Quick cell phone minutes question

[alison]

Are they free today (Christmas)? I'm looking online, but I know that's we're tight.... Dh has been on his cell phone for the last 1 1/2 hours...

[Vanquisher]

Re: Quick cell phone minutes question

No, I bet they aren't free today. Holidays don't count, I think, for nights or weekends.

[alison]

Re: Quick cell phone minutes question

He won't get off the phone. I just said it's 45 cents/minute, and he's gone over by a good hour.

[alison]

Re: Quick cell phone minutes question

I just forced him off the phone -- I told him to have his mom call the home line. He gets to call tmobile to try to get the bill back down again. I'm not doing this. Mil uses up all our weekday minutes with marathon conversations with dh.

[Vanquisher]

Re: Quick cell phone minutes question

Take the phone away, turn it off, and then send them an e-mail to tell them the battery died.

[Vanquisher]

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Glad you got him off the phone. I just don't understand these men sometimes.

[Vishenka69]

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I love Cingular rollover minutes. I wish I could give you some of ours. We canceled the land line because we had so many.

[alison]

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We used to have Cingular, but my parents have always had Tmobile. We could definitely use some rollover minutes though - some months our usage is heavier than others. It makes more sense to have the same carrier as my parents, so that *I* help out and not use up too many minutes when I talk to them. Of course, i've got a husband here who sabotages my efforts to save...

[alison]

Re: Quick cell phone minutes question

Take the phone away, turn it off, and then send them an e-mail to tell them the battery died.

[Vishenka69]

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What about Skype or even plain old email?

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If you have Tmobile, sign up for MyFavs. Calls to your favorite 5 are always free.

[alison]

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I don't think an international number counts as a fav. We were just short on minutes this past month. We start a new cycle tomorrow, so it wouldn't have been a big deal had today been counted as a weekend.

[planet]

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Alison,

If you check your minutes and find that you've gone over, you know you can retroactively up the minutes of your plan with Tmobile. Depending on how much you go over it can be much less expensive than paying for the extra minutes. But find out and do it tonight if you have to because I think it has to be before the billing cycle ends.

[alison]

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Thanks, Janet.
This is the only month we've gone over our minutes, so it doesn't make sense to upgrade and pay over $59.99 (which is actually more like $75, no?) /month. I have a family plan that we got years ago. It's 500 minutes for $49.99. Weekends and nights too. I don't think they have family plans for that low anymore. At least not with Tmobile.

Dh wants an iphone, and I told him he has to wait until our Tmobile contract is up (in June) *and* for the second generation one.

Does ATT have good reception?

[Vishenka69]

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AT&T reception really depends on where you live. It's great in our area but horrible in NY Verizon worked best in NY, but their coverage is just getting better in these parts. Ask around work what others have and if they're happy with their provider.