Comments on: Roundup of prepaid cell phone plans and USA coverage maps

By: Mick

Mick — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:04:14 +0000

Your mis-information about TracFone can be forgiven due to dated report. A TracFone Motorola flip phone/camera phone can be had at Dollar General today for $20 and is a double-minute phone. Their so called “best deal” right now is actually 450 min. + a 250 min. free bonus card good for 1 year costing $99. That actually gets you 1150 minutes, not the 250 you mention. Average cost for TracFone is .09 or less and coverage in most areas is great. You of course, can buy cards for most any time amount (which double on this phone) and minutes carry over. Wouldn’t trade it and never had a dead zone yet.

By: C

Tue, 19 May 2009 21:13:41 +0000

Thank you. this is great information. What do you know about US Cellular?

By: Morton

Morton — Fri, 15 May 2009 08:41:08 +0000

I’ve been searching for days on plans and coverage areas. Your information is very helpful. Thanks

By: Baxter1

Baxter1 — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 16:01:29 +0000

….very good information here on prepaid wireless — Thanks !

There are always tradeoffs on price & quality of service.

The one-year, no hassle plans look good to me… but the coverage area is worrisome, if traveling.

I’d like an inexpensive cell phone/service for infrequent use –
a phone I can toss in my car glove-compartment and forget about — until I need it for an occasional call, or emergency.

By: orb9220

orb9220 — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:29:44 +0000

You did not include net10 which is a flat .10 cents a minute with number of days depended on card. 100 min is good for 60 days for $30 and your excess mins rollover. Which comes to $15 a month and worked great for me here in Portland,Or.

For $40 I got a motorola c139 and 100 mins at office depot.