what does 'pay-as-you-go' phone mean?? i know thats what the gophone is. but what does it mean. like do you pay monthly or yearly ,or what!! i need to know.
2007-12-10 07:43:06 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
The best way to define a 'pay as you go' cell phone plan is to first define a standard plan.
Though standard plans differ, most involve a mandatory long-term contract of 1-2 years, a credit card, and a minimum monthly fee of about $20 - $35 U.S. dollars. For this price approximately 200 - 300 minutes are purchased. You can buy more minutes for a higher monthly fee. If you go over your allotment you will likely be charged a premium rate for each additional minute. If you don't use all your minutes they normally do not roll over. That is, you lose them and start over the following month.
Standard cell phone plans have their perks, however, over 'pay as you go' plans. They often include free weekends and evening calling; meaning calls made during this time do not count towards your allotted minutes. For a small fee you can add options too, like free calling to any other cell phone that uses the same service; or free calling to certain cell numbers on other services -- friends or family members. Carriers have their own combination of features to choose from. In fact these plans can present so many options and contingencies that some people can find it confusing.
2007-12-10 07:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by Shay p 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means you pay anywhere from about 10 dollars or more and than you get about 100 minutes per every 10 dollars you use. After you pay for your minutes, you do not have to pay again until you have used up all the minutes you have already paid for. You never have a surprise bill because you pay ahead of time with no extra charges. It is great for most people that have a house phone and do not need to talk a lot on a cell phone. I have tried several different types of cell phone contracts and have found the go phone "pay-as-go' is the best for my four children and I. One other great feature is you do not have to sign a contract, so you can drop it or change phone companies anytime you like without any penalties!! I paid 100 dollars on mine about three months ago and still have over 70 dollars left (which is about 700 minutes). When you pay 100 dollars they give you an extra 20 to 25 dollars just as a gift. (That is AT&T does). Also, you still get free minutes with people on the same cell company as you, like AT&T).
2007-12-10 08:02:55 · answer #2 · answered by Suzie H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You pay a specific amount each month such at $20, $30, $40 and/or on up. This allows you to make or receive calls that will be deducted from the pre-paid amount.
Mostly people with no or bad credit have to go this route in order to get a cell phone and it does make it nicer as you don't go over minutes which can become real expensive if you are not careful.
The minutes charged can be higher on a pre-paid account. I know with my cell phone if I go over my minutes they charge me 10 cents a call and 25 cents a text message...which sometimes has added up to $20 a month.
2007-12-10 07:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You only spend what you want to spend and instead or being billed monthly you pre-pay as often or as little as you want. You can normally buy credit online, in store, with vouchers or with a credit or debit card.
Pay as you go phones normally have a higher/more expensive tariff so shop around for the best deals.
2007-12-10 07:47:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you don't have to sign a contract - you buy a PIN number from a gas station or a site like http://www.buyattminutes.com/ for $10, $25, $50, $75 or $100. You can then use your phone as long as your credit lasts. When you use up all your credit you need to buy a new card or you can't use your phone.
Pay as you go is great for people who don't want to get tied into a long contract and want to budget exactly how much they spend on calls.
2007-12-10 11:38:27 · answer #5 · answered by vortex543 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay as you go simply means what it says... you pay as you go...you dont pay you dont go!
No contract no commitment. BUT if you do not put minutes on the phone for 30 straight days you will lose that number and you will have to start over again with a reconnect fee and again pay as you go cards.
Thats it! =}
2007-12-10 08:10:22 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ðñê £ðvê♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pre-paid mobile phones services are also known as pay-as-you-go or prepaid wireless services. A user can add more credit to the pre-paid account at any time. However most credit for a prepaid mobile phone has a time limit. Either users needs to add more credit by a given time or lose their remaining balance.
2007-12-10 07:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it says pay as you go that means when you first buy the phone and then buy minutes to add to your phone then when you run out of those minutes you buy more minutes to your phone and so on. A good example of a pay as you go phone company is virgin mobile you can buy these phones online at www.virginmobileusa.com
2007-12-10 07:46:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All poor people know what it mean, are you rich? It's easy, do you know what calling cards are? It's like buying a calling card and then putting minutes on your phone, Okay, buy a $10 ten dollar card, and then you have about a half an hour of time on your phone. When your time runs out buy another one or buy a $20.00 or $50 dollar card. Ask the people who you buy phones from to explain it to you. Have fun!
2007-12-10 07:48:51 · answer #9 · answered by two_stars2 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is dif types of pay-as-you-go the most common is you pay for the mintues....ex: 50 mins for $15 or something like that and the other type is where there is no yearly contract and you pay by the month ex: $69.99 for 700 minutes and you pay up front for the minutes instead of on contract you are billed for the previous months minutes of use
2007-12-10 07:48:01 · answer #10 · answered by fwpryncess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋