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Feb. 12th, 2007 06:10 pmSo I think I've found a solution to my phone woes, at least until next time. It turns out that T-Mobile, of all companies, has what is probably the only real prepaid service in the country. By which I mean, equivalent to what I had in Ireland using O2--you buy the minutes, you use them, and then you buy more. I seriously grilled the guy at the store* on just about every sleazy thing I've seen on American prepaid plans: Cingular's mandatory monthly payments, Verizon's dollar-a-day "connection fee," minimum call lengths, malgrandfathered expiration dates (see also: mandatory monthly payment), the whole nine yards. They apparently don't have 'em!
I think that's what I'm going to go for. I can get started on it for like $50 bucks with my unlocked Nokia ShitBrick™ in that space between when my paycheck comes in and my next Cingular payment hits. Then, at my leisure, I can come up with an unlocked or T-Mobile-locked** phone that doesn't suck. Plus, since I don't spend THAT much time on the phone, this ought to end up being significantly cheaper than a monthly plan.
Hopefully, this is our winner.
* Well, he grilled himself. He was pretty helpful, honestly.
** He said they're willing to unlock it after 90 days, which is nice.
I think that's what I'm going to go for. I can get started on it for like $50 bucks with my unlocked Nokia ShitBrick™ in that space between when my paycheck comes in and my next Cingular payment hits. Then, at my leisure, I can come up with an unlocked or T-Mobile-locked** phone that doesn't suck. Plus, since I don't spend THAT much time on the phone, this ought to end up being significantly cheaper than a monthly plan.
Hopefully, this is our winner.
* Well, he grilled himself. He was pretty helpful, honestly.
** He said they're willing to unlock it after 90 days, which is nice.
