John,
My sister had what they called an "analog-only" plan. Instead of discussing
the plan on the phone, I called and just switched the ESN to a digital
(w/analog) phone. There was no discussion about changing the plan
($6.95/mo. + .32/min). Today, you should be able to just switch the ESN
online.

If you can find your own phone with a clean ESN (eBay?) you can probably
make the switch just as easily. The idea is just to switch the ESN, nothing
else. Remember, any phone activated today must be E911-compatible, but
there's a lot of them available. The best old phone that qualifies is the
Motorola v60s.

-Bill Radio
-Cellular Reviews and News at:
http://www.mountainwireless.com

> I got the same letter. I like my analog plan cus its about $15 a month for
> 2 phones. I pay for all minutes. For my minimal use it works. I don't see
> why I should have to pay 2 or 3 times as much to switch to newer digital
> phones. I'll wait them out. If they don't offer me similarly priced
> upgrade
> to keep me as a customer, when they shut down the analog service they'll
> just loose me. A phone call is a phone call, I don't care what technology
> they use to deliver it. It benifits them to get me on digital phones. I
> won't pay more for it, at least not to them. I'll probably get a
> TracPhone.
>
>



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