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mjruschak
Posts: 7 |
 
Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:04 pm |
Well I am a pretty happy Cingular user. Not a big fan of Cell Phone companies but my cell phone is my main phone. Not a big fan of contracts so on GoPhone Pick Your Plan right now.
In a month I want to consider switching to a plan. I would mainly use the phone during the hours of the night and the weekends. Unlimited Nights and weekends, no roaming charges, no hidden charges of any kind is a must. There is no way I would use 200 minutes in a month during the daytime. This is one big reason why I am still on prepaid. However I am always on edge.
Don't feel like upgrading quite yet. However if I do the Nextel basic plan seems like it would fit me. My questions are as follows:
Whats up with that 150 dollar deposit for the service or whatever I have been hearing about? Why do they do this if you get it back in a year?
Nextel from what I have read does use SIM cards right? This is important to me.
How long would it take to switch my number over from Cingular if I decide to go with Nextel eventually?
My big big question is how in the world can i get a set estimate on the bill. This is my biggest beef with cell phone companies. I really don't want to have to spend anymore than 45 a month for how much I use the phone. I have tried online bill estimate programs and none of the ones I found worked.
Mike
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Sat Feb 24, 2007 3:29 pm |
Add 5-10 dollars a month for fees and taxes. If you don't add any extras or go over your minutes then your bill should be between 35-40 dollars a month.
Nextel is a good choice because unless you have the Hybrid/Powersource phone it can't roam.
Nextel sim chips aren't compatible with Cingular/AT&T so copying numbers over isn't likely.
Go to the Sprint.com website and check out coverage in your area. Nextel's can't roam because no other major company uses the iDen technology, as a result where Nextel doesn't have towers, their phones just won't work.
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RawNut
Posts: 3
Phone Model:
RED MOTORAZR V3m
Service Provider:
Sprint |
Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:14 pm |
| McGirk wrote: | | Nextel's can't roam because no other major company uses the iDen technology, as a result where Nextel doesn't have towers, their phones just won't work. |
If you live in the southeast, SouthernLINC can roam from Nextel. I assume the reverse is true too. Are those the only two companies that offer iden?
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McGirk
Posts: 2412
Phone Model:
AX380 Wave
Service Provider:
Alltel |
Tue May 01, 2007 12:33 pm |
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Seems like there is another small regional carrier that might, however there are no other nationwide carriers that do. And to amend a previous statement, the Hybrid phone will not roam either. At the time of that post I was informed that the Hybrid may be able to roam eventually, however I've since learned that it cannot.
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danilomp
Posts: 6 |
Tue May 22, 2007 6:01 pm |
I have a question. i am from brazil and i have a nextel phone line. i am looking for a cool blackberry smartphone. I looker thru the net and i only found the 7100i and the 7520, ar they the only ones compatible for a 100% nextel plan?
Can i use the gsm/cdma hybrid phones available like 8100 (pearl) ?
Helpppp i need other choices!
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