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Page Plus Drops Unlimited Plan to $40

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Why don't all of us turn to prepaid providers?

KoldPhusion

Aug 7, 2009, 3:48 PM
That way, the big companies will either be forced to lower their prices, or be forced to just provide the tower space....but if they do that, won't they just charge these MVNO services more to use their network? I just wonder how this whole system works sometimes lol
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mrpmpfan

Aug 7, 2009, 7:37 PM
The reason the "big companies" charge so much is because of that, they are big and require a lot more work on our network than these leeches. Also we offer more phones at a much lower price so even though you are only paying $40 a month, you end up paying a lot more for a phone that can only work in certain areas. Our phones (AT&T) can work nationwide and internationally.
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neurocutie

Aug 7, 2009, 7:48 PM
...you end up paying a lot more for a phone that can only work in certain areas.
Well, yes, part of the monthly charges (MRC) in a postpaid plan are due to the phone subsidy, about $5-8/mo. But other than that, no, PagePlus is a NATIONAL PLAN, on Verizon's native network. So it works across the US also... (not int'l though, but of course most AT&T plans don't include int'l usage either...)
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Versed

Aug 8, 2009, 9:39 AM
neurocutie said:


Well, yes, part of the monthly charges (MRC) in a postpaid plan are due to the phone subsidy, about $5-8/mo. But other than that, no, PagePlus is a NATIONAL PLAN, on Verizon's native network. So it works across the US also... (not int'l though, but of course most AT&T plans don't include int'l usage either...)


All you have to do is tell them you want international roaming at the store, or call 611. There is no charge for it.

In any case this is off topic, but what is on topic, like them or not, cdma or gsm this is one great deal.
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cellman09

Aug 8, 2009, 11:13 AM
why would you want to use your own phone overseas anyway? Just buy a prepaid phone overseas the rates are much cheaper! Yes the bigger networks require more maintenance but the cost is cheaper because of their size the smaller carriers have a higher overhead but they still manage to pull of cheaper prices! What some people are saying is basicaly walmart should charge more because they have so many stores that they have to do maintenance on so they have higher repair bills!
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mrpmpfan

Aug 11, 2009, 3:02 PM
Its not hard to repair a big box. Believe me Wal-mart doesn't have drastically lower costs than Best Buy or any of the other big box stores, unless you are impressed by saving $0.17
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mrpmpfan

Aug 11, 2009, 3:00 PM
It might work nationwide but your unlimited plan only works in your home calling area.
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landmarkcm

Aug 11, 2009, 3:07 PM
Thats not true depending by what you mean by your home calling area? The Plan works in all those areas on there coverage map
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xanadul14619

Aug 8, 2009, 11:39 AM
yeah but the international and national unlimited plan isnt 40 dollars for AT&T either so lets not act like the big companies are really doing so awesome, everyone knows they charge way more than they spend why you think they make so much, duh......
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llama

Aug 8, 2009, 2:11 PM
mrpmpfan said:
these leeches
So they don't pay for the service they use? They have agreements with these "big companies"

The big companies are making easy money because they don't have to service these custies...

Get real.
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Jayshmay

Aug 8, 2009, 1:02 AM
I've never heard of Page Plus, and yet they're national.

I swear if there were an unlimited national carrier that had quad band GSM and dual band HSPA that roamed off of AT&T's network I would leave AT&T. I like my Nokia
N95-3 way too much. But I have a total of 3 lines on my acct, 2 of which are in Ct.

I read a news headline a while back that supposedly MetroPCS is going to have an LTE network.
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Researcher

Aug 8, 2009, 12:49 PM
WWW.pagepluscellular.com

They are doing record port ins from other "national" companies. Last I heard five to six million subs, or more. Out of Toledo, Ohio. I think they are VZW's largest reseller. Privately owned too.
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Menno

Aug 22, 2009, 5:40 PM
That phone selection makes me sad. They have some great "classic" phones on there, but not a single qwerty phone.
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