At 10 May 2008 17:42:59 +0000 Larry wrote:

> You've got that all wrong, Elmo. From INSIDE my region, I can call any
> phone in the country, including AK and HI without LD charges. As I rarely,

> if ever, go outside my region, I never have roaming charges.

That's not bad, then.

> If I do decide to sneak down to Florida for some fun and games, I buy 100
> mins of nationwide service for $10 either off the alltel webpages or just
> call 611 and have it added on....10c/min nationwide service ONLY WHEN I
> WANT IT.


An ok deal I suppose, if you really need the 800 minutes a month at home.


> The regional plan makes more and more sense every week as every travel
> price, especially fuel, skyrockets, keeping more and more Americans HOME.
>
> How many days last month did you spend out of your state and the states
> around your home?....out of a regional plan. Wouldn't twice as many
> minutes or a plan that gave you the same minutes at half the price have
> been a better, more economical deal....especially now that you know you
can
> call anywhere in the country from inside that region without extra LD
> charges?


Yes, IF you need the extra minutes. The bigger problem, IMO, is that
$40/month has essentially become entry level for cell carriers. I barely
use a third of the minutes T-Mo gives me now, so paying an extra $10/month
the four months of the year I need nationwide minutes makes no sense, since
I'm on the smallest national plan T-Mo offers now.