Review of the AT&T GoPhone - Prepaid Cell Phone
Well, I am pulling out some of the things I bought, and reviewing them. AT&T Gophone was one the cellphone no contracts phone I got. I didn't buy the phone to replace my existing mobile phone plan, but to enable me to keep my existing number from Sprint.
A little back story - I wanted to keep my Sprint Phone number and switch to Sprint Sero, but they wouldn't just allow me to switch from regular sprint to Sprint Sero. After looking up online, I found that AT&T GoPhone was a good way to transfer my phone number. I ordered myself a prepaid refurbished cellphone (Nokia 2610 - GoPhone Pay As You Go) costing $9, and I have to say, for a refurbished $9 phone, it was very good - a lot better than my previous 2 year Samsung SPH-A680. From what I remember, The phone interface was very good, and quite satisfactory. The phone was shipped next day, and required activation.
The activation part was a little messy, and I messed up the first time. I have to say that the activation instructions for those transferring their phones aren't clear. I thought when I would activate the phones, it would come with my transferred phone number. I ended up activating a new phone line, and had to end up calling AT&T Customer service. On a note, I found AT&T Customer service MUCH better than Sprint, the person told me to go to a local AT&T store, and get a new Sim card - which I did with no problems. With new instructions on how to activate a transferring number, I activated my phone, and had my old number! I used the phone service for a day, and I was quiet satisfied with the voice quality. The phone came with a $10 card, and I think I ended up about $8 worth of minutes. The entire service was very good, but EXPENSIVE - the number of minutes you can call for a dollar is quite high, and is advisable only for people who use the phone rarely. The plan I got for AT&T GoPhone was Pay As You Go deal $.25 per minute as I was planning on staying no more than 2-3 days. They also had Pay As You Go Unlimited Talk for .10 per minute with a daily fee of $1.
AT&T Go Phone is definitely not for those who talk a lot, and want to be without contracts. Although you won't use extra minutes since its prepaid, I would advice this phone for only those who talk rarely. AT&T GoPhone service itself isn't bad, but definitely not something I would like to subscribe for over a month. One thing I didn't like was that minutes expired quite soon, I guess its their way of getting people to buy minutes on a regular basis.
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Your article is very nice. AT&T gophone has some advantages like transfer the cell number. Thank you for giving this information.
Gophone or any other prepaid phone is the way to go in a crappy economy man. You never know when you are going to be in the unemployment line. With a contract phone you are screwed whether you cut back usage or not, with prepaid you can cut back if you need to or discontinue the plan. Guess you could keep barebones plan for interview call backs...if you get any that is.