help cell phone

[cheapskate101]

ok so right now i am with telus pay and talk and looking to switch. i dont really use the phone alot so i dont want some fancy plan with a zillion minutes just something simple. i am looking to get a nice phone too for under 20 bucks. an reccomendations on what cell phone comany and what phone???

[matrix82]

Hmm, I think Koodoo has some cheap plans, although you do have to buy the phone. It might work out to be cheaper for you in the long run.

[cheapskate101]

what about the tab thingy? dont you just have a bit of your bill each month go toward the bill?

[cheapskate101]

oh and i want a slider phone

[travelgeek]

I have Rogers pay as you go. $100/year.... 39 cents per minute 8AM to 8PM Mon-Fri, 1 cent per minute anytime after that. I travel a lot, and this is the only cell phone company that has international roaming to most countries (pricey though) with pay as you go.

[cmagnum]

I just switched from Bell to Virgin Mobile and I'm really happy with the service, all their options, and the flexibility they offer. I looked at all the pay-as-you-go offerings and for my current needs and future needs it was the best choice for me.

Right now they are running a promo with $50 worth of airtime included with the purchase of a prepaid phone: http://www.virginmobile.ca/pages/en/...tivation_offer

If you don`t want one with a full slide-out keyboard, Best Buy has the Samsung R610 Rockbox Edition slider phone (I have this one) on sale for $59.99 (Virgin has it on for $79.99): http://www.bestbuy.ca/catalog/prodde...gon=&langid=EN
It came with earphones and

a 512MB memory card.

Check it out and see if it`s a good fit for you. Good luck!


Edit: If I recall correctly, I think for really low usage, the 7-11 Speakout phones work out to be the cheapest option. They`ve had special promos on that reduce the cost of the phone when you buy $100 of airtime. Their expiry dates are the longest at 365 days, when I last checked. So you may want to do a few searches on them too.

Oh, and check out this site to compare plans: http://www.comparecellular.com/compa...ns_step1.asp?l=

[cheapskate101]

up!