" is graduating from college in May with a 3.6 GPA or better and then maybe going on to graduate school.
Not getting a job jizzmopping so she can pay for her cell phone, car payment, or insurance.
She'll have those student loans kicking her ass soon enough.
Rack the daughter you don't have, Screw.
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:41 pm
by Screw_Michigan
So she'll be moving back in with Mommy and Whitey after school, I take it?
Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 11:41 pm
by Shlomart Ben Yisrael
War Wagon wrote:...getting a job jizzmopping...

Re: Cheap cell phone plans
Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:31 am
by War Wagon
Screw_Michigan wrote:So she'll be moving back in with Mommy and Whitey after school, I take it?
Well, at least for the summer.
We'll watch and bitch about Royals games together.
She's good company and knows her sports. She'd beat you to death with a club.