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On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:41:34 GMT, Dev Null <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:

>Is there anyplace I can buy cell phone service without a credit 
>check?
>
>I'm willing to pay a full year contract in advance.


You can get prepaid cell phone service from a great many places including
WalMart, Radio Shack, and lots of other places.  No credit check since you
pay in advance.

In article <Xns962FDC94FED8977894A89C9@69.28.186.121>,
Dev Null  <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:
>Is there anyplace I can buy cell phone service without a credit 
>check?
>
>I'm willing to pay a full year contract in advance.

Get a prepaid cell phone.  Tracfone or Virgin mobile and others.

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In article <d30fb9$79b$1@panix5.panix.com>, Rich Greenberg
<richgr@panix.com> wrote:

> In article <Xns962FDC94FED8977894A89C9@69.28.186.121>,
> Dev Null  <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:
> >Is there anyplace I can buy cell phone service without a credit 
> >check?
> >
> >I'm willing to pay a full year contract in advance.
> 
> Get a prepaid cell phone.  Tracfone or Virgin mobile and others.

Good place to start:
http://clarkhoward.com/topics/cellphones.html

It's just a jumping-off page to other sites that compare phones and
plans, but I tend to trust Clark's recommendations.

-- 
"Five tacos, one taco burger. Do you know where the American Dream is?"
                    -- Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
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Andy Walton * http://atticus.home.mindspring.com/

Andy Walton <atticus@mindspring.com> wrote:

>In article <d30fb9$79b$1@panix5.panix.com>, Rich Greenberg
><richgr@panix.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <Xns962FDC94FED8977894A89C9@69.28.186.121>,
>> Dev Null  <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:
>> >Is there anyplace I can buy cell phone service without a credit 
>> >check?
>> >
>> >I'm willing to pay a full year contract in advance.
>> 
>> Get a prepaid cell phone.  Tracfone or Virgin mobile and others.
>
>Good place to start:
>http://clarkhoward.com/topics/cellphones.html
>
>It's just a jumping-off page to other sites that compare phones and
>plans, but I tend to trust Clark's recommendations.


I run Virgin Mobile.  ~$6/mo 25cents a minute.  If I need to make a
phone call on the road, the sky is falling.

If I get a call on it, it had better be in time for me to avoid the
meteor hitting the road I'm on.

Voicemail and text messages are disabled on my phone.

I've gotten exactly one call from work that had to be dealt with
immediately in 3 yrs.  Critical.  Disabling critical.

This has worked well for me.

I deal with a business with a night service where there is no phone.  
I have to have a phone for emergencies.

NC
(Business of the night)

richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) wrote in news:d30fb9$79b$1
@panix5.panix.com:

> In article <Xns962FDC94FED8977894A89C9@69.28.186.121>,
> Dev Null  <devnull@foo.bar> wrote:
> >Is there anyplace I can buy cell phone service without a credit 
> >check?
> >
> >I'm willing to pay a full year contract in advance.
> 
> Get a prepaid cell phone.  Tracfone or Virgin mobile and others.
> 

Thanks.

That's what I have now.  It ends up being a lot more expensive than 
most service I've seen advertised.  I'm hoping to find something 
cheaper.

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Dev Null wrote:
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> That's what I have now.  It ends up being a lot more expensive than 
> most service I've seen advertised.  I'm hoping to find something 
> cheaper.
>

I've been using Sprint PCS, personally.  They run a credit check, but
they're pretty lenient when it comes to it, if you're willing to go for
a two year contract.  I have pretty bad credit and they let me get my
phone.  YMMV, but you may be able to try them and find that it's not a
bad deal.

Your best bet on their service is to go with the lowest number of
minutes that you'd use, or try their Fair & Flexible plan, which changes
to grow with you.

	Later,
	Mike

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