Prepay phone?

[rj317]

What is the best prepay phone to buy? Preferably one you don't have to do a song and dance to activate, something good to go just buy time

[Bancroft1957]

Tracfone you can't beat it!

[ah1320]

I use a Tracfone also

[Guest070916]

A clerk at Walmart said can't activate TracFone unless you go online or use a secondary phone. Is this correct? Thought you could activate TracFone by itself.

[cny6969]

I had no problem activating the tracfone right from the phone. If I remember correctly it asked me for a secondary phone number when I activated it but I just typed in a bogus number.

[Gdguy]

Just use google voice. So easy

[Guest070916]

Originally Posted by Gdguy

Just use google voice. So easy

Agree GV works great but you are not anonymous. GV is linked to your gmail account and PC.

[GP]

Originally Posted by Celso

Agree GV works great but you are not anonymous. GV is linked to your gmail account and PC.

Yes, but if your gmail account is also your "hobby email", then you have no issues. Oh, and go through a proxy and life is good then.

[rj317]

Thank you for the info.

[pyramider]

Use your neighbor's phone, it works for me.

[Perryay]

One other note - Tracfone will not work in Canada if that's important to you, otherwise it's great.

[pineappleguy]

Originally Posted by Perryay

One other note - Tracfone will not work in Canada if that's important to you, otherwise it's great.

Tracfone has been my hobby phone for a while, but since I live in Buffalo and get across the border semi-frequently, I am thinking of switching to T-Mobile.

[Guest070916]

I am torn the same way. With all the hobby action in WNY I don't have need to go to Canada as much as in the past. However with all the price wars going on up north, Canada is looking very attractive again....lol

[MOCHAakaMOCHA]

at&t go phone $2 a day works great for me (unlimited calls and text)

[Lazy]

Hobby Phones in Canada thread.

http://www.eccie.net/showthread.php?t=409364