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1. [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Dave C <cavanadd@frontier.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:20:04 -0700
I have relatively modest cell phone needs. I use a cheap (free) Tracfone and buy more minutes once a year. It works for what I need but doesn't work in Canada, at least, not reliably. Since I live in
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00085.html (8,977 bytes)

2. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Scott <scott.hall.personal@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 10:07:24 -0400
No one else answered, so I'll take a shot at it--the SIM card is the brain of the phone. The minutes and number go with the SIM card. So when you swap SIM cards, you get a new number, different minut
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00092.html (9,904 bytes)

3. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: "Arvid Jedlicka" <arvidj@visi.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:22:46 -0500
Is there a Canadian equivalent of the Tracfone available ... one where you simply pay for the minutes? Maybe just get one when you are in Canada and then carry it with you when ever you travel in Can
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00093.html (9,627 bytes)

4. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Miq Millman <miq@bigllama.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:24:07 -0700
Tracfone uses both GSM (removable SIMcard) and CDMA (non-removable SIM card) phones for their service, and allows their customer to piggyback on existing carriers. You can determine which carrier you
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00095.html (12,618 bytes)

5. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Peter Murray <peterwmurray@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 11:26:49 -0400
Dave Your SIM card carries your account information, and (if you store your numbers there, and not in the phone itself) your contacts, albeit in the limited way that a SIM can (only 250 contacts, nam
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00096.html (13,246 bytes)

6. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Dave C <cavanadd@frontier.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 20:18:27 -0700
There might be one but I have not been able to find it. Most of the prepaid plans require monthly payments, and nothing I have seen seems to approach the low cost of the Tracfone. ___________________
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00101.html (8,780 bytes)

7. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:46:08 -0400
I have a spare Tracfone, that we bought for my mother-in-law when she was visiting from overseas. It cost only seven dollars, and I just added 365 days of service for $50. That's $4.17 a month! The a
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00104.html (10,193 bytes)

8. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Peter Murray <peterwmurray@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 16:21:54 -0400
Dave If you travel up to Canada enough, it might be worth it to pick up a cheap unlocked flip phone like those discussed earlier in the thread, and just get the Rogers prepaid SIM. The talk/text Rodg
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00105.html (10,464 bytes)

9. Re: [Shop-talk] stupid cell phone question (score: 1)
Author: Dave C <cavanadd@frontier.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 19:08:24 -0700
If you are close enough to the border you can usually get service, often all the way to Vancouver, but it gets spotty. Plus, if you do it for very long Tracfone gets pretty snotty about it, from what
/html/shop-talk/2013-08/msg00108.html (9,905 bytes)

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