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Networks Discuss mobile phone service providers - Vodafone, Orange, T Mobile, O2, Three, Virgin Mobile etc.

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Old 28-10-2006, 4:28 AM
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Prepaid or Postpaid?

Which service do you like and is most applicable to your needs?

Me, I am for the postpaid plan although right now that I am working online, it is not as useful as before but I like the new phone that will be given after two years or when the contract ends which I am going to get by next month. Well, I have to choice to sell it and guess it is worth the pay of 2 years subscription.
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Old 29-10-2006, 5:01 PM
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I use both. Postpaid for the family, including my personal phone. The package is a good fit for our needs.

For my business cell, I use a prepaid plan. It's actually cheaper (based on my use) than adding an extra line to the family plan.
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Old 30-10-2006, 7:26 PM
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I have never used a prepaid plan. My regular plan works great and I have just enough minutes each month to do what I have to do.
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Old 30-10-2006, 9:11 PM
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I stick to prepaid because living as rurally as I do, where the signals aren't great, I only use the phone in the car.
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Old 01-11-2006, 3:56 PM
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Prepaid. Postpaid. Pay-as-you-go. Cell phone plans have gotten far more sophisticated than when I first signed-up for one! I might have to re-evaluate the postpaid plan now and see if another option might work better.
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Old 01-11-2006, 5:46 PM
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Yup ...for me spending in the neighborhood of 30-40 per month on a contract just didn't make any sense. I just didn't have enough usage to merit such a plan.
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Old 02-11-2006, 2:40 PM
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Cell phone plans have gotten far more sophisticated than when I first signed-up for one!

It's true. When I got my first phone for work years ago, there was a small monthly service charge and a per minute rate. There were no night/weekend minutes and there certainly wasn't the plethora of packages and options now available.
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Old 16-11-2006, 1:49 PM
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I prefer the postpaid versions as well, though I wish one year contracts were a bit easier to come by. I hate the last six months or so of the two year contracts when the phone I have is beat up and desperately needs to be replaced.
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Old 16-11-2006, 3:16 PM
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I hate the last six months or so of the two year contracts when the phone I have is beat up and desperately needs to be replaced.

Well, you know, selfless conglomerates that they are, the cellular companies are ALWAYS willing to work with you and give you a new 2-year contract to get a new phone earlier.
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Old 18-11-2006, 9:17 AM
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I use prepaid, I never use the phone enough so it seems to be the best economical choice in my situation
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Old 09-01-2007, 9:12 PM
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depends which country u live in and what offers are available to u. In the Uk where i live post paid are very cheap if u go for cashbacks try www.mobilephones4everyone.com and stay within the monthly minutes. if u dont understand the minutes/premium numbers etc go for prepaid.
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