tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28053819.post2348189821583993712..comments2007-09-20T21:42:58.527-04:00apriglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371281827636574433noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28053819.post-88230869091323716142007-09-20T21:42:00.000-04:002007-09-20T21:42:00.000-04:00Before you leave, try to squeeze them on the E911 fee. I got two free months when I started raising hell. They told me that they were collecting it for when they had to pay it and planned on refunding it back to customers if it was too much. I'm not holding my breath for a check because weak FTC rules lets them bill soft dollar marketing expenses to the fund. It would be one thing, if they were Vonage, but it's a surcharge plain and simple.Davis Freeberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697874317490303586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28053819.post-65898984704266829642007-09-20T20:28:00.000-04:002007-09-20T20:28:00.000-04:00Davis,<BR/><BR/>Exactly.<BR/><BR/>I have been tied up in a contract in one form or another for so long, there was no point in looking at the pay-as-you-go options.<BR/><BR/>911 not free? Odd that you can call 911 on any cell phone with or without service. Bogus is right.<BR/><BR/>And since I am currently working from home, Skype is saving me much money on minutes - so merging the two with G.C. seems like a natural.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.apriglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08371281827636574433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28053819.post-56508269390579763182007-09-20T19:38:00.000-04:002007-09-20T19:38:00.000-04:00I've been on a prepaid phone for the last year and have never been more happy. I can't get internet surfing, buy my Audiovox lets me play music, videos and make calls and my phone is probably four years old now. The real savings in the pre-paid is the taxes. A $39.99 plan really costs $50 a month because of bogus E911 charges (for a cell phone!) and other taxes. Instead, I go for the flat 10 cents a minute and end up spending about $20 a month. It's fantastic, but the cell phone carriers cut off the free phones, if you quit paying them $600 per year. I like the idea of a grand central number. Right now, I use skype out when I'm at home, but pretty much use my cell as my primary phone.Davis Freeberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697874317490303586noreply@blogger.com