Comments on: Researching Cell Phone Plans http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/researching-cell-phone-plans.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:22:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tool Man http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/researching-cell-phone-plans.html/comment-page-1#comment-831 Tool Man Wed, 17 Aug 2005 16:12:52 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=265#comment-831 Perhaps I am one of the lucky few, but I love ATT wireless. I signed up with them again in June for another 1yr contract thru my work's discount plan. I got 600 more minutes for cheaper than what I was paying the previous year!!! I believe only current ATT wireless customers can re-up with them, new customers may have to go with Cingular. I've never had a problem with them and they are very helpful when I call Customer Service... Perhaps I am one of the lucky few, but I love ATT wireless. I signed up with them again in June for another 1yr contract thru my work’s discount plan. I got 600 more minutes for cheaper than what I was paying the previous year!!! I believe only current ATT wireless customers can re-up with them, new customers may have to go with Cingular. I’ve never had a problem with them and they are very helpful when I call Customer Service…

]]> By: JonABQ http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/researching-cell-phone-plans.html/comment-page-1#comment-827 JonABQ Wed, 17 Aug 2005 03:11:23 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=265#comment-827 If you don't spend that much time on your cell and don't mind carting around a giant old phone, Tracfone is a pretty good choice. Probably not the best bet if you have a long commute, but it works for me. If you don’t spend that much time on your cell and don’t mind carting around a giant old phone, Tracfone is a pretty good choice. Probably not the best bet if you have a long commute, but it works for me.

]]> By: Jonathan@MyMoneyBlog http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/researching-cell-phone-plans.html/comment-page-1#comment-809 Jonathan@MyMoneyBlog Sun, 14 Aug 2005 16:44:37 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=265#comment-809 2-year contracts are bad. Very bad. I wish I stuck to my 1-year contract only guns last time around, but I needed a new phone immediately for work and made rash decision. 2-year contracts are bad. Very bad. I wish I stuck to my 1-year contract only guns last time around, but I needed a new phone immediately for work and made rash decision.

]]> By: thc http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/researching-cell-phone-plans.html/comment-page-1#comment-807 thc Sun, 14 Aug 2005 00:48:20 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=265#comment-807 My first cell phone was over $1000 and was bolted to the transmission tunnel of my car (the transceiver was in the trunk). My, how things do change! My first cell phone was over $1000 and was bolted to the transmission tunnel of my car (the transceiver was in the trunk). My, how things do change!

]]> By: King Asa http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/researching-cell-phone-plans.html/comment-page-1#comment-801 King Asa Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:21:39 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/?p=265#comment-801 Having just got a new phone a month ago… I can give you some pointers. First, don't trust the phone dimensions and weights listed on Amazon.com. I check a few phone manufacturs sites, and Amazon was not listing the correct numbers. www.phonescoop.com was a good source for phone info. With the cingular number portability problem, I pretty much decided I didn't want to take that chance. I ended up sticking with verizon, who I've been with since they were Bell Atlantic Mobile over 7 years ago. I didn't get any fatty rebates, but my phone was free, so that was good enough for me. The phone I got was the Motorola E815, which is an updated version of the V710 that you have listed on your blog article. Having just got a new phone a month ago… I can give you some pointers.

First, don’t trust the phone dimensions and weights listed on Amazon.com. I check a few phone manufacturs sites, and Amazon was not listing the correct numbers. http://www.phonescoop.com was a good source for phone info.

With the cingular number portability problem, I pretty much decided I didn’t want to take that chance.

I ended up sticking with verizon, who I’ve been with since they were Bell Atlantic Mobile over 7 years ago. I didn’t get any fatty rebates, but my phone was free, so that was good enough for me. The phone I got was the Motorola E815, which is an updated version of the V710 that you have listed on your blog article.

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