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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:06 am
Ok...you guys...can we get back on topic? Ok Dumb Question when they say that the Iphone is only available through AT&T, can you buy it from AT&T and then use it with another cellphone service? Does anyone know? TIA
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Maris
Member
03-28-2002
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:08 am
I am pretty sure that you can only use it with AT&T. My son has been after me to change our phone service so we can get Iphones. I must say I am tempted, very nice looking phone.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:26 am
http://www.apple.com/iphone/
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:27 am
In Canada with Rogers mobile service we can get prepaid cell phone that is good for a year - ie you only add time as you need it over the year. Can you get this in the States?? especially in Arizona, does anyone know?? if not , can you get any prepaid ( pay as you go) cell service there?
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Kitt
Member
09-06-2000
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:17 pm
I think prepaid is becoming more poular. We have prepaid phones with Virgin, you can get a basic phone for about $50 and then you have to top up $15 every three months (whether or not you've used up the previous $15 in calls). It was a while since we got them, there might be better plans now. http://www.virginmobileusa.com/
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Native_texan
Member
08-24-2004
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 7:42 pm
Scooter, I believe that AT&T has the exclusive rights to the iphone which means you can only use it with AT&T services. If it's like other popular phones, such as the Razr, eventually it will make it to other services.
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:07 pm
Jan, yes, there are lots of prepaid phone services in Arizona. Just about every carrier should have one. You can go to Costco or Walmart or Target or Walgreens, probably lots of other stores and buy one along with the cards.
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, June 12, 2007 - 9:16 pm
I bought Darren a new prepaid phone for Christmas at Target. Was just looking for something to hold him over a few months really and something that would reach from his job in Mojave to home which his Boost Mobile phone wasn't. I spent, I think $19.99 for it plus $20 for the first card. That cheap little phone (a Motorolla Tracfone) works so well that he's in no hurry to replace it, lol!
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 6:35 am
thank you so much guys for the info. I will try and get my Mom to start using one!! How do the prepaid cards work - ie If i bought her a phone and 4 cards at Christmas, could she then use one card every three months to make up a year (she will never use up the time as it is just for emergencies). In other words, does the timing for the card only start when you install it in the phone or when you buy it?
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 6:49 am
From my experience Jan the timing does start when you install or activate it with your phone. But some cards only last 30 days, some 60, some 90. I know with TracFone for around $120 it's for a whole year, and it was just as cheap if not cheaper to do it that way than to add it as the cards expired. And when my brother did it he got an extra 100 minutes. [I just checked and the 1 year card is on sale for $99 and you still get the extra 100 minutes]. I know my step-daughters use Virgin Mobile and Cingular but couldn't tell you the cost or how they work.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 6:52 am
OK so I just re-read where you said your mom wouldn't use all the minutes so maybe a year one wouldn't be as good. Tho you never know, my dad is actually using his cell phone more than just for work, and this from a guy who never talks on a land phone!
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 7:05 am
Serate great - that is EXACTLY what I am looking for - one that allows a card for a year so I can buy it each Christmas! and she doesn't have to worry in between! So that is TracFone?
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 7:13 am
Yep. http://www.tracfone.com Like I said I don't know about any of the others so they might allow a year also. Not sure how much they cost on the website but at Wal-Mart last night they had one for $9.99. [looking into one for our youngest but not sure because her mom will probably take it away from her until minutes are used.]
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 7:17 am
Thanks so much, Serate!!
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Juju2bigdog
Member
10-27-2000
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 7:47 am
Yay Serate!!! I am going to look into it too. We don't have a cell phone and looked into a cheapie prepaid a while back, but felt the monthly cards were a deterrent. We would only be buying it for emergencies, and I figure I would forget to buy a card (or drive myself crazy tracking when it was time to get a new card), so we would not have any minutes when those emergencies came up that we needed a phone.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 9:46 am
OK I should clarify the $9.99 was the cost of the PHONE not the phone cards. I was looking more into the TracPhone and the $99.00 is for 400 minutes [plus 100 minutes if you enter the code on the card on their website]. For $49.99 you can activate an anytime card that comes with zero minutes but you never have to worry about how long your minutes will last, and your minutes on all cards bought in the future are doubled for free. This might be a good idea for emergency use. This way minutes never expire and you never have to worry about the phone being inactive. A little more expensive to start out with but better in the long run if you only are using it for emergencies.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 10:10 am
I use Net10 and I think when you buy any of their phones you get 300 free minutes (but have to buy some) and you can buy up to a year I think. When I first had it if you activated minutes those minutes started NOW but they changed it so it adds on to your date, extends the full time. Their minutes roll over as long as you keep it active. I can get cards but I can also buy minutes online and I can load the phone online. It is pretty cool to click the button online and watch my total minutes change on my phone. Jan, you should check as many services as possible and check their maps to see which ones best cover your mom's locaale. I got mine for emergency and travel and it has saved my butt quite a few times since then.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 10:16 am
I have my cell strictly for emergency use. It cost $10 per month and 25 cents a minute of useage. With taxes added and the little time I use it a month, my bill has never exceeded $13.
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Serate
Member
08-21-2001
| Wednesday, June 13, 2007 - 10:49 am
That's what we like about the prepaid for my stepkids Sea. Being able to add minutes online. Had we been able to use TMobile they have a good kids/teen phone plan where they get so many minutes a month and that's it, but can still call all on TMobile even after their minutes are up. But TMobile's national plan isn't the best, and with hubby's job we have to have a good national plan. Sprint has a parental control phone that we could monitor their minutes and set who they could call/receive calls from, but it would still be too easy for them to use up all the minutes. Still not sure we're going the cell route as we're not certain the birth vessel or her pretend husband wouldn't take the phone away until all the minutes were used. No I'm not being bitter - they have unlimited long distance and still refuse to let the kids call us even once a month. Most definitely check out all the options. TracFone, Virgin Mobile, and Cingular are the only ones that work were our kids are.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 2:19 pm
Here is a compare that of course is slanted to Net10, but it gives you other names to explore as well. you can go to home and check out net10 on that site of course. With any one of them, check to see their map of coverage to get the best for your target area. net10 comparisons
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 7:51 am
For the psychologists out there, I have a homework question. It says, Name several journals in your field of study. Who publishes them? In your opinion, are they prestigious? Explain. Can someone point me to some journals? Thanks!
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 8:27 am
APA has a whole list of journals they publish on their WEB SITE. I don't know what your field of study is, but they are grouped into various subjects (Clinical Psych, Cognitive Learning, Social Psych, and so on).
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Merrysea
Member
08-13-2004
| Thursday, June 21, 2007 - 9:52 am
Thanks, Costa!
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 7:16 pm
Okay ... so I just got my new license plates for my car. I got 2 plates but only one set of tags. Silly question, the tags go on the back plates right?? 
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Saturday, June 23, 2007 - 7:17 pm
yes nick, and the month goes on the left, and the year goes on the right. oh and by law, you have to put both plates on your car.
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