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Prepaid Phone Fees
This topic has been discussed so many times by so many different people that it is quite challenging to sort through all the conflicting information. Fortunately, our experts have decided to sort the grain from the chaff and have come up with this article that offers a more objective perspective.
Okay, so when my daughter's mobile phone bill equaled the gross national product limit, I cut her off. Then I realized that it's not so smart to send a co-ed out into the world without some catastrophe backup. Especially when she drives a automobile almost as old as I am! Enter Tracfone, the largest provider of pay-as-you-talk, prepaid phone providers. It seemed simple; just buy the phone, activate the card, refill when it gets used up, and you're done!
T'aint so, McGee. Every prepaid phone provider has some interesting twists to their contracts, and you definitely want to watch the fine print. See, once you 'buy' the phone, each mobile phone provider has to maintain the people and the billing department whether you use it or not. So guess who pays? Some have monthly maintenance fees. Some don't. They just tack on hidden charges.
One of the trickiest is the 'access' charge. As soon as you punch in a number, they charge you a set fee just for connecting. Then there is the cute little 'rounding fee'. Most charge by rounding up to the next minute, but some go as long a THREE minutes per call, even if it's only a 20 second call! The same applies to those calling cards you buy at the discontinue-n-slop. As soon as you swipe the card, they swipe some of your calling time!
Look. You're gonna pay for what you get, but you don't always get what you think paid for! Do your homework. Even on those calling cards you buy over the counter, they are required to print the rules on the card. Sure, the face may say "3 cents per minute!" but the other face says "minimum 10 minutes per call, access charge applies. So, even if you don't know how, READ.
I have always loved speaking about this subject. This has led me to do exhaustive research and sort through tons of facts in order to get a better picture on the subject. And now I am allotting the fruits of that hard work with all of you through this report.
Tracfone is the largest and best known company in the lease-a-chat business, but that only means that the others are playing catch up and may well offer more to buy the business away from them. Cell phones aren't going away any time soon. So, unless you want this to be like it was when you had to program your own VCR, you better do your homework now.
Prepaid phones are great for those who don't live with a mobile phone in their ear. They are really great for keeping your kid's mobile phone expenses from sapping the strength right out of your budget. They are wonderful for users who like to alter phones; because they come with a 'sim card' feature. The sim card is why you can't use a Verizon phone on a Sprint service, or vice versa. But on a Tracfone, that sim card can move from phone to phone. You don't even have to reload all of your phone book every time you change phones. In Europe, this is a standard feature.
Prepaid phone plans vary as much as the calling card plans. Some charge connection fees, maintenance fees, fee fees, and just to be mean fees. The best way to circumvent these is to let your fingers do the typing through the world wide web. Read up on all the prepaid phone plans available, the limits, the features you want, and then make an educated decision. Tracfone, Verizon and Cingular all offer some type of prepaid phone plan. Heck, you can even get Blackberry service!
Whether you are looking for a calling card, a prepaid phone, or even that Blackberry by the minute, you're going to have to do one of two things; either read up on the fine print or pay too much. With prepaid phone service ranging from $10 to $200 a month, don't you think a little reading is value it?
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