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susandennisIf you've read my journal for any time, you are probably well aware of my inability to wait for much of anything. So, after my last entry (and the very helpful comments), I did some online research and then got into the car.
Before I left, I studied my cellphone usage for the last 6 months. One month I used 8 minutes. One month I used 84. The rest were between 15-30 minutes. Clearly, paying $39 a month was silly. (When Mom was alive and while I was doing her estate stuff, I was running 300 minutes a month but now I really only use it once in a while.)
I called Sprint to find out dates and details of unhooking. I asked for billing and was told that the wait time was 10-15 minutes. I held for a while and then had a DUH. I hung up and called back and asked for 'cancel my account'. I heard the connection ring immediately. I was still laughing when Heather came on the line to help me. I was a dud in her book. I already had the cheapest plan and at a discount. And she had nothing she could offer me. She was very nice. I got the info from her.
Radio Shack had Cingular and Virgin. Both of these have expiring minutes and expensive minimum purchases. And neither had an entry phone for under $25. On to Target. Tracfone. $15. This is a price point that enables me to investigate. Worst that can happen is I blow $15. I'm ok with that.
It's a snickers size phone and doesn't do anything I don't need it to and I can see the screen without my glasses. If the service is good and I'm happy with it, and I want a fancier phone, they have a good selection. One thing that was impressive is that the little thing had enough battery life out of the box to turn it on and get some info and play a little. Nice. It's charging now.
I filled out the form to port my number. If that works, great. If not, I can live with a new one if I have to. The instructions are pretty straightforward. I have a Case ID and in about once my old phone stops working, I can activate this one. Cool. And excellent.
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canuckgirl, for a great idea! This has been bugging me for a while. This is a great solution.
Before I left, I studied my cellphone usage for the last 6 months. One month I used 8 minutes. One month I used 84. The rest were between 15-30 minutes. Clearly, paying $39 a month was silly. (When Mom was alive and while I was doing her estate stuff, I was running 300 minutes a month but now I really only use it once in a while.)
I called Sprint to find out dates and details of unhooking. I asked for billing and was told that the wait time was 10-15 minutes. I held for a while and then had a DUH. I hung up and called back and asked for 'cancel my account'. I heard the connection ring immediately. I was still laughing when Heather came on the line to help me. I was a dud in her book. I already had the cheapest plan and at a discount. And she had nothing she could offer me. She was very nice. I got the info from her.
Radio Shack had Cingular and Virgin. Both of these have expiring minutes and expensive minimum purchases. And neither had an entry phone for under $25. On to Target. Tracfone. $15. This is a price point that enables me to investigate. Worst that can happen is I blow $15. I'm ok with that.
It's a snickers size phone and doesn't do anything I don't need it to and I can see the screen without my glasses. If the service is good and I'm happy with it, and I want a fancier phone, they have a good selection. One thing that was impressive is that the little thing had enough battery life out of the box to turn it on and get some info and play a little. Nice. It's charging now.
I filled out the form to port my number. If that works, great. If not, I can live with a new one if I have to. The instructions are pretty straightforward. I have a Case ID and in about once my old phone stops working, I can activate this one. Cool. And excellent.
Thanks,
canuckgirl, for a great idea! This has been bugging me for a while. This is a great solution.