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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Wow... what did you pay for your land line. We pay $16/mo which even canceling wouldn't start to cover the $70+ per month smart phone service is.
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I have VOIP though my cable provider. They were pushing us to get an all-in-one package including cable TV, Internet, and VOIP, which we avoided for a long time, as the cost saving in VOIP are mainly in LD calls. For practical purposes, we don't
make LD calls, so there was no benefit in switching.
That changed when our telco's (VZ) basic charges went up to slightly higher than the VIOP costs (largely due to increased taxes/surcharges levied by the state), and our cable provider tossed in a two year rate freeze as part of the package.
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Check out Virgin mobile pre-paid. I have a basic phone and I do the minimum $15 every 90 days top-up to keep it active. That works well for me as I use very few minutes.
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That's what I have, with the smallest, cheapest phone Nokia makes. I don't
want a do everything smart phone. I want to place calls, receive calls, have voice mail, and send/receive SMS messages. That's it. The rest of the chores normally done with a smart phone I do on a PDA (which is also my main eBook reader.)
I haven't had coverage problems, and the price is right.
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Dennis