Cheap Prepaid Cell Phones
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One of the best ways to save money is to get cheap prepaid cell phones. When you sign up for a monthly plan, there's a good chance that you may be left with oodles of unused minutes every month. Why pay for something you're not using?! Prepaid cell phones just may be right for you.
Can Prepaid Cell Phones be Stylish?
When you look at most the handsets offered as part of pay-as-you-go packages, they're typically not the latest and greatest that the mobile world has to offer. Adding in the other criteria of being the most economical, it's understandable that cheap prepaid cell phones are considered to be the coolest, nor do they necessarily boast all the latest features.
By and large, you'll still all the basics like a color screen, text message capabilities and custom cell phone wallpapers. Not all available handsets are camera phones, but this trend is changing as well.
This way, it may be difficult to find yourself a particularly stylish prepaid cell phone. At the same time, most mobile phones that are regularly offered by your favorite cellular operator can also be used with a prepaid cellular phone plan. For this reason, it is absolutely possible to own a stylish prepaid cell phone, but you should be prepared to pay a premium for this luxury.
Going From Monthly to Prepaid
There are several advantages to a pay-as-you-go plan. For starters, you don't pay for minutes that you do not use. Having a prepaid plan will also prevent teens and 'tweens from going way over budget; this is a huge source of relief for concerned parents.
If you have grown accustomed to a standard monthly cell plan, transitioning to a prepaid plan can be a bit of a shock. When you run out of minutes, you need to refill your account before any more calls can be made or received. By contrast, a monthly plan will just run into overages. In this way, inexpensive prepaid cell phones definitely keep costs down... but at a price, so to speak.
With prepaid, it's also unlikely that you will get a cell phone free with service. After all, the cellular companies have no guaranteed money from you like they would with a lengthy contract.
Cheap Prepaid Cell Phones Options
When choosing a prepaid phone, it is more important to compare cell phone plans than it is to compare the actual phones themselves. Choose the best prepaid cell plan that fits your needs, and then look at what handsets are available. There's no sense in choosing a nice phone, only to be shocked by surprisingly high prepaid rates.
Most regular cellular providers have pay-as-you-go options. Check out the websites of everyone from T-Mobile to Cingular, Telus Mobility to Rogers Wireless in order to see what they are currently offering. There are also several mobile operators that offer exclusively prepaid plans. These include STI Prepaid, Virgin Mobile and PC Mobile.
If you shop around, it is very possible to find a rate as low as 10 cents a minute! Just be aware of any hidden charges or "maintenance fees" before purchasing any cheap prepaid cell phones.
In terms of actual handsets, some of the most popular prepaid phones available include pink RAZR phones, inexpensive Sanyo and Samsung cell phones, and budget-minded Nokia candy bar handsets.
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