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Cell Phone Question (NRR)

bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
edited November 2007 in Strut Central
Is there such a thing as "disposable" cell phones? Do they work like phone cards in that you put a certain amount of money on them and then return the phone to the company or add it to the landfill site?I don't have a cell and do not want one, but given the lack of (working) payphones, it might be a good way to go when traveling. Do I need some sort of plan? If I'm coming to the States, should I get it there or here in Toronto before I leave?Help a rotary phone type gal out!!Thank You.

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  • billbradleybillbradley You want BBQ sauce? Get the fuck out of my house. 2,906 Posts
    I wouldn't call it "disposable" but AT&T has a Go Phone (pay as you go) option.

    http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/go-phones/

    Their current deal is only $20 for the phone after mail in rebate
    http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-s..._sku=sku1070056
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    Check Virgin Mobile. They have (or had) a pay-as-you-go type deal. The caveat being that minutes usually expire after about 90 days so you have to keep uping it. I remember it being like $0.25 per minute for the first ten-minutes each day and then $0.10 for each additional minute. You would prepare like $20 or so. Not sure if they still offer it. Been years since I used it.
  • DjArcadianDjArcadian 3,632 Posts
    If I'm coming to the States, should I get it there or here in Toronto before I leave?

    Get it in the US. The Canadian ones won't work in the US.
  • bassiebassie 11,710 Posts
    Thanks so much! That helps a lot...so I can just walk into a Radio Shack type place and get one?
  • AserAser 2,351 Posts
    just ask your friends if they have an old unlocked gsm phone lying around. Then when you're in the States, all you need to do is buy a pay as you go sim card and fill it up w/ money. That way you won't have to pay roaming airtime like you would if you had gotten a Canadian sim card/phone #.
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