en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/520300 Comments by DaveSam http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/91773604.html#IDComment70642485 Page Plus has shown their true colors and they're not even a year old. The same old bait-and-switch from yet another cell carrier. I'm not even surprised. The cell companies have been doing this for so long, it's a wonder we all just accept it. The only cell carrier that I've found don't engage in ripping off their customers is NET10. They pride themselves on having a simple, cheap service without the BS you get from so many of the others. It's the only carrier I will use now. Mon, 26 Apr 2010 09:25:26 +0000 http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/91773604.html#IDComment70642485 http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/25/t-mobiles-project-dark-sees-the-light/#IDComment41027389 The project Dark prices are nothing to get excited about. I expected something more when I first heard about the coming release. Always looking for new deals... ;-) But at the moment I'm sticking to the Straight Talk unlimited deal available from Wal-Mart: $45 gets you unlimited everything on Verizon's network. Kinda hard to beat that one. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:09:04 +0000 http://www.androidguys.com/2009/10/25/t-mobiles-project-dark-sees-the-light/#IDComment41027389 http://news.techwhack.com/11127-t-mobile-usa-2#IDComment41026536 I like where they're going with the no-contract idea but sadly, they are still too expensive. When I heard about 'Project Dark' I expected something a bit more radical than this. I mean, the current plan I'm on, called Straight Talk, is still a LOT cheaper than this and on a better network (Verizon). Why pay 79 bucks when you can pay $45? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:58:11 +0000 http://news.techwhack.com/11127-t-mobile-usa-2#IDComment41026536 http://www.kval.com/news/consumertips/65879547.html#IDComment40887195 I prefer using prepaid phones for so many reasons but now with Straight Talk being available at Wal-Mart it just made prepaid so much more attractive. I started using the Unlimited Straight Talk plan a few months ago and I'm very impressed with the low price but also with the network quality. This plan certainly is a game-changer in the cell industry. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:16:56 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/consumertips/65879547.html#IDComment40887195 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/65879547.html#IDComment40761597 I'm using this now after switching from Sprint. You won't believe how much better the network is that Straight Talk runs off. You'll only have joy switching to this plan, trust me. The $30 option is more value-for-money than ANY contract out there. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:47:44 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/65879547.html#IDComment40761597 http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/on_the_money/seth_savings/local_wlfi_lafayette_savingwithsethtrimmingthecellbill_20090715#IDComment28065378 I can definitely relate to your advice here. On the most basic ($39.99) plan with VZ I paid more than $50 every month! This plan gave me 450 minutes of which I used only about 200. After taking a long hard look at my bill and doing some comparisons I found that I would save with a prepaid provider. I switched to NET10 and am now paying $45 every THREE months ($15 a month!). Plus, if I run out of minutes I can top up immediately with no hassles using the phone itself. So if usage is low you can save massively by using prepaid. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:07:28 +0000 http://www.wlfi.com/dpp/on_the_money/seth_savings/local_wlfi_lafayette_savingwithsethtrimmingthecellbill_20090715#IDComment28065378 http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/50799742.html#IDComment27624282 Tracfone recently launched Straight Talk, a prepaid offer with two options: $30 for 1000 minutes, 1000 texts (or multimedia messages) and 30mb of data or $45 for unlimited calling and texting. Both plans offer free 411 calls and international calls to more than a hundred countries. This service runs on the Verizon network and coverage is excellent. Best deal out there! Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:56:47 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/problemsolver/50799742.html#IDComment27624282 http://www.telecompetitor.com/do-consumers-really-want-cell-phone-bells-and-whistles/#IDComment27619561 I had one of those fancy smart phones but realized quick enough that I'm paying for something I'm not using. The plan I was on was something bloody expensive! I switched to a NET10 prepaid phone and now I only pay for what I use. At 10c a minute with no contract and no hidden charges I'm much better off. I save about $30 a month now. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:24:46 +0000 http://www.telecompetitor.com/do-consumers-really-want-cell-phone-bells-and-whistles/#IDComment27619561 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/50680377.html#IDComment27619257 Tracfone's Straight Talk plans beat both Boost and Virgin with price and coverage. They offer two plans: $30 for 1000 minutes, 1000 texts (or multimedia messages) and 30mb of data or $45 for unlimited calling and texting. Both plans offer free 411 calls and international calls to more than a hundred countries. This service runs on the Verizon network and coverage is excellent. Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:18:07 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/50680377.html#IDComment27619257 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97MB4QG5#IDComment20305576 Prepaid is just the way to go. It's actually cheaper than contracts now, with the benefit of being scalable on a month-to-month basis. No bills, no hidden costs. No 'overage' charges or exorbitant 'early termination' fees if you can't keep up the same level of cell usage. I use NET10 and will never look at another cell contract again. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:10:49 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97MB4QG5#IDComment20305576 http://www.kpic.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014716 Smart thing to do - checking your cell usage regularly and adjusting how you spend accordingly. New offers come out all the time and you have to be on the lookout for these if you want to save money. Of course, you can't do this if you are tied into a restrictive long term contract. That's why I like to use a prepaid phone to stay in contact. Almost all prepaid providers now have very competitive plans available, but my favorite is NET10. At call rates of 10c a minute anywhere, anytime it is the only choice that makes any kind of sense. They do not have 'daily use' charges and you don't have to worry about going over your plan and paying 'overage' charges. You just add more minutes at the same low rate! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:31:13 +0000 http://www.kpic.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014716 http://www.keprtv.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014605 It’s great to see the prepaid providers engaging in some healthy competition. The consumers can only win in such a price war. It's about time everybody realize that for most people it will be cheaper to be on prepaid than to be on contract. . I switched to prepaid and have been very happy with my prepaid phone. The great thing is that even if my current prepaid gave me trouble, I could switch to another provider with no penalty. Not so easy to change if you're signed into a two-year contract... And the constant bill hassles is also not something I will ever look back at with any longing. Now I pay just 10c a minutes for my calls and 5c per text using NET10, with no roaming charges or 'daily use' charges added. Wonderful! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:27:55 +0000 http://www.keprtv.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014605 http://www.klewtv.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014347 It’s great to see the prepaid providers engaging in some healthy competition. The consumers can only win in such a price war. It's about time everybody realize that for most people it will be cheaper to be on prepaid than to be on contract. . I switched to prepaid and have been very happy with my prepaid phone. The great thing is that even if my current prepaid gave me trouble, I could switch to another provider with no penalty. Not so easy to change if you're signed into a two-year contract... And the constant bill hassles is also not something I will ever look back at with any longing. Now I pay just 10c a minutes for my calls and 5c per text using NET10, with no roaming charges or 'daily use' charges added. Wonderful! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:21:12 +0000 http://www.klewtv.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014347 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014256 I use my prepaid NET10 phone all the time for my small business. In fact, I would be lost without the ability to take calls at ALL times. It's not that I'm on the phone for hours every day, it's just that I cannot afford to miss that vital call. That is part of the reason I chose NET10, their coverage for my area is better than every other cell provider I tried. Of course their call and texting rates are probably the lowest around, too. I've never seen any provider offering lower rates without there being a catch like 'daily use' charges or something similar. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:18:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20014256 http://www.kval.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013974 It’s great to see the prepaid providers engaging in some healthy competition. The consumers can only win in such a price war. It's about time everybody realize that for most people it will be cheaper to be on prepaid than to be on contract. . I switched to prepaid and have been very happy with my prepaid phone. The great thing is that even if my current prepaid gave me trouble, I could switch to another provider with no penalty. Not so easy to change if you're signed into a two-year contract... And the constant bill hassles is also not something I will ever look back at with any longing. Now I pay just 10c a minutes for my calls and 5c per text using NET10, with no roaming charges or 'daily use' charges added. Wonderful! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:08:29 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013974 http://www.2news.tv/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013744 Its great to see the prepaid providers engaging in some healthy competition. The consumers can only win in such a price war. I've become very disillusioned with the major contract carriers and how they all seem to up their prices at the same time. I switched to prepaid and have been very happy with my prepaid phone. The great thing is that even if my current prepaid gave me trouble, I could switch to another provider with no penalty. And the constant bill hassles is also not something I will ever look back at with any longing. Now I pay just 10c a minutes for my calls and 5c per text using NET10, with no roaming charges or 'daily use' charges added. Wonderful! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:02:10 +0000 http://www.2news.tv/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013744 http://www.kcby.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013434 Its great to see the prepaid providers engaging in some healthy competition. The consumers can only win in such a price war. I've become very disillusioned with the major contract carriers and how they all seem to up their prices at the same time. I switched to prepaid and have been very happy with my prepaid phone. The great thing is that even if my current prepaid gave me trouble, I could switch to another provider with no penalty. And the constant bill hassles is also not something I will ever look back at with any longing. Now I pay just 10c a minutes for my calls and 5c per text using NET10, with no roaming charges or 'daily use' charges added. Wonderful! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:53:29 +0000 http://www.kcby.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013434 http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013122 Smart thing to do - checking your cell usage regularly and adjusting how you spend accordingly. New offers come out all the time and you have to be on the lookout for these if you want to save money. Of course, you can't do this if you are tied into a restrictive long term contract. That's why I like to use a prepaid phone to stay in contact. Almost all prepaid providers now have very competitive plans available, but my favorite is NET10. At call rates of 10c a minute anywhere, anytime it is the only choice that makes any kind of sense. They do not have 'daily use' charges and you don't have to worry about going over your plan and paying 'overage' charges. You just add more minutes at the same low rate! Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:45:18 +0000 http://www.kidk.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20013122 http://www.katu.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20012876 The prepaid cell providers should be commended for starting this price war. The contract phone carriers showed long ago already that they are not interested in being competitive - rather, they all just raise their prices at the same time. Stepping out like this at a time when things are tough is a brave thing to do. However, I think it will pay off when thousands and probably millions of people realize that they are being cheated by the major contract carriers and that it makes much more sense to go prepaid nowadays. I switched to prepaid (with NET10) and certainly enjoy not only better service but also huge savings compared to my last contract phone. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:39:23 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20012876 http://www.kimatv.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20012746 The prepaid cell providers should be commended for starting this price war. The contract phone carriers showed long ago already that they are not interested in being competitive - rather, they all just raise their prices at the same time. Stepping out like this at a time when things are tough is a brave thing to do. However, I think it will pay off when thousands and probably millions of people realize that they are being cheated by the major contract carriers and that it makes much more sense to go prepaid nowadays. I switched to prepaid (with NET10) and certainly enjoy not only better service but also huge savings compared to my last contract phone. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:35:24 +0000 http://www.kimatv.com/news/tech/43342082.html#IDComment20012746