what is the best? a prepaid plan or a contract plan?

Question

for ex. what is the cheapest and the best in service.

Answer 1

You have actually 3 options that I've found over the years of owning cell phones.
1. You can get a two year agreement and pay per month and when new phones come out you can't buy them until your agreement is up and your always paying per month meaning you don't have the option to not pay and skip a month.

2. Pay as you go means what it says you pay when you need to and nothing more. You spend what you want when you want no agreement can change phones any time and no fee for eaily termination.

3. You can also get prepaid same idea as the two year agreement you pay per month but no earily termination fees.

Answer 2

Depends on your needs and usage...
I'm NOT a frequent cell user so I use a Cingular PayAsYouGo plan that's $0.25/min and a $25 prepaid card has 90 day expiration for the usage so 1 years worth of occasional cell and text messaging use cost me $100 per year which is MUCH less than the $39/month plans that most carriers offer! :-)
BUT a good phone is fairly expensive if you dont sign up for 2 years of service... best bet there is unlocked phone from eBay

Answer 3

I have found that a contract plan is cheaper - if, of course, you plan on fulfilling the contract. A prepaid plan is good if you are not sure of your long range plans and if your cell is not used for your primary phone.

Answer 4

Cingular and I will tell you why: for a two year contract I got as sweet new phone for free, and while on the beach in Maui I was able to call back to Buffalo, NY as if it was just around the corner. Isn't technology grand?

Answer 5

if you have money, and will still be getting income for a few years, contracts can be cheaper.
if you have less money, and you may not be able to pay your bills, prepay is cheaper in the long run (no cancellation fee)