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I have this phone, or the predecessor? Yes, the carrier is TracFone. For $100, plus tax, you get 1000 minutes for 365 days. You need to buy the lousy phone,

I have this phone, or the predecessor? Yes, the carrier is TracFone. For $100, plus tax, you get 1000 minutes for 365 days. You need to buy the lousy phone, but it's cheap. It's fine if you just want a cheap phone. I only use it for calls, because that's all I've been able to do with the phone. So, even though it has Internet access; I haven't got it to work. Oh yea, you need to unlock the screen whenever you call, and the touch screen software has a bug in it. It's hit it miss if you can access the answer button. That said, if you don't have much money, or hate paying huge monthly bills--this phone plan is fine. The phone is chitty. I have a iPhone 4, and an android I use at home. Both are not with a carrier, but work for my needs. Will I buy another year's worth of minutes--maybe? I like not paying a monthly phone bill to some company that I really never cared about, and only frustrated me, for years, with their rediculious billing practices.

Zenst 11y ago
WOW I appreciete you get somewhat bad deals teclo wise in the USA but even that bites. In the UK can get for £10 (7.50 for 3 months) unlimited calls/text and...data. Kinda messed up, still even for the UK that phone is a steal price wise.
- mcintyre1994 11y ago
  I was going to make a similar comment but I'm not aware of that deal - that's better than I get from Three for £10. Whose that with?
  - Zenst 11y ago
    http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ I was with Giffgaff who did some nice goodybag bundles but they have somewhat pushed 4G and with that reduced the appeal on bundles and unlimited data. Vectonemobile runs on the T-Mobile network and been pretty good coverage wise for me over O2's network. Also if you port your number they give you £15, maybe some other deals - was just happy for cheap PAYG unlimited data myself. Now worth noting if you have the old deal Three did that allowed tethering then may want to keep hold of that if you use that feature.
- michaelt 11y ago
  In the UK can get for £10 (7.50 for 3 months) unlimited calls/text and...data. I've never noticed a deal that good; indeed most providers don't offer unlimited data at all and the one that does has a fair use policy and doesn't allow tethering [1]. Where should I look to find unlimited data, calls and texts for £10/month? [1] http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/4g-uk/16065/unlimited-data-which-uk-network-offers-most http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/4g-uk/16065/unli...
  - Zenst 11y ago
    http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ curent Flavour of the time for me, was GiffGaff who equaly did unlimted data deals cheap - now not so cheap. Your right about fair usage but never had an issue myself and had moments of heavy usage often hitting around 15GB+
- aidenn0 11y ago
  In the UK are the advertised rates for the monthly plans accurate? Here in the USA, every advertised rate has an asterisk next to it with a lot of fine print. I pay 50% more per month than the advertised rate after all the fees they tack on.
  - Zenst 11y ago
    what's advertised is what you pay, they also have to include VAT. WHat type of fee's are they tacking on top in your case?
    - aidenn0 11y ago
      It's pretty ridiculous. First of all, the Sales Tax is tacked on when you buy a phone, and in the case of subsidized phones it can be more than the advertised cost of the phone.. As far as monthly bills: 1) there are a number of legally mandated taxes that are added on. 2) There are legally required services (e.g. emergency phone calls, our equivalent of 999) that the phone company is required to provide, and the phone company won't include the costs of these in the advertised price. 3) Whatever the hell else they want to add on as a fee. My provider adds a $10/mo. fee for a smartphone and another $10/mo. fee if the phone is capable of 4g. This means any smartphone that isn't more tan 2 years old will be $20 more per month than advertised. I end up paying about $180/mo. for two lines with unlimited data where the advertised price is $99/mo. for 1 line and $20 for each additional. [edit] And if you're curious, this does not include tethering, which would be an additional per-month fee were I to want it.
      - Zenst 11y ago
        Ouch - heck probably cheaper to get EU contract and use that on roaming. Indeed Three.co.uk offer free roaming now and that includes the USA. Pretty outrages they charge for 911 access and more so they charge for you having a smartphone when they still charge you for data - criminal I'd say.
        aidenn0 11y ago

Zenst 11y ago

WOW I appreciete you get somewhat bad deals teclo wise in the USA but even that bites. In the UK can get for £10 (7.50 for 3 months) unlimited calls/text and...data. Kinda messed up, still even for the UK that phone is a steal price wise.

mcintyre1994 11y ago
I was going to make a similar comment but I'm not aware of that deal - that's better than I get from Three for £10. Whose that with?
- Zenst 11y ago
  http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ I was with Giffgaff who did some nice goodybag bundles but they have somewhat pushed 4G and with that reduced the appeal on bundles and unlimited data. Vectonemobile runs on the T-Mobile network and been pretty good coverage wise for me over O2's network. Also if you port your number they give you £15, maybe some other deals - was just happy for cheap PAYG unlimited data myself. Now worth noting if you have the old deal Three did that allowed tethering then may want to keep hold of that if you use that feature.
michaelt 11y ago
In the UK can get for £10 (7.50 for 3 months) unlimited calls/text and...data. I've never noticed a deal that good; indeed most providers don't offer unlimited data at all and the one that does has a fair use policy and doesn't allow tethering [1]. Where should I look to find unlimited data, calls and texts for £10/month? [1] http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/4g-uk/16065/unlimited-data-which-uk-network-offers-most http://www.knowyourmobile.com/mobile-phones/4g-uk/16065/unli...
- Zenst 11y ago
  http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ http://www.vectonemobile.co.uk/ curent Flavour of the time for me, was GiffGaff who equaly did unlimted data deals cheap - now not so cheap. Your right about fair usage but never had an issue myself and had moments of heavy usage often hitting around 15GB+
aidenn0 11y ago
In the UK are the advertised rates for the monthly plans accurate? Here in the USA, every advertised rate has an asterisk next to it with a lot of fine print. I pay 50% more per month than the advertised rate after all the fees they tack on.
- Zenst 11y ago
  what's advertised is what you pay, they also have to include VAT. WHat type of fee's are they tacking on top in your case?
  - aidenn0 11y ago
    It's pretty ridiculous. First of all, the Sales Tax is tacked on when you buy a phone, and in the case of subsidized phones it can be more than the advertised cost of the phone.. As far as monthly bills: 1) there are a number of legally mandated taxes that are added on. 2) There are legally required services (e.g. emergency phone calls, our equivalent of 999) that the phone company is required to provide, and the phone company won't include the costs of these in the advertised price. 3) Whatever the hell else they want to add on as a fee. My provider adds a $10/mo. fee for a smartphone and another $10/mo. fee if the phone is capable of 4g. This means any smartphone that isn't more tan 2 years old will be $20 more per month than advertised. I end up paying about $180/mo. for two lines with unlimited data where the advertised price is $99/mo. for 1 line and $20 for each additional. [edit] And if you're curious, this does not include tethering, which would be an additional per-month fee were I to want it.
    - Zenst 11y ago
      Ouch - heck probably cheaper to get EU contract and use that on roaming. Indeed Three.co.uk offer free roaming now and that includes the USA. Pretty outrages they charge for 911 access and more so they charge for you having a smartphone when they still charge you for data - criminal I'd say.
      - aidenn0 11y ago