Hi All... I don't know if the plan I have is still obtainable. I'm currently with Alltel... which may soon switch to Verizon. (I understand in some areas some might remain with the Alltel name as others become Verizon. It's all about Anti-Trust laws and avoiding the appearance of a monopoly.)
Essentially, I have 530 min/mo. free, plus 33 cent/15 cent minutes after at $18.95/mo (plus tax & fees). I don't use it for much more than emergencies and/or calling from the store to ask my wife, "What am I forgetting?" (Getting home without could qualify as an emergency!! LOL) The plan's code initials are: DASSN (It's a Disability Assistance plan.) ...Ok, well... Since I don't post often my messages usually come with a story, instead. Here it is: The reason I'm not sure if it's still offered is because I got it *WAY BACK* when cell phones were just becoming something people might carry regularly... just after phasing out "The Brick." I signed up because it was a plan offered to people with severe disabilities -- it was to be used primarily for emergencies and quick family/assistant calls. It was about 16 years ago when it was originally offered by BellSouth (which had since been purchased by Cellular One ---> then by Alltel ---> and now by Verizon) originally $14.99/mo... raised once to $18.99/mo. I purchased it because I was just beginning to drive at the time and wanted an emergency plan --and I kept it. There's nothing like a heat-sensitive quad trapped in a dead van on the road on a hot summer day in Tucson! (aka "Oven-Roasted Gimp" ... mmmm, tender!) So, anyway, being an "emergency use" or short-time call use plan, it came with 30 free minutes a month followed by peak/off-peak rates of $0.33/$0.15 per minute, respectively. Texting wasn't even an option until recently and is priced at ~3 min/txt. A 500 minute per month free off-peak time was also added later. The last time I got a new phone, the clerk waived the activation fee because he'd never seen anyone with a plan that had been actively in effect for 180 months! SO -- If you don't plan to use it as your full-time phone it really is a pretty good safety plan -- again, though... that's IF it's still obtainable. Best wishes All, --Tod ---- [email protected] wrote: > I think one of them at Wal-Mart offered 1500 minutes for a hundred dollars > and double for the pricier phone - 30$ instead of 20$. I'm switching in > August when my contract runs out. > > Young people talk of the future because they have no past, > while old people talk of the past because they have no future. > _Dave & Patty's Grandkids_ (http://ocgrands.com/) > > > In a message dated 6/20/2009 3:23:36 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I purchased a Tract Phone with a one-year contract and 800 minutes for > $100. If I renew at the end of that one year, I keep the minutes plus add > additional minutes. This plan is only good for people who don't use the > phone too much. > > > > On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Dan <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > wrote: > > Hi Bobbie, > > I looked into the Trac Phone a couple of years ago and I was told that you > had to pay a $10 one-time activation fee + a minimum of $10 worth of > minutes @ 10 cents a minute. Furthermore, you couldn't roll over your > minutes. > So, in effect, you had to pay a minimum of $10 a month in order to use the > Trac Phone. Has this changed? > > Dan > > > At 04:34 PM 6/18/2009, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > said something that elicited my response: > > > > I also need to get a second phone for an indeterminate amount of time. Any > suggestions? > > Track phones which are pre pay, i only spend $15 every 90 days if i need > more minutes i just add them. ~ Bobbie > ____________________________________
