Cell Phones: If I want one and dont want all the gadgets, what will be the cost?

Question

I would like a cell phone, but am not intrested in the junk they try to seel you. I just want the phone, for local calls, mayby some long distance (in same state)....
What would the cost be per month? Aprox??

Answer 1

with most cell phones, you're going to get "free" long distance included. there really is no such thing as local calls with cell phones.

You should be able ot find a basic plan that gives you some amount of peak minutes per month (and a much larger or unlimited amount of evening and weekend minutes) for somewhere around $40 per month. You will pay more for more peak minutes, and might find less but it would be with a very limited number of peak/daytime minutes. Going over these minutes will run up your bill so be careful.

The other option if your not a big talked is a prepaid phone, where you pay for a certain number of minutes up front. then add more as you need them with a credit card. You are paying by the minute at a higher rate, but if you don't talk much (or only use the phone for emergencies) it may be cheaper.

Answer 2

It depends on what carrier you chose i have cingular and i pay $40 a month and also if you get a free phone offere dthere at the store or if you want to buy one personally i think free phones are ugly so i bought a phone $300 nut very nice phones range from $50 -up to $1000 or more

Answer 3

You'll just have to look at the different plans that companies offer. I think the lowest I've seen was around $30. Either that or you could buy a pay as you go, but those usually can get pretty expensive if you use it on a regular basis.

Answer 4

You could get a pre-paid cell phone and the cost is based on how much you use the minutes that you buy. Most pre-paid cell phones and minutes are inexpensive.

Answer 5

Woulod all depend on type of phone, make model and cell phone provider, plus if you were on a contract or pay as you go. Go on a few websites and compare prices and taffifs

Answer 6

buy a pay and go phone the lowest cost of them would be £30 my money but about $60 your money then top up each week or anytime you want the lowest top up price is abou $5

Answer 7

you can get a good unlocked GSM phone for around $50 - $150 without a contract if you don't want gadgets