I have been looking for something for my Mom to use with my old iPhone 4. She felt the StraightTalk $45 plan was too much. She uses a cell phone very little for VOICE and has been using a Tracfone for years, paying about $100 for the year. So the AirVoice plans intrigue me.
I was able to activate a $10 plan on AirVoice without having to call.
1. Ordered a pre-cut nano SIM card for iPhone from Amazon for $4.99 (probably cheaper on eBay but the risk wasn't work saving a few bucks).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A1IK6P0
2. Registered for new activation (Selected the $10 plan also know as 250 TALK or 500 TEXT 30 DAYS)
http://www.airvoicewireless.com/new-activation-2/customers/
3. Purchased $10 PIN from Calling Mart (got the PIN via email in minutes)
http://www.callingmart.com/products...-Plan?rf=dc71eb4f-1308-4cf6-bff2-dc8e065200a9
4. Waited about 10 minutes for the phone to register AIRVOICE WIRELESS instead of No Service and then added PIN through iPhone by calling 611 and following the voice prompts.
5. Used
http://www.unlockit.co.nz from the iPhone (through WiFi) and selected "Create APN" and selected AirVoice profile for the Carrier in order to use data.
Worked like a charm!
I haven't decide for her if the $10 plan is best since she would have to add $10 a month every month, or getting the Pay-As-You-Go plan and put $100 on it and it be good for a year, as long as there is a balance on it to cover the $1 month fee. The $10 plan you get cheaper per minute/text rates, but it is convienent not to have to add something every month. I don't think she will be using much DATA, which is good because at $0.33 a MB you can go through your balance pretty quick.