In article <lIE7k.9681$jI5.8772@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com>,
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> Sandy Foster wrote:
>
> > Pay-as-you-go wouldn't work for us, unfortunately. DH relies on his cell
> > phone to keep in contact with his students, who are spread all over the
> > place.
>
> What does that have to do with prepaid? Prepaid can be a lot cheaper,
> unless he's using a tremendous number of peak and off-peak minutes. If
> he's using a lot of minutes, the best deal is the unlimited plan from
> Pageplus, which costs about $70 per month, and it's really $70 per
> month, not "plus taxes, fees, etc."
>
> > Still, buying a phone that has all of its features available for
> > use really sounds good. I'm tired of crippled phones. :S
>
> If money is no object, get the 3G iPhone on AT&T. It's still crippled
> though, and without unlocking it you can't use it with prepaid SIM cards
> while traveling.
>
> The real issue is how well each carrier works not only in your home
> area, but everywhere you'll be traveling to. Every independent survey
> shows Verizon with far, far, better coverage than AT&T (Alltel also did
> well, but they will soon be part of Verizon as well).


Thanks for the information. He does use a tremendous number of peak
minutes (not so many off-peak); when we checked in the past,
pay-as-you-go worked out more expensively than a contract. I'd love to
get an iPhone, but I doubt that that's in the cards right now. <G>

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