Cynthia Roderick wrote: > Victor, > Thanks so much for that info abut Boost... I too am looking for a > minimum-use package, but I already have a cell phone. Would this work on any > cell phone or do you have to buy their model/product? You have to buy their cell phone, unfortunately (they use a custom cell protocol, iDen, which nobody else supports). However, the entry-level phone is only $30. > On 6/12/07 9:50 AM, "Victor Danilchenko" <danilche at cs.umass.edu> wrote: > >> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >> ** You too can help the group >> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> Mitch Anthony wrote: >>> ** The author of this post was a Good Dobee. >>> ** You too can help the group >>> ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >>> ** If you did, we all thank you. >>> >>> >>> My folks need a cell phone while traveling for a few months. Does anyone >>> have experience in alternatives to annual plans? Pre-paid? Single >>> month? Etc? >> I use Boost pre-paid. My reason for picking it was because I use the >> cell phone very little, and Boost was the cheapest to keep running -- >> you can buy time from them in $15 increments, and the minutes last for >> 90 days (most other prepaids have the minutes last for only 1 or 2 >> months); so Boost ends up costing only $5/month to keep the number going >> at the basic level. >> >> You will pay $.20 per minute though; or you can get Boost Premium, >> which is paid on a month-by-month basis (see >> http://plans.boostmobile.com/ for details). Boost being from >> Sprint/Nextel, they have very good nationwide coverage too. > > CCL Roderick > www.croderick.com > > ². . .sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before > breakfast." > > -----The Queen, Alice in Wonderland > > > > -- | Victor Danilchenko | When in danger or in doubt, | | danilche at cs.umass.edu | run in circles, scream, and shout. | | CSCF | 5-4231 | Robert Heinlein |