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Pre-pay iPhone???

trainwrecka

trainwrecka

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I have an iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 out of contract on AT&T. Looking to go for the cheapest pre-pay version. Do not need data. Any suggestions?

Republic Wireless looked good, but can't take my iPhone there (only their Moto X).
 
PsstGreek

PsstGreek

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trainwrecka said:
I have an iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 out of contract on AT&T. Looking to go for the cheapest pre-pay version. Do not need data. Any suggestions?

Republic Wireless looked good, but can't take my iPhone there (only their Moto X).
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$35 -> T-Mobile, unlimited talk and text. Of course your iPhone would need to be unlocked.
 
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Mrbobb

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U are looking for MVNOs (resellers).

If u are happy with ATT's coverage, stick with an AT&T MVNO. Search or Google.

Ultra low usage folks benefit with Pay-as-u-go (metered) plans.
 
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trainwrecka said:
I have an iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 out of contract on AT&T. Looking to go for the cheapest pre-pay version. Do not need data. Any suggestions?

Republic Wireless looked good, but can't take my iPhone there (only their Moto X).
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Go with H2O Wireless $30 plan, Unlimited Talk + Text + 500MB Data....best of all worlds
 
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dave420

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GoSmart is a good deal. They are owned by T-Mobile. $35/month unlimited call+text+data (2G speeds). For an extra $10 per month the speeds will be 3G.
I got a SIM off ebay that reduced the first month by $10. Most other providers it seemed like you had to buy a SIM or pay extra for the first month, so I thought that was a good deal as well.
 
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MacChinoNyc

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PsstGreek said:
$35 -> T-Mobile, unlimited talk and text. Of course your iPhone would need to be unlocked.
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So no data at all? Can you just walk into a tmobile store with your unlocked gsm model and activate it or can you but this at a local walmart store as well?
 
PsstGreek

PsstGreek

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MacChinoNyc said:
So no data at all? Can you just walk into a tmobile store with your unlocked gsm model and activate it or can you but this at a local walmart store as well?
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It doesn't seem to show up on walmart's site, just the $30 plan. You could probably activate by calling up T-Mobile's prepaid division.
 
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doboy

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35orless (T-Mo MVNO) should also work. Supposedly, you pay maximum of $35/mo.
 
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biv1982

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I always thought you could buy unlocked iPhone and use it with any GSP carrier. Since a lot of pre-paid carriers use GSM it's your choice really. I sell my iphone with contract long time ago and use pre-paid. It already saved me a lot of money.
 
trainwrecka

trainwrecka

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Going with T-Mobile

PsstGreek said:
$35 -> T-Mobile, unlimited talk and text. Of course your iPhone would need to be unlocked.
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This ended up being the best deal I could find. For 2 iPhones with unlimted talk, text, and web (throttled after 500MB) after all is said and done (taxes, fees, discounts) the bill will be under $70 a month.... !!!! Plus I found a promotion for $100 for each line activated.

I know some can't handle that data deal, but my wife and mother-in-law will have no issues with that. Almost everything they do is on Wi-Fi.
 
Z8beema

Z8beema

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Straight talk.... Uses att towers. So just pop in the straight talk sim and go

$30 a month for 1000 minutes and 1000 texts and 30 mb of data
 
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patt2k

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Red Pocket. uses AT&T towers for 29.99 you get unlimited talk text and I think 100 global minutes and unlimited global text.
 
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kelub

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We use AT&T's GoPhone service for my daughter's iPhone 4. Talk and text only, $25/mo pre-taxes. The minutes aren't high - 250 I think - but she hardly talks anyway, mostly texts and uses facetime over wifi. No data required, and she gets AT&T's service (and also still works on a Microcell).
 
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kevroc

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trainwrecka said:
I have an iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 out of contract on AT&T. Looking to go for the cheapest pre-pay version. Do not need data. Any suggestions?

Republic Wireless looked good, but can't take my iPhone there (only their Moto X).
Click to expand...

Well the best deal is TMO prepaid by the minute. The cheapest way to do it is by $100 worth of time which gets you 1000 minutes and is good for 1 year. Texts are 10 cents. If they use iMessage mostly and don't talk much then this plan can't be beat.
 
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