Re: Plan pricing

Why the hell would you want her to upgrade from a Nokia to a Samsung.
Nokias are well known for having the best reception and battery life in
the industry. The CS rep wasn't lying, that plan is surely no longer
available. Maybe shes not on the phone enough to use a plan, maybe
prepay is the way to go. I don't know why you would want her to update
her hardware so often. As long as shes using GSM shes going to have the
same reception as anyone else on the network. Plus if you're worried
about her having a phone for safety I would recommend against getting
her a new phone unless ABSOLUTELY necessary, she needs to be familiar
with her handset to be able to use it in an emergency
Ann wrote:
> The price of cell phone plans seems to be going up-up-and away. I wonder if
> the cell phone providers are connected with the petroleum industry ... as
> they continue to shake down their customers.
>
> A few years ago I wanted my mom to upgrade her phone (she had a blue nokia
> candybar phone that weighed 5 lbs.) to a flip style. At the time she had a
> $19.99 plan and only used the phone for emergency calls. The CS rep
> convinced her that the $19.99 plan no longer existed and she would have to
> bump it up to the $29.99 plan. She complained so much about the price
> difference that I gave her $240 to cover the difference for the term of the
> new contract. She is still using the Samsung phone she got and I think she
> should upgrade again ... but I don't dare mention it because now the lowest
> priced plan is $39.99.
>
> It would be great if they still had no-frills plans available for those who
> don't live on the phone (like the retired / elderly) but still need to
> communicate while away from home.