| Not very long ago, pre paid cell phone service | | | | pay as you go isn't socheap anymore since you'll |
| was thoughtof as being mainly for people with | | | | find yourself buying more refillcards and burning |
| bad credit. Today, prepaid cell phones and plans | | | | up your minutes on connection fees. Morefrequent |
| are a good alternative to aregular monthly cellular | | | | calling requires a monthly prepaid plan. |
| plan, but buyer beware. Pre paidcan be broken | | | | When you purchase a monthly prepaid cell phone |
| down into two totally different categories,and | | | | plan you'llbe billed the same amount of money |
| knowing the difference can save you time and | | | | each month and you willnot be able to go over |
| money. | | | | your monthly minutes, making monthlyprepaid a |
| The two types of pre paid cellular plans are | | | | great choice for cellular if you will be makingcalls |
| prepaid monthlycell phone service, and pay as you | | | | from your cell phone frequently but need to be |
| go cellular service. Atfirst glance there wouldn't | | | | on abudget. |
| appear to be a considerabledifference in these | | | | Some of the more attractive features of a |
| two pre paid plan types, that is untilyou dig in and | | | | prepaid monthlycellular plan are those providers |
| read the plan details. The truth is there isa huge | | | | often times providefeatures you would normally |
| difference between pay as you go, and | | | | find in a regular cellular planlike, mobile-to-mobile |
| monthlyprepaid. | | | | calling, and nights & weekends asfree calling |
| Pay as you go cell phone plans can be thought of | | | | time, and are sometimes compatible with |
| as thephone card of the wireless world. After you | | | | regularcell phone plans. |
| initiallypurchase your cell phone, you can add | | | | Some cell phone carriers such as Cingular allow |
| minutes anytime youlike by either purchasing | | | | customers tocall GoPhone customers as free |
| additional minutes online with acredit card or go to | | | | calling time, and vise verse. |
| a retail outlet and purchase a preloaded refill card. | | | | This is particularly useful if you have friends and |
| Think of Pay as you go cell phone plans as a plan | | | | familymembers who use either GoPhone or |
| ofconvenience, best when used for emergency | | | | Cingular. Another cellularprovider that offers a |
| situations or veryinfrequent use. Since you only | | | | comparable service is Verizon. |
| need to add minutes when youneed them, a pre | | | | There are many other valuable features provided |
| pay cell phone is great to just havearound. You | | | | with amonthly prepaid cell phone plan that are |
| never know when your car might break down or | | | | beyond the scope ofthis article. The main point to |
| youneed to make a call away from home. | | | | keep in mind here is whenyou purchase pre paid |
| Stay away from pay as you go if you plan to | | | | cell phones, make sure you get onethat is going |
| actually beusing your cell phone on a regular basis, | | | | to fit your calling habits, so you don't paymore |
| or more thanthirty minutes a week. At this point | | | | than you need to later. |